im working on making a full suit of armor, i plan to overwrite besthesdas mesh for power armor in nifskope, but there is one thing i need to know, that is: do i need to rig it to the skeleton first?

oh yes, can i combine the torso,legs,feet,arms, and head into 1 mesh

guys i dont mean to keep this thread alive, but i would really like to know this so i can start making good armor

I'm not sure as I havent tried this myself, but I did notice a http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=963 on the Nexus site. It may have the information you are looking for about the rigging.

thanks but i think that tutorial may not quite be for me

you might find http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=1057031&hl= helpful.