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Error323

06-05-2002, 12:32 PM

Hi all,

I want to make a car in 3dsmax so I got blueprints from suurland.com, BUT!!! when I attach them to a plane and push show map in viewport. These maps look soooo f*cked up. It's only a few pixels then... can anyone tell me why?? And howto fix this problem??? I want nice sharp pictures as references in my viewports.

THnx,

:: Error

Taoizm

06-05-2002, 01:43 PM

First thing you might try is to change the viewport porperties. Under customize click preferences. Find the viewport tab. Now in lower right corner is a button that says Configure driver. click on it, and look for the settings that say download texture ,and background texture. The higher the quality 256/512, etc... the better the image will show up in the viewport. It does take a toll on your video memory and card performance though so beware.

Hope that helped. :)

Error323

06-05-2002, 10:55 PM

yes it did help :) :) :) thnx a lot m8!!! Now let's MODEL!!!! =)

06-05-2002, 10:59 PM

Another tip for working with blueprints ( I know it can be a nightmare!) is to re-draw the lines in Illustrator (or even Max). You'll find it much more helpfull when you need to zoom in close - and you can also use the curves to help you build it!

Good luck!

:wip:

Error323

06-06-2002, 11:26 AM

thanks AJ, that is also a very usefull tip! :wavey:

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