How do I connect shoulder armor to bicep armor

[Cyno]

I am struggling to figure out how to connect these two armor pieces. The should piece has an awkward connection area to the bicep and I am very confused on what to do. I would like it to be modular. That way I can use other shoulder pieces but it doesn't have to be. Any help would be amazing.

 

[Billbill36]

If you haven’t already printed the Commando shoulder, you can take both parts into something like meshmixer or 3D Builder, line it up with the bicep where you want it, then do a subtraction to cut out the shape of the bicep from the shoulder armor. It should be able to sit more flush then.

 

[BlazingForge]

there was a tutorial made by the amazing DeltaAlphaZulu on his youtube that goes over boolean tools in blender! Here is his video! I recently had to do something similar for a helmet attachment and there was a slight hiccup but in the end it worked and this tutorial was super helpful!

Also make sure to have some references on hand to make sure when you use the boolean tool its in the right spot and exactly how it should be! unless you want to make it different! If you do that's just fine!

 

[rickrtickr]

I use High-strength velcro. (3M Dual Lock specifically) to mount between the shoulder armor and the shoulder pad.


1 strip of 1" x 3" is rated for up to 10 pounds so I use 2 of them on each side. (you can see a couple of the strips under the one on the right of my armor in the image.)

But it does require a flat join surface. this "velcro" is hard and does not bend easily. so the joined face needs to be flat and mutual on both sides.

 

[Dan817]

I am struggling to figure out how to connect these two armor pieces. The should piece has an awkward connection area to the bicep and I am very confused on what to do. I would like it to be modular. That way I can use other shoulder pieces but it doesn't have to be. Any help would be amazing.
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I had the same issue and I still haven’t gotten a 100% fix but I drilled holes and ran shoelaces through the pieces and made them as tight as I could and trying to make them as less noticable as I can. Not the best but it worked for the convention I went to that weekend. I’ll be looking at the comments to for a better method to though.

 

[tahu505]

One of the suits I made uses these same files and I ran into the same issue. I designed a magnet attachment system to connect the shoulder. The idea was for it to be a strong connection, but still removable for packing and able to break away incase too much force was being placed on the shoulder.

I'm on my phone and do not have the files with me now, but when I get home I will upload them.

Here's images of the attachment system.

 

[Ulfhedinn073]

I designed a magnet attachment system to connect the shoulder

That's pretty clean bro.

I had the same desire for removability, but I had a bunch of snaps on hand from my undersuit. Since my bicep pieces are now cast rubber (I've got to do an update on that soon), I just added those to the casting, with the other end attached to the shoulder piece with E6000. I then (will) use a Velcro strap attached to my harness to make sure it stays upright.

 

[tahu505]

One of the suits I made uses these same files and I ran into the same issue. I designed a magnet attachment system to connect the shoulder. The idea was for it to be a strong connection, but still removable for packing and able to break away incase too much force was being placed on the shoulder.

I'm on my phone and do not have the files with me now, but when I get home I will upload them.

Here's images of the attachment system.
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Here is the Thingiverse link for the files. Sorry for the delay, some stuff came up.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6860537

 

[Ulfhedinn073]

Here is the Thingiverse link for the files. Sorry for the delay, some stuff came up.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6860537

Do you remember what strength magnets you used?

 

[tahu505]

Do you remember what strength magnets you used?

I don't remember the lb force, but they were neodymium magnets, which are very strong. I also listed the magnet size in the Thingiverse description

 

[Ulfhedinn073]

I don't remember the lb force, but they were neodymium magnets, which are very strong. I also listed the magnet size in the Thingiverse description

This just in - I'm bad at reading retention. That was what I was asking for. lol Thanks

 

[Cyno]

One of the suits I made uses these same files and I ran into the same issue. I designed a magnet attachment system to connect the shoulder. The idea was for it to be a strong connection, but still removable for packing and able to break away incase too much force was being placed on the shoulder.

I'm on my phone and do not have the files with me now, but when I get home I will upload them.

Here's images of the attachment system.
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This would be huge. I want the shoulder pieces to be modular. I like about 4 different pieces so being able to switch would be sick.

 

[tahu505]

This would be huge. I want the shoulder pieces to be modular. I like about 4 different pieces so being able to switch would be sick.

Yee! I posted the link for it a bit up in the thread. I use this attachment for both my commando and grenadier shoulder so you can definitely make it modular

 

[Cyno]

Yee! I posted the link for it a bit up in the thread. I use this attachment for both my commando and grenadier shoulder so you can definitely make it modular

I scrolled down after replying and I saw it. This is my first post on this site so Im still learning how it works. Ill have to keep that in mind. Those are going to be one of the last things I print. I just wanted to figure it out.

 

[tahu505]

I scrolled down after replying and I saw it. This is my first post on this site so Im still learning how it works. Ill have to keep that in mind. Those are going to be one of the last things I print. I just wanted to figure it out.

No worries! I just wanted to make sure you didn't miss it