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Patchwork 3D 2023 X6

Unfolding & Stitch Workshop

Notice

All the features described below may not be present in your software edition: Community, Premium, Essential, or Enterprise.

Available in:

Shaper:

  • Via the upper toolbar edit_parametrization_1.png > image190.png Display all visible surfaces or image191.png Display selected surfaces

  • Via the Edit unfolding/stitch for the selected surfaces menu for a multiple selection.

  • Right click on a surface Edit unfolding/stitch for for a surface under the cursor or Edit unfolding/stitch for the selected surfaces for a multiple selection.

Matter:

  • Via the lower toolbar edit_parametrization_1.png > image190.png Display all visible surfaces

  • Via the menu Editors > Edit unfolding/stitch for the selected surfaces > image190.png Display selected surfaces

  • Via a right click on a surface Edit unfolding/stitch for

The Unfolding tab of the Unfolding/stitch Workshop is a tool that allows you to:

  • set the UV mapping of complex surfaces by unfolding,

  • cut the UV mapping of complex surfaces that need to be cut to flatten.

The Stitches tab of the Unfolding/stitch Workshop is a tool that allows you to create and edit geometry bands that support seams.

Note

The Unfolding/stitch Workshop is now non-modal, which means you can use it in Matter as well. Any modification of a surface will be directly applied in Shaper and Matter. Unless the checkbox Disable automatic update in Shaper and Matter is checked, in which case the update is no longer done automatically. In this case, click on this icon image192.png to manually update the unfolding.

The unfolding workshop interface consists of four zones:

  • The main toolbar,

  • The 2D UV zone,

  • The 3D Geometry zone,

  • The edition zone that contains the following tabs: Unfolding and Stitches.

The Unfolding Workshop interface.
The Unfolding Workshop interface.
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