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Originally Posted by piginapoke
i'm a little nervous with PDO files with all the complex sharp angles and tiny parts
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With Pepakura it is possible to print with or without the fold lines, and it's also possible to remove the texture from the surfaces completely. Where possible I try to print a full colour version with no lines and also another version with no texture but all the fold lines showing. That way I can experiment with the creases in a white version to see the shape and fit required for each piece ... Then I repeat each stage using the textured pieces, but avoiding as many folds as possible. Thus allowing the card surfaces to just twist and curve into place, avoiding most of the unnatural creases found in the polymetric designs. These curved surfaces can often be further caressed (burnished) with damp fingers and other tools to achieve much more natural curvatures.