Patchwork 3D Community 2021.1 X5

Unfolding Workshop

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 for for a surface under the cursor or Edit unfolding 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 for the selected surfaces > image190.png Display selected surfaces

  • Via a right click on a surface Edit unfolding for

The Unfolding tab of the Unfolding 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.

Note

The Unfolding 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 tab: Unfolding .

The Unfolding Workshop interface.
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