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Hi all,
nearly every time I work with background images in gmax, I get this prompt: "Background image will take more then X MB (usually 100MB-300MB), do you wish to continue?
the images I work with are no bigger then 70k, and they are all in grey scale. why do I get this prompt, and how do I get rid of it?

Thanks

Liran Bar, Israel

p.s.
Happy Shavo'ot every one!!!!!!! (well every one who is jewish ofcource)

By tossing the idea of using viewport background images and mapping the images to boxes/planes.

Yeah, good Idea Felix
Just make a big box and map it with the picture....


Happy Shavo'ot to you too Liran

yeah... but what about different bends in the wings?

Make a four sided plane, map your backdrop image to it..  you move your plane to the correct position. so you can build your model against it...  or am I missing something here?

yeah... but what about different bends in the wings?

You have missed understood me.... I am not talking about designing the whole plane with the image. I was only talking about the wing, as it is a very twisted and bent abject, so I thought it would be easier to manipulate it with the image in the background... am I wrong?


Liran Bar, Israel

Whether FSDS or gmax, I'll build the wing with the image in the background.  If you have a complex wing - you still have a "flat" background in all views, so you're still building against the background image.

In gmax, by having your scaled backdrop mapped to an object, in this case, the plane, you can move your plane back and forth as needed.

Remember, you would be mapping your backdrop images to at least three planes - top, side, front view....

I've seen modellers that using this method make "jigs" - reference planes at the different cross sections

OK.... but what's the answer to my question?


Liran Bar, Israel

read the John Mackay tutorial (link at http://www.freeflightdesign.com Tutorials Section on gmax backdrop image mapping to boxes.


Map your project's top, side and front views to the correctly scaled/sized box or plane, and build your wing with a non-moving "backdrop".


Alternatively - build a nice straight-winged, round bodied, fixed gear Arava, and don't worry about compicated shapes...

OK.... but what's the answer to my question?


Liran Bar, Israel

Thanx man!



Liran Bar, Israel

Alternatively - build a nice straight-winged, round bodied, fixed gear Arava, and don't worry about compicated shapes...

LOL......
I was trying once to build the Arava but abandoned it... (was too difficult for a beginner I guess)...
If you want I can show you what came out of it......
But anyway, somebody is already doing a beautiful Arava...
Liran is pretty new with these 3d programs, and he is already building a pretty weird and complicated (most of it) airplane... I don't think he want's me to tell what A/C.......

LOL Erez I prefer you don't mention the name. Maybe  I will have to mention it someday but for now, I would like to keep it between us...


Liran Bar, Israel

Erez - rumor has it that Liran went hunting abou tsome of the air bases for ideas and he's ended up making a OuragaMystereshKfir?


[quote]LOL Erez I prefer you don't mention the name. Maybe

LOL
close but not close enough....


Liran Bar, Israel

An Arava modified with the tail booms being two Magister rear fuselages and Vatour wings?

LOL
close but not close enough....


Liran Bar, Israel