first scenery project

[lavapistool]

hey all

i'm quite new to building scenery.
i'm gonna try to build a german ilse

Greetz from holland

Vincent

 

[Yardreamer]

Awesome have fun and enjoy the creative process. BUT take it from someone who just started using GMax... If you have no experience with GMax or other 3D programs there is a learning curve and prepare for a computer full of trial and frustration files. Use the FSD forum there are a ton of recourses and helpful mentors start small and don't give up the results are amazing and will open a new avenue of imagination. May I suggest "Instant Scenery" it is a payware plug in program that facilitates installing your creations and accesses the entire FSX or FS9 scenery catalog to embellish your creation.

Good Luck and indulge... Dreamer

 

[lavapistool]

my first set of screens

thank you Yardreamer

Vincent

 

[hotelfox]

my first set of screens

thank you Yardreamer

Vincent

Wangerooge!!! A lovely place!

 

[Mr.FaosFX]

Most luck to you and may you learn plenty from this resourceful crowd. I wish you success on your endeavours.

 

[Frits]

Vincent it looks good,now you need a water tiff to get the island only.

Frits
http://www.triengtrieng.webs.com/

 

[Maxman]

Good start and welcome to the world of scenery design.

This island is also part of the Aerosoft package German Airfields 1 - Inselhüpfen (FSX) and very well done (photoscenery like yours), I enjoy the area quite a bit.

Cheers M

 

[lavapistool]

thank you all
dear frits how to get a water tiff

Vincent

 

[lavapistool]

new set of screens now whit autogen

Vincent

 

[Frits]

Vincent read here - http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/search.php?searchid=1726402

All about water and photoreal and how to tiff it.

I am not good in tutorials.

Frits
http://www.triengtrieng.webs.com/

 

[lavapistool]

ok i'm stuck dont know how to get water arround the island can anyone pls help me!!!!!

Vincent

 

[Mr.FaosFX]

You need to mask the area that you don't want visible so that it isn't displayed in flightsim. This means you have to tediously draw path lines in photoshop and cut out that area and make it transparent so that water shows through, very time consuming.

 

[Frits]

Take your original 122233244.bmp File and make a copy of it.

Next go in photoshop and paint the part you want white and the part you dont want black and safe the file as 122233244_B.tiff.

Now copy both files to the compiler with the .ini and compile.Or with Xbuilder place everything in the work folder and compile.

Here is a pic off how a tiff file looks.

I am no good at tutorials,hope it helps

Frits
http://www.triengtrieng.webs.com/

 

[lavapistool]

ok where can i find the 122233244.bmp file cuz i can't find it

Vincent

 

[OryxSim]

122233244.bmp is a fictional name, it's just an example. It can be anything, it's just how you named your bitmaps . PM me btw if you need any assistance in Dutch.

 

[Tejal Bernardo]

He could have written the name like this xxxxxx.bmp file

 

[Frits]

I told you i am no good at this!

Frits
http://www.triengtrieng.webs.com/

 

[lavapistool]

guy's i'm stuck again cuz i can't find any bmp files
frits your tutorial is good but i can't find the bmp file

Vincent

 

[OryxSim]

It can also be .dds , You then have to convert it using ImageTool (In the FSX SDK) to BMP for use in something like Photoshop, unless you have some kind of plugin that directly imports .DDS .

 

[Kai503]

It is the bmp image you created by yourself, so the island. Let's call it xxxx.bmp. Now create a blend mask, as Frits has shown it. White will be later visable, black not. Save it as xxxx_B.tif. The _B let the resample recognize it as blend mask.