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pictures on surfaces

pictures on surfaces

pictures on surfaces

(OP)
Hi,

I would like to superimpose a side, plan and front view from 4 jpeg files of the outline of a car(front, rear, side and plan), so I can use them as reference for my wireframe in GSD. I have seen this on a video on you tube. It showed the creation of 5 flat surfaces to form an open rectangle and the pictures superimposed on each surface. The only way I can think of doing this is to apply it as a material, but this video showed the pictures being moved about to align each view - front view to rear view etc...I’m sure this was done on GSD! Anybody know what to do?

Thanks - Kevin

RE: pictures on surfaces

what you need is

FSK - CATIA - Freestyle Sketch Tracer 2 Product

This does exactly what you are looking for and allows the images to be calibrated to the correct sizes

RE: pictures on surfaces

I managed to take the 4 .jpg views and set up 4 separate parts in a product. After tweaking the jpg files (crop) and modifying some parameters in the material section (Scale U=width of jpg, Scale V=height of jpg) it looked similar to the video.

The Freestyle Sketch Tracer looks so much easier!

RE: pictures on surfaces

You've either got all these bookmarked, or the deities of the search buttons like your offerings on this site better than mine. I do not recall reading that post on my initial tour. Thanks, doyourjobwell!

RE: pictures on surfaces

(OP)
I was trying to use sketch tracer without any joy - now I can! Thanks

RE: pictures on surfaces

you are welcome

Eric N.
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