Re: [Flightgear-users] Adding a red balloon to the flight gear environment

2005-01-26 Thread Erik Hofman
Geoffrey Frost wrote:
I created a .dxf model of a red balloon using openfx software, and loaded it
into flight gear according to David Megginson's Mini-HOWTO: 3D Aircraft
Models in FlightGear. I followed the instructions listed below:
The easiest way to load a new model is to set the property at startup with
the --prop: command-line option; for example, to use a 3D aircraft model
that you have installed in $FG_ROOT/Models/my-cessna.wrl, you could invoke
FlightGear like this (under Unix-like systems):
fgfs --prop:/sim/model/path=Models/red_balloon.dxf
The balloon appears as it should, however I only get a black image of the
balloon. I change the material settings in openfx to red, and the model
renders in red, and appears in openfx designer as red. I export the model as
a dxf file, but it appears in Flight Gear as black. Can anyone tell me what
I am doing wrong. Thanks.
I don't know the DXF file format well, but I don't think it can export 
material settings like ambient, diffuse end specular color. Is there any 
other format to which you can export the model (like .obj or.3ds)?

Erik
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[Flightgear-users] Adding a red balloon to the flight gear environment

2005-01-25 Thread Geoffrey Frost
I created a .dxf model of a red balloon using openfx software, and loaded it
into flight gear according to David Megginson's Mini-HOWTO: 3D Aircraft
Models in FlightGear. I followed the instructions listed below:

The easiest way to load a new model is to set the property at startup with
the --prop: command-line option; for example, to use a 3D aircraft model
that you have installed in $FG_ROOT/Models/my-cessna.wrl, you could invoke
FlightGear like this (under Unix-like systems):

fgfs --prop:/sim/model/path=Models/red_balloon.dxf

The balloon appears as it should, however I only get a black image of the
balloon. I change the material settings in openfx to red, and the model
renders in red, and appears in openfx designer as red. I export the model as
a dxf file, but it appears in Flight Gear as black. Can anyone tell me what
I am doing wrong. Thanks.


Dr. Geoffrey Frost
Sagetech Corporation
1280 Alameda Road
Hood River, OR 97031
541-386-5862


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