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Nebula of unusual size.
Hello, all.
Has anyone had much luck building/modeling a large nebula? And by large I'm thinking Eagle Nebula large; a few dozen light years across. My current map project call for at least two of these.
I know that different approaches have been suggested, including blazons and spheres of influence. I'm wondering if anyone has had much luck with this, or with a different approach. I tried the blazon approach, which while labor intensive, could be used to construct a large nebula. Example:
What I liked about this was that you could pan around the nebula just like the stars, and its appearance changed depending on your angle. My example uses only a green bitmap, but most nebula have a varied palate. If using the blazon approach, are there any sites out there for appropriate bitmaps?
Thanks.
RJPugh
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I think using Spheres of Influence on markers may be the only solution here.
Is there a way to change the "marker" 3d image? I'm thinking of placing markers, preferably a very small icon, and then centering spheres of influence on the markers.
You can set any image as the marker image in the properties window. ie, select the marker, right click, and select properties. Then go to the Model and Blazon tab.