Exporting a generic model as a net/list of faces

[runic thorn]

Hi! I'm using blockbench in a bit of an usual way - to make papercrafts!

To do this, I need to export my final model as a list of faces, or a net of the model. The first picture is what I get from my current pipeline, the second is what I (manually) assemble that into.

To describe it clearly, the idea is to generate an image, .pdf, or some other 2D format, that would contain all of the faces of the model, preserving their relative size, without distorting any of their angles via perspective/3D rotation.

I have a path to do so by using a custom blender plugin, but I was wondering if there's some way to do so using blockbench alone

[jolly lark]

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[spiral grotto]

You could probably make a BB plugin for this provided you have the right skillset. It is 100% JS and hooks.

!faq plugins

[jolly lark]

FAQ

Blockbench: Plugins

Plugins are community-made tools that can be installed under File > Plugins in Blockbench. Most plugins add new features into the Tools menu (previously called "Filter") at the top, but there are also others that add new import or export options under File > Import/Export or similar.

The full plugin list can be viewed here: https://www.blockbench.net/plugins

More info about plugins and how to create them yourself (with Javascript) can be found here: https://github.com/JannisX11/blockbench-plugins

[runic thorn]

Thank you! I figured there wouldn't be a native way to do this, but good to know about the plugins - useful knowledge

Might take a crack at making one someday.