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Originally Posted by rkt2k1

I have been working on an another upscale design of a classic kit using Rocksim 9 which I would like to top off using the graphics (decal) feature.

Some of the samples designs included with Rocksim 9, especially the Estes Orbital Transport, look fantastic decked out with their decals.

I think I have a handle on using the feature itself within Rocksim, but having problems splitting apart the individual "decals" from the scanned image downloaded from Jimz' site.

Does anyone know of a good technique or utility that can help? I know some of the high end graphics software packages can probably do this, but I don't have access or funds for those.

Any suggestions or help is appreciated!

... Bill

Bill,

Didn't you say you had Photoshop? Or was that someone else? I use the "Elements" version, which is like "Photoshop Lite". The GIMP is another program that works, it just has a bit of a learning curve that is stiff initially.

I use the "lasso" feature in PE, either free-form, or rectangular, and do a "copy (Ctrl-C)" -> "New image from clipboard" to create a separate decal image.