On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:06:51 -0500, Josh wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:16:20 -0500, Josh wrote in message > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > > ..ok, so _anything_ I add to a model, starts out as a 2x2x2 meter > > object and then needs another edit action to size and fit it to my > > model? > > > > ..my baseline is http://brlcad.org/ which has a neat, neat, neat > > pipe routing edit mode that I use to model my gasifiers, I'll have > > them made from standard piping fittings etc materials to minimise > > my costs. Lotsa model file format converters, and David M. might > > like the way it uses Jove as cli. ;o) > > > > I've actually been meaning to try BRL, I even have it on disk here. > The problem is switching to another format in FG. There are a lot that > theoretically work in plib, but using those loaders in fg is not as > well understood from the model builder's point of view. Also, not all > the loaders provide the same functionality. Is there an easy way to > get from BRL to .ac? ..I dunno this yet, also I need to get my models exported into 2d paper drawings, the work shop guys are not yet 3d. ;o) > Maybe I should be looking into BRL and either dxf or ase. ..both are available AFAICT, and BRL-CAD has its own native format, and the BRL guys might be able to volonteer old Army etc models. > Anyway, I have found that using direct numeric input in Blender is > fast and easy. ..how does it compare to BRL-CAD or AutoCAD or Intergraph Microstation? (I remember using the latter 2 some 15 years ago for parametric modelling.) > Like everything in Blender, it is tempered by the basic > steep learning curve. ..aye, that and BRL-CAD's ease of use in parametric modeling and me in my hurry is what got me here. ;o) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
