A word from the not so wise....

[Marshall]

This will probably be wise words if your new to this, and will make all you pro's giggle at my ineptitude;


for anyone who is just starting out with Pepakura..... always check which fold is denoted by which line on each Pep file (see settings - other settings)

I bring you these words of wisdom after spending 2 hours building my chestpiece - Inside Out. And another 2 hours trying to salvage it. The most embarassing part? I only noticed when the back sections wouldnt fit inside the chest... damn.

Cheers, Chris

 

[Blorin]

been there done that lol glad to know im not the only one thats built a piece inside out. :confused

 

[Marshall]

Nope your not alone - all the other parts iv done so far have followed the same rules, i didnt even think to check :S

it was a simple mistake, which is why I thought id post -and by pure good luck id followed the tab numbers this time and as such most of the build was only tacked together by a couple of tabs on each part.... still a b@tard to fix and rebuild...

 

[JayOneSeven]

The bit that drives me nuts is that sometimes, on different people's pep models, they will change the lines slightly. Instead of -------- vs _._._._. you may end up with ........... or ________ I wish there was a set rule for the folds Also on tiiiiiny pieces, it's sometimes very difficult to see what kind of fold it is you're supposed to do on the piece!

 

[Marshall]

Thats what got me, all others from my build have had have _._._ for valley and - - - - - for peak, with ____ as cut - with exeption of my chest last night which had ----- as peak and - - - - as valley :S

Damn dirty apes!

 

[Carpathia]

That is why, as a rule, I always change the fold linetypes to my own preference (solid lines, red = mountain, blue = valley). That way, no matter what the creator of the file did to the linetypes, I still know what's what. Also, changing the lines to solid colored lines makes identifying mountain or valley folds easy on the tiny tabs.

If you have a printer that only prints black and white, maybe consider making one fold type a dashed line and the other fold type a solid line.

 

[Marshall]

Iv been thinking that in future - - - - for valleys and . . . . . For mountains - follow the rule "Points to Peaks, Lines for Rivers"

Just my plan for the future neway