Solid bodies how to flaten surface for print

[lekoky]

Hi. I wonder if anyone can show me how to flatten the surface of this body so I can print it out as a paper template which I would fold manually to structure the desired model. Also is there a way how I can scale up and down the finished body for the preferred size in mm? Thank you

[lekoky]

Hi. I wonder if anyone can show me how to flatten the surface of this body so I can print it out as a paper template which I would fold manually to structure the desired model. Also is there a way how I can scale up and down the finished body for the preferred size in mm? Thank you

[lekoky]

Here is attached the outcome I am hoping to get. 

[lekoky]

Here is attached the outcome I am hoping to get. 

[JDMather]

You do not have any Bends or Rips in the part?

No thickness either?

[JDMather]

You do not have any Bends or Rips in the part?

No thickness either?

[gmwi]

This is just a section of your Octaball. Once you rotate the solids you can then add bends to where you need/want them.

[gmwi]

This is just a section of your Octaball. Once you rotate the solids you can then add bends to where you need/want them.

[lekoky]

Thank you. I will look at what you have done. Hopefully, I will be able to follow it from your file. I do not know much about Inventor. I only follow a youtube tutorial to create these shapes, a link below. But it does not give me an option afterwards to proceed with what is for me the final result - paper template. 

[lekoky]

Thank you. I will look at what you have done. Hopefully, I will be able to follow it from your file. I do not know much about Inventor. I only follow a youtube tutorial to create these shapes, a link below. But it does not give me an option afterwards to proceed with what is for me the final result - paper template. 

[lekoky]

Thank you very much. Will open the file later and try to learn from what you have done.

[lekoky]

Thank you very much. Will open the file later and try to learn from what you have done.

[lekoky]

Is there a simple command where I can make this ball bigger or smaller before converting it to the flatten template? Thank you

[lekoky]

Is there a simple command where I can make this ball bigger or smaller before converting it to the flatten template? Thank you

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! You may use Direct Edit -> Bodies -> Scale. Or, derive it to another part and specify the scale on the derived body.

Many thanks!

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! You may use Direct Edit -> Bodies -> Scale. Or, derive it to another part and specify the scale on the derived body.

Many thanks!