Help with making skid marks.

Jim Cassi · Sep 11, 2012

I watched the tut on how it's done, pretty simple, but they made the tut using an older version..
I tried following every step, but i get to where you need to change the texture,
and i get an error something about faces being selected. the latest version is missing a tab to change the material.
not the beta, but the latest released version., can someone explain how to change the textures in this thing.
Thank you.

R Soul · Sep 11, 2012

You have to right click to bring up the materials menu. The menu also allows you to select a cross section, with skidmarks being one of the default ones.

I used to get a bit frustrated watching those videos and not knowing what to press, so I went through the help file and made a list:
http://simtrackipedia.wikidot.com/btb:controls

Jim Cassi · Sep 11, 2012

Thanks, I'll give it a try later today and see if i have success, He's just fly's through the video tuts so fast, you don't have time to see what the hell he's doing....lol
i spend more time rewinding the vid, than i do watching it.

Lee Knight · Sep 12, 2012

I had the same troubles watching the tutorials too Jim, plus at the time I was using a wireless USB device...
To make things easier & always available, as well as making it possible to watch in slow-motion, get yourself 'Download Helper' add-on for IE & FireFox.
It's free & records the buffer onto your HDD & can then be watched again anytime you like in an FLV compatible media player (I use Media Player Classic)
http://www.downloadhelper.net/index.php

ebrich · Sep 12, 2012

http://www.wondershare.com/convert-video-audio/downloadhelper-for-chrome.html

And G Chrome. Big thankyou for sharing that Lee.

Lee Knight · Sep 12, 2012

I hadn't realized they had started a G Chrome version too...
Cheers Ebrich!

Jim Cassi · Sep 13, 2012

what is the best method for making skid marks.?
i tried using the wall as he did in the video but,
the texture gets applied to all surfaces, so i have 3 sections of skid marks.
i would like to have 1 texture to cover the whole mesh
should i be using another object to use as a skid instead of a wall.?
Thank you.