Don Oliver wrote: > > --- Josh Babcock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Don Oliver wrote: >> >>>Hi All, >>> >>>I have made an .ac file of a small portion of the >>>model that I am building. OS is Win Xp Pro. >>> >>>Following is QSMX.xml in \Models: >>> >>><?xml version="1.0"?> >>> >>><PropertyList> >>> <path>QSMX.ac</path> >>></PropertyList> >>> >>>************ >>> >>>Following is my original QSMX-set.xml in >>>\Aircraft\QSMX: >>> >>><?xml version="1.0" ?> >>> >>><PropertyList> >>> <sim> >>> <description>Quicksilver MX</description> >>> <model> >>> <path>Aircraft/QSMX/Models/QSMX.xml</path> >>> </model> >>> </sim> >>></PropertyList> >>> >>>*************** >>> >>>When starting FlightGear, a "FlightGear Aborting" >>>message appears, and FlightGear closes. >>> >>>When I added the line: >>><flight-model>ufo</flight-model>, as follows: >>> >>><?xml version="1.0" ?> >>> >>><PropertyList> >>> <sim> >>> <description>Quicksilver MX</description> >>> <flight-model>ufo</flight-model> >>> <model> >>> <path>Aircraft/QSMX/Models/QSMX.xml</path> >>> </model> >>> </sim> >>></PropertyList> >>> >>>*********** >>> >>>Now FlightGear starts, with my model having the >> >>flight >> >>>characteristics of the ufo. However, the DOS panel >>>shows the following: >>> >>>Incorrect path in configuration file. >>>Error: base = 0,1180.65 course = 0.830873 dist = >>>1.27905e +007 >>>amd more similar lines. >>> >>> >>> >>>Two questions: >>>Why does FG abort without the <flight-model> line, >> >>and >> >>>how can I find out which configuration file has >> >>the >> >>>incorrect path. >>> >>>Any help would be much appreciated. >>> >>>Don Oliver >>> >>>__________________________________________________ >>>Do You Yahoo!? >>>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam >> >>protection around >> >>>http://mail.yahoo.com >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Flightgear-devel mailing list >>>[email protected] >>> >> > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel > >>>2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d >>> >> >>The first question is pretty easy, you can't fly >>without a flight model. >>If you are just working on the visual model, ufo is >>fine. To get an >>airplane flying look at YASim or JSBsim. >>www.jsbsim.org/aeromatic.html >>is a good place to start. You could also steal an >>existing flight model >>and adapt it to your uses. >> >>As to the second question, does >>$FG_ROOT/Aircraft/QSMX/Models/QSMX.xml >>exist? If so, what does it contain? >> >>Josh > > Josh, > Thanks for your reply. > To answer your first question: I had not wanted to fly > - I just wanted to place the model, so my QSMX-set.xml > was copied exactly from the Howto. However, as I > stated, without the <flight-model> line FG would not > start. > As to your second question: my > $FG_ROOT/Aircraft/QSMX/Models/QSMX.xml is shown at the > beginning of my original message. > > Don > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel > 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d >
Sounds like you are trying to load the model as an aircraft. Look in $FG_ROOT/Models, then check out Flightgear Scenery Developer. That will help you place models in the .stg scenery files. Josh _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
