What tricks do you use?

[Chuck_Older]

For example:

I've put contrasting colored dots on a layer to locate a part

I'm thinking of using a similar process to make some parts of a plane join up correctly, when they aren't on the same part of the map- I'll place some neon grean, pink, blue, yellow 1 pixel dots along the edge I want to join, and make a test skin. Then I'll just see where the part I need to make the join lines up, by noting which colored dot it meeets

[Taylortony]

she is a checky little woman that hangs out on the corner of 4th and.................

Ohhh wrong type of tricks http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Me i quarter it with colour then quarter the quarter and keep going till its found.....

[WarWolfe_1]

I've used Nightshifters panelfinder extension tool, a very handy little tool that does the samething TT refers to.

[R_Target]

Originally posted by Chuck_Older:
For example:

I've put contrasting colored dots on a layer to locate a part

I'm thinking of using a similar process to make some parts of a plane join up correctly, when they aren't on the same part of the map- I'll place some neon grean, pink, blue, yellow 1 pixel dots along the edge I want to join, and make a test skin. Then I'll just see where the part I need to make the join lines up, by noting which colored dot it meeets

That's about what I do too. It's how I finally figured out the bizarro mapping on the Hellcat cowl flaps.

[Willy.]

....double post for some odd reason.

[Willy.]

When I first started to do my own skins, I picked the Brewster...a real can of worms to skin http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

I got so frustrated with it that I made this little tool to help me out http://airwarfare.com/Sims/FB/fb_essential_files.htm#68

I'm currently about half way through updating it to it's next logical level.

[R_Target]

Yeah the Brewster has some nasty little mindbenders. Those freakin' ailerons......ugh....my head starts hurting just thinking about it.

[Willy.]

Originally posted by R_Target:
Those freakin' ailerons......

...the gear doors, the canopy & fuse, the wing blisters, prop hub/cockpit and more.

It's a head ache all right http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/35.gif

[96th_Nightshifter]

Originally posted by WarWolfe_1:
I've used Nightshifters panelfinder extension tool, a very handy little tool that does the samething TT refers to.

Ty mate http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Here it is Panel Finder Extension Tool (http://www.flying-legends.net/php/downloads/download.php?id=1888) - 7 page tutorial (with pictures http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif included)

Glad it helps

[Taylortony]

Ok a really neat trick...............

Finish your skin save it as a bmp say in photoshop.... OPEN the bmp up again and adjust the contrast and brightness then resave it again http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif