# Unroll Srf

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/unroll-srf/85076>\
**Category:** Grasshopper\
**Created:** [June 21, 2019, 11:40am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/unroll-srf/85076 "2019-06-21T11:40:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![davidsmavrov](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/davidsmavrov/32/767152_2.png) [@davidsmavrov](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/davidsmavrov)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 11:40am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/unroll-srf/85076/1 "2019-06-21T11:40:05Z")

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Any way to unroll a surface, without the unroll function completelly messing up the general direction of the object. Like if my original surface is oriented along XY I want the unrolled surface to also be aligned in the same way.

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**Author:** ![Ghoul](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/ghoul/32/485056_2.png) [@Ghoul](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Ghoul)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/unroll-srf/85076/2 "2019-06-21T19:12:19Z")

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You can check this conversation:

> [@Grasshopper unroll surface component](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/grasshopper-unroll-surface-component/65966):
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> Hi I am using the attached GH component for unrolling surfaces/breps with curves and points. Is there anyway that I can prevent the surfaces from exploding when unrolled? I need to unroll surfaces with curves on them in the right location without the surfaces exploding … the surfaces are formed by lofting two polylines and at the moment, the unrolled surfaces are exploded where the vertices of the polyline are. Thank you.

or  
this old conversation in the other forum -.

> **[Unroll Surface and Breps](https://www.grasshopper3d.com/forum/topics/unroll-surface-and-breps-1)**
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> Hello all,
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> The attached UserComponent uses GHPython in order to unroll one or more Breps and or surfaces together or not with one or more geometries which h…