On Saturday 23 Jul 2005 22:16, Erik Hofman wrote: > Lee Elliott wrote: > > How much detail do they want in the external model? > > > > It looks like a fairly clean design that shouldn't take too > > long > > > > to do. > > I just committed an early version of the SR-20 3d model > (including external hatches). I plan on improving it further > and add a 3d cockpit. > > It would be nice if someone would do the FDM and/or 2d and 3d > panel, which I won't be doing anyway. > > Erik
Hi Erik & Roy I don't mind having a go at a 3d cockpit model I can get good drawings and dimensions for it. What I've been thinking recently about 3d models is that it might be best to make the panel and interior first, and then model the exterior to fit it. I say this because after making an external model that appears to fit the 3-views, if there's any real curvature to the cockpit region, it's very easy to find that you haven't enough room. I figure it should also make the cockpit view more accurate. For any aircraft that we have access to it's possible to get very accurate dimensions for the panels quite easily and without having to take many measurements - all that's really needed are some basic measured dimensions i.e. width & height plus some photographs of the panel, taken as straight-on as possible, with a reference (say two short measured lengths of thin, stiff wire at right-angles) laid against the panel. It shouldn't be too difficult to work out accurate instrument placement from that. The only problem with doing the interior this way might mean that it won't fit well into the existing model very well. LeeE p.s. Erik: someone on the user list wants to stop the YASim legacy engine definition message from your pa28. I can have a look at it if you want but I know it's really your baby:) _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
