Choosing a new background image for render?

[The Candy-floss Kid]

Hi folks, I'm trying to find a way of adding a background image.

At the moment 3Dcoat seems to default to some groovy fractal image but I can't find a way to navigate to an image of my own choosing?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks

[lc8b105]

There is a command called "Choose background image":

[The Candy-floss Kid]

There is a command called "Choose background image":

There is indeed such a command but when I press it only a default picture appears but no navigational option to select another image.

Perhaps this is not allowed in the trial version?

[lc8b105]

There is indeed such a command but when I press it only a default picture appears but no navigational option to select another image.

Perhaps this is not allowed in the trial version?

That's strange. Which operating system? Mac, windows or Linux? What's the version number of 3D-Coat?

[cakeller]

There is indeed such a command but when I press it only a default picture appears but no navigational option to select another image.

Perhaps this is not allowed in the trial version?

First click

"Use Background Image"

then, click

"Choose Background Image"

there are 3 types of backgrounds - gradient, panorama, and background image.

there are 2 menu picks for each (3 for gradient actually)

Vertical Gradient

Use Background Image

Use Panorama

then how to set each:

Choose Top Color - choose the color for the top of the screen when using vertical gradient.

Choose Bottom Color - choose the color for the bottom of the screen when using vertical gradient.

Choose Background Image - sets the background image, but does not tell 3DC to USE background image.

Choose Panorama Image - sets the 360° x 180° panoramic image (Also called Lat/Long images in HDRI-Shop) where X on the image, maps to latitude, and Y on the image maps to longitude, of the sky.

good luck, hope this helps.

[lc8b105]

OK The Candy-floss Kid, please allow me to ask a dumb question: Are you sure you are clicking on the "Choose background image" but not "Use background image"?

[The Candy-floss Kid]

OK The Candy-floss Kid, please allow me to ask a dumb question: Are you sure you are clicking on the "Choose background image" but not "Use background image"?

No it's not a dumb question and yes it appears that's exactly the mistake I was making.

Thanks folks.

Apologies for my oversight.

[cakeller]

No it's not a dumb question and yes it appears that's exactly the mistake I was making.

Thanks folks.

Apologies for my oversight.

Your avatar is awesome - and kinda creeps me out

[mAXWELL]

Your avatar is awesome - and kinda creeps me out