bitmapping

[pi3rc3]

its me..again. well a new problem has now occured ;( i have a like magazine cover i want to add to my booklet i have made. i took the size of the model and then i made the cover, when i load it in i goto setup/materials then i click bitmap then add new material. when i do all that and the setup stuff and i add it too my box it is like...not what i made but in the preview it looks right but is wrapped around those funky shapes. is there something i need to do to put my image directly on the model?

[ratbaggy]

maybe you can explain this again, IN ENGLISH!

[pi3rc3]

wow, i read it over and didnt understand it either :b: but yeah uhh basicly how do i add a image to a box, like 1 side be a .bmp or .gif i have with out any alterations in size and stuff.

[NitroCharged]

The trick is to first make a square extrusion starting at 0,0 points and going to the first thick line in the editor. That is where the bitmap will extend to later when you apply it!
Now make your material and MAKE SURE YOU SELECT THE SCALE RADIO BUTTON - dont touch the slider control - JUST TICK THE SCALE BOX !!!!!!!!!!!. Got it????? .... excuse the bluntness, but I have said this time and time again and I just cant get the people asking these questions to tick that box and NOT move the slider.

Now drag and drop the newly created material onto the face of the extrusion. Now SCALE the box into the rectangular shape you need. Dont size - SCALE.

Two things happen when you do it like this. 1. the image fits perfectly everytime and 2 scaling keeps the bitmap lined up - sizing will stuff it up.
Do not adjust the extruded square until after you apply the material.

http://users.esc.net.au/~nitro/demo/puzzled.jpg

[ratbaggy]

Hope Nitro answered your question. You still failed to mention what software you are using or what planet you are from :P