Answers.Body: <p>Informally, it's known as the Nexogon.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/L8Wbv.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/L8Wbv.jpg" alt="Part image"></a></p>
  
  <p>Bricklink calls it "Plate, Modified 6 x 6 Hexagonal with Pin Hole". The part number is <a href="https://rebrickable.com/parts/27255/" rel="noreferrer">27255</a>. It's original use was as a shield in the Nexo Knights line in 2017, but it has appeared in a few other sets since then.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ma6wR.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ma6wR.jpg" alt="Clay"></a></p>
  
  <p>If you're interested in ways to use this part, New Elementary did a <a href="http://www.newelementary.com/search?q=nexogon" rel="noreferrer">whole series of posts</a> from different builders when it was first released. The unique shape and different connection families open up a lot of fun opportunities.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/92dKL.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/92dKL.jpg" alt="icosahedron"></a></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/3pm3d.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/3pm3d.jpg" alt="hive"></a></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/9KQEM.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/9KQEM.jpg" alt="office building"></a></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/xccLM.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/xccLM.jpg" alt="NCS vehicle"></a></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/crbSd.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/crbSd.jpg" alt="underwater"></a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: So beautiful, that is
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Answers.Text: Is there any name for that type of irregular hexagon? I couldn't find any in MathWorld. Also, here's more fan stuff on Nexogon:https://www.brothers-brick.com/2017/01/19/new-nexo-knights-nexogon-part-analysis-new-elementary-guest-post/
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Answers.Text: From their [image](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xoMZvHfvR-w/WHePThK2qxI/AAAAAAAAGac/yZk7jsLaPt8n-UkKbbT7MEX3F6HDQs_vQCEw/s640/make-hexagon-connect-six-nexo-kinghts-shield-triangular-plate-27255.jpg), the long:short sidelengths have ratio 2:1
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Answers.Text: @smci: You can see this hexagon as a [truncated equilateral triangle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truncation_(geometry)#Truncation_of_polygons).
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Answers.Text: Thank you so much! I have been having such a hard time trying to identify this piece, but you made my job so much easier. Thanks again!
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Answers.Body: <p>This is what I managed to create with the Nexogons:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/UsWky.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/UsWky.jpg" alt="Archimedean bodies"></a></p>
  
  <p>Flickr Album: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/162108633@N02/albums/72157688876724660" rel="noreferrer">https://www.flickr.com/photos/162108633@N02/albums/72157688876724660</a></p>
  
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Body: <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/UW5g2.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/UW5g2.png" alt="Lego Piece"></a></p>
  
  <p>I've been unable to find this specific piece's name, just for the reason that it is a very unorthodox piece.</p>
  
Tags: <part-identification>
Title: What is this light grey LEGO plate with six sides (hexagon)?
UserDisplayName: Unorthodox Paradox
ThreadText: # What is this light grey LEGO plate with six sides (hexagon)?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-01)
  
  [![Lego Piece](https://i.sstatic.net/UW5g2.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/UW5g2.png)
  
  I've been unable to find this specific piece's name, just for the reason that it is a very unorthodox piece.
  
  **Tags:** part-identification
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-01. Score: 57
  
  Informally, it's known as the Nexogon.
  
  [![Part image](https://i.sstatic.net/L8Wbv.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/L8Wbv.jpg)
  
  Bricklink calls it "Plate, Modified 6 x 6 Hexagonal with Pin Hole". The part number is [27255](https://rebrickable.com/parts/27255/). It's original use was as a shield in the Nexo Knights line in 2017, but it has appeared in a few other sets since then.
  
  [![Clay](https://i.sstatic.net/ma6wR.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/ma6wR.jpg)
  
  If you're interested in ways to use this part, New Elementary did a [whole series of posts](http://www.newelementary.com/search?q=nexogon) from different builders when it was first released. The unique shape and different connection families open up a lot of fun opportunities.
  
  [![icosahedron](https://i.sstatic.net/92dKL.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/92dKL.jpg)
  
  [![hive](https://i.sstatic.net/3pm3d.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/3pm3d.jpg)
  
  [![office building](https://i.sstatic.net/9KQEM.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/9KQEM.jpg)
  
  [![NCS vehicle](https://i.sstatic.net/xccLM.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/xccLM.jpg)
  
  [![underwater](https://i.sstatic.net/crbSd.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/crbSd.jpg)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: So beautiful, that is  
  > **username_2**: Is there any name for that type of irregular hexagon? I couldn't find any in MathWorld. Also, here's more fan stuff on Nexogon:https://www.brothers-brick.com/2017/01/19/new-nexo-knights-nexogon-part-analysis-new-elementary-guest-post/  
  > **username_2**: From their [image](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xoMZvHfvR-w/WHePThK2qxI/AAAAAAAAGac/yZk7jsLaPt8n-UkKbbT7MEX3F6HDQs_vQCEw/s640/make-hexagon-connect-six-nexo-kinghts-shield-triangular-plate-27255.jpg), the long:short sidelengths have ratio 2:1  
  > **username_3**: @smci: You can see this hexagon as a [truncated equilateral triangle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truncation_(geometry)#Truncation_of_polygons).  
  > **username_0**: Thank you so much! I have been having such a hard time trying to identify this piece, but you made my job so much easier. Thanks again!  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2018-09-11. Score: 9
  
  This is what I managed to create with the Nexogons:
  
  [![Archimedean bodies](https://i.sstatic.net/UsWky.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/UsWky.jpg)
  
  Flickr Album: <https://www.flickr.com/photos/162108633@N02/albums/72157688876724660>
  
  
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