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Sep 28th, 2010 at 1:49pm

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Hello SimV,

I have an aircraft (for FS9 and FSX) that has Bitmap files for the textures, rather than DDS. Is it possible to make and use a 'Bump' with these files??? I have made a bumpmap from the rivets/panels, although making the alpha eludes me at the moment. When I create the 'normal map' with the Nvidia plug-in for Photoshop, I do not get an alpha channel, and I see no way of making one.

I looked at some posts about making Bumpmaps, and I can't see where I am going wrong, other than the fact that it may not be possible to do what I want to do.

Any help is very welcome., Thanks.
 
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Reply #1 - Sep 28th, 2010 at 8:44pm

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First of all, if you're using FSX, you can convert the bitmaps to .DDS files and they should will work fine.
Second, the alpha is embedded in the .DDS file.
Never used bump maps, so I'll not be of much help on the other issues. Smiley
 
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Reply #2 - Oct 1st, 2010 at 7:50am

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FS 9 does not support bumpmaps or .DDS

Extended Bitmaps only

 
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Reply #3 - Oct 1st, 2010 at 11:52am

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Thanks for the replys.

I use the plane in FSX, but it has the bitmap files (as FS9) does. I was trying to add a bumpmap file (DDS) into the texture folder but it does not make it onto the plane in FSX.

Just wondering if it was possible?? Maybe i'll change all the textures to DDS and see if that makes any difference. As far as i can tell, im creating the bummaps correctly, just they are not showing up. Im not sure if this is something that needs to done at the plane design stage??

 
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Reply #4 - Oct 2nd, 2010 at 11:00am

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It needs to be an FS.X native aeroplane with the appropriate coding complied into the model Wink

It is FS9.....must be as it works in FS.9 so there is nothing you can do about it. Sad

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Reply #5 - Oct 3rd, 2010 at 6:33am

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garryrussell wrote on Oct 2nd, 2010 at 11:00am:
It needs to be an FS.X native aeroplane with the appropriate coding complied into the model Wink

It is FS9.....must be as it works in FS.9 so there is nothing you can do about it. Sad

Garry



Thanks Garry, I was starting to think that was the case. Its amazing how many 'Different' versions of one subject you can find on the interwebz  Grin

I only wasted a couple of hours  Angry but it was fun all the same.

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