Free Unfold3D Alternatives
Unfold3D is described as 'UNFOLD3D is today the preferred unwrapping tool used by major studios producing games and animation, but also by many independent artists'. There are more than 10 alternatives to Unfold3D for various platforms. The best alternative is 123D Make, which is free. Other great apps like Unfold3D are DXF2papercraft (Free, Open Source), Dunreeb Cutout (Freemium), Boundary First Flattening (BFF) (Free, Open Source) and FlatFab (Free, Open Source).
- 123D Make lets you turn 3D models into 2D build plans with animated assembly instructions. View 7 alternatives to 123D Make
- 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. View 11 alternatives to DXF2papercraft
Discontinued
The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 0.2, released in February 2012, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
- Cutout is a plugin for Autodesk Maya for the purpose of building real paper models out of paper from your virtual 3D models. View 9 alternatives to Dunreeb Cutout
- Boundary First Flattening is a open source application for surface parameterization. Unlike other tools for UV mapping, BFF allows free-form editing of the flattened mesh, providing users direct control over the shape of the flattened domain. View 5 alternatives to Boundary First Flattening (BFF)
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- 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. View 4 alternatives to FlatFab
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux