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Also, when I went to the substance3d.com page which is where allegorithmic.com takes me to I dont see the old forums. Im wondering if they will be kept and if they can be accessed currently or they will be back? Source: almost 3 years ago
Same as mesh, use Pepakura to unfold. Source: 12 months ago
Convert to mesh and use Pepakura to unfold it and add tabs etc. Source: about 1 year ago
There is the commercial Pepakura Designer[1] for Windows since the 90's (I think). The mother/father of all desktop papercraft unfolding apps. Then there is a new free one, Papercraft[2], written in Rust, that will probably build on all major paltforms. Do not confuse with the STL-based papercraft (lower case p) someone else mentioned[3]. [1] https://tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago
Pepakura is basic software designed to unroll 3D models for papercraft purposes. Lets you take any 3D model, flatten it, and add tabs with a very reasonable learning curve. Opens up a world of possibilities. Source: over 1 year ago
An easy program 100% focused on unrolling 3d models (for papercraft purposes) is Pepakura, great place to start. Source: over 1 year ago
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