# Unfold or flatten

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unfold-or-flatten/24198>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [February 17, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unfold-or-flatten/24198 "2023-02-17T23:11:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Rui\_Capela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ad7895/32.png) [@Rui\_Capela](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Rui_Capela)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unfold-or-flatten/24198/1 "2023-02-17T23:11:53Z")

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Unfold face’s / 3d objects

Would lead to a precise idea of the amount needed to produce a part that has folds or bends

Expected integration from design and production departments on our company. No need of others softwares to do the entire workflow.

Impossible to get straight direct conection between design and production te department

Restrains number of licenças and more vast usage of the software In the company.

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unfold-or-flatten/24198/2 "2023-02-18T17:15:55Z")

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That would be like UV layout. I take my projects into ZBrush for that.

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**Author:** ![Isaina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/fbc32d/32.png) [@Isaina](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Isaina)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unfold-or-flatten/24198/3 "2023-02-21T13:01:46Z")

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Also missing for me, can you just add in 2d drafting module to make unfolded view of 3d model for manufacturing but only in 2d module not in 3d view.

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**Author:** ![CannaSoftware](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/cannasoftware/32/18255_2.png) [@CannaSoftware](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/CannaSoftware)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unfold-or-flatten/24198/4 "2023-02-23T22:25:52Z")

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Honestly, if they would move from triangles to quadrangles it would help out tremendously.

I can unfold an object (it’s really not that hard to do). But modern-day usage is quadrangles, not triangles (for precisely the reason I stated — quads are WAY easier to unfold than triangles).

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**Author:** ![Bates](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@Bates](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bates)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unfold-or-flatten/24198/5 "2023-02-24T10:03:11Z")

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Being able to create flat patterns from modelled 3d designs would be a massive advantage for me. I currently have to export to a different machine to do this before sending for laser profiling and bending.

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**Author:** ![vrrv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e19b73/32.png) [@vrrv](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/vrrv)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unfold-or-flatten/24198/6 "2024-09-25T15:34:04Z")

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Agree. Very hard to work with sheet materials right now that should be bent… That would be a huge time saver!

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**Author:** ![jean-philippe2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jean-philippe2/32/27353_2.png) [@jean-philippe2](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jean-philippe2)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unfold-or-flatten/24198/7 "2024-09-25T16:35:42Z")

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Hi,  
yes this functionality is missing in shapr3d just as Wrap and Flow  
I use MoI3d or Onshape to unwrap