On mercredi 11 février 2009, Bo Berglund wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: syd [mailto:s...@telus.net] > > > > > on line 3912 and following I find this: > > > > > > OBJECT poly > > > name "asi" > > > data 9 > > > Plane.010 > > > texture "fahrtenmesser.rgb" > > > texrep 1 1 > > > crease 30.000000 > > > numvert 153 > > > > > > Then follows a large array of numbers from line 3920 to line 4072. > > > > > > I can't believe that this file is created by hand. Is there > > > > a design > > > > > tool which places the various images on the panel surface and then > > > creates this ac file??? > > > And where are the coordinates for the actual location of > > > > the instrument. > > > > > > > > that section of file is not done by hand ... it's part of a 3d model > > file (.ac format). The instruments on this aircraft are 3d > > models , not > > part of a 2d panel .... which is a completely different method. > > You can open an ac file in Ac3d or Blender ... in this case , if you > > import this ac model you'll see the instruments are part of > > the panel .... > > basically what Im saying is loading this model in a 3d modeller will > > probably clear up some of the confusion . You can add extra > > instruments > > to the panel by adding it in the main animation file > > ...(ASK21/Models/ask21.xml ) ... something like this: > > > > <model> > > <path>Aircraft/Instruments-3d/alt/alt.xml</path> > > <offsets> > > <x-m>-6.772</x-m> > > <y-m>-0.419</y-m> > > <z-m>-0.023</z-m> > > <pitch-deg>0.0</pitch-deg> > > </offsets> > > </model> > > > > hope that helps a bit ... > > Cheers > > I am a Windows XP user but I had a look at the various graphics packages > available (AC3D and Blender) and decided for Blender since it is an > opensource program. > I have now installed it (and Python 2.5.4 too). > But when I start Blender and the select File/Open and navigate to the > ask21.ac file in the Models directory nothing happens except Blender > complains that it is not a Blender file.... > > Is it really true that Blender can be used to handle the FlightGear > models .ac files???? > > Or do I have to cash up 80 USD to buy in to the AC3D only to be able > to work with the ASK21 instrument panel??? > > Maybe I should just buy FS-X instead? > > BosseB >
You must use the blender import interface Menu/File/Import/AC3D -- Gérard http://pagesperso-orange.fr/GRTux/ J'ai décidé d'être heureux parce que c'est bon pour la santé. Voltaire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with Adobe(R)AIR(TM) software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and code to build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK and Ajax docs to start building applications today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
