Cutout

Cutout is a plugin for Autodesk Maya for the purpose of building real paper models out of paper from your virtual 3d models.

Features:

• Converts an arbitrary triangular mesh modeled or loaded into maya to a printable papercraft
• Papercraft is directly generated in the maya scene -- no need to export
• Handles arbitrary material (also mixed) on the mesh: textures, single colors, materials etc.
• Original mesh can be optionally deleted or kept in the scene
• Final page size of the papercraft can be limited
• The final pieces of paper can be arranged side by side, as an animation, or stacked
• Papercraft is generated axis-aligned for easy printing and/or rendering
• The size of the lugs can be adjusted
• Undo/Redo capable
• Compatibility: Windows, Mac OSX
• Demo version available

The manual is available for download: Manual (english); Manual (german)