Meshes Q.s: Unfolding; Turn curved mesh into squared? 2004-08-16 - By K M Krieger
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Hi All,
I tired Pepakura for turning 3D meches into things you can cut out and fold
(by printing the pattern onto paper or whatever), but I have a problem I've
been trying to solve but can't figure out how to do so.
Pekajura does not deal well at all with "curved meshes".
What I mean is this:
- when you place a sphere or other solid polygon, the mesh 9if you're using
quads esp.) is "straight";
- after you bend, twist, hollow it out, etc., the mesh's lines are all
"curved".
Pepakura does not do well making a folding-model plan from such "curved"
meshes.
So, what I am wondering is:
(1) is there a way to take a "curved" 3D mesh and convert it to a
"straight" one?
(2) is there another way to "unwrap" a 3D mesh so as to turn it into a
pattern you can print, cut, and fold?
TIA =:-) !
- Kris K.
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