'wearable' T60b Power Armor from Fallout 4 Brotherhood of Steel

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THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. PROJECT UPDATE: PAUSED TEMPORARILY. I REGULARLY RECEIVE REQUESTS FOR SOURCE FILES, SO I HAVE RELEASED THEM IN A ZIP ARCHIVE CALLED "SOURCE" AS .IPT (AUTODESK INVESTOR) AND .STP. PLANS FOR THE NEXT PROJECT: BUILDING A WEARABLE VERSION OF THE POWER ARMOR. THIS WILL INVOLVE SCALING DOWN THE DESIGN TO ACCOMMODATE HUMAN USE WITHOUT NECESSITATING ADDITIONAL EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT. INSPIRATION: THE GOAL IS TO MODEL A COMPLETE POWER ARMOR FROM FALLOUT 4, GIVEN ITS COMPLEXITY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY NATURE. PREVIOUS MODELS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM GAME MATERIALS ARE LIMITED IN SCOPE. ENGINEERING CHALLENGES: * HAND OPERATION AND MECHANISMS * OPENING MECHANISM FOR FRAME * GENERAL MECHANICAL PROCESSING THE PLAN IS TO ENACT A ROTATION RANGE OF 180 DEGREES FOR THE HAND. FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, SEE UPDATES BELOW. UPDATE 12/19/2016: NEW HAND DESIGN. NOW FEATURES TWO MOUNTS FOR 28BYJ-48 STEPPER MOTORS INSIDE THE PALM TO OPERATE THE FINGERS. PROTOTYPE TESTING REVEALED JOINT STIFFNESS, LEADING TO A REFINEMENT OF PRINT SETTINGS. LOWER ARM SECTION INCOMPLETE, BUT ALMOST FINALIZED WITH THE ADDITION OF Wrist ROTATION PARTS AND MOTOR MOUNTS. UPDATE 02/02/2016: VERSION UPDATE FOR THE HAND WITH BIGGER TOLERANCES. ALSO RESTARTING LOWER ARM DESIGN FROM SCRATCH, FOCUSING ON HAND ROTATION MECHANISMS. NEW DESIGN CENTERED AROUND SMALL GEARS TO ALIGN HAND WITH LOWER ARM. UPDATE 0.4 01/08/2016: RIGHT-HAND FIRST VERSION COMPLETE. THANKS TO THOSE WHO INSPIRED THIS PROGRESS, LISTED IN PREVIOUS UPDATES. LEGACY FOLDER ADDED FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES. MOST RECENT HAND DESIGN AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AS .IPT AND .STP FILES. NECESSARY PARTS INCLUDE 001 (HAND BASE), 002-003 (INDEX/RING FINGER JUNCTURES), AND JOINT (PART 015). CORD FOR ACTUATING FINGERS NEEDED; HOLE SIZED 2 MM, NYLON OR OTHER SUITABLE MATERIALS. UPDATE 11/25/2015: ALPHA PREVIEW RELEASE. ONLY RIGHT-HAND PARTS INCLUDED: COMPLETE ASSEMBLY (003), LOWER ARM (004), AND SEPARATE HAND COMPONENTS (004A-004K). OPENING MECHANISM FOR ENTRANCE OF POWER ARMOR. UPDATE 0.3 11/21/2015: CHANGES TO ORIGINAL MODEL. DIVIDED THE T60B HELMET INTO NINE SMALLER PIECES FOR PRINTABILITY, WHILE REFASHIONING SELECTED PARTS (013-014, 016-017) WITH A FUNCTIONAL JOINT. UPDATE 0.2 11/20/2015: REDUCED OVERLAPS BETWEEN CLOSING HOLES IN MESH AND ADDED SUPPORT FOR ATTACHMENT OF SHOULDER ARMOR ON THE CHEST BACK UPPER PARTS. ADDED CONNECTED LOWER LEG PLUS FOOT PARTS TO REENFORCEMENTS WITH POWER ARMOR FRAME MODEL. UPDATE 0.1 11/19/2015: RELEASED T60B-WEARABLE-0.1.RAR ARCHIVE CONTAINING COMPLETELY BREAK-DOWN, SCALABLE PIECES FOR PRINTER FITTINGS AND GENERAL COMPLIANCE WITH FUTURE ADDITIONS. KNOWN ISSUES: * PIECES TOO LARGE FOR SOME PRINTERS REQUIRING DIVISION * CURRENT RESOLUTION PRODUCES BLURRY OR FAULTY DETAIL