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Where bending action is triggered in a material system, certain geometric values become necessary inputs to the form-finding process. In simple terms, the length of the bending-active elements must be stated prior to the initiation of the form-finding process. In physical form-finding, geometry is inextricable from topology. The components in their count, type, and associations, carry with them their material properties. This introduces a helpful constraint in managing the complexity of searching for states of form- and bending-active equilibria. In developing the cell strategy for the M1, the physical studies define a proportional geometric logic for the bending-active aspect of the system. The exact geometry of the multi-cell array is only realized when arranged within the interleaved macro-structure. As both, the region within the meta-structure and the proportional rules of the individual cell are three-dimensionally complex, the spring-based modelling environment is well suited to explore the variation of geometric inputs arranging the meso-scale cellular textile hybrid system.