Using DXTBmp for polished metal

[NCGent]

Hey Guys

At one time I knew how to do this but have forgotten.
I want to make a shinny or polished metal for an engine, I add alpha to the texture in DXT program but the texture comes up transparent. Can someone tell me the process on making a shinny polished texture in DXTBmp ?

Chris:banghead:

[TICTOC]

I'm assuming this model is for CFS2.
CFS2 uses the alpha channel for transprency.
FS2004 uses the alpha channel for reflectiveness.
The only way to make a CFS2 model shiney is to shine the actual aircraft model, this is done with MDLC by Ivan Hsu.
The only problem is that it applies an even shine to EVERYTHING in the model, so a compromise has to be achieved.

Tic.

[pstrany]

Hi;

Keep in mind that it is possible to assign different levels of "shine" to different parts. If you have made the model or have access to the source code, you can pick and choose which pieces you want "shiny" and which you would prefer to have less shine on. I don't know if MDLC allows you to adjust the "shine" on different parts, or if it is just an "all or nothing" deal, but most design preograms give you very nice control over how shiny you want individual parts.

Of course, if you have a part such as a wing, and you give the part a lot of shine, the second a light source hits it, you lose all the texture detail.

A technique I'm working with right now is I create two parts, say Wing A and Wing B. I make Wing A nice and shiny, give it a metal texture, but no panel lines or other details. I apply a transparent texture to Wing B, that shows ONLY panel lines and stains, etc (everything else is see-through.) Sometimes I have to fiddle with the parts a bit, but as long as you get the parts in the right order, you end up with a nice shiny metal wing that doesn't lose panel line detail when the light hits it. Its not quite as nice as the reflective textures in FS9, but it does give a fair representation of metal in CFS2.

Just my $0.02.......

Paul

[circuit]

im knew here at soh and have downloaded some aircraft and other stuff and i whant to know how i can make airplanes can some one tell me what software i need to do so?:jump:

[NCGent]

Hi circuit

Welcome to SOH....I use Flight Simulator Design Studio v3 but there is another called Gmax. I have used both but I like FSDS better, hope this helps you.

Chris

[circuit]

thank you it dose im going to find it now.:running:

[circuit]

I looked and found Flight Simulator Design Studio v3 but it looks like it cost money so i'm not going to bother with it. it's probly more fun flying anyways?

[NCGent]

Yeah, guess I should have told ya that also. It's a lot of fun building them though.

Chris

[circuit]

Yeah my brother likes buiding airplanes on Xplane alot i dont know why its so fun for him? i gust like to flying them.