Richard J Kinch wrote:

Patrick Crockett writes:

Any suggestions for software?

http://www.sketchup.com/



I use an obscure general CAD program that can do what you want.
(Design CAD 2000)

The technique is called "texture mapping" when rendering the drawing.

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tp-1/hangar02.jpg
One of my web places.
there's a bunch of other junk there...

I have a demo of the rcatest.jpc wrapped on a rotating sphere.
It's 7meg or so, so it's not up now.
But it's kinda cool - for a few seconds...

This is a rather involved process, at least the way I do it.
Drawing the wireframe, anyway.
I've had some strange results trying to draw hulls...

Anyway, draw the drawing, texture surfaces with the picture
as desired, and render to make the image.

And if the "subject" "moves", YOU SIMPLY
reposition and re-do - for each frame.

Industrial Light an Magic is pretty good at it.

Pixar is fabulous!

I think I'm at the Gumby stage right now.


Richard