diff --git a/simplex/include/mesh.h b/simplex/include/mesh.h
index 392b416..c3dfd1f 100644
--- a/simplex/include/mesh.h
+++ b/simplex/include/mesh.h
@@ -121,8 +121,9 @@ Mesh<prim + 1> joinCap(Mesh<prim> m, Mesh<prim> n) {
     return concat(join(m, n), concat(fill(m), fill(n)));
 }
 
-Mesh<4> thicken(const Mesh<3> &m, float thickness) {
-    return joinCap(offset(m, glm::vec4(0, 0, 0, -thickness / 2)), offset(m, glm::vec4(0, 0, 0, thickness / 2)));
+template<unsigned int prim>
+Mesh<prim + 1> thicken(const Mesh<prim> &m, glm::vec4 width) {
+    return joinCap(m - width / 2.f, m + width / 2.f);
 }
 
 template<unsigned int prim>
@@ -149,4 +150,10 @@ Mesh<prim> operator/(Mesh<prim> m, float scl) { return scale(m, 1.f / scl); }
 template<unsigned int prim>
 Mesh<prim> operator*(glm::mat4 mat, Mesh<prim> m) { return transform(m, mat); }
 
+template<unsigned int prim>
+Mesh<prim> simplify(Mesh<prim> m) {
+    // todo remove redundant vertices and primitives
+    return Mesh<prim>({}, {});
+}
+
 #endif //SIMPLEX_MESH_H
diff --git a/simplex/include/solids.h b/simplex/include/solids.h
index d389298..555fe7c 100644
--- a/simplex/include/solids.h
+++ b/simplex/include/solids.h
@@ -47,4 +47,23 @@ Mesh<4> tesseract() {
         rot_zw(T) * pair;
 }
 
+Mesh<4> tesseract_frame(float width) {
+    Mesh<4> edge = tesseract() * glm::vec4(width, width, width, 1);
+    auto o = glm::vec3(1 - width);
+
+    Mesh<4> set = (edge + glm::vec4(+o.x, +o.y, +o.z, 0)) +
+            (edge + glm::vec4(+o.x, +o.y, -o.z, 0)) +
+            (edge + glm::vec4(+o.x, -o.y, +o.z, 0)) +
+            (edge + glm::vec4(+o.x, -o.y, -o.z, 0)) +
+            (edge + glm::vec4(-o.x, +o.y, +o.z, 0)) +
+            (edge + glm::vec4(-o.x, +o.y, -o.z, 0)) +
+            (edge + glm::vec4(-o.x, -o.y, +o.z, 0)) +
+            (edge + glm::vec4(-o.x, -o.y, -o.z, 0));
+
+    return set +
+        rot_xw(T) * set +
+        rot_yw(T) * set +
+        rot_zw(T) * set;
+}
+
 #endif //SIMPLEX_SOLIDS_H
diff --git a/simplex/src/main.cpp b/simplex/src/main.cpp
index 22bdba6..3b57d9b 100644
--- a/simplex/src/main.cpp
+++ b/simplex/src/main.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class GLApp : public App {
     bool DRAW_WIRE = true;
 
     void init() override {
-        mesh = tesseract();
+        mesh = tesseract_frame(.125f);
 
         //region Uniforms
         matrices = {
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ class GLApp : public App {
         float ratio = (float) width / height;
 
         matrices.model = glm::identity<glm::mat4>() *
-            rotor(glm::vec4(1, 0, 0, 0), glm::vec4(0, 0, 0, 1), getTime() / 3) *
-            rotor(glm::vec4(0, 1, 0, 0), glm::vec4(0, 0, 1, 0), getTime() / 3) *
+//            rotor(glm::vec4(1, 0, 0, 0), glm::vec4(0, 0, 0, 1), getTime() / 3) *
+//            rotor(glm::vec4(0, 1, 0, 0), glm::vec4(0, 0, 1, 0), getTime() / 3) *
 
-//            rotor(glm::vec4(1, 1, 1, 0), glm::vec4(0, 0, 0, 1), getTime() / 3) *
-//            rotor(glm::vec4(1, 0, 0, 0), glm::vec4(0, 0, 1, 0), getTime() / 3) *
+            rotor(glm::vec4(1, 1, 1, 0), glm::vec4(0, 0, 0, 1), getTime() / 3) *
+            rotor(glm::vec4(1, 0, 0, 0), glm::vec4(0, 0, 1, 0), getTime() / 3) *
             1.f;
 
 //        matrices.offset = glm::vec4(0,0,0,sin(getTime() / 2));