Seeking Advice: Workflow for Unwrapping Acoustic Ceiling Design for CNC

[Kwin]

Hi everyone!

I’m working on an acoustic ceiling design in SketchUp and need to prepare it for production. Specifically, I’m looking for an efficient workflow to create unwrapped drawings that I can send to a factory for CNC panel cutting.

Currently, I manually copy each face, lay them flat as 2D drawings, and export as DWG files. This method works but is quite time-consuming. I’m wondering if there’s a smarter or faster way to handle this task?

I’ve come across the WrapR extension
WrapR | UV Mapping for SketchUp models
, but I’m unsure if it’s suitable for this purpose.

Thanks for the continuous support and shared knowledge in this community!

[DaveR]

I would look at the following extensions:

Eneroth Unroll Surface
Unwrap and Flatten

WrapR is more for dealing with textures.

[Kwin]

Hi @DaveR
Thanks again for your suggestions! I’ll check out:

• Eneroth Unroll Surface
• Unwrap and Flatten

Appreciate your help—thank you very much!

[Kwin]

Hi @DaveR

Thanks a lot for your suggestions!

After testing both:
Eneroth Unroll Surface: Unfortunately, it didn’t work for me.
There’s no response or error message to explain why.
Unwrap and Flatten: This work will, it might become my new go-to workflow for this task!

I’ve definitely learned something new today—thank you for your help again.