RE: [Flightgear-devel] visual studio optimization

2005-05-29 Thread Ben Morrison
Tom wrote: i am compiling FG under msvc7.1in debug mode  with few performance warnings. however in release mode i get to many link errors. in debug mode  the size of fgfs.exe is 5.8mb and causes very very slow loading. how can i optimize solution? I recently dealt with this very same problem.

[Flightgear-devel] AC3D format and material settings

2005-05-24 Thread Ben Morrison
I am having problems with materials not being rendered on my model in AC3D's format. On flightgear's console it gives me a warning: Can't parse this material. I read in a past discussion this may be because of the specular component of the material. The other problem I am having is once I

[Flightgear-devel] AC3D export error from blender

2005-05-17 Thread Ben Morrison
When I try to export my files from blender to ac3d format I get an error on the console window, path is too long. Has anyone experienced this before? ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org

[Flightgear-devel] Model's xml properties

2005-05-16 Thread Ben Morrison
I have added a tank to flightgear but the model is not to scale, appears below the ground, and doesn't face the right direction. If I understand correctly the model should have values to correct this in a xml file, but I can't find documentation for the properties to define them. Can someone

[Flightgear-devel] AI for Ground Units

2005-05-13 Thread Ben Morrison
I noticed in flightgear there are classes for AI aircraft and ships. Has anyone tried to add a car or truck to flightgear yet? Is there any documentation on this? ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Aircraft Model: AC130-H

2005-05-12 Thread Ben Morrison
Ben Morrison writes The problem with this approach is that I have no experience with modeling aircraft. I have downloaded blender and played around with it but that's about it. How long would you say it would take you to create this model, just so I have an idea. I was also wondering

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Aircraft Model: AC130-H

2005-05-12 Thread Ben Morrison
This doesn't relate to this topic in anyway but the site looks like it is partially down (www.flightgear.org). The menu on the left is missing. Has anyone else noticed this? I am getting javascript errors and after viewing the source it looks like the function call MainMenu() is causing an

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Web site problems?

2005-05-12 Thread Ben Morrison
problems? Ben Morrison wrote: This doesn't relate to this topic in anyway but the site looks like it is partially down (www.flightgear.org). The menu on the left is missing. Has anyone else noticed this? I am getting javascript errors and after viewing the source it looks like the function call

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Web site problems?

2005-05-12 Thread Ben Morrison
I know javascript if you send me the code, I can try and debug it. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Curtis L. Olson Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 2:59 PM To: FlightGear developers discussions Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] Web site

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Web site problems?

2005-05-12 Thread Ben Morrison
: Thursday, May 12, 2005 3:09 PM To: FlightGear developers discussions Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] Web site problems? Ben Morrison wrote: I know javascript if you send me the code, I can try and debug it. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Web site problems?

2005-05-12 Thread Ben Morrison
Well then it should be: script type=text/javascript src=templates.js/script Ben -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Melchior FRANZ Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 3:58 PM To: flightgear-devel@flightgear.org Subject: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Web

[Flightgear-devel] HLA Support

2005-05-12 Thread Ben Morrison
Was HLA support ever added to flightgear? Ben ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Aircraft Model: AC130-H

2005-05-11 Thread Ben Morrison
Besides the small matter of getting permission from the original modeller to modify and release under the GPL.Separating out all the objects and animating them can be nearly as hard as building the model from scratch.MSFS use a different approach for animation they build different objects for

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Aircraft Model: AC130-H

2005-05-11 Thread Ben Morrison
to give them the proper dimensions of every part that is needed and then take the project over once I have the model. I just don't think I can draw a model from scratch. On May 11, 2005 09:47 am, Ben Morrison wrote: How long would you say it would take you to create this model, just so I have

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Aircraft Model: AC130-H

2005-05-10 Thread Ben Morrison
Ben Morrison wrote: I will be working on adding the AC130-H to flightgear but I haven't worked with the aircraft models yet and only have a small grasp on how it works. I was wondering has anyone else worked with a similar To be clear, are you talking about a 3d model or about a flight

[Flightgear-devel] Aircraft Model: AC130-H

2005-05-09 Thread Ben Morrison
I will be working on adding the AC130-H to flightgear but I havent worked with the aircraft models yet and only have a small grasp on how it works. I was wondering has anyone else worked with a similar aircraft to this one and could pass any information along or which one of the aircraft

[Flightgear-devel] HUD

2005-05-05 Thread Ben Morrison
I am trying to display the HUD in the center of the screen no matter which way the viewer is looking. Currently in the center of the screen if the viewer is facing straight forward. Can anyone point me in the right direction? ___

RE: [Flightgear-devel] HUD

2005-05-05 Thread Ben Morrison
] On Behalf Of Erik Hofman Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 12:27 PM To: FlightGear developers discussions Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] HUD Ben Morrison wrote: I am trying to display the HUD in the center of the screen no matter which way the viewer is looking. Currently in the center

RE: [Flightgear-devel] HUD

2005-05-05 Thread Ben Morrison
Ok that was it. Thanks! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Ross Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 1:02 PM To: FlightGear developers discussions Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] HUD Ben Morrison wrote: I am trying to display the HUD

[Flightgear-devel] Command Window

2005-05-03 Thread Ben Morrison
When I run flightgear 9.8 nothing is written to the command window. Is there something I have to do to get this to happen? ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Command Window

2005-05-03 Thread Ben Morrison
I have modified flight gear and I am getting an error that is printed to the command window but before I can read the error flightgear closes. Is there a way to keep flightgear from closing? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Giles Robertson

[Flightgear-devel] MSVC 7.1 Runtime Error

2005-04-29 Thread Ben Morrison
I have downloaded the following source code files: FlightGear 9.8, SimGear 3.8, plib 1.8.4, and zlib 1.1.4. I was able to get this to compile in Visual Studio 2003 but when I try to run flight gear with the following command: fgfs fg-root=c:\\GS_PTT\\Flightgear\\data airport=KSFO

RE: [Flightgear-devel] MSVC 7.1 Runtime Error

2005-04-29 Thread Ben Morrison
Thanks, guys. This is my first time posting to the board and I am impressed with the response times. I am compiling in debug mode because I am going to be modifying flightgear later. Ok, Harald's solution fixed the runtime error but now flightgear just sits there and doesn't start. What could

RE: [Flightgear-devel] MSVC 7.1 Runtime Error

2005-04-29 Thread Ben Morrison
It's not very clear. Check that you added the '--fg-root=x:\flightgear\data' parameter to the debugger, not finding the airports/runway data can lead FG to an infinite loop for example. Or just press break and look where he is in the code ;) Harald. Ok, it turns out it was initializing it

[Flightgear-devel] Disabling the top menu

2005-04-29 Thread Ben Morrison
Is it possible to hide the menu at the top of the screen? ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Disabling the top menu

2005-04-29 Thread Ben Morrison
-devel] Disabling the top menu On Friday 29 April 2005 18:34, Ben Morrison wrote: Is it possible to hide the menu at the top of the screen? Yes, press F10. Best Regards, Oliver C. ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org http

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Disabling the top menu

2005-04-29 Thread Ben Morrison
Thanks that is exactly what I needed. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Melchior FRANZ Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 1:45 PM To: flightgear-devel@flightgear.org Subject: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Disabling the top menu * Ben Morrison -- Friday