Armor workbench (Fallout 4)

The armor workbench is a crafting station in Fallout 4. The Sole Survivor can use the workshop to attach and detach armor mods on body armor parts and some Clothing pieces as well. The armor parts that can be modified are divided into Chest, Right Arm, Left Arm, Right Leg and Left Leg.

The armor part sets present in the game are Leather Armor, Raider Armor, Metal Armor, Synth armor and Combat Armor. Some Clothing can also be upgraded at the workbench, such as Vault Jumpsuits and Red Dress.

When applying an armor mod, the name of the armor part can change accordingly. You can To create a mod, the Sole Survivor needs proper materials, as well as the corresponding perk, Armorer. The Armorer perk has four ranks, each one unlocks another rank tier for armor crafting.

Miscelaneous
Some mods will add additional functions to the armor piece.

Pocketed improves your carrying capacity. Padded or Dense reduces damage from explosions. This will greatly deflect limb damage. Lining will reduce radiation or any specific damage depending of the materials used. Light build mods will decrease the weight (WT) at the expense of the defense.

The legs armor have special mods: Cushioned, that reduces falling damage Strengthened, that reduces limb damage. Muffled, that reduces detection from moving. Custom Fitted, making sprinting take less AP.