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skinny said:

In Pepakura Designer, you can import files (File - Import File (*PDO)) to view a whole bunch at the same time. That's how i've been working out positioning of the chest, brace, collar and back. I have noticed that the foam templates for the back and chest occupy the same place though, so you have to have the original robo files to view them in their correct positions.

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justinbauler said:

Is there a different file out for the abs? How is everyone doing the 3 main ab pieces as one piece?

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hyperguyver2 said:

Hey guys I have ran into a serious problem with the construction. I am trying to construct the shins and I'm noticing that some of the parts are not lining up correctly and are leaving me with parts that are lop-sided and have large gaps that cannot be connected without 2nd guessing/ jurry rigging parts to fill the gaps. Is this a problem with the actual templates, is there something missing or is this just my n00bish ineptitude that keeps me from doing this? This has created days of fustration for me with almost all of the parts and have considered quiting this project serveral times (I guess I'm a glutton for punishment). I have seen countless pictures where people doing this have created gorgious works of art (you know who you are), and the perfectionist within me is driving me insane becuase I cant seem to get that result no matter how hard I try. Please help me what can I do to get this to come together and not have to keep guessing and driving myself crazy.QUOTE]

This happened to me early in the game...:sick I was doing Robos boot as a first attempt.
Is your printer telling you that some items are off scale or wont fit the page? and is asking if you want to resize/adjust images to fit??? Mine did that, it was an HP Desk Jet....if you answer "Yes" all the pieces come out different sizes..:cry They look right, but come out all crizazy...:wacko The answer is "NO" you DO NOT want to adjust to fit!:cool
Stangely, my new Canon printer never has done that???
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justinbauler said:

Is there a different file out for the abs? How is everyone doing the 3 main ab pieces as one piece?

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hyperguyver2 said:

My printer does ask and I've always said not since that was something covered earlier in this thread. I've gotten almost all of the upper body with little problems its the legs and feet that are giving me hell in general. Im seriously thinking im doing something wrong

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Devin the Dude said:

Looking at your pics, it just looks like you need to force that piece down over the gap.

I basically just glued where the mountain seams touched on both parts, then went around it again and glued the rest down. Does that make sense? My coffee hasn't kicked in yet...

I think you just need to force it to fill the gap, unless its causing it to warp too much or something. I found the shins and thighs to be the most challenging parts by far.

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fyreant said:

ok so I did this but ran into a problem when I import the back piece. it appears to have the back piece overlap the chest piece. See below pic. how do I fix this when importing the PDO?

thx

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fyreant said:

Anyone??

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skinny said:

In Pepakura Designer, you can import files (File - Import File (*PDO)) to view a whole bunch at the same time. That's how i've been working out positioning of the chest, brace, collar and back. I have noticed that the foam templates for the back and chest occupy the same place though, so you have to have the original robo files to view them in their correct positions.

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Deelite said:

skinny provided you the answer:



search this forum to get the original ROBO files

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hyperguyver2 said:

Hey guys I have ran into a serious problem with the construction. I am trying to construct the shins and I'm noticing that some of the parts are not lining up correctly and are leaving me with parts that are lop-sided and have large gaps that cannot be connected without 2nd guessing/ jurry rigging parts to fill the gaps. Is this a problem with the actual templates, is there something missing or is this just my n00bish ineptitude that keeps me from doing this? This has created days of fustration for me with almost all of the parts and have considered quiting this project serveral times (I guess I'm a glutton for punishment). I have seen countless pictures where people doing this have created gorgious works of art (you know who you are), and the perfectionist within me is driving me insane becuase I cant seem to get that result no matter how hard I try. Please help me what can I do to get this to come together and not have to keep guessing and driving myself crazy. I've included my progess of the shins so you guys can see where it stands.

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STEALTH said:

Um...that's pretty awesome.


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Deelite said:

Anyone have tips on the shins and thighs. These are proving to be the most difficult pieces to build out.

Below are the two areas that I'm having difficulty with on the thighs. These are making the thigh to be rectangular in shape (not round), and no amount of heat gunning the pieces to form them is helping.

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armynavy said:

?? Not sure what your doing wrong unless your not cutting the angles on the thigh peaces, other then that i never used a heat gun for my armor.

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