Hey i was wondering i have pepakara viewer and i had to download some 3d modeling viewer to view my .obj files, is there anyway i can change the extension from .obj to a .pdo file or would that not work in the slightest? Im new to this scene so im trying to get some stuff going to try to make a dead space suit and some of those files are in .obj format. Thank you in advance.
.obj to pdo files
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Jimmy Da Moose
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You can only open .obj in Pep Designer. You can use the Designer and all its tools for free, but to save something, you have to buy the license.
Hi there!
.obj is a common 3d model format. This model format will contain the geometry of your model (created out of vertexes and triangles), and sometimes UV information (required for a model with textures instead of the flat white of most PDOs).
Unfortunately the .obj does not carry any data that will help you create a paper version of that object - you will need to use the "Pepakura Designer" tool to choose which edges/lines of the model to create seams at and then spend some time breaking the object apart and arranging the flattened parts on paper. If you wish to do this you can simply go File->Open in Pepakura Designer and choose your .obj file. Then you can go File->Save and save a .pdo file which will have the information Pepakura uses to create a foldable paper version.
.obj is a common 3d model format. This model format will contain the geometry of your model (created out of vertexes and triangles), and sometimes UV information (required for a model with textures instead of the flat white of most PDOs).
Unfortunately the .obj does not carry any data that will help you create a paper version of that object - you will need to use the "Pepakura Designer" tool to choose which edges/lines of the model to create seams at and then spend some time breaking the object apart and arranging the flattened parts on paper. If you wish to do this you can simply go File->Open in Pepakura Designer and choose your .obj file. Then you can go File->Save and save a .pdo file which will have the information Pepakura uses to create a foldable paper version.
It's a pretty straightforward process, though it does take a bit of practice to learn how to make good unfolds.
This is the tutorial I learned off of. Some of the things you learn by practice is what kind of shapes are hard to cut and fold and things like where tabs should go (i.e: It's very hard to put tabs onto the piece that connects to a thin strip as they're often wider than the strip. It's easier to put the tabs on the strip and glue them to the other piece).
The other thing you learn by doing is minimizing number of pages you use.
This is the tutorial I learned off of. Some of the things you learn by practice is what kind of shapes are hard to cut and fold and things like where tabs should go (i.e: It's very hard to put tabs onto the piece that connects to a thin strip as they're often wider than the strip. It's easier to put the tabs on the strip and glue them to the other piece).
The other thing you learn by doing is minimizing number of pages you use.
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