Pepakura Designer & Viewer
http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/

Bootcamp Info
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/

Virtualization Rundown (Not Free)
http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/
http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/overview.html

PDF Printers
http://www.cutepdf.com
http://www.bullzip.com/
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat.html (Not Free)

Metasequoia
http://metaseq.net/english/index.html

Blender
http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/

Milkshape 3D
http://chumbalum.swissquake.ch/

Google Sketchup
http://www.google.com/sketchup/download/

3DS Max (Not Free)
http://usa.autodesk.com/3ds-max/

Adobe Photoshop (Not Free)
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html

GIMP
http://www.gimp.org/

"Don't bump a thread within the first couple days."

Unless it's this one.... If we keep it bumped to the top of the pile it will 'in effect' be a 'sticky'.

This brought me from the front page. This should be stickied. Good image.

Good thread here, OP

It would also be nice if we could inspire the mods to add a piece of code to let us upload pdo's, just as pdf's.

>>430184
But it will run out a lot sooner because of the limit on the number of posts.

Some sites for models:
http://paperkraft.blogspot.com/
http://www.cubeecraft.com/ - good for beginners
http://cp.c-ij.com/en/contents/1006/
http://www.papercraftcentral.net/
http://cafetera.blog114.fc2.com/
http://www.custompapertoys.com/
http://www.imprime-recorta-pega.com/descargas/dload.php
http://www.desktopgremlins.com/freepapercraft.html
http://webprint.epson.jp/mypage/craft/index.jsp
http://www.zealot.com/forum/
http://piromodel.fc2web.com/paper%20model/newpage1.html
http://paperinside.com/
http://www.marshallalexander.net/
http://ninjatoes.wordpress.com/
http://www.paper-replika.com/
http://icthus7-papercraft.blogspot.com/
http://goldenagesuperheroesinpaper.blogspot.com/
http://www.hp.com/hho/hp_create/
http://www.3eyedbear.com/category/3eb-custom-design/
http://www.matthijskamstra.nl/blog/index.php/drukk/
http://blog.dollyoblong.com/Deviant art
http://www.pokemonpapercraft.com/
http://www.sasatoku.co.jp/hp/present/paper_craft/index.html
http://www.sr-fraude.com/
http://tektonten.blogspot.com/
http://www.beverage.co.jp/fun/papercraft/
http://guru2.karakasa.com/top_e.html
http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/entertainment/papercraft/index.html
http://paperforest.blogspot.com/
http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/
http://www.warcenter.cz/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=250933&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=1395
http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/ also check out the japanese gallery
Last but not least - GOOGLE
Please note that I haven't visited some of these sites for a long time so no guarantees. Apologies to all the wonderful sites that I forgot to mention. Lots of sites have links to other sites. Check them out.

>>430177

Oh, yes, for all of you who are new to papercraft

fucking google, you dont need to make a thread each time you want to know what paper to use, there are millions of sites by searching what paper is best for papercraft, or what glue

inb4 they're trolls, some of them aren't

>>430371

true dat

I know this won't sticky but we can keep bumping it so those who are actually interested in papercraft/origami can see this. please help us mods. trolls are just shitting on this board.

Haven't been able to find a portal gun papercraft. Wanna help me out guys?

>>430791
there was a thread here, go find it

dont be newfags just type sage in the email so that you can bump without adding to the post count.

>>431294
>>431282
lolwut?

>>430221
Also try Canon Papercraft
Thay have some excellent mid-level to complex models

Thanks for the post <3

Why exactly can't we have a real sticky?

>>431825
I tried printing canon's stuff at a fedex location and they bitched at me about copyright because it had Canon (C) everywhere. I tried to explain that this surely just meant their name is copywrited.. But I ended up having to email the company to get a formal release notification for their material before fedex would print me anything.

Anyone had any similar experiences? What did you do?

How do I re-enforce a papercraft to the point it's actually durable?

>>432004
Why not refer them to the website where they can see for themselves?
In America they have something called "Fair Usage" - I think, which lets you make a copy and, in the UK, they often let you copy stuff once for your own use.

I'll be saving important posts from here to notepad in case it ever 404s.

This is hands down the best paper modeling site to this day. You will have to use a free online translator (google russian to english translator) for some of the stuff but it's worth it. Enjoy. http://only-paper.ru/forum

>>432496
Make sure your security stuff is up to date first. I downloaded some serious nasty viruses from Russian sites. Took days to clean up.

>>432552
>>432575
>>432599
>>432602
What is this, /g/?

>>432602
Because games.
>>432575
>>432552
Especially for now disabled all browser blockers and adds.
Where exactly on that web you've got a single fucking pop-up? Let alone, a virus?

Mommy really should keep better tabs on her homo /b/tard son.

Suggestion:
In order to keep this thread as long as possible you can delete your bump posts. The thread will stay on page 1 but the count will stay the same as before you bumped.
To delete a thread you open up the thread as usual usuing reply. To select a post you click in the little box beside the title and to delete that post you click on the delete button at bottom right (next to the report button). You can only delete your own posts and there does seem to be a time limit after which it won't let you delete, presumably because the automatic password changes.

this is the first time i've ever been on /po/

bampin a great thread, full of awesome info.

should be stickied, imo

bumping for relevence

Bump. Please try your beast to always keep this thread at page 1!

Bump
If you recognize any of the bumps before this one as yours: delete them, so the reply limit lowers. Thank you!

They need to sticky one of these already...

Are there even mods on /po/?

>>440845
There's never been a full-time one, but we have had stickies before.

Bump to stop Newfaggatory on the board

Where is the best place to buy 32lb (120gsm) paper? I've been looking around and while I see some places sell A4 size paper, they usually weigh 24 pounds at most.

>>442105
check dickblick.com

They should have what you're looking for

Has weighting on the bottom/feet of large papercrafts been mentioned? Info plox

Actually when I made the Chelsea model her legs weren't matched up perfectly (her left leg is about a quarter of an inch too far out) so she doesn't stand properly, I was considering putting something heavy in her feet, or magnets, but in the end I made the whole thing sealed and hoped for the best.

It's something that I'd be interested to see though, how other people do it.

>>442720
Only suggestion I have is old beads from shitty childhood sets and broken bracelets..
x_x

This is a good thread and you are a good person for it.

Should be a sticky.

>>445467

bad things happen to stickies

>>445469
Hence why we don't have one....
It all comes down to maturity. Which is something enough people lack, therefore shorting us all.
>>445467
Thank you.
And as mentioned before, whenever/if this one dies, I saved the html, I can replicate it.

Bump
And also does anyone know how to change the colour of the printed lines in Pep? Printing onto black paper is a bitch so I wanted to change the lines to yellow or something visible.

>>445706
One of two ways:

1) Go to Settings: Other Settings: and check the box that says "Draw white line under dot line"

2) Right click on the right side, select "Color Edge", and have the color you want the lines to be selected. Sometimes you may have to click the option "Hidden Lines" (in Color Edge) too, if the designer is retarded and tried to hide their mistakes or something.

Third option is print lineless, but that's kind of assumed.

Another note to add: Don't make ambiguous requests for "the thing in this picture" or "this". Not everyone knows what you're talking about. Try and provide information (name of object, game, series, etc) that would help people help you.

I just bought 110 lb for my attempt to make a life-sized Master Sword. Am I screwed?

>>448881
Not at all, it just may be a little more difficult to make it, but atleast it will be hard to bend in the end. :D

>>448881
Yes you are, it's not going to be strong enough.

>>449048
Yeah, I ended up just ordering 65 lb and got a refund on the 110 (yay walmart).
>>449049
The guy in the video said to reinforce it w/ cardboard, most likely going to do that.

i use super glu, and apply it with toothpicks, im to impaintent to wait for glue to dry.

>>449822
Tacky glue dries pretty fast as it is.

what can i use to coat the finished model to protect it so the paint doesn't fade with time?

also bumping a great thread

>>451682
you can use spray varnish. Its not amazing, but it will make papercrafts more resistant to physical damage and light.
Generally it helps the most on plain (or low gsm) paper as I havent noticed very big difference on my 250gsm mask. :)

thanks a lot to OP for this awesome thread. i am almost complete newfag to papercrafting so i appreciate a lot.
also bump

Hey guys, getting into papercrafting. Just have a quick question. You don't run the paper you're using through the printer, right? How do I print? Should I cut them out on multipurpose paper and paste them on to the paper I use?

>>452872

I run 110lb cardstock through an HP Officejet 6500 with zero problems.

>>452872
65lb and 110lb cardstock will feed problem-free through Xerox Docuprint C6, HP Deskjet D2330, Lexmark X63, and several other printers I've used.

>>430177
bumping this for great front page justice

>>430177

Looks like mostly flat printers, which concern me a bit. I'm running an old EPSON Stylus CX3810. Tons of problems, I should probably get a new printer, but can't afford one right now...

It bends the paper at... I'd say somewhere between 30 to 45 degrees. 65/110 lb paper find to run through that?

I also have a samsung laser printer but that thing takes a full 180 in the center so there is no way I could run thick paper in there. Its also got a lot of other problems I'd rather not deal with.

I definitely want to get into this and bought most of the primary tools but the lack of directions on this is making it quite difficult to start up on.

Which 3D modeling software does /po/ recommend?

>>453136

30 to 45 degrees should be fine. My printer does a 180 with 110lb without problems.


>>452872

Printing on regular paper and pasting that onto stiffer paper is a really great method of making humongous papercraft. Run your templates through the Rasterbator ( http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/ ), line them up and paste them on a huge piece of paperboard, and you've got yourself a nice massive project.

>>430177

Holy shit, this is now a sticky!
Thanks mod!

And the only useful link was deleted for some reason.
It corrects most of the bad information in this thread:
http://www.cardfaq.org/faq/

Here are my basic beginner's links and downloadable sites for people looking for a variety of new projects (all levels).
Made it in '09, so a few links may be dead or slightly different, but if you can't find them, try a quick Google.

xxZcxzs

bump

>Sticky

About damn time.

Thanks!

I miss our old sticky

This is something I've been meaning to ask. When cutting out your papercraft, where do you cut (in regards to the outline)? Outside the line, inside, or on?

>>458681
To be precise and to fully answer your question; yes.

>>458681

depends on of it is raster, vector, and how the designer worked their engineering out for it.
there are also several techniques for controlling the edge result.
but this is all well documented in several easy to find google-first-page faqs.

CP TJREASDS HJSA

>>458681
Almost always on, unless the cut line forms part of the pattern.

First time on this board, some of the origami people have posted are amazing, and this board seems relatively peaceful too, you guise seem nice

>>458681
I always cut slightly inside, but you'll get a different answer based on preference. Both work really, and I think as long as you color edges as you go, it makes very little difference.

>>459115

i like this board too, it's peacefull just like /an/

>>458283
>has password for Raspera crafts
YESSSSSSSSSSSS

>>459592
to be fair it's not a particularly hard password, zsedc, which is being extremely lazy and just doing a triangle on your keyboard

i have question, when im watching pictures of models, i often see some green like sheet with numbers on it, looks like some mathematic shit, whats the name of it and where to get this

>>459792
what is this green thing, where get this, whats the point of this

>>459792
>>459793
It's a self-healing cutting mat, they're invaluable if you use a scalpel to cut out your templates. You can get them at any craft store or newsagent.

>>459794
thank you very much

Some really great info here! Thanks OP!

I'm adding posts to this thread

Oh for fucks sake. It's /po I'll bump if I want to bump!

I WANT TO HAVE SEX WITH THE PAPER AND STUFF

Oh great, I was going to look where to start with this whole thing.

I approve of this sticky.

Thank you op.
You answered some of my questions and I believe it will help many others.

Hey pattern for anime eyes glasses?