Tom Ramcigam (magicmarmot) wrote,
Tom Ramcigam
magicmarmot

Say I have a set of four flexible rods, made out of say, fiberglass. Each rod is 36" long.
I have the rods mounted in an X or a + fashion, each rod at 90 degrees from its nearest neighbor.
Now I take the four fiberglass rods and bend them so the free ends of each rod are now pointing in the same direction, effectively making a sort of "tent frame".

So if I wanted to make a tent out of this structure, I'd have to skin it with fabric.

Since fabric is cut flat, how would I draw the pattern to cut it out? (Essentially "unpeeling" the tent?)
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