iModeler Tutorial – Our new feature will change the way of sharing modeling pictures on the web
If you are a regular guest on iModeler you’d already know that improvements to our platform happen frequently, and for the most part without ado. But once in a while we’re launching a major upgrade that aims at bringing the experience of your iModeler membership to another level. We are happy to announce that one such upgrade has been completed during the week.
Almost exactly a year ago such an upgrade was the launch of iModeler 2, a complete rewrite of our platform that brought modern visuals and a wealth of functional improvements. The work we put into reimagining the system back then has laid the foundation for the fantastic growth of iModeler that we experience today.
We are thrilled to announce a new feature that is likely to change the way of sharing modeling pictures on the web.
iModeler makes it fabulously easy to add pictures to your postings, and mixing pictures with text is simple, too. But what if you want to point out or describe something ON a picture? Like highlighting the spot that you’ve worked on or labeling the paints used for the different camouflage colors. Like here:
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- 1. The fit of this panel wasn't as good as the rest of the kit
…or here:
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- 1. Kit decals
- 2. Panel line wash
- 3. Black-basing
- 4. OOB cockpit
There wasn’t any easy way of doing it on the web, right? Well… now there is. Starting today, iModeler will allow you to do just that, right in our post editor. In a way that does not affect your picture file so that it can also be viewed “clean” if desired.
Watch this video to learn how:
This feature is in Beta, meaning we’re providing you with access even though some improvements might still be required. As usual, all feedback will be greatly appreciated, but most importantly – please give it a try. You can do it while leaving a comment below… 🙂
gary sausmikat said on March 15, 2019
Thanks! Looks like a handy tip. Plus a new skill for this old dog to try…..
Julian Shawyer said on March 15, 2019
Great idea Martin.
I post all my articles from my iPad.
I watched the video, but unfortunately I couldn’t edit photos on my iPad.
Not sure if it’s me or the operating system.
Editor said on March 15, 2019
Hi Julian, unfortunately the editing part requires a mouse and so does not yet work on touch devices…. hence the effect you describe.
Julian Shawyer said on March 15, 2019
Thank you for letting me know. I thought it was a problem my end.
I’ll have to use my wife’s laptop. It will be a very useful addition to anyone wishing to post models on iModeler. Thanks again for your help.
Manuel Magrinho said on March 15, 2019
GREAT!! thks soooo much
George Henderson said on March 15, 2019
Very cool. It will be very handy for reviews and in progress builds
Gary Wiley said on March 15, 2019
Very nice addition to the already great site!
Dirk Derks said on March 15, 2019
Hello Martin,
Thanks for sharing this knowledge with us.
Never to old to learn something extra.
Regards,
Dirk
Louis Gardner said on March 15, 2019
This is a very nice feature, thanks !!! I just went back and added comments to a posting that I made last night. It worked great for me……………. This is the best site ever !!! 🙂
Dmitry Stropalov said on March 15, 2019
Great feature!
Craig Abrahamson said on March 15, 2019
Always wondered how [they] did that little addition. Thanks for this! 🙂
david leigh-smith said on March 15, 2019
This is pure gold. A great addition. Been trying it on the laptop and although it’s really easy to use, and works perfectly, it won’t upload when I press post. I get a message “there’s a problem with posting”
– Like anything there’ll be bugs – but it really is great to use, and nice to be able to crop the images.
Fantastic work, guys.
‘liked’
Boris Rakic said on March 15, 2019
David @dirtylittlefokker, just tested it with your settings – worked. Could you try it once again? And thinking about it, did you use any special characters in the labels (like $, % or anything like that)?
Ferry Dierckxsens said on March 15, 2019
Wow this is fantastic and great fun to do. Thanks for all the work involved just Great!
1 attached image. Click to enlarge.
1. Damage to tank replicated from original photo
2. Nuclear missile with finetuning
3. Mirage 2000N Heller 1/72
4. panel lines pinwash
George Henderson said on March 15, 2019
Funny how the comments don’t show up in thumbnails. I wouldn’t guess anything was written there
Boris Rakic said on March 15, 2019
On thumbnails it would be too cluttered, instead a speech bubble is displayed in the upper right corner when an image contains notes.
George Henderson said on March 15, 2019
Thanks Boris. It was after I posted that I noticed the bubble
david leigh-smith said on March 15, 2019
Just tried, Boris, nothing fancy in terms of characters – just keep getting the “There was an error when replying to that topic” message.
@raikisan
Boris Rakic said on March 15, 2019
Testing (and hinting at my next stupid project 😀 )
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1. ‘Tis ye olde bote
S. Cubas said on March 15, 2019
Wow! Very usefull and funny
George Johnson said on March 15, 2019
Very cool and needed feature. I will definitely use it. Thanks!!
Marvin Reyes said on March 15, 2019
Sweet. So easy that even I will be able to do it. Thanks!
Pedro L. Rocha said on March 15, 2019
Martin, I’ve always expressed my enthusiasm about iModeler functionality and easy going user experience, but this new feature sure pushes the envelope further.
Any plans to enable this update features to touch devices sometime in the future?
Thanks for making the best modelling website by far!
Editor said on March 15, 2019
We certainly would like to, and it’s definitely in our roadmap. However, supporting touch and small screens in editing mode are actually quite difficult to do in a good way, so we decided to skip these features in the initial release. Instead, we will be concentrating on gathering feedback from the users (everything is still in Beta) and hardening the functionality before adding support for touch.
Michael Gosse said on March 16, 2019
Thank you for working on it and developing something that already is cool!
Glenn Virgo said on March 16, 2019
This is great. Good work to all involved with this. Big thumbs up.
Michel Verschuere said on March 16, 2019
Great feature @editor will definitely use it!
Colin Latta said on March 16, 2019
Oh. I like that – I’m going to be using that a lot, I think!
Chuck A. Villanueva said on March 16, 2019
Excellent feature, just tried it. Though my photo editor feature does have a similar ability, its a more intense procedure, while this process now offered by Imodeler is very simple to use. Thanks for adding this ability to the site.
Tom Bebout said on March 17, 2019
Wow, what an awesome feature. Once again Martin you have demonstrated why this is the best modeling site on the web. Keep up the good work.
Jeff Bailey said on March 17, 2019
Outstanding !! Thanks Martin & Boris. @raikisan And anyone else who worked on this !
Julian Shawyer said on March 17, 2019
Just tried it on my wife’s laptop, and it worked just fine.
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Editor said on March 17, 2019
Sweet!
david leigh-smith said on March 17, 2019
Well, here’s tryin’
1. It was my own fault I couldn’t get it to work. I forgot to put the [pics] link in the article.
Editor said on March 17, 2019
Glad that this has worked out 🙂
david leigh-smith said on March 17, 2019
Me, too. Thanks, and kudos!
Louis Gardner said on March 18, 2019
Here you go Martin @editor
and
David; @dirtylittlefokker
Looks like I’ll have to retire this guy……….. Say “good by” to my red tipped tooth pick………..
Looks like his job has been outsourced.
1. You won’t be seeing much of me around here anymore……….. I’m not needed……
1. So much for my job security……. and I’ve been at this job for two years now…………. Gee thanks fellas
1. I guess it’s time to pack everything up and head to Hawaii………….. I’ve been replaced. So long gents.
There it’s official.
No more red tipped tooth pick.
Thanks for the improvements………… 🙂
Dmitry Ryzhenkov said on March 17, 2019
Martin, you’re a wizard! Made simply a terrific addition! Bravo! But maybe instead of the circle on the pointer end to make the arrow? This will allow you to more accurately point to very small objects in the photo. In the attached photo I tried to show it for comparison. The arrows point to very small spots on the wing. But with the help of circles it can not be done.
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1. Very small spots on the wing
2. Technical mark
Editor said on March 21, 2019
Dmitry,
I can clearly see your point. We’d need to think over how the editing part should work having an arrow rather than a point (which is a convenient drag handle), but we’ll put it into our idea backlog.
Martin Dytrych said on March 18, 2019
Very handy feature! Much appreciated.
Greg Kittinger said on March 19, 2019
Love it!
Paulo Castro said on March 20, 2019
That looks fun. Thanks for this
Aleksandar Sekularac said on March 20, 2019
Bravo Martin & the team!
Haven’t tried it yet, but this looks to be one of those things everybody will wonder how we managed without. Internet watch out!
I would rate this almost better than Nutella… well maybe not better… if I had to choose one for the deserted island it would have to be Nutella, but still this is mighty good.
P.S. I would second Dmitry – make an arrow head at the tip instead of the circle. I mean we are modelers and should be able to handle sharp objects… right?
Cheers,
Aleks
Boris Rakic said on March 20, 2019
1. Dude, seriously?
Seems like you hurt Mr. Nutella’s ego…
Aleksandar Sekularac said on March 20, 2019
Seems it is working after all!
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1. a table knife before spreading Nutella on the bread
1. a table knife AFTER spreading Nutella on the bread
George R Blair Jr said on March 22, 2019
Thanks for the upgrade. Great idea.