DXF2papercraft converts a polygonal 3D model stored as DXF file into a plain drawing in the form of a 2D DXF file. This requires to 'unfold' the model. The result is a flattened pattern of connected polygons.

The best free alternative to Pepakura Designer is DXF2papercraft, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked nine alternatives to Pepakura Designer and four of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Pepakura Designer are FlatFab, Dunreeb Cutout and PaperMaker.
DXF2papercraft converts a polygonal 3D model stored as DXF file into a plain drawing in the form of a 2D DXF file. This requires to 'unfold' the model. The result is a flattened pattern of connected polygons.

flatfab is software that helps you design and fabricate 3D objects. We imagine in 3D but ideate and draw in 2D. flatfab seamlessly does both.





Cutout is a plugin for Autodesk Maya for the purpose of building real paper models out of paper from your virtual 3D models.


PaperMaker is a completely free tool for creating paper craft from 3D model.



It works on any device, can open pdo Pepakura file. Export SVG and pdf. and works well !


It's not a papercraft specialized tool