Advanced Demo

for “Flattening of an Automotive Seat Bun”

This video will present the flattening process for a automotive seat bun. Going from a 3D model to 2D digital patterning, ExactFlat can help do more work in less time. In this demo we use an automotive seat bun and import it into ExactFlat for Rhino 3D. We work on the imported model, flatten it into 2D patterns and create and export file for the cutter.

Here’s the table of contents to the “How to Flatten an Automotive Seat Bun” video. This video shows how to flatten from 3D to 2D and create better patterns faster. Use the links below to navigate to the section of interest or watch the entire video:

0:00 Introduction

1:03 Create a Mesh

2:27 Prepare the Mesh

4:50 Mesh Validation

5:26 Adaptive Remesher

7:03 Flatten the Mesh

8:52 The Pre-Flatteners

11:14 Optimize the Pattern

13:06 The Level of Strain in the Pattern

17:02 Arrange Pattern Pieces

18:55 Add Notches

20:18 Create a DXF Export File