Hi there, George Patterson wrote: > On 1/9/07, Chris Wilkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Hi there, >> >>Paul Cardinaels wrote: >> >>>That 737-800 is looking fantastic! Great work. >>>The winglets aren't angled like that, in stead they have a gentle curve >>>Examples: >>>http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1161418/L/ >>>http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1161266/L/ >> >>Aware of that. There are some small modelling tidy-ups >>left to do, one of which is curved (or approximately >>so) winglets... :-) >> >>The animations are the key issue. The stretch of the >>wings was done from the engine pod outwards on each >>wing, and isn't accurate (wing chord differs from the >>real thing). I need to correct that somehow, and then >>correct the animations (changes to model mean axis for >>animation translate/rotation aren't correct anymore). >>The slats, flaps, and ailerons don't move as desired. >> >>Using blender does anyone know a quick method to get >>xyz points to create an animation axis? >> >> >>>Again, fantastic work! >> >>Thanks, still some more to do but getting there... >> >>I've re-done the uv-map, and created a Pacific Blue >>livery (PB are a Virgin offshoot, on NZ<->Australia >>routes)... >> >>http://users.tpg.com.au/blobster/pacblue.jpg >> >>Kind regards, >> >>Chris Wilkinson, Brisbane, Australia. > > Hi Chris, > > Excellent work. How many polys is the terminal? (just curious)
1917 faces. I'm likely to add only a few more smaller details, but am happy enough with the basic shape. I will replace the columns under the airbridges with wheeled units one day... > When I flew out of town for the Christmas break, the safety > instructions was slight altered to the following:- > > "For you safety please remain seated untill the seat belt sign is > turned off. However, could you could sit by the window as we taxi past > the Qantas plane so that they think that we are full." :-) > Later during the safety briefing:- > > "This is a non-smoking flight. It is a federal(??) offence to smoke > while aboard this plane. The toilet is fitted with video camera". So *thats* why so few people use aircraft toilets! Kind regards, Chris Wilkinson, Brisbane, Australia. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
