Hmm. Some misinterpretations here. FG is not OS dependent. It does compile
with Cygwin or Windows. For Windows get MSVC8 from MS - it's free, and the
required solution/project files are included with the FG source code.
As AJ has already said, none of this is necessary to get on with modifying
an aircraft model. All you need is a text editor and either AC3D (low cost)
or Blender (free).
Final point the developer S. O. Meone is often referred to here, but doesn't
seem to respond very often. The rest of us are quite busy on our own
projects. If you want something done, the best way is to roll up your
sleeves and get on with it. We need all the help that we can get.
Vivian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RJ
Groszewski
Sent: 26 December 2006 17:30
To: FlightGear user discussions
Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] Seneca V (was: More planes)
You do seem to have a couple points there. I assumed that there was a GUI
editor for the making of FGFS Aircraft, but a lot of FGFS related software
is Linux based, and to run it in windows, you either need to find a
pre-compiled binary file or get Cygwin and try that. Cygwin never does
anything I want it to do, though. Whenever I tried to use Cygwin, it failed
miserably. And I usually don't have the time to do omething like that for a
plane like the Seneca, so I thought if the "base" plane isalready done, wy
not just take from the cabin and fix it up a bit. Doesn't that seem a
little easier? But thanks for correcting me on that cygwin thing.
R Groszewski
On 12/25/06, AJ MacLeod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Monday 25 December 2006 01:11, RJ Groszewski wrote:
> I would try To do it myself, but my computer doesn't want to run any
> software needed for making the planes for FlightGear that needs
compilation
> under CygWin. (As you could of guessed, I am running Windows XP, with SP2)
Which software is this? You don't need to compile any software at all to
build a/c for FG, you don't even need Cygwin. You need patience, a text
editor, 3d modelling software (eg blender or AC3D) and some graphics
software
(e.g. inkscape & gimp).
> And also probably because I'm too lazy to try it myself. Wouldn't it be
> easier for whoever made the original Seneca II for FGFS update the plane
to
> meet the Seneca V?
If everyone took that attitude, FG wouldn't exist at all! If you want a
particular model, why not roll up your sleeves and get busy? Believe me, if
I (utterly lacking in artistic abilities) can do it, anyone can... Actually,
modifying an existing model is probably an ideal place to start, since
creating a new a/c from scratch is a lot of work (though by no means
impossible even for a complete newbie.)
By the way, if the Seneca is out of date I hate to think what the Camel
which
we're currently remodelling is :-)
Anyway - give it a go... if you need pointers, the wiki contains many useful
bits of information and the FG IRC channel is a great place to go for help
or
advice.
Cheers,
AJ
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