2D pattern from 3D shape

I am making a pattern for a tree skirt. How do I take the 3D section and project the correct 2D pattern, so it can be cut from cloth and sewn into a tree skirt?Xmas Tree Skirt.skp (107.5 KB)

Thanks for posting your model, that’s always a great first step. I’m looking now but I don’t quite understand the question. Could you try again to describe what you want to accomplish here?

You can unfold the shape to lay it flat.

Ok I have a guess, I think you want to flatten the cone section so you can derive a 2d pattern. There are plugins for this, here is a native solution. I took as single facet of your cone and laid it flat. Then I drew two lines on the long edges to find the new center and rotate copied the 16 faces around that center. Is this the idea?

Wedge (1).skp (42.6 KB)

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Thanks to all!! I will try the plug-in and resort to geometry if I can’t make it work.

Thanks for your help!

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