Among other things, building paper models is a classic method for prototyping. Other methods are more efficient under these circumstances.

The cost for the object, the time to print it and the amount of reworking that needs to be done for the surface increase with the size of the object. But the downsides are the cost and the amount of extra work you have to put into the 3D printed objects to get a clean surface.Įspecially when prototyping large objects, 3D-Printing is less attractive. Sure, you can easily 3D-print computer designed objects. Rapid Prototyping is an oft-mentioned word (even more so since the advent of 3D-Printing). This article will look at several Inkscape extensions for making Papercraft or that otherwise help to flatten out three-dimensional (3D) objects. The last article of this series showed how to use Stroke or Hershey Fonts for engraving and other such methods with Inkscape. Also, Inkscape can do a lot more than just graphics. With vector graphics (in our case SVG) a lot more can be done.

Inkscape, the most used and loved tool of Fedora’s Design Team is not just a program for doing nice vector graphics.

Inkscape 2d to 3d