Using images on planes as model references?

[larmannjan]

is there any way to get the backgoournd images as they are here in BLENDER wothout texturing plaains and using alpha?

Yep. That’s an obvious solution, which I have done in the past – fix the images’ scales before inserting them. But believe me, being able to see the ref images in 3d and scale them using standard tools is more powerful than the current way of doing it in Blender.

(…taken from Andy Brown’s Le Mans Modo Tutorial)

[Fweeb (Jason van Gumster)]

is there any way to get the backgoournd images as they are here in BLENDER wothout texturing plaains and using alpha?

No… then they wouldn’t be background images.

And the future, please use the support forums for these kinds of questions.

[larmannjan]

well Sir this is relevant because of the image in the previous post.

No… then they wouldn’t be background images.

And the future, please use the support forums for these kinds of questions.

[comeinandburn]

is there any way to get the backgoournd images as they are here in BLENDER wothout texturing plaains and using alpha?

I assume you’re already using the “import images as planes” script? it should then be just a matter of rotation.

[larmannjan]

no i m not familiar with that link?

I assume you’re already using the “import images as planes” script? it should then be just a matter of rotation.

[LHammonds]

To make it look like that, you are stuck with just what you said. However, I’m curious why it is not a preferable solution?

I wouldn’t keep the reference image planes on the zero axis though…I would push them back away from my modeling area. Doesn’t matter if the plane is 1 unit away or 50. When looking at the top / side / front views, it looks the same.