Yes, that is what I tried: importing the wrl file. But in vain. The file version is VRML V2.0 utf8 and is not recognised by AC3D.
So one of the guys in the team has created a new model from scratch, using 3dstudio and we now have 2 versions: - high quality model (~ 5000 polygons) saved as .3ds - low quality model (~ 640 polygons) also saved as .3ds I have imported both into AC3D and saved them as .ac (I think flightgear prefers that format) and it works!!! HOWEVER.... I am now faced with a new problem.... --> How do you center the model on the flight dynamics coordinates? The model is offset by quite a bit and I have tried editing the xml file but with no success: <offsets> <heading-offset-deg>180</heading-offset-deg> <x-offset-m>+30</x-offset-m> <y-offset-m>+0</y-offset-m> <z-offset-m>+1.5</z-offset-m> </offsets> Does this script go in the aircraft-set.xml or the model.xml file? Thanks for your help! On 5/8/05, Sam Heyman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > I am writing concerning my UAV project again. > > I am trying to create the 3D model and I am finding it quite hard... I > have a CATIA model of the UAV (just the skin, not all the interior) and > I can save a copy of it as .wrl, .igs and quite a few other formats. > I tried using the .wrl file in FlightGear, but it did not like it. I > used ProEngineer to open the .igs version, hoping to be able to save it > as .ac or .3ds, but neither were available. > > Does anyone know what I should do to be able to use the CATIA model of > our UAV to create the 3D model in FlightGear? > > Thanks for your help! > > Sam > > PS: brilliant mailing list! it's fantastic to get so much support and > advice! keep it going! > > --------------------------------- > "It was a love of the air and sky and flying... It lay beyond the > descriptive words of men." Charles Lindbergh > > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel > 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d > -- Sam Heyman Ryds Allé 13.109 58435 Linköping Sweden mob: +46(0)730 754 703 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
