Editor: MESH UNFOLDER is very powerful CAD software that is able to unfold 3D CAD designs that are more general than The Design set of Sheet Lightning v5 but can be defined by 3D mesh surfaces. The mesh must be created in a CAD system such as AutoCAD, exported to a dxf file, then imported and unfolded in the mesh unfolder software.
Mesh unfolder works with 3D mesh data generated in a general CAD design program such as Autocad. It imports DXF data that was exported from a CAD system. It extracts the 3D meshes (see later), unfolds (i.e. flattens) the mesh (by minimising tensions) and exports the unfolded data back to the CAD system.
Mesh Unfolder 1.0 was originally created and used for boat design to unfold complex 3D panels. Since its release to boat construction companies it has been applied to many other designs - including Tents, Shoes, Aerofoils and GeneRally to many difficult 3D sheet metal designs. Although still i. The product is easy to use requiring only import-process-export design cycle. It is designed for use wth a CAD system such as Autocad that can be used to design the 3D meshes.
