Experienced Rhino 3D users, learn ExactFlat in less than 4 hours

If you are familiar with Rhino 3D, you will learn ExactFlat in less time than you think. This will help you make production patterns in the same day in most cases. To help you get started please start with the ExactFlat for Rhino 3D Quick Start Mini Course. There is a 20 min video and a companion document to help you follow along. The links are below.

Table of Contents

To make even easier for you please find below links to the various sections in the video with time stamps to take you directly to that section of the video. This is also accessible in the description of the YouTube video:

  1. 00:00​ Intro

  2. 00:12​ Importing A File

  3. 00:46​ Correcting Model Orientation

  4. 01:24​ Setting Up The Workspace

  5. 02:01​Changing The Viewing Mode

  6. 02:26​ Creating The Initial Mesh

  7. 03:07​ Setting Up Layers

  8. 03:58​ Defining The Pattern Pieces (Join, Invert, Weld)

  9. 06:28​ Creating A New Mesh For Flattening (Adaptive Re-mesher)

  10. 07:06​ The Adaptive Re-Mesher

  11. 08:11​ The Initial Flat Pattern 08:43​ Preparing Your View And Layers To Optimize

  12. 09:28​ ExactFlat For Rhino Pre-Flatteners

  13. 12:15​ Edge Highlights & Strain Analysis

  14. 12:53​ Optimizing Pattern Fit

  15. 14:37​ Finding And Arranging Pattern Pieces

  16. 16:02​ Adding Alignment Notches

  17. 17:14​ Adding Notches To The 3D Model

  18. 18:25​ Creating A DXF

  19. 18:53​ Viewing and Checking the DXF File Including Layers

ExactFlat for Rhino 3D Demo Videos

Introduction to the ExactFlat for Rhino 3D features

These Videos will help you get the most out of using ExactFlat with Rhino 3D.