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Please help how can i repaint a new aircraft? (Read 447 times)
Oct 14th, 2005 at 9:00am

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Hello. Could someone please tell me how i can use microsoft paint to create textures for my aircraft and how do i set then into my aircraft folder so they will show in flightsim 9 ?

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Reply #1 - Oct 14th, 2005 at 11:40am

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Search SimV for 'repaint' over the past couple of months (+60 days) and get an idea of what  processes are involved.

The easiest program is payware: Abacus FSRepaint at $29 -- well worth its price.

The best freeware repaint program isPixia

Always repaint aircraft using layers!
Pixia ver. 3.3 is now available!
 
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Reply #2 - Oct 15th, 2005 at 2:06pm

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Ok i made the textures in that free ware program and i dont know what to do from here do i have to type something in the aircraft cfg file and how do i apply these textures?

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Reply #3 - Oct 15th, 2005 at 4:10pm

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Pilot - Since I believe you're asking how map your model parts, make sure you've gone through the gmax tutorials on UVW mapping.

There are some good mapping tutorials here and at Freeflight Design Shop.

 
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Reply #4 - Oct 15th, 2005 at 5:04pm

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honestly, using any cheap application I've found has had horrible results. You're best off just saving up for Photoshop or Paintshop Pro. They are both professional grade applications and can do everything you ever wanted them to.
 
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Reply #5 - Oct 16th, 2005 at 5:14am

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Yes i have applyed textures in gmax and they wont show in flight sim how can i ger them to show in flight sim?

PS i have read all fo the tutrial for gmax

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Reply #6 - Oct 16th, 2005 at 10:46am

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Use DXTBmp to convert the textures to DXT1.

Step-by-step

1. Apply textures in Gmax in normal format [24-bit]
2. Convert textures to DXT1 [with DXTBmp] format
3. Export visual model

Just before doing all this, just make sure that all related textures have the suffix *_t.bmp appended to them. Examples:

Surface_Texture_t.bmp
Interior_Texture_t.bmp

etc.

The "t" tells FS that this is a normal texture, but the texture must in either 16-bit or DXT1 [a texture without reflections] format so that FS can render the textures.
 
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Reply #7 - Oct 16th, 2005 at 11:53am

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ah ok thank you i will try that now my aircraft looks crap without textures it's just plain grey but i will try to do this textures now

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Reply #8 - Oct 16th, 2005 at 12:27pm

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it will only let me save my texture as a Ace DXT With Alpha and Ace DXT Opaque  what do i do?
 
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Reply #9 - Oct 16th, 2005 at 12:32pm

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I have put some light's on my plane in gmax. how can i get them to show in Flight sim 9?
 
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Reply #10 - Oct 16th, 2005 at 4:48pm

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What are the names you've assigned to the light parts?

Have you followed the makemdl tags for lights?

 
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Reply #11 - Oct 16th, 2005 at 6:16pm

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Pilot, as you can see, making a plane for FS is not easy. In fact, anything involving 3D modeling is never easy. That's what the tutorials are there for. At first glance, the tutorials may not make much sence, but over time, as you read them real carefully over time, they will make sence.

It takes understanding of both addon development in Gmax and the open architecture of the Flight Simulator world. It took many months, if not years, for many of our developers to both learn and understand Gmax and FSDS. So, our best advice and recommendation is to go back to those tutorials [that were made by professionals who have clear understanding] and learn from them.

I was just like you when I first got Gmax since FS2k2. Going around the forums, asking people around for this or that. But in the end, I came to realize that there will be a time where I have to learn to do things on my own. Besides, not everybody here in the forums will be around forever.

Hmm... is it just me, or am I starting to sound like my parents? Roll Eyes
 
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Reply #12 - Oct 16th, 2005 at 7:39pm

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Reply #13 - Oct 17th, 2005 at 3:14am

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yes but there is no tutrials for some things that i need to know thats why i am useing the forum's and it's easier  Grin

anyway im not sure what i should name my light's and things like that so they will show in flight sim

i know the one for animating my tires

this is what i name my tires l_tire_still and l_tire_blurred but i dont know what all the names are for different things like lights and jet engines is there any tutrial for this?
 
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Reply #14 - Oct 17th, 2005 at 8:55am

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Check my signature for the 2k4 SDK section, and find the one for Gmax.  It has a little file in there that contains every name for every part you will ever want to use (and some you will NEVER use Roll Eyes).

OR

Go to http://www.freeflightdesign.com/utilities.html and download the TagTool for Gmax (I assume that's what you're using).  Its a handy little plugin that allows you to simply click a box and the part is automatically named whatever you want it to be.
 
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