Progress on MKV(B)

[M21]

I’ve finally conquered the software issue i had been fighting for months with my printer and now I’m able to print flawlessly. Though now I’m realizing without armorsmith it’s gonna be a lot harder to scale my armor appropriately.

If anyone has any methods or tips or possibly even another program please let me know.

Here is the progress so far!

 

[sylverkestrel]

I'll definitely have to follow your progress! I'm considering making MK5 armor. I know with my body type, we're definitely going to need to invest in armor smith to scale my armor and conserve filament.

 

[Ben626]

Even with Armorsmith, I ended up printing various scales to test. For test pieces, I would either print sizing rings or the entire piece with one wall and usually zero infill.

 

[M21]

Even with Armorsmith, I ended up printing various scales to test. For test pieces, I would either print sizing rings or the entire piece with one wall and usually zero infill.

This way is probably about to become a major lifesaver. Working with the files from titlewave right now and seeing what all i can do to get them to take to armorsmith and work to properly scale them.

 

[M21]

So with some adjustments here and there, i finally got the hang of sizing and translating different parts. (For those who are very new like i am, i highly recommend reducing the opacity of your armor to .5 and leaving your body solid. To help with this, you can even make them contrasting colors and it can help you sort of see what’s gonna be tight or not) as I’m typing this I’m starting to print out a forearm in order to see whether or not it’s a true and accurate fit. If not, no sweat and I’ll be able to use it as a lesson and information on the size disparity for the rest of my armor and what to look for.

 

[M21]

ALRIGHTY

Progress so far has been great! Both forearms fit perfectly when wearing an impromptu undersuit.

The biceps luckily are where i took advice and printed a sizing ring and got an idea of how much bigger they’d need to be in order to actually fit my biceps.

Next up, THIGHS.

 

[SgtSaint]

Outstanding!