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A similar process is used to create the modules for the 1:50 scale model. In the 1:50 scale model, we wanted to show the overall form with the modules predominantly closed, except for a select few. As we are displaying most of the modules fixed shut, we again decided to unroll the modules in separate top and bottom sections. The bands of modules could then be fixed straight on to the framework that was already constructed. By folding the band of modules according to assembly documentation determining which direction to fold, they would essentially map exactly to the framework.
In the figure above to the right you can see the result of unrolling the rows of modules in to two-dimensional bands. The bands are then grouped so that when laid out for fabrication they can be identified to a corresponding number and placed onto the framework in a specific order.
With the two-dimensional bands unrolled and grouped into corresponding top and bottom sections, they are then numbered. The numbering system correlates each band to an order of assembly with number 1 being the first band, each subsequent band is to be joined above. To ensure this process is done correctly the model maker refers to a drawing highlighting the cells that are to be filled with a module.
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