Hi guys,I wanna design a trim scheme on my pc before I put it on my plane.What simple programs are out there to do this?

I use Photoshop for this. But there are many out there that get it down the Paint that comes on every Windows computer.

Ken

I've done two now using Rhino3D. Draw the pannel outline, then I free hand drew the lines and then used the "fair" comand to smooth out the humps and dips. When I got the curves the way I wanted them, I then made a second drawing and tool all of the Red piced and lossly grouped them together, flollowed by the Black, etc I then printed this second drawing and cut it up like a set of plans and taped the pieces down on the monokote and cut them out with an Xacto knife, one that I sharpen after each piece, some times twice per piece. I use a white melinane finshed partical board for a cutting base.

The same process can be used in many of the drawing programs. I think it has more to do with your skill with the program that it's limits. Although more features is better.

One thing I found on my last project, was that design was done 2D, but when I got to the 3D world, thing didn't line up as well as I expected. When I do the next one, I'll make a 3D wing surface, lay out the design, then lay it out flat to print it. Hopefully, it will let things fit better.