Unroll 3D model

This plugin allow to unroll a 3D surface so the "unrolled" resulting surface can be used with build-in 3D machining operations. The resulting GCode can then be wrapped with a plugin like Wrapper, the build-in wrap function (CamBam V1.0 only) or with an external soft like CNCwrapper.

This allow to machine a 3D model with a 4th axis.

Informations

Creator	dh42
Last version / Date	V 0.96 - date: 12 September 2017
Download plugin	DownLoad for V0.98 & V1.0
Documentation	The plugin appears in the Plugins menu as UnRoll 3D model. The Y axis of CamBam universe is used as unroll axis Align your 3D model along the Y axis (green axis) and center the model on Z as on the picture above. Select the 3D model to unroll and run the plugin Fill the boxes with suitable values then click Run. Angular steps: Number of rotation steps of the model for each Y scanline. Axial stepover: Lenght of each step along each Y scanline in drawing unit. Stock radius: The radius of the stock ; can be larger than the model radius ; the same value must be used to wrap the GCode. It's is also the value to use for Stock surface in the 3D machining operation. Z min: The Z boundary, it is depending of the model shape ; If the model contain areas that are below the rotation center, maybe you will need to use a boundary value < to 0. Y min & Y max: the start and end boundaries along the Y axis, they are automatically set with the object extremas when the plugin is run. The infos area gives the Number of triangles for the resulting surface and the size of a mesh stitch in X direction (it is depending of Angular steps and Stock radius) in Resulting stepover. Documentation
Requirements	CamBam 0.9.8 P, 1.0, Windows only
Forum Link	UnRoll plugin on the forum