papercraft is the most versatile personal fabrication system: all you need is a printer, scissors and glue. now there’s a CAD for papercraft called pepakura that unfolds any three-dimensional model, adds the tabs and prepares the pattern to be printed on an A4 sheet of paper. Using tyvek or felt you can even make durable, waterproof models – or even real things like lamps, wallets and all sorts protective covers for your delicate electronics.
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how would i go about transposing a given image (in my case, a flat map) onto this pattern?
Thousands of free 3d paper models have been created with pepakura and other software.
Go to 3dpapermodel.com.tw and follow some links, or view my website for a quick preview of my models-
http://sitekreator.com/thewoodengraver61/freepapertoys.html
To answer janes question, you need the 3d software that made this 3d model before unfolding, CAD-milkshape-metasequoia etc.
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