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Import Photos Into Builder?

18.7k F104Deathtrap  6.6 years ago

Is there a mod that lets you import photos into the designer?

I build replicas. I try to make them as accurate as I can, so I base them off of blueprints and line art I find online. If I could import the images of those blueprints into the builder, it would save me a tremendous amount of time.

As it is, I have to take the wingspan of the real plane, convert that number into blocks (1 meter is 2 blocks). Then I have to open the line-art in MSpaint, make a selection box from wingtip to wingtip, read off the number of pixels. I have to divide the number of pixels by the number of blocks to get the number of pixels in each block, which is usually something obnoxious like 27.3358534242 so then I have to shrink the image so that there are 10 or 20 pixels to a block. When all that is done, I write 20 PIXELS = 1 BLOCK in the middle of the image so I dont forget and screenshot/import the specifications of the plane from wikipedia. And then the fun begins! As I build the plane, I measure everything using the selection box in MSpaint, and size the parts in SimplePlanes accordingly. I frequently mess up the conversions (even tho the math is easy) and have to redo stuff, not to mention the alt-tabbing and general distraction of the whole process.

TLDR: If I could just import the pic and "trace" it, that'd be a lot easier. Is there such a mod available?

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    7,742 darkhawk138

    @F104Deathtrap heyyy.......its work now ......im using my moms phone and download it :).... thank you my friend

    Ill fix some of my p39 mistake with this mod @mushr0om

    6.5 years ago
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    7,742 darkhawk138

    @F104Deathtrap the link on mushr0om desc wont work for me:(

    6.5 years ago
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    @darkhawk138 See the link below.

    Edit- Wait, what? You can't make it work?

    6.5 years ago
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    @mushr0om thanks you so much

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    18.8k mushr0om

    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/9E1qI8/Designer-Pic

    +4 6.5 years ago
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    @RamboJutter Well, I figure I owe it to people. Replicas get a bad name around here, considering how often they overshadow the fictional builds. I try to shine a little light on history, hoping someone might learn something, by making planes that look and perform as close to the real thing as I can make them.

    My new challenge is to try to make them look good but still run on phones. Mixed results so far.

    +2 6.6 years ago
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    I'm amazed you go to all that effort, I use the mark 1 eyeball and scale figures from drawings etc (and it's recently been pointed out to me how easy it is to scale the whole plane) obviously your method will be more accurate but way more time consuming... credit to you.

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    69.4k Chancey21

    Well I’d give you the link but you have to have mushr0om’s permission @ThePrototype

    6.6 years ago
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    @Chancey21 I try the machine can go before and after I didnt find the December 2017

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    16.4k ThePrototype

    It's the import mod.... not the thumbnail one @Chancey21

    +1 6.6 years ago
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    69.4k Chancey21

    Well I’ll soon find out, I’ll find the mod with the way back machine XD @Zandgard

    6.6 years ago
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    @Chancey21 I have no idea unfortunately

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    69.4k Chancey21

    The one in the Christmas Designer is the blueprint import mod or the thumbnail one? @Zandgard

    6.6 years ago
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    69.4k Chancey21

    There are two, the controversial one that changes the thumbnail, and the one I have that imports photos @F104Deathtrap

    6.6 years ago
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    8,281 12ocketguy

    I have it. Mushr00ms mood is very helpful in making anything.

    6.6 years ago
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    @Chancey21 @ThePrototype @Zandgard Just to be clear, the mod changed the thumbnails, it did not import photos into the builder, right?

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    @Chancey21 this was the link but it got deleted https://www.simpleplanes.com/Mods/View/724410/Christmas-designer

    6.6 years ago
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    16.4k ThePrototype

    I can't seem to find it :( Sorry......@Chancey21

    6.6 years ago
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    16.4k ThePrototype

    One second let me find it @Chancey21

    6.6 years ago
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    69.4k Chancey21

    Hey @mushr0om , since I have this mod, I thought this guy has a real need for this mod

    6.6 years ago
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    69.4k Chancey21

    Not true, Mushro0m gave me that mod, it’s the one for thumbnails he removed @Dllama4

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    69.4k Chancey21

    uhh, can I have a link to the mod? @ThePrototype

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    Wasn’t that the one where people could use custom pictures as the preview screenshots for planes? @Dllama4

    +2 6.6 years ago
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    104k Dllama4

    That mod isn't given to people anymore. A while back, there was some controversy involving the mod, so the creator decided to stop giving it to people.

    +2 6.6 years ago
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    32.3k CRJ900Pilot

    I think there’s the photo mod or something. AlderSteiner or how ever you spell his name uses it

    6.6 years ago
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