Relief > Import > 3D Model for Unwrapping

Relief > Import > 3D Model for Unwrapping

Relief > Import > 3D Model for Unwrapping

Use this menu option to import wrapped triangle models saved as .3da, .3ds, .dxf, and .stl files into a model.

The imported model can then be unwrapped along a cylindrical axis into a flat relief layer within a model. This command is intended for unwrapping ring designs created in other CAD systems into flat relief layers for machining within Carveco.

To import a triangle model that you want to unwrap:

  1. Select Relief > Import 3D Model For Unwrapping to display the Import 3D Model dialog.
  2. Navigate to the file that you want to import.
  3. Click Open to import the file into the open Carveco model.

    If you select a file that does not contain normals, a message is displayed warning that the file cannot be imported.

    If the file contains normals, the 3D Model Unwrapping panel and the Paste 3D Model dialog are displayed.
    Normals show the direction from which the points in the 3D model were taken and are perpendicular to the model surface.

    The current size of the model is shown and the original coordinate system used when the triangle model was constructed is kept.

  4. You can now use the Paste 3D Model dialog and the 3D Model Unwrapping panel to set the position, size and origin of the unwrapped model and exactly how it will be unwrapped.
    The availability of this feature is license dependent.

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