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Keith2019		#1 Posted : Wednesday, January 20, 2021 9:59:26 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Joined: 9/18/2019(UTC) Posts: 20 Thanks: 18 times Was thanked: 8 time(s) in 6 post(s)		I have tried many options to try and unroll a surface to produce a cutting outline for a brass sheet head light for a model steam locomotive, I am making. I first made a solid model then converted it to a Surface. From the surface I tried using the PowerPack unroll command, but am have virtually no success. I did look at a tutorial on YouTube of Viacad unfold command and could reproduce similar results. Thus I think the PP unfold / unroll command is working, however not on the model I made. I have attached a picture of the top of the loco head light I am trying to unfold. I ideally need a layout of a side and front. I have also attached a picture of the side of the light, which was converted from the solid model to a surface. I then manually removed sections from the front, back and other side mesh elements. Still I had no luck with unrolling it. I have also attached a copy of the file I am working with. I am using TCMac Pro V 11 and V12 with the Powerpack. Any help or guidance would be gratefully appreciated. Thank you, Keith File Attachment(s): Top Headlight.tcp.zip (1,481kb) downloaded 6 time(s). Keith2019 attached the following image(s): Whole Model.jpg (296kb) downloaded 2 time(s). Side Surface.jpg (142kb) downloaded 2 time(s). You cannot view/download attachments. Try to login or register.


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UGMENTALCASE		#2 Posted : Thursday, January 21, 2021 5:54:06 AM(UTC)
Rank: Senior Member Joined: 3/21/2017(UTC) Posts: 953 Thanks: 46 times Was thanked: 321 time(s) in 213 post(s)		Convert it to a mesh first. It doesn't work very well with surfaces at all. If it was a ruled surface you would have more luck with it as it has something to progressively unroll. Attached file converted to a mesh and unrolled. Just select the surface, right click, change object type, select mesh File Attachment(s): Top Headlight.sfx (1,568kb) downloaded 7 time(s). You cannot view/download attachments. Try to login or register.

1 user thanked UGMENTALCASE for this useful post.		Keith2019 on 1/21/2021(UTC)
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Keith2019		#3 Posted : Thursday, January 21, 2021 5:15:47 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Joined: 9/18/2019(UTC) Posts: 20 Thanks: 18 times Was thanked: 8 time(s) in 6 post(s)		Thank you very much UGMENTALCASE, your guidance and help worked perfect :-) Also thank you for updating the Top Headlight file.

1 user thanked Keith2019 for this useful post.		UGMENTALCASE on 1/22/2021(UTC)
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