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calitravelbug
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Would like to bring my own image into pep for unfolding. Can anyone direct me to a tutorial for getting this done and/or additional programs needed besides pep viewer/designer? Thanks in advance folks.
KeplerThreshold
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Does anybody have any good Thor: "The Dark World" pep files?
Leighanief
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I was wondering is a closed cell foam variant would work as effectively as EVA foam. I know EVA foam is also closed cell, not open cell.
I have just been having a hard time finding good EVA foam
Would http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1-4-x-15-x-6...LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c8ae811c5&_uhb=1 work as well for building armour with Pepakura?
I have just been having a hard time finding good EVA foam
Would http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1-4-x-15-x-6...LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c8ae811c5&_uhb=1 work as well for building armour with Pepakura?
Yup that will work, looks like regular 2# polyethylene. Just keep in mind that those are end remnants, and considered 'freight-damaged'. That may not be a big deal, but you'll likely have knicks and such that would either need to go to the back side of a piece when building, or filled with silicone/modge podge/etc...
Leighanief
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Oh yeah, that is a very good point. I will keep it in mind, thank you very much!
mistressaurora
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I am super new at pepakura and before i get started, I m making a star lord helmet for my other half. Foam or paper? If I do foam how thick good for a helmet? Any suggestions would be welcomed and appreciated.
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gwentissential
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I would love to know as well. Thinking of foam for myself... do you mind sharing what Pep file you're using for your Star Lord helmet? Much appreciated!!!
mistressaurora
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Hellagek? Type in star lord helmet on here and pick the author that is closest to that name lol. And I searched youtube for star lord helmet and found a guy who talked of such things and where to find the pattern so that is how I ended up here and I feel like im in love lol
Helagak's got some awesome stuff up. As for first peps, I would personally use foam. It's more forgiving, and also have immediate useability (kinda) right after assembly. For foam, thicknesses around 1/4 inch or 5-6mm works well on helmets. Thinner gets floppy, and thicker can be more difficult to work with for a helmet's compound curves.
mistressaurora
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Thank you so much for the help and information xoxo
I'm fairly new to 3D modelling and pepakura, but I thought I had the basics down. I used metasequoia to build an object consisting of triangles (it's a low-poly mountain) and then opened it with pepakura. After tweaking the model so I had no unwanted open edges I unfolded the object and it seemed fine at first. Here's my problem: All of the pieces (that should be triangles) are four-sided pieces after unfolding. It took each triangle and mirrored it. I don't think this is typical or how it is supposed to look, but I could be wrong. Any ideas on how to remedy this? Meaning, is there any way to unfold the object so I have pieces that aren't mirrored? Also, there is one triangle that is behind another (on the inside of the the object), but that particular face was deleted in metasequoia to fix it, yet it still shows up in pepakura. Again, any ideas would be helpful and I would be most thankful.
I also need to add that even though I designate the cutting lines the program cuts all the triangles out individually when I click unfold. I can't seem to get anything grouped together. And if I try to make adjustments in metasequoia, the fix just ends up with a model with several new red lines in pepakura that can't be fixed. I'm kinda losing it.
Edit/Update: Turns out almost all of the faces in metasequoia were doubled, so I unified them over and over again until I couldn't. That solved the mirrored pieces issue and my problem of not being able to group together triangles for grouped cuts. I finally got rid of the triangle-behind-triangle issue, only to have the problem pop up in two new areas. Also, a new slew of red lines emerged that I'm trying to get rid of.
I also need to add that even though I designate the cutting lines the program cuts all the triangles out individually when I click unfold. I can't seem to get anything grouped together. And if I try to make adjustments in metasequoia, the fix just ends up with a model with several new red lines in pepakura that can't be fixed. I'm kinda losing it.
Edit/Update: Turns out almost all of the faces in metasequoia were doubled, so I unified them over and over again until I couldn't. That solved the mirrored pieces issue and my problem of not being able to group together triangles for grouped cuts. I finally got rid of the triangle-behind-triangle issue, only to have the problem pop up in two new areas. Also, a new slew of red lines emerged that I'm trying to get rid of.
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MrMcBonesaw
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Hello, I'm trying to make a civil protection mask, but can't seem to find the Pepakura file anywhere. Do any of you all have one, and if so, could you share it with me?
Thanks.
Thanks.
KroniK
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Probably been discussed but I can't seem to find it, what type of printer are you using for 110lb card stock? Been searching the last few days for one that is rear feed that can handle the thicker paper but can't find a reasonably priced one or one that can handle the 110, just 80lb. Thanks.
You don't necessarily have to have a rear-feed. I run the majority of my pep prints (@ #110) through a Canon front-feed identical to this:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-PIX...er-with-Bonus-Accessory-Value-Bundle/24805160
.....and I don't have any problems. Unfortunately, it can be a trial-and-error deal to know if your printer will handle it #110 or not; I've had printers that work fine all the time, ones that will double-feed maybe once every 30 pages, and others that simply can't do it. The low-end Canons do good (my printer/scanner was originally $30 on sale from Walmart), some printers also have paper-thickness or envelope settings for thicker stock, those settings can also be adjusted sometimes to make the paper feed consistently.
KroniK
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Was actually looking at a canon pixma, may just have to pull the trigger on it and get going on my storm trooper armor. Thanks.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00EHDZMAY?pc_redir=1411454074&robot_redir=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00EHDZMAY?pc_redir=1411454074&robot_redir=1
trooper150
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pdo files
I've download some pdo files that i am trying to open with pepakura designer but it opens only in pepakura viewer.Why is this happening??Can someone explain it??
I've download some pdo files that i am trying to open with pepakura designer but it opens only in pepakura viewer.Why is this happening??Can someone explain it??
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