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Sketchup :Adding dirt and tire marks?!

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Hi to all...

I made appron for my home airport in Sketchup... place nice texture on it... the base one... And now want to add some tire marks, oil stain and some cracks... Is it possible to take png file off lets say tire marks... and put it over base texture? Make in photoshop transparet png file that you can see base texture outside tire marks... Something like layers in photoshop...

I hope that you know what I need :D

Thanks!
 
You can do that if you convert the file into FS2002 style ground polygons. You create multiple polygons (all on top of each other) and in ModelConverterX you assign each polygon (each using a separate texture) to a layer, and they will layer in FS just like in Photoshop.

A look at the ground polygon wizard in MCX:

http://msmvps.com/blogs/arnogerretsen/archive/2011/02/06/ground-polygon-wizard-available.aspx

A tutorial on building a ground polygon runway in different layers (old method, use MCX instead):

http://iblueyonder.com/ground-poly-tutorial/

Hope this helps,
 
So, if I understood well... Make first poligon in Sketchup... maby base one with that kind of texture... and than save it like collada file... then second poligon with dirt and save it once again as new collada... and maby the last one new model with markings of appron... and save it like new collada file...

And than combine them in ModelConverterX?

Sorry if I am wrong.. new guy to sketchup and FSX... :D
 
Hi Enzo:

You may wish to review this Blog post / linked PDF and the ModelConverterX (aka "MCX") wiki:

http://iblueyonder.com/ground-poly-tutorial/

http://iblueyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/iby_ground_poly_tutorial.pdf

http://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.php?title=ModelConverterX#Ground_polygon_wizard


....And then there's also Arno's interesting YouTube video:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GJz5mDmCdA&list=UU_KG03J-8RvKj_smh0QU75g&index=20&feature=plcp


Perhaps the ex: desired RWY surface mark details could be added in 1 or more "blended" top layers. ;)


Hope this helps ! :)

GaryGB
 
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Thanks guys!! I have all help that I need... for now...

Sure will write again if have something to ask ;)
 
Ok... problem..

I made this flat object.. base texture... and now in second layer making taxi marks... But made mistake... and now.. that flat taxiway is not flat any more...
Maby picture will tell the problem...

quote_1.jpg


And now... is there any chance that I could flatten object by red ax...


Sorry... REX means RED :D
:(
 
I don't know if there is an automatic way, but you could go to a specific view (from the Views menu) that shows you the horizon line (0 line) and drag all the vertices to that line.
 
It will bring polygons that are not at 0 altitude back to 0, but it might not fix polygons that aren't flat, AFAIK?
 
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I said because I tried to work a sloped runway out with ground poly,with all his layers, etc, and this was flattened impiously.
 
Tejal Bernardo said:
I said because I tried to work a sloped runway out with ground poly,with all his layers, etc, and this was flattened impiously.
Click to expand...

to the extent of my usage, and its in hundreds of hours, the object points cant be called to a select alt. now thats not to say it cant, its to say I havent found a way to do it if it is possible.
 
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