Halo 3 - Custom High Detail Models

[NullARC]

I have been slowly working on unfolding FS's HD torso model.
WOW what a chore!!

I have been going along pretty good but I hit a snag that I haven't
been able to figure out. I have been laying out "cut" lines on the
3D model. Once in a while I will hit the unfold button to see how it
is progressing. Each time I did I noticed a BUNCH of tiny seperated
pieces. I couldn't figure it out, so I just kept going. But I just figured
what those little individual pieces were. They are the pep software
trying to make the pieces for the "405th" and "FS" cutouts on the front
center of the chest.

I have tried to eliminate the cutouts by using Pep Designers editing tool.
However each time I try, a few steps into the process, Pep Designer crashes.
I think this is because the program really wasn't meant to be a hardcore mesh
editor. It can't get the complicated math right and it crashes.

Has anyone else had this problem trying to unfold the HD chest??

Any pointers of how this problem might be solved?

The only thing that I can come up with off the top of my head is to take the
mesh and put it in a regular 3D editing program and remove the cutouts.
Then Pep Designer wouldn't have to try to unfold the cutouts.

I would give this a try (editing the 3D file) but I'm afraid that this might be a little out of my league.
I'm sure I could learn, but it would take me a while!!

Any help would be appreciated!!

 

[Ral Partha]

Each time I did I noticed a BUNCH of tiny seperated
pieces. I couldn't figure it out, so I just kept going. But I just figured
what those little individual pieces were. They are the pep software
trying to make the pieces for the "405th" and "FS" cutouts on the front
center of the chest.

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Has anyone else had this problem trying to unfold the HD chest??

What I did before was to cut out the line around the "405th" and "FS" and it sort of helped. Make sure that the lines are on the outside.

Any pointers of how this problem might be solved?

Dump that model and use this latest one that FS released a few days ago

 

[NullARC]

What I did before was to cut out the line around the "405th" and "FS" and it sort of helped. Make sure that the lines are on the outside.
Dump that model and use this latest one that FS released a few days ago

I'm a dork!!

I didn't realize that he released a new one...
Hard to keep up with every update and addition...

Thanks for the help!!

 

[Keegan]

Hey squirl are you going to make a size tester for the torso too?

 

[flying squirl]

My Christmas sucked. I didn't get any sleep the night before, and I kept hearing chains rattling and screaming comming from my dads room. And then the next morning he was really hyper and kept rambling on about some old lady, a fat man, and a guy in black robes

hahahaha

I get it now! I was just staring at your post for like five mintues thinking, "Wtf?"

hehe, me too

I just restarted my FS pep helmet, I had to rescale the thing to 35.0 to make it wearable. So far it looks ok, not sure though It may still be too small once the areas from the ears down are done.

What size hats do you all wear, and what was the scale you used for your pep helmets?

I wear a large, or 7.5" hat

wow! i only scaled it to 26cm high. crap. i hope itll be alright with padding at 26.

robogenisis you are just a smart little cookie.
Thanks bud.

isnt he just!!!

I'm a dork!!

I didn't realize that he released a new one...
Hard to keep up with every update and addition...

Thanks for the help!!

sorry. :/ im guna change the title now so if anyone else is workin on the old one they'll know.

Hey squirl are you going to make a size tester for the torso too?

yup, eventuialy. if someone wants to race me to it i dont mind.

 

[supertaco]

i will do so tomorrow

 

[bevbor]

Dear Flying Squirl!
I have no problems to unfold your model, but...
See the picture.
WHAT THE HELL THIS LINE IS?
Where is it's corresponding one on the other side of armor?

 

[Darth Malevelus]

QUOTE(Darth-Malevelus @ Dec 26 2007, 08:54 AM)
I just restarted my FS pep helmet, I had to rescale the thing to 35.0 to make it wearable. So far it looks ok, not sure though It may still be too small once the areas from the ears down are done.

What size hats do you all wear, and what was the scale you used for your pep helmets?

I wear a large, or 7.5" hat

wow! i only scaled it to 26cm high. crap. i hope itll be alright with padding at 26.


HEHE, If you scaled yours to 26.0 CM You must be very small built. I left the size stock straight from the download, built about half of it, and it wouldnt have fit an infant.

 

[s meisters]

My FS helmet is scaled to 0.256846 or 27.1 cm, and it fits fine. That's really wierd what's happening to you. Are you sure your not an ogre or a golem?

 

[supertaco]

i'm done with a torso size tester but i don't know what scale to use. help

 

[Ral Partha]

See the picture.
WHAT THE HELL THIS LINE IS?
Where is it's corresponding one on the other side of armor?

That line is just a curvature on the armor. It's not critical. Just leave it alone and don't cut along this line. When you unfold, this will show up as a crease represented by a mountain fold.

 

[Tiel terall]

Hey, has anyone unfolded the Torso yet? Or is there a file thats unfolded yet? I downloaded the one I saw, but it was just the model, so should I wait for a newer file? Im not trying to pressure nay one to do it, I just wondered if I downloaded the wrong file.

 

[Keegan]

Bevbor is unfolding it I believe...

 

[NullARC]

Hey, has anyone unfolded the Torso yet? Or is there a file thats unfolded yet? I downloaded the one I saw, but it was just the model, so should I wait for a newer file? Im not trying to pressure nay one to do it, I just wondered if I downloaded the wrong file.

Bevbor is unfolding it I believe...

I am working on it too.
I just got the new model.
I was working on the old one
with the "405th" cutouts in it...
Had to start over.

 

[supertaco]

i have the size tester for the torso here

 

[Keegan]

cool, I'm downloading it now...

 

[bevbor]

Somebody finished this monsta?
I'll take a lil break.
I unfolded it, now formatting.

 

[Keegan]

So your done? How long does it take to format?

 

[flying squirl]

WARNING- big updateness with lotsa pictures (after i answer these posts)
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Dear Flying Squirl!
I have no problems to unfold your model, but...
See the picture.
WHAT THE HELL THIS LINE IS?
Where is it's corresponding one on the other side of armor?

dear bevbor
calm down, its a line! it happens. the model is symetrical, i removed the lines from the symetry modifier just before exporting it for pep. its its realy that much of a problem just put the line in on the other side urself of up the tollerence of angles.

HEHE, If you scaled yours to 26.0 CM You must be very small built. I left the size stock straight from the download, built about half of it, and it wouldnt have fit an infant.

hmmm, are you clicking(or not clicking) the thing that prevents it being rescaled just before printing? cuz i put the helmet(or whats left of it) beside my moterbike helmet n its only a lil smaller.

My FS helmet is scaled to 0.256846 or 27.1 cm, and it fits fine. That's really wierd what's happening to you. Are you sure your not an ogre or a golem?

hahaha

That line is just a curvature on the armor. It's not critical. Just leave it alone and don't cut along this line. When you unfold, this will show up as a crease represented by a mountain fold.

thank you.

i have the size tester for the torso here

very good job, nicely organised. mind if i put it up in my first post with ur credits?

Somebody finished this monsta?
I'll take a lil break.
I unfolded it, now formatting.

formatting? it doesnt look like its all there in the pic u put up.

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im guna double post but its cuz it wont let me put in any more pictures.

 

[flying squirl]

right as i said in the last post, I'm posting again cuz it wouldn't let me put in any more pictures.

i want to apologize about the quality in advance, its a crappy camera.

OK, over the last while ppl have asked for pictures of stuff so here they are:

this is a pic of the mask i made of 'frank' from Donni darko. i made the entire suit but the rest isn't that interesting.

here's are pics of my simplified AR model. assembled by bunnyumptious. as you can see, its to big.

here's the heavy card version of my very first modified helmet i made. did this before i found this site and learned that you could use cardstock. ohwell.

here's the second last modified model i made. this is the model Doc used to make his one.

here it is painted with acrylic... dunno why i did that. made it a bit stronger thoe.

here's the latest version with the plans printed out on paper in front of it.

and here's a close up of some of the damage my kittens wreaked on it.

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another post on the way to do with the wax. too many pictures for one post.