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Jamaludin
08-10-2003, 05:36 PM
I know this sounds dumb it truely is but I started a tutorial on 3d total by Dave Komorowski and it is a Poly head modelling tutorial. Well and I know how to poly model lol but I dont know how to attach those reference images to a blank plane for reference, could anyone help me with this perhaps ? Sorry for the question and many thanks in advance ! :surprised
DeathBrain
08-10-2003, 06:15 PM
To insert material into a plane
1. Select your plane
2. Right click, > materials > materials attribute > color
3. click icon box on the right side of color slider > select file > Image Name

To insert Image as Image Plane
1. View > Image Plane > Import Image
http://www.geocities.com/zigaretos/implane.txt

Note : Don't forget to turn on smooth shading display and hardware texturing :)
Jamaludin
08-10-2003, 06:28 PM
Deathbrain now that is the second time helping me already, mucho gracias ! Now I can start on the poly tutorial, thanks allot man !
JoeSchmo
08-11-2003, 02:58 AM
I used to map my references to the orthographic
cameras.
But now I actually find it a bit easier just to make nurbs
planes and map the refs as a color map onto them.
They are eaisier to adjust. Even rotate a bit, I case your
drawings aren't perfect. You can adjust the transparancy,
create a mel button for moving the planes outada way.
and put them on a layer as a reference.
It's just much easier IMO.
Joe
wgreenlee1
08-11-2003, 03:33 AM
Originally posted by JoeSchmo
I used to map my references to the orthographic
cameras.
But now I actually find it a bit easier just to make nurbs
planes and map the refs as a color map onto them.
They are eaisier to adjust. Even rotate a bit, I case your
drawings aren't perfect. You can adjust the transparancy,
create a mel button for moving the planes outada way.
and put them on a layer as a reference.
It's just much easier IMO.
Joe


Thats what I do also.
Jamaludin
08-11-2003, 05:12 PM
Thanks everyone for the great help im trying all diffrent kinds of methods you are telling me to see whats best of use for me, thanks allot for the help, neato ! :surprised
wgreenlee1
08-11-2003, 09:40 PM
The only negative thing Ive found by useing NURBS planes is when you smooth shade everything then enable transparent the image/NURBS planes also go tranparent.

I can still see eveerything just fine but not the same as no tranparent.



Just a thought....
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