48 unit triangle grid

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orangewetland
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48 unit triangle grid

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Hello,
I was wondering if there is any trick to folding a 48 unit triangle grid other than folding a square into thirds, folding over a third on 2 sides (so it's as if I'm just folding a square 2/3 the size) and then folding through all the layers to get started on getting the right spacing for the diagonals? Unfortunately I couldn't include the number 48 in my search query so I don't know if I missed a relevant post. Thank you :)
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Re: 48 unit triangle grid

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I honestly don't think there's any trick to that except that and eyeballing it. The only other way would be to fold all the divisions and count the numbers needed for the 30-degree folds.

On another note, this is why I avoid hex-pleated models.
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Re: 48 unit triangle grid

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I don't really understand the question, but when it comes to folding grids with a strange number of units sometimes it can be easier to fold it with the next largest easy number of units and then cut off the excess.
So for example, a square grid of 7 units could be easily made by folding one of 8 units and then cutting off one row and column.
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Thanks guys :) At least I know I am not missing anything obvious ;)
Yes I end up going up to a 64 grid instead of 48 but it is quite tiring :) Somehow I can't seem to give up triangle grid tessellations though!
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Re: 48 unit triangle grid

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Of course, you could also fold the sheet into 3rds before cutting the hexagon and use that as your reference point.
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