Mesh Unfolder in a general unfolding utility for unfolding 3D mesh data. It imports DXF/STL/OBJ/WAV surface data exported from a CAD system, extracts the 3D meshes, unfolds (i.e. flattens) the mesh, by minimising tensions, and exports the unfolded data back to the CAD system. A powerful utility that is more general than Sheet Lightning (above) and can be used to unfold boat panels, shoes, lamp shades, aerofoils, or anything else that is made from sheet material.
MESH UNFOLDER is very powerful CAD software that is able to unfold 3D CAD designs that are more general than the design set of Sheet Lightning v6, defined by 3D mesh surfaces or surface models. A mesh can be created in most CAD systems, such as Autocad, exported to a DXF/STL/OBJ/WAV file, then imported and unfolded in the Mesh Unfolder software.
Specialised engineering 2D/3D CAD and Parametric design for mechanical engineers. Create and unfold sheet metal duct, structural steel and fabrication designs for manufacture. It handles everything from simple cylinders, cones, rectangular ducts and ovals, to adapters, adapting any of these section types, interections and multi-intersections between of any of these types to any level of complexity. The software integrates to general CAD systems via DXF files, exporting both 2D patterns and 3D models.
The Professional version includes also Importing DXF Center Line Designs and additional special designers for complex design generation
Specialised engineering 2D/3D CAD and Parametric design for mechanical engineers. Create and unfold sheet metal duct, structural steel and fabrication designs for manufacture. It handles everything from simple cylinders, cones, rectangular ducts and ovals, to adapters, adapting any of these section types, interections and multi-intersections between of any of these types to any level of complexity. The software integrates to general CAD systems via DXF files, exporting both 2D patterns and 3D models.
Smart Sheet Metal Unfold In AutoCAD is a powerful AutoCAD plug-in tool to convert any 3D model into the 2D contour. With this tool user can utilize the powerful model capability in AutoCAD to create any sheet metal model and then unfold the sheet metal model into 2D contour layout for the NC Machines.
Advanced Smart Unfold For SOLIDWORKS can unfold developable or non developable surfaces. Users can select more one surface patches, and all the selected patches will be unfolded as if they are a single surface. It is the only tool in the world that can unwrap the selected multi surfaces into a single contour.
This plugin works with SOLIDWORKS 2008 and all later versions (32bit or 64bit).
Advanced Smart Unfold For SolidEdge can unfold developable or non developable surfaces. Users can select multiple surface patches, and all selected surfaces will be unfolded as if they are a single surface. It is the only tool in the world that can unwrap multiple surfaces into a single contour.
This plugin works with Solid Edge ST3 and all later versions (32bit or 64bit).
Advanced Smart Unfold for Inventor can unfold developable and non-developable surfaces. Users also have the option to select multiple surface patches, which can be unfolded as if they are a single surface. It is the only tool in the world that can unwrap multiple selected surfaces into one contour.
This plugin will work for Inventor 2008 and all later versions (32bit or 64bit).
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