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Flattening compound surfaces

Cedric_EveleighCedric_Eveleigh Member, OS Professional, csevp Posts: 61 PRO
Is there any way in Onshape to flatten compound surfaces like the flatten tool in Solidworks? For context, I have an organically-shaped part that will be made of carbon composite and for which we would like to derive flat patterns for cutting pieces from prepreg carbon fabric.

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    S1monS1mon Member Posts: 2,375 PRO
    No unfortunately.

    Your best bets are probably Exactflat or Rhino (there's a free 90-day trial).
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    Cedric_EveleighCedric_Eveleigh Member, OS Professional, csevp Posts: 61 PRO
    Ok, thanks for the info. Hopefully, something gets developed so that this kind of thing can be done in Onshape.
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