Surface is an application that enables you to create your 3D tent membrane shape, and then works out the cutting pattern for the panels that must be cut out and joined together to form that 3D shape.

You can create the shape directly in Surface, using the powerful features that allow you to modify the shape by altering the tension in the membrane and in its supporting ridge, valley and edge cables.

Alternatively, if you have already created the shape using other conventional CAD systems, you can load it into Surface and make use of the extensive patterning and Geodesic panel edge finding features to create any panel arrangement that you want.