Hi, new poster here, but have been lurking for some years - I don't play Sim4, but I use the Bender tool for texture work in other contexts.
So, I used Bender before to make this:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fk1uunfu2zfti64/Tiles_5x5_template_Straight_narrow_free_Bent_curve_test.png?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/fk1uunfu2zfti64/Tiles_5x5_template_Straight_narrow_free_Bent_curve_test.png?dl=0)
However, it was three years ago, so I have absolutely no recollection of how I did it - and now I need to make something similar. I've tried tampering with it, but all I can get it to do is this:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/69kcidghuvnv1mh/road3_frit_Bent.png?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/69kcidghuvnv1mh/road3_frit_Bent.png?dl=0)
And when I try to change parameters, it reverts back to the parameters of the original image when I press 'Go', even though I chose 'Manual'.
It's driving me nuts! I can't get it to centre my curve in the box, so I gather I'm doing something wrong. Can someone help me with this? Pwease? :)
I suggest that you should start off with a tile that has the street in the middle of it, then bend it- that's what you original must have had
Quote from: rivit on August 29, 2018, 04:06:13 PM
I suggest that you should start off with a tile that has the street in the middle of it, then bend it- that's what you original must have had
Not really, no... and as you can see from my old attempt, I managed to succeed then, somehow (still can't remember what I did). You do give me an idea worth testing, though, so thanks! I'll be sure to update if/when I succeed. :)
Nailed it! I put it in an all-black tile, so I had a good contrast. Then I ran it through Bender, and it was easy to remove the black background again with the magic wand in PS. The result is perfect!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s422zcytndxhuc0/Tiles_5x5_template_cobbles_curved_frit.png?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/s422zcytndxhuc0/Tiles_5x5_template_cobbles_curved_frit.png?dl=0)
Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction, and for making such a wonderful tool. :)