Image Plane Reference

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# 1 31-01-2003 , 12:34 AM

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Anybody, somebody please help!!!!!
I am having problem making the image plane for front and back picture references in the orthograhic, e.g. making a top, side, front & back of a car picture references.

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# 2 31-01-2003 , 12:42 AM

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https://www.simplymaya.com/vip.shtml?tut=24

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# 3 31-01-2003 , 01:49 AM

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I am so greaful kbrown for the tutorial reference and your magnanimity.

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# 4 31-01-2003 , 08:39 AM

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Heh, sorry about the short answer. Was in a hurry user added image

There are basically too methods of using reference images. One is with the built-in image planes and the other with some real geometry like polyplanes with the reference images as textures. I wrote a little MEL script a while back for the latter approach.
You can find it in this thread: https://forum.simplymaya.com/showthre...&threadid=2032

If I remember correctly the video tutorial I mentioned above deals with the built-in image planes...

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