How to add image to environment?

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Hi all

I’m quite new to swift3D.

I’d manage to design a mini city.
I just wanna know how to i add a sky image to the background?

No matter what i do, after i rendered, the swf file will still show white background.

Can someone help me please.
Thanx in advance.<:}

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I would just make a giant Box and build my city in it, then you can color the sky nice!

But I use v2

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Great idea!!!

But would that affect the environment lightings??

I use v3

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I don’t think so?! It doesn’t in Swift 3d V2

Anyway, I got the idea from the editor in Unreal Tournement, it also works like that there… But that’s not important…

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hmmm… ok i’ll test it with your posted idea.

Thanx alot Didiusthegreat

Cheers - Gary

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I hope it works but I think so. I did in v2:crazy:

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Nothing is impossible.
Wish me good luck.

Nice forum too. :slight_smile:

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As you say: “Good Luck”

And yes this forum is very good, altought I am just a member I have been helped a lot here!

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man…
no luck… :frowning:

I create a plane placed behind my mini city, then i create a bitmap to be added onto the plane as the background for my mini city.

But when i rendered it, the image that i added is not exactly the image i added. It somehow become a pattern rather than jus a picture.

What do i do now? The reason i want to add a background to the city is because later when i make animated camera, the background will also be seen rotating. Or is there other ways to do it?

When i added the bitmap, i select “planal solid” at wrap option. Is that right?

Please advice me. Thanx in advance.

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Hmm, your right. That could be a problem.

Let me see. Please wait a moment while I try it in my version

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Thanx for your patience and your help.

I’ll be waiting for your reply.

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Allright now here goes. I’ve quikly made something:

Now tell my your problem again

[swf=“http://didiusthegreat.tripod.com/City.swf height=300 width=300”][/swf]

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Hi

this is done completely in Swift3D??

It’s close, but what i want is the sky (background) is a bitmap.
say like the .jpg picture (below link). How to do that? Or can it be done with swift3D alone?

http://misfiles.tripod.com/mis/cloud.html

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Yes it is done completly in swift. But I should have changed cartoon fill… Then the colors would be better

but that jpg… In v2 You can’t insert an image… Sorry…

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I’m on v3.

I dont mean by inserting the image straight to the empty environment.
Like the one u’d suggested: build walls (planes) around the city…
So can i apply this sky image to the walls (planes)??

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I don’t know about V3, in V2 You can’t (at least I haven’t figured it out yet…)

But you can edit the swf in flash…

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hmmm… ok
thanx for your help.

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Hope I’ve helped a bit…