Creating reference images in Wings 3D

 

Often times, especially when modeling real world objects, you like to use a reference image to model against.  The following video shows how to setup a pair of reference images in Wings 3D.  The process is pretty straight forward.

 

Step 1:  With nothing selected, right click and select Image Plane…

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Step 2: Select the file to use as your background image.

Step 3: You can now rotate,scale, etc… the image until it is in the location you want. When scaling or translating, make sure you are in body ( B ) mode, so it all scales properly.

Heres mine.

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Step 4: Now you can add as many more as you want ( side profile, front, etc… )

Step 5: Now you can should lock the image planes so they cannot be selected.  Select nothing ( spacebar ), now Select(Menu)->Lock UnSelected Objects.

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Done.

 

The following video shows this process, creating and sizing both a front and right side reference image.  Of course, there is a Vimeo link as well.

 

Creating reference images in Wings3D

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