Creating distorted art (thermoforming)

Hello,
Creating distorted Art for thermoforming. (3D)
Anyone know an application that does or helps you do this with your art? Can it be accomplished in Illustrator? . Any examples of art ready for forming would be great. An example for you to think about would be like candy that looks semi 3D and printed on. Just wondering how to add to the areas that would be raised. Is cad the only way?
thoughts? add width where there would be height?
thank you!
Rike

Rike,
Presuming your wishing to print on the foil/sheet before stretching it, and assuming that it can be aligned accurately with the mould(s) when clamped in the frame, you should work with the entire area of the foil/sheet within the frame:
The distortion (of the parts sucked into/over the mould) depends entirely on the depth of draw and the shape/draft angle.
Any (central) plane part may be relatively undistorted. Roughly/as an average, the distortion/stretching in the direction of the draw corresponds to the ratio of the final length along the mould to plane length within the frame, and the distortion/contraction in the opposite direction grows with the depth. The artwork on the undistorted foil/sheet should have the reversed distortion.
If the foil/sheet and the mould(s) exist alreay, you may print a suitable grid (rectangular/polar/whatever suitable) on the foil/sheet to be placed within the frame, and then reverse the observed distortions.
Note that adjacent parts on the final shape must also be adjacent in the original artwork.

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