Inclined Planes Tessellation

 

Inclinded Planes Origami Tessellation

This tessellation is a little different than my usual stuff. I use triangle twists in a different way to create shapes that otherwise wouldn't be possible to overlap as they do using a standard triangle grid.  The method is similar to how you would use reverse rabbit ear folds, if you've ever done them. 

Another interesting thing about this particular tessellation is that I actually plan to work it further to create yet another design. I just haven't finished that part yet. Close, but not yet. Soon, I hope. 

For now, this one is nothing to sneeze at. 

The reverse side looks rather humble. Which belies the truth of its construction. 

Reverse View Inclinded Planes Origami Tessellation


I created it by doing triangle twists off of small hex twists on the back. But then I folded over those triangle twists on top of themselves. 

If you look at the diagram (shown below), it all looks rather simple, but it holds a few secrets. 

It has standard small hex twists with triangle twists 2 pleats away and them some open back hexagon. Three of the triangle twists from the small hexagon connect to the open back hexagon  in standard way. While the other three land right up against them. All of the triangle twists are later folded in half on top of themselves. This creates the long double edged bullet shapes in the finished design. 

It is a somewhat difficult tessellation which does require sturdy paper and some patience. 

I acutally folded a full sized test version with thinner paper just to work out how to get it done neartly. Then I moved on and did the finished tessellation with nicer paper. With your trickier tessellations, it's sometimes worth the extra effort rather than wasting high end paper on a first attempt. 


Diagram to fold Inclinded Planes Tessellation


Filed under: March 2025 Origami Tessellations
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