Re: [Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-06-01 Thread Martin Spott
I've fixed the missing model problem -- specifying a non-existant aircraft model (not any other kind) will default to the glider again rather than throwing an exception. Thanks, Martin. -- Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who its friends are !

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-05-31 Thread Tony Peden
On Thu, 2002-05-30 at 22:16, Cameron Moore wrote: * [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jon Berndt) [2002.05.30 20:45]: I have not been keeping track of changes on the JSBSim XML formats for several months, so I'll try to update the -180 definitions tonight and see what happens. I will let you know if

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-05-30 Thread Martin Dressler
On Wed 29. May 2002 22:21, you wrote: I've fixed the missing model problem -- specifying a non-existant aircraft model (not any other kind) will default to the glider again rather than throwing an exception. By the way, the 747 model is looking good. I'm happy that we're building up a nice

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-05-30 Thread David Megginson
Jim Wilson writes: Thanks. I'm doing some major re-work with it now...basicly after figuring out how to get around some of ac3d limitations. AC3D works well for this stuff, but it's texturing options are limited (but in the end sufficient). Blender is looking more attractive but

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-05-30 Thread The Bergrens
Don't forget about wings... http://www.wings3d.com It's BSD licensed ;) (for modelling, not texturing.) In any case it'd be awful nice to have a gpl'd modler. Right now we've got a choice between two closed source binaries. One from a guy that may or may not ever get around to

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-05-30 Thread David Megginson
Jim Wilson writes: Is Innovation3D's texture mapping any better? It has a UV editor, but I haven't tried it. If not I'm going to take a stab at making a command line texture re-mapper for ac3d files. To start with it'll probably just be some sort of script (awk?) that adjusts the x or

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-05-30 Thread Jon Berndt
Which Roskam did you find the Cherokee numbers in? Oops. I was mistaken. It's not Roskam -- it's McCormick, Aerodynamics, Aeronautics and Flight Mechanics, Appendix C. Cameron Munro sent me copies of it. It's a very complete example. You could rough-in a Cherokee in YASim first, just

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-05-30 Thread Cameron Moore
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jon Berndt) [2002.05.30 20:45]: I have not been keeping track of changes on the JSBSim XML formats for several months, so I'll try to update the -180 definitions tonight and see what happens. I will let you know if I get anyway. I'm pretty busy these days, so I'd be

[Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-05-29 Thread David Megginson
I've fixed the missing model problem -- specifying a non-existant aircraft model (not any other kind) will default to the glider again rather than throwing an exception. By the way, the 747 model is looking good. I'm happy that we're building up a nice stable (er, hangar) of unencumbered,

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-05-29 Thread Cameron Moore
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Megginson) [2002.05.29 15:23]: I've fixed the missing model problem -- specifying a non-existant aircraft model (not any other kind) will default to the glider again rather than throwing an exception. I'll mark that off my list. :-) Thanks, David. By the way,

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-05-29 Thread David Megginson
Cameron Moore writes: We (the two Cameron's) have already done some FDM work on a Piper Cherokee PA-28-180. I have a pretty ugly looking 3-view, but I can send it to you if you want it. We really need someone to pick up on the aero file where we left off. We were close but had some

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-05-29 Thread Jim Wilson
David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: By the way, the 747 model is looking good. Thanks. I'm doing some major re-work with it now...basicly after figuring out how to get around some of ac3d limitations. AC3D works well for this stuff, but it's texturing options are limited (but in the end

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-05-29 Thread Christian Mayer
Jim Wilson wrote: In any case it'd be awful nice to have a gpl'd modler. That's why PPE was started. But it's development has stopped. (Steve Baker still want's to finish it - when he finds the time for it...) CU, Christian -- The idea is to die young as late as possible.-- Ashley

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-05-29 Thread Gene Buckle
Jim, have you tried GMAX? g. On Wed, 29 May 2002, Jim Wilson wrote: David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: By the way, the 747 model is looking good. Thanks. I'm doing some major re-work with it now...basicly after figuring out how to get around some of ac3d limitations. AC3D works

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-05-29 Thread Alex Perry
We (the two Cameron's) have already done some FDM work on a Piper Cherokee PA-28-180. I have a pretty ugly looking 3-view, but I can send Slightly off topic. There are a lot of places where we can get 3-view sets with a scale for pretty much any aircraft. It occurs to me that it should be

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-05-29 Thread Cameron Moore
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gene Buckle) [2002.05.29 17:19]: Jim, have you tried GMAX? Can GMAX save to a format that plib can read? I was under the impression that it doesn't. -- Cameron Moore / If a person with multiple personalities threatens \ \ suicide, is that considered a hostage situation?

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-05-29 Thread Cameron Moore
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Megginson) [2002.05.29 16:03]: Cameron Moore writes: We (the two Cameron's) have already done some FDM work on a Piper Cherokee PA-28-180. I have a pretty ugly looking 3-view, but I can send it to you if you want it. We really need someone to pick up on

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

2002-05-29 Thread Gene Buckle
I thought it saves under a 3DS compatible format. I'm not sure as I've never used it before. g. On Wed, 29 May 2002, Cameron Moore wrote: * [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gene Buckle) [2002.05.29 17:19]: Jim, have you tried GMAX? Can GMAX save to a format that plib can read? I was under the