ShaneG's adventures in Gmax

[Travis]

I've personally never liked the "box" method.  I always take the time to use create and use backgrounds.  This is simply because I tend to model in wireframe mode, which negates the box method.  If I can't see the box while modeling, it's pretty much useless.

[ShaneG_old]

This stuff is gloriously maddening.

I follow the directions, and mess up a little each time, but find out why, and succeed and move on to the next step in the directions.

[ShaneG_old]

Ok, I've got making the box down, I think...


My problem is getting the views to line up right, I know I have them cropped & pointing in the correct directions, but the size is off.

Is there a starting point for pixel size, or is there a formula for finding the proper pixel/meter ratio?

[Brett_Henderson]

It looks like the bitmaps are a different X/Y ratio than the boxes..

What is the box size.. ansd what are the dimensions of the bitmap ?

[Brett_Henderson]

Ahh  ..looks like you're using a UVW..  That's not needed here.. that's the point in making the boxes and bitmaps the same ratio..

[ShaneG_old]

[quote]Ahh

[Brett_Henderson]

If I read someone else's tutorial.. I'll just get confused  

I just know how I do it... if my methods conflict, just ignore me..lol

The theory is pretty simple.. if the cropped and aligned BITMAP is say 783 X 342..  the box needs to be 78.3 X 34.2 (or 7.83 X 3.42).. You get the idea.

If that's the case, simply appying it to the part makes it fit perfectly  8-)  ... you might have to rotate it in the image software, etc.

You can use a UVW if you like just leave the 'Gizmo' alone..  adjust ony the axes of application.

Keep fiddling.. it will make sense.  :)

[ShaneG_old]

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The theory is pretty simple.. if the cropped and aligned BITMAP is say 783 X 342..

[ShaneG_old]

Thank you sirs!

[Alejandro Rhodes]

There's still time Shane....Let me put it this way

If you take the Blue Pill ,you will forget the whole thing about Gmax, and will continue playing FSX/FS9, feeling you are flying in real life ,using the game as if it were true
If you take the red pill you'll get pregnant and no buddy will ever see you nice again and will look a creepy pregnant man
Ops sorry
[i]If you take the red Pill, you will get inside the whole MSFS world Knowing how this thing works; DDS Bitmaps ,Polygon ,Vertex and you are not longer In Kansas anymore Dorothy. YOU WILL LOOSE ALL THE FANTASY OF THE GAME AND WILL SEE IT DIFFERENTLY!

[ShaneG_old]

[ShaneG_old]

Starting to take some sort of familiar shape.  ;D 8-)


There sure are a lot of curves on this thing.

[Brett_Henderson]

You've got the right idea going.. in that a complex fuselage will need to be done in pieces..

The key advice I'll give here, is a little early.. because you'll find out that you're on versio 1 of what will likely be several hundred versions and pieces..

[Brett_Henderson]

OH !

[ShaneG_old]

[quote]You've got the right idea going.. in that a complex fuselage will need to be done in pieces..

The key advice I'll give here, is a little early.. because you'll find out that you're on versio 1 of what will likely be several hundred versions and pieces..