...ok so not a great subject title but I don't know how else to describe this:

Does anyone know a script that can perform the opposite of a Flow function? That is, take a solid which is flowed over & around a compound curve or surface and flow it back to a 'flat' solid?

I have experimented with simply doing a Flow from a 3d reference back a 2d & that can work for some things, but there's generally some distortion or artifacting.

I guess what I'm saying is; can a 3d solid be unwrapped or projected back to its original simpler form? (assume that all the parent solids, curves & surfaces that generated it are lost!)

Best is CTRL + Z but you must have a special session of Moi open all the year! :)

Hi Raven,

re:
> I guess what I'm saying is; can a 3d solid be unwrapped or
> projected back to its original simpler form?

Do you have any example objects?

- Michael

...another way to say it is this:

Can I take a curved solid and make it flat?

<< Can I take a curved solid and make it flat?

Of course yes!
Use Flow again ;)

Here i use the Flat Line so has easily the middle start curve!

Make the curvated volume by extrude

Draw any staight Line as target withany measure...

(if you want to know for any reason the result of the exact lenght before use the Flow function use the UnWrap curve
https://moi3d.com/forum/messages.php?webtag=MOI&msg=5136.1
Or use the Button Detail of the selected curve! :)

Make the Flow

Et voilà you obtain your Unflow volume Curvated to "Flat" !