Berndt, Jon S wrote: > That should not be necessary. The aircraft configuration file only needs > to be consistent within itself. The structural frame is used for the > location of engines, landing gear, empty-weight CG, etc. There is also > a point called the visial reference point (typically the nose of the > aircraft) that is defined as a known reference point for the 3D modeler. > The 3D model need not have any particular coordinate frame origin, to
> the best of my recollection, though there is an offset that is specified > in another file (the -set file?). My [possibly mis-]understanding is that the offset should be specified in Aircraft/737-300/Models/737-300.xml in this case, which is where I added the single offset <x-m>9.04</x-m>. > > The point is, do NOT change the aircraft configuration file in order to > place the aircraft in the scene properly. > > Jon > After posting this patch and seeing your response, I belatedly recalled that I had started by changing the Z position of the landing gear in the "configuration" file instead of adjusting the previously existing Z offset in the Model file. I'm not in a position at this time to check whether Z pos'n in the FDM/configuration file was wrong or the Z offset in the Model file was wrong; I'll post notice here when I have done so... the prior posted link will reflect any changes. > > >>I noticed the 737's wheels were "floating" above the ground >>and decided to tweak it. In the process, I discovered that >>the gear, engines, CG, etc were all defined to be about 9 >>meters behind the 3D model. >> >>The linked patch adds a 9.04 meter offset on X in >>Models/737-300.xml and adds contact points at the tail, >>belly, nose, engines and wingtips in 737.xml. >> >>This model is in the base distribution package so please >>check my work :) >> >>Patch courtesy of fg_submit: >>http://139.78.95.188/flightgear/737-300/ >> >> >>-- >>Reagan Thomas > -- Reagan Thomas ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
