Pepakura Designer Reviews and details

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• How can i convert 3d surfaces like wings or rounded fuselage features into 2d sketches in free Fusion360? Here's an image from NumaVIG's website, i'd like to create cutting templates like this for my projects but i can't figure out how to do it...

  Same as mesh, use Pepakura to unfold. Source: 11 months ago

• how to export all the sides for paper printing?

  Convert to mesh and use Pepakura to unfold it and add tabs etc. Source: about 1 year ago

• Unfolder for Mac – a 3D modelcreating papercraft

  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

• Other resources like emplatemaker.nl?

  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: about 1 year ago

• Quick and dirty parts boxes

  An easy program 100% focused on unrolling 3d models (for papercraft purposes) is Pepakura, great place to start. Source: over 1 year ago

• What is the design process for paper action figures if I want to use 3d software first.

  This guy is very good at that. I usually use 3d software, such as Blender to design the models, the export to a program called Pepakura to unwrap and add tabs and such. Blender is free, and has a papercraft export addon, but it's not as in depth as Pepakura, which costs about $40. Source: over 1 year ago

• Making armor patterns from an STL file.

  Pepakura Designer It takes a 3D model and can separate it into patterns. You will have to do some work on it yourself to make a foam pattern. A youtube search will help you with that. It is free to download but you will need to buy the licence (one time fee) to be able to save changes. Source: over 1 year ago

• using UV map as papercraft reference? better way?

  Doing this would be a matter of very carefully and deliberately placing the seams. Like this, for example. This produces this, which (with a couple of tabs added in the cutting process) would accurately fold up into a cone. Doing this with Blender will be a very time-consuming project, though, unless there's an addon that's specifically aimed at it (which is entirely possible). Utilities like this are intended... Source: over 1 year ago

• I wanna make a tiara, how do I get the curve

  Does this help? Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xHAbRAXBko 2D curves are relatives simple, but 3D or 'compound' curves are much harder. One way to do it is to split it up into sections. You can also use this if you want to get really advanced: https://tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Hey people im just wondering if anyone knows how to make 3d templates like this one, it's for a present but im very new to metal working and just want a hand with designing something similar, im kinda familiar with tig welding so im gonna tig weld it, polish it up to a mirror finish, what material?

  This is the best thing I can think of that fits your needs Https://tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/. Source: over 2 years ago

• Where do you guys find your models? Almost everything good seems to be paywalled.

  Pepakure is a software to cut and print 3d models. There are models the users Pepakura. Source: over 2 years ago

• Please impart to me your knowledge...

  You will need two software: 1. 3D modelling software to make your model. My recommendation: Blender. Open source, free, a ton of tutorial available online. https://www.blender.org/ Export your model to .obj. 2. A software that flattens your 3d model and makes the printable template. The industry standard is Pepakura designer :) https://tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/ You need to import the obj file into this one. Source: almost 3 years ago