Lundström Design 3D Studio
Image unfolding
Image unfolding
Image unfolding, where photo realistic 2D images are applied over complex 3D shapes and are then being converted into flat images, which when assembled create 3D shapes with images. Examples where this technology has been used include, tents, balloons and airships, scale models, point of sales stands, scenography.
Sheet material models
These examples are all based on printed 2D models folded into complex 3D shapes having photo realistic textures, such as scale models, point of sales units, toys, assembly kits, etc.
Inflatable models
Inflatable models can of course be combined with the image unfolding technology to generate photo realistic models, even on very large models. The movie below shows some very large airships where such a technique has been used.
Scenography, events
Event objects such as tents, scenography elements with high resolution on skin image based textures printed on the surface.
Images on sails
Very high resolution images can be mapped on sails. Our software is compatible with most major sail design software, and can therefore import sails from any of these programs. The resulting images come out exactly in scale compared to the vector-based output of the respective sail design software, including seam allowances, alignment marks and panel numbering.
Airships
Mapping on balloons and airships is a special area where we have done some work. Airships up to 50 meters plus has been mapped in full. As an example, the Despicable Me project generated 1680 patches with an average size of about 1 square meter, over a 48 meter long and 20 meter high ship.