Help Making a Model

[JohnRansom]

Hi, I got blender last night (for like the fifth time) and spent an hour starting the sculpting for a custom helmet. To see what would happen if I exported it to Pepakura, I did so, and found out it has way to many faces. Is this because I used the sculpting option? If so, what option do I need to use. Any help appreciated.

 

[Demogorgon]

Within pep designer you can set the angle threshold down to drastically reduce the amount of polys showing up (removing fold lines for angles greater than specified threshold).

Settings > Other Settings > (bottom of the new window) Threshold ___ Deg. Try setting at 160 and see what happens

 

[JohnRansom]

Thanks for the quick response. I have another question that just occurred to me. Do I need to hollow out the inside of the sculpt to make it a helmet? I know it seems a simple question but there it is.

 

[Demogorgon]

I don't think you would have to hollow it out, just don't print out the pieces where the neck hole is and you should be good to go haha.

 

[JohnRansom]

Alright. With my luck, I'll be back with more questions within a few days. Thanks again.

 

[Demogorgon]

Anytime! The members of the 405th are here to help!