Hey guys! I've been looking for something like this for a while, and thought I would ask around here as well. I'm looking for a program in which I would be able to 'pin' various reference images for a model. Basically just making a collage of images to look off of while creating a model. I also use reference planes in 3DS Max but I find having other shots, 3/4 views, style references etc can help while modeling something, especially if it's a technical model. Having to click through image after image in the windows preview pane just doesn't cut it.
I've used Microsoft OneNote at work before, and I was able to do it there, however I don't have OneNote at home, so I was hoping to find a cheaper alternative. I'd really love to have a nice collage of several images on my other screen that I can just glance over to while I'm working. Thanks guys.
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http://www.xnview.com/en/index.php
it takes a little bit of time to get the settings you want but you can hide all of the menus and have the image view 'float' above other programs. its also quite sable and you can also do batch file rename and some other tasks in it.
if you want some sort of tablet interface then i do not have any advice on that.
xnview works perfectly well for reference images. but you do have to download it, install it, and adjust the display setting.