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addam / Export-Paper-Model-from-Blender

Python addon for creating paper models in Blender (development version)
https://blenderartists.org/t/export-paper-model/476597
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Flaps on border edges in open model #80

Open quautla opened 4 years ago

quautla commented 4 years ago

First thank you for this amazing plugin, and second I don´t kown if this option exist but I searched an option to generate flaps on border edge, for example in a cube without one face I need to create a flaps on edges that connect the "missing face". Is this option exisit, or is an request of new feature?

addam commented 4 years ago

It is partially possible.

You'd export the model including the missing face, and use Mark Seam on all of its boundary edges (they will be drawn in red). That way, the cube and the missing face will be connected by flaps.

Problem is that it's not possible to adjust the position of the flaps and they may actually end up on the missing face. Their position is quite random in the current version of the script. missing1 In order to force all flaps on the cube, you'd have to extrude the missing face a bit outwards. Select it and use the operator Extrude Only Edges. Then, use Scale to enlarge the resulting boundary. There will be two extra faces in the exported PDF but the flaps will be all right. missing2 Does that work for you?

quautla commented 4 years ago

This works is certain models, but if you need to make some internal structure like this:

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to support the weight of the model like a skeleton and this is not conected to the main model because is width reduce to fit in and the flaps that i need are these:

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Thanks for the quickly answer.

addam commented 4 years ago

Then if I understand correctly, the only issue is thickness of the material. If it was thin enough, you could just connect the support structure to the hull directly.

What is actually the material that you use? Would proper handling of paper thickness solve your issue?

See also issue #16.