topic Unfolding surfaces/objects onto floor plan in Modeling

Unfolding surfaces/objects onto floor plan

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2023 14:24:50 GMT

Is it possible in Ac to unfold surfaces of more complicated 3d object (i.e. cone) onto the floor plan, to be able to measure it? Or is there any Add on that lets us do it ?

in other words:
http://www.cad-addict.com/2009/05/sketchup-plugins-unfold-your-model.html

I just want to draw a quite big wardrobe (making a 3d model) with lots of different sized shelves. But eventually I'd like to have each element on the floor plan to measure it and then send the drawing to the carpentry. I thought unfold option could do the trick but maybe You have any other ideas?

thanks

Re: Unfolding surfaces/objects onto floor plan

Eduardo Rolon — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:43:35 GMT

Had to do something like that sometime ago and what I did was

1. go to the 3D Window
2. selected "Show Selected in 3D" to only show that part
3. used the Look to Perpendicular item to get the view needed
4. save the view as 3D Document and dimension there.

Re: Unfolding surfaces/objects onto floor plan

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 07:03:26 GMT

thanks, I'll try that.

Re: Unfolding surfaces/objects onto floor plan

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 08:44:05 GMT

This is a very interesting question!
Really,is there a way to get unfolded flat developments from 3d objects?
I know this is a more specialized fuction and used in software like solidworks and inventor, but it would be a valuable asset if there was a way to have that in AC.

Re: Unfolding surfaces/objects onto floor plan

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 20:16:31 GMT

Ejrolon,

It won't work when the object is slanted..it workds only when objects are perpendicular or parallel to the 'floor plan'.

Re: Unfolding surfaces/objects onto floor plan

Barry Kelly — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 02:05:38 GMT

The 'Look to perpendicular' command should give you a view perpendicular to any surface you click on - even if it is not perpendicular/parallel to the floor plane (i.e. a roof plane).

Barry.

Re: Unfolding surfaces/objects onto floor plan

Eduardo Rolon — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 12:24:14 GMT

Works with slanted

Re: Unfolding surfaces/objects onto floor plan

Eduardo Rolon — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 12:24:50 GMT

Perpendicular to Wall

Re: Unfolding surfaces/objects onto floor plan

Eduardo Rolon — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 12:25:21 GMT

Perpendicular to first roof

Re: Unfolding surfaces/objects onto floor plan

Eduardo Rolon — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 12:25:50 GMT

Perpendicular to second roof

Re: Unfolding surfaces/objects onto floor plan

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 18:26:13 GMT

Sorry, my mistake.
I just didn't know the 'look to perpendicular' option.
It's clear now. However it would be nice to have a 'one click' option and then have all these objects Ejrolon showed on the floor plan..

Anyway, thanks for help guys.