Exploding and flattening a model
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I have a CNC Machine, and I would love to make some of the stuff in the 3d Warehouse, for instance a china Cabinet. Is there a way to take the 3d model, import it into sketchup, disassemble the parts and lay them out flat. I can then exort them to Aspire and run the cut paths on them.
for instance I want to build one of these http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=792d164e6a059ae8958113d6831abae2&prevstart=0 is is just a simple hutch. But I need to get each part flat.
David
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If a model was drawn with the intent of being disassembled, you could certainly do that and lay the parts out however you need them. That model doesn't fit the bill, however. You could modify it or, probably easier, redraw it using components and then lay them out.
So for example, this little table has been drawn so every part you would make in the shop is a separate component...
...and it can be disassembled as needed.
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This has been discussed recently in another thread...
If you make the parts as components I wrote a short block of code to lay additional copies out 'flat' [on their own layer so they are readily set on/off...].
You determine what is 'flat' by changing the axes of a placed component so blue/Z is in the desired 'up' direction of the part when laid down flat.
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