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Post by aaron on Jul 22, 2014 19:19:08 GMT -9
ok so I haven't been making terrain or at least nothing that I have ever really shown anyone. I have been content to use all your stuff LOL because you guys are awesome!! however Temporum Oblitus has some pretty specific terrain rules so I need to sell terrain with the game. Even though most of you are cool enough to donate stuff I wouldn't let you that would be really uncool of me so I will be making my own! ok ok stop laughing ... I will be making just enough to fill the requirements for the game then I will be sending everyone to you guys because honestly I don't like making terrain. now that's been said I need help ... no not that kind of help! besides I don't tink any of you are board certified psycitrist ... though you never know? I need help making circle/ tube shapes in Photoshop ... let me give you an example up until now I have been doing it by trial and error mostly error and it takes me 4 or 5 tries to get it even close? if I'm having this problem I know I can't be the only one .... am I? LOL so how do you measure the outside of a circle in Photoshop so the rectangle that will be glued to it fits perfectly? I know a lot of you do this and your stuff looks fantastic I just want mine to work forget fantastic. any help you can offer would be great thanks in advance for your awesomeness!
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Post by glennwilliams on Jul 22, 2014 20:33:45 GMT -9
The easiest way is to make the circle larger than your diameter calculation would require. Then, glue the circle to the end tabs and trim. That said. One of the free 3D modeling apps could make you cylinders that fit perfectly. Unwrap to texture, unfold to put it on the page.
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Post by Nemo on Jul 22, 2014 20:42:23 GMT -9
Not sure I understood, but measure the diameter of the circle using the rulers in PS and then multiply it by 3,14 Maybe there's an even simpler way to do it using just PS tools or options, but I don't know it.
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Post by wildagreenbough on Jul 22, 2014 21:42:42 GMT -9
I just used to make pieces like that over-length and tell people to cut them to size.
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jul 22, 2014 22:46:34 GMT -9
Nemo's answer's the correct one. Work out the diameter of the circle and multiply that by pi. Photoshop has a ruler tool which can be found under the eye dropper tool in the tool box.
Now, it's worth noting that if you want a mini to be able to stand on top of the cylinder, it's probably better to give it a hexagonal or octogonal cross section rather than a circular one since that will give bigger glue tabs and a stronger bond.
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Post by aaron on Jul 23, 2014 3:16:54 GMT -9
thanks everyone and bravesirkevin I hadn't thought of that! thanks for the tip!
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