RealFlight G3 Manual - Great Planes Software Support

SAVE COLOR SCHEME AS…
This menu item is used to create an editable version of the currently selected trim
scheme.
RealFlight G3 allows you to create a custom paint/decal scheme for your aircraft.
The color schemes you create are limited only by your imagination.
However, only individuals that own, and know how to use, a third-party bitmap
editing program such as Adobe® Photoshop®, should attempt to create a custom
color scheme. Your editor must be able to read and edit Targa (“.tga”) files.
To create a custom color scheme click the Save Color Scheme As… menu item.
Enter the desired name in the dialog box that appears. The location of the file will
appear in the lower left corner of the RealFlight screen.
To access the file that contains the custom color scheme, open Windows Explorer
and then open your RealFlight folder (usually “C:\Program Files\RealFlight”).
Next, open the ColorSchemes folder. This will bring up all of the custom color
schemes that have been stored in RealFlight. The name of the aircraft will precede
the name that you have selected for your custom color scheme. Click on the file for
which you wish to modify the trim scheme.
DO NOT ALTER THE NAME OF THIS FILE, AS REALFLIGHT MAY NOT BE
ABLE TO CORRELATE THE COLOR SCHEME WITH THE AIRCRAFT.
Once you have finished editing and saving your color scheme, you will probably
want to see the results of your work. There are two ways that you can do so. One is
to use the Select Color Scheme menu, which is found within the Aircraft menu.
Simply click on the color scheme that you have just edited, and RealFlight will
reload the color scheme onto your aircraft and reset the aircraft back on the runway.
Within seconds, you are flying with your new color scheme.
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