Unwrapping the cone

To unwrap the cone:

1. The conical projection in this type of unwrapping is guided by a primitive cone surface that you must create first. Create a Cone Primitive that closely matches the conical shape of the object you want to unwrap.

   The image below shows a cone primitive positioned closely to the original cone surface of the bottle example:

   

2. Select both the original cone and the cone primitive.
3. Click Wireframe tab > From Selection panel > Wrap > Unwrap.
4. Click Next.

   The Cone wrap method option is selected automatically:

   

   A chequerboard visual effect is displayed on the target object to show the effect of the Cone wrap method:

   

5. Click Next. The Curve Selection page of the Unwrap Wizard is displayed.
6. Select the Patch Boundaries option. This displays useful guidelines in the unwrapped curves.

   

7. Click Next. The Unwrap Curves page is displayed.

   

8. Click Preview.

   

9. Click Finish. The curves are unwrapped and the guidelines are displayed