Practical texture unwrapping Hi, i work in orthopedics and we often cut carbonfiber mats that we lay onto plaster casts of body parts to form the frame for a prothesis. My first idea there was to cut the cf mats with a cnc because they always have the same pattern. However Im struggling with bringing the 3d shape onto a 2d sheet. I tried the unwrapping feature of meshmixer but the results are too distorted to be useful. I also looked into uv unwrapping with blender and other dedicated program for texturing 3d models, but thats too complex for now. I was wondering if there is a program or plugin where I can adjust the unwrapping process e.g. define cut lines and limit the number of parts created without all the baggage and features that come with uv unwrapping software. Cheers S. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,882258,882258#msg-882258 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:18:41 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,882258,882277#msg-882277 Re: Practical texture unwrapping https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,882258,882277#msg-882277
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... yes, you have to "simplify" your scan or base 3D file to get a "simpler" unwrap - the "coarser" the 3D-mesh-density, the lower edge-counts in the unwrap ...

there is a similar plugin for fusion 360. its called "slicer" and its made for cutting plywood. it also has a feature which can simplify and unwrap based on the actual mesh edges. that theoretically works but it almost impossible to find a compromise between loss of detail via the reduction in mesh complexity and a way to complex unwrapping map.

thats why i was initially happy that meshmixer even tries to compress and upwrap at the same time. but you dont have any control over the compression. i think there could be a hybrid model where you define cutline and a certain maximum compression.]]> sungod3k General Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:48:06 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,882258,882275#msg-882275 Re: Practical texture unwrapping https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,882258,882275#msg-882275 VDX General Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:29:33 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,882258,882274#msg-882274 Re: Practical texture unwrapping https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,882258,882274#msg-882274
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interesting. just tested that with my scans. it seems to interpret each edge as one crease, so it unwraps the model on a super detailed level.]]> sungod3k General Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:18:12 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,882258,882273#msg-882273 Re: Practical texture unwrapping https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,882258,882273#msg-882273 tamasoft.co.jp] ?]]> Dust General Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:35:25 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,882258,882264#msg-882264 Re: Practical texture unwrapping https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,882258,882264#msg-882264
but for the unwrap part i need some program.]]> sungod3k General Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:13:29 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,882258,882260#msg-882260 Re: Practical texture unwrapping https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,882258,882260#msg-882260 VDX General Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:04:29 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,882258,882258#msg-882258 Practical texture unwrapping https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,882258,882258#msg-882258
i work in orthopedics and we often cut carbonfiber mats that we lay onto plaster casts of body parts to form the frame for a prothesis.

My first idea there was to cut the cf mats with a cnc because they always have the same pattern. However Im struggling with bringing the 3d shape onto a 2d sheet.

I tried the unwrapping feature of meshmixer but the results are too distorted to be useful. I also looked into uv unwrapping with blender and other dedicated program for texturing 3d models, but thats too complex for now.

I was wondering if there is a program or plugin where I can adjust the unwrapping process e.g. define cut lines and limit the number of parts created without all the baggage and features that come with uv unwrapping software.

Cheers S.]]> sungod3k General Tue, 09 Mar 2021 05:03:43 -0500