# Fold faces and flat a 3D project

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fold-faces-and-flat-a-3d-project/7490>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 27, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fold-faces-and-flat-a-3d-project/7490 "2020-04-27T01:18:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![metamaker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/metamaker/32/6139_2.png) [@metamaker](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/metamaker)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fold-faces-and-flat-a-3d-project/7490/1 "2020-04-27T01:18:56Z")

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Hi!

I’d like to know if there’s any feature to unfold faces of an object like in sketchup. For example, I’m designing a packing box and I would like to flat the project to cut it in a laser cutter.  
See video below:

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**Author:** ![Victor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/victor_shapr3d/32/3502_2.png) [@Victor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Victor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 9:32am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fold-faces-and-flat-a-3d-project/7490/2 "2020-04-27T09:32:44Z")

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Hi, this is currently not possible in the app.  
If possible, you can simply create the flat surface sketches for the box which can then be exported in DWG/DXF format for the lasser cutter.

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**Author:** ![Heiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ab992/32.png) [@Heiko](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Heiko)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fold-faces-and-flat-a-3d-project/7490/3 "2021-02-27T19:25:13Z")

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When come this funktion? I need to rolloff an body, because i need this for bendings from a sheet. Thanks…