Good Software for unfolding ( TO MAKE THE 3D LETTERS)??????

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Good Software for unfolding ( TO MAKE THE 3D LETTERS)??????

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Anyone know of a cheap and easy software that will unfold 3d letters, the I could fold back up and weld?
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Re: Good Software for unfolding ( TO MAKE THE 3D LETTERS)??????

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This font looks like a good starting place. The font is designed to be cut and folded, albeit originally intended for paper. You could just remove the tabs intended for overlapping and gluing
http://www.dafont.com/punched-out.font

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Re: Good Software for unfolding ( TO MAKE THE 3D LETTERS)??????

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First question is what format are your 3D letters in.
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Not sure what kind of format. I just could take a simple block txt and even could make that in 3d in Corel but need it to "unfold" to cut then could spot weld together.
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I don't think Corel is actually 3d when it extrudes the letters, I think it's just 2D giving a 3D look.
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