I’m designing a bar stool that has compound bends in the seat. Is there an extension for SketchUp that takes a 3D object and projects it to 2D (think a basketball projected so the 2D pieces can be stitched to form a 3D sphere)? Not sure what the correct terminology for this is. I’d like to use a CNC machine to fabricate the bending form and then use the CNC to fabricate the projections (or patterns),
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I'd use Didier Bur's Projections extension. Get the current version here.
-Dave
Try this extension:
http://extensions.sketchup.com/it/content/skema-2d-projection
You will bw able to generate 2d views from 3d model insede sketchup and export to dxf
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