[Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

2002-05-27 Thread Erik Hofman
Is there already a good solution for the following problem (it might be plib-1.4.2 related): Fatal error: Failed to load 3D model (received from ) Erik ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

2002-05-27 Thread Jim Wilson
Erik Hofman [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Is there already a good solution for the following problem (it might be plib-1.4.2 related): Fatal error: Failed to load 3D model (received from ) Erik Comment out the model tag in the [aircraft[-fdm]]-set.xml file or change it to a model you

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

2002-05-27 Thread Erik Hofman
Jim Wilson wrote: Erik Hofman [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Is there already a good solution for the following problem (it might be plib-1.4.2 related): Fatal error: Failed to load 3D model (received from ) Erik Comment out the model tag in the [aircraft[-fdm]]-set.xml file or change it

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

2002-05-27 Thread Jim Wilson
Erik Hofman [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Comment out the model tag in the [aircraft[-fdm]]-set.xml file or change it to a model you happen to have. There was discussion about fixing this to use the glider.ac or something instead of bailing out, but AFIK nothing has been done yet. Maybe we

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

2002-05-20 Thread John Check
On Monday 20 May 2002 12:19 am, Alex Perry wrote: How about we have a missing model in the same way as we have a missing texture ? A ten meter cube with that texture on each side ? we used to fall back to the glider model I get a Fatal error when trying to use some aircraft because I

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

2002-05-20 Thread Martin Spott
we used to fall back to the glider model I mentioned this problem already several weeks ago but nobody was interested in it. Now as the subject comes up again I'd second the desire for a fallback to the glider - as we were used to have before for very long time, Martin. -- Unix _IS_ user

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

2002-05-20 Thread Wolfram Kuss
I'd suggest that we not cause a fatal error on models that are not shipped in the base package? Or possibly, just don't cause a fatal error when any model fails to load. In PLIB's UL package there is a function bool ulFileExists ( const char *fileName ) ; So, it could be as easy as

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

2002-05-20 Thread David Megginson
Norman Vine writes: So the way I read it the glider is no-more It's still there, but it's not used by the C172. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

2002-05-20 Thread Curtis L. Olson
David Megginson writes: Norman Vine writes: So the way I read it the glider is no-more It's still there, but it's not used by the C172. I think the suggestion was that if the 3d model specified is not found, we should revert to some simple default, like the glider (and probably display

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

2002-05-20 Thread David Megginson
Curtis L. Olson writes: I think the suggestion was that if the 3d model specified is not found, we should revert to some simple default, like the glider (and probably display a warning message.) That's simply a matter of catching the exception in the model manager and substituting the

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

2002-05-20 Thread Jim Wilson
Curtis L. Olson [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: David Megginson writes: Norman Vine writes: So the way I read it the glider is no-more It's still there, but it's not used by the C172. I think the suggestion was that if the 3d model specified is not found, we should revert to some

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

2002-05-20 Thread Curtis L. Olson
David Megginson writes: Curtis L. Olson writes: I think the suggestion was that if the 3d model specified is not found, we should revert to some simple default, like the glider (and probably display a warning message.) That's simply a matter of catching the exception in the model

[Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

2002-05-19 Thread Cameron Moore
I get a Fatal error when trying to use some aircraft because I don't have the 3D model installed. For example, I don't have the Harrier or the Beech99 models installed. I'd suggest that we not cause a fatal error on models that are not shipped in the base package? Or possibly, just don't cause

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

2002-05-19 Thread Alex Perry
How about we have a missing model in the same way as we have a missing texture ? A ten meter cube with that texture on each side ? I get a Fatal error when trying to use some aircraft because I don't have the 3D model installed. For example, I don't have the Harrier or the Beech99 models

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

2002-05-19 Thread Norman Vine
Alex Perry writes: How about we have a missing model in the same way as we have a missing texture ? A ten meter cube with that texture on each side ? I remember a blue and yellow glider Norman ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

2002-05-19 Thread Alex Perry
Alex Perry writes: How about we have a missing model in the same way as we have a missing texture ? A ten meter cube with that texture on each side ? I remember a blue and yellow glider I thought that was the default model, i.e. the one that is used if you don't specify otherwise.

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

2002-05-19 Thread Norman Vine
Alex Perry writes: Alex Perry writes: How about we have a missing model in the same way as we have a missing texture ? A ten meter cube with that texture on each side ? I remember a blue and yellow glider I thought that was the default model, i.e. the one that is used if you don't