The grid is very handy now as it can show where any stretched polygons are that need to be avoided or that will need more detailed work If it shows the livery 1st time then you should now see the grid and colours on it that you added. Note: Most times the body will have the Shadow and the Collision layers showing ( black) and these get in the way, so right click on a black part then where it says hide layer then chose the layer. It will either show the car in its correct livery or it will not have a livery at all and just be a pink shape.
#3dsimed add a basic shape mod
Load up 3DSimEd and then drag and drop the chassis GMT file from the mod you are using on to it, it should now load this.ĭepending on how the chassis and DDS file have been formed it will give one of 2 different results with this. Now save your work as a PSD file and also a DDS file so you do not lose it When satisfied turn on another coloured layer and adjust that transparency until you can see details of the mod template and the colours of the template tool clearly. With the Grid Layer and just one of the coloured layers turned on adjust the transparency so you can see the details of the mod template and still see the grid pattern. Now you can copy and paste the layers from the Grid & Colours 3 Template tool to it. Load up your template and add 4 new layers to it. The grid part makes it easy to pinpoint the approximate area within a colour very easily (saves using numbers!). The coloured layers used together (I find using just 2 at a time is enough) will produce many shades of colour that help you distinguish which part of the Template matches with what part of a the car when added to your template that you are using when loaded onto 3DSimEd.
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*You can use this with smaller templates also, just keep the same screen size.ġ… a grid that you can turn the TRANSPARENCY up or down or on and off to suit.Ģ… There are 3 different layers of colour that you can turn the TRANSPARENCIES up or down or on and off to suit.
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Open your preferred painting program and load the file Grid_&_Colours_3 - 1024x1024.psd or Grid_&_Colours_3 - 2048x2048.psd depending on the size of the template you will be using with it. Please note that all references to 3DSimEd are for the versions before v3 as I am not really familiar with that version yet.ġ… Use in conjunction with your paint program and 3DSimEd for more accurate placing of lines and decals.Ģ… Makes it much easier to work out the alignment of patterns and text between different parts of a template.ģ… Will help you see where parts of a template are that have not been mapped. You will need your paint program and 3DSimEd to make this work. This is the read me for this useful tool: