3-View References

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Bitmaps in PlaneMaker

• Pros & cons

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Using 2D CAD

• Pros & Cons

  • Smooth out low-resolution 3-views
  • Fix inaccurate shapes
  • Add additional geometry.
  • Virtual Tape Measure (big one)
  • Don't have to deal with PM idiosyncracies

• Libre CAD

• QCAD

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Using Background Bitmaps

• Make sure the longitudinal axis is in the center of the background image
• Clip the image to the limits of the aircraft

Typical Steps to prep image.

• Open the image
• Expand the canvas size so that the origin is in the middle of an image edge.