You can finally meet her!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 3:57 amThe plane I made for FS2004, over many months. Pathetic I know, its a rough model but im just too stuck on making texture maps so I cant go any further.
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 3:57 amRe: You can finally meet her!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 10:56 amPathetic? NO WAY, NICE JOB! It is no small feat to mesh and export. I would think if you can get this far with the export/mesh you'll get the unwrap, just keep playing with it, and ask as many questions possible, these guys have been a huge help with my questions.
Re: You can finally meet her!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 11:05 amHint that you're doing something right - you have it facing the right way?
As you've found out, there's no short cut to persistence and practice....
As you've found out, there's no short cut to persistence and practice....
Re: You can finally meet her!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 11:12 amA great start, better than anything I've managed thusfar 
Re: You can finally meet her!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 1:12 pmIts true, but unwrap is really tricky. All I have to do it is Photoshop 7.0 and gmax, and I have not the slightest idea of what I should do with either... ::)
Re: You can finally meet her!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 5:59 pmsome tips on unwrapping:
1 - you are mapping the polygon onto the texture, not the texture onto the polygon
2 - never use the averaged normals option unlees you're really sure where ALL the vertices are
3 - also, use a mesh select modifier before the unwrap to select the polygons you want to edit... it's a lot easier if you unwrap small polys one at a time instead of whole shapes
4 - if the X,Y,Z options are greyed out, check if the polygons are selected (red) in the mesh select modifier
5 - if a part simply refuses to accept two different mappings, you can always detach the polys and map them as another part (works well when using 2 or more materials)
these are IMO, the most important things to remember when using unwrap... once you get the hang of this, things get easier
remember: you CAN use an unlimited amount of mesh select/unwrap combos in a part...
Moach
1 - you are mapping the polygon onto the texture, not the texture onto the polygon
2 - never use the averaged normals option unlees you're really sure where ALL the vertices are
3 - also, use a mesh select modifier before the unwrap to select the polygons you want to edit... it's a lot easier if you unwrap small polys one at a time instead of whole shapes
4 - if the X,Y,Z options are greyed out, check if the polygons are selected (red) in the mesh select modifier
5 - if a part simply refuses to accept two different mappings, you can always detach the polys and map them as another part (works well when using 2 or more materials)
these are IMO, the most important things to remember when using unwrap... once you get the hang of this, things get easier
remember: you CAN use an unlimited amount of mesh select/unwrap combos in a part...
Moach
Re: You can finally meet her!
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 12:37 amThanks Moach maybe I should just try the default gmax tutorial again! 
Re: You can finally meet her!
Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 5:10 amI started up gmax five minutes ago and look what I achieved! Im gonna try get this into gmax... So if I get it right, is it best to map individual parts of the plane, as opposed to one?
Re: You can finally meet her!
Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 1:56 pmYAY!!! ;)
In my experience repainting, try to keep the fuse as one texture.. makes it alot easier, and you dont have to get a headake over 'joins' ... :D 
Lookin good, keep us informed :D
In my experience repainting, try to keep the fuse as one texture.. makes it alot easier, and you dont have to get a headake over 'joins' ... :D
Lookin good, keep us informed :D
Re: You can finally meet her!
Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 9:08 amWill do! :) Still have a lot to figure out first! :P