Please follow the format below for requesting a feature.
The problem that this feature will solve
In the field I work in more and more complex shapes are being created by computer drawing this will solve the complexity of developing a shape by hand as the time frames are becoming shorter
Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feature:
The ability to unwrap a surface of a complex shape ,normally a curve on curve and be able to send multiple patterns to be cut to speed up production
What canāt you achieve without this
Itās slows down the process needed for finishing a piece , also have to use another program like rhino to be able to do the unwrap
My question is is this a feature the team is working on or is it not something you have in mind for the future ?
Hey Phil, can you share specifics of your use case please? Which Rhino tool(s) do you use currently as a workaround? A screenshot of an example geometry would be very helpful to us.
In my field, complex shapes are increasingly designed digitally, but unwrapping their surfaces manually slows production and requires external software like Rhino. A built-in feature to unwrap curve-on-curve surfaces and generate multiple cut patterns would streamline workflow, save time, and reduce reliance on other tools. Is this something your team is currently developing or considering for future updates?
Hi, here is an example of the kind of shapes we deal with And some screenshots this is a basic stringer and I know how to manually unroll this , but for speed I import it into rhino as a step file . explode surface copy surface and then unroll surface , then reimport it into shap3r this is quite long winded and not all people have access to rhino ,the new isolate function helps this process but to have this feature in this program would be so handy ,
I deal with quite a few developments of shaped ellipses ,volutes , helix , ect , Iāve attached some photos and hopefully this helps
Hi , @jean-philippe2
Thank you for the reply ,that shape was just an example of how to unroll with rhino , I will attach a more complex shape to assist in this example
Iām still wondering if the team could answer my question about whether a tool like this is being thought about added ?
Heres a roof that could do with the help of unroll
Hello again. @jean-philippe2 and thank you for your reply I know it has been asked but I am interested whether itās something in development or something thatās not been thought about at all , either answer will help me then at least Iāll know what i have to do to solve this issue
Thanks @jean-philippe2
Iām more interested in the response from the mods , I can export and reimport , itās just that thatās a long process , and means carrying a laptop and iPad around , I love the iPad portability and ease of use without a mouse or desk itās really portable
