Cosmographer Pro Help
Hi all,
I'm new to the CC3 software, so I apologise if this is a newbie couple of questions.
First...I have been following the tutorial that ships with Cosmographer, and I have come to the part where I am asked to trace the outline of the shuttle to put the hull shading over the construction lines. I've noticed there is a trace function when you start clicking (after selecting the hull option), but it doesn't seem intuitive. Can anyone help with this, as I am not sure if it is linked to my next question, which is...
...to do with switching between the Hull and Deck layers. I can get a hull outline with windows etc sorted out fine. I then click on the Deck 1 link on the canvas, which allows me to start designing beneath the hull. The problem is, if I do this and then click back to Hull, then return to Deck 1, everything I have done on this deck has vanished! A bit annoying!
I'm no stranger to using software, but there isn't much of a tutorial for this, and I was led to believe it would be rather easy. If anyone could help, I would be really grateful!!
Thanks in advance!
D.
I'm new to the CC3 software, so I apologise if this is a newbie couple of questions.
First...I have been following the tutorial that ships with Cosmographer, and I have come to the part where I am asked to trace the outline of the shuttle to put the hull shading over the construction lines. I've noticed there is a trace function when you start clicking (after selecting the hull option), but it doesn't seem intuitive. Can anyone help with this, as I am not sure if it is linked to my next question, which is...
...to do with switching between the Hull and Deck layers. I can get a hull outline with windows etc sorted out fine. I then click on the Deck 1 link on the canvas, which allows me to start designing beneath the hull. The problem is, if I do this and then click back to Hull, then return to Deck 1, everything I have done on this deck has vanished! A bit annoying!
I'm no stranger to using software, but there isn't much of a tutorial for this, and I was led to believe it would be rather easy. If anyone could help, I would be really grateful!!
Thanks in advance!
D.
Comments
Tracing - I learned how to do this by reading the Mercator maps PDF that came with the 2007 Cartographers Annual, but I can't remember off the top of my head how it works. I'll take a look tonight and try to explain how it works, unless someone beats me to the punch.
Hope this helps.
If you have registered your copy of CC3, go to your registration page at Profantasy and download the CC3 User's Manual that was released today. At the bottom of page 40 is an explanation of how Trace works. It's for overland maps but the principle and steps are the same. It explains how to do it better than I could.