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[bugsblake]

hi all! is there a tut on how to set up planes in max? if not anyone whos already done it want to make one? or just rig this one! would really like to get this running!

one last thing, any reason a dds file wont read in outerra? ive exported the diff many time and always cant load the dds? any ideas? thanks

[bugsblake]

hi all. ok i made the jsbsim files here http://jsbsim.sourceforge.net/aeromatic2.html

but now im stuck and need help from someone here who knows what they are doing! ive never done anything like this! so a little advice would be a big help!

thanks

[bugsblake]

hi people! well ive got this all working nice now! flys good after some work on engine and prop files! just need to get landing gear working now and then i will release it!

still having a problem with the texture though! it says it cant read the dds file? just shows up black! the texture size is 4096! but i tried making it smaller and that didnt help? any ideas why the dds file cant load? thanks

ps. this is a reaper not a predetor, my bad! lol

[cameni]

Maybe the filename is too long? Importer has some internal limits that are sometimes getting in the way (it's a bug).

[bugsblake]

you know what! the file name is very long! i bet thats it! should be able to get it working now! thanks cameni!

[bugsblake]

thanks a lot cameni! worked! now soon as i work out how to get the landing gear animated i will release it! gonna check out the mig29 and see if i can work it out from that! thanks again mate!

[bugsblake]

does outerra support bump maps?

im looking in the matlib file and i see diffuse, normal, env, opacity and reflectance! can i just add "bump"?

thanks

[M7]

Normal/bump map, isnt it the same thing as far as visually?

On the other end, parallax bump map could be a nice complement to normal.

[bugsblake]

was thinking that myself! but got busy working on another file! thanks

[bugsblake]

ok dont think i will have this finished today! maybe? dont know? there is a lot of code in the mig29.js for animating the landing gear! some i need, other bits i dont! first i have to work it out.

then hope i linked it up right in max! i linked the wheels to the landing gear, then the gear and everything else to the body! thinking that the wheels would have to follow the gear when it closes, seems like the right way to rig it but cant say till i get the gear moving!

also i think i need to resize it by about 50%!

[bugsblake]

ok after i resized the reaper i had to set it up again to sit on the ground, first person view and the matlib again!

after pulling all the code from the mig29's js file for animating the landing gear, im sorry to say i cant work with this! there is far too much for me to work out from this code! one bit connected to another to another and so on!

i cant seem to break it down! all i have is 3 wheels and 3 landing gear arms! just 6 bits! the mig29 has loads move moving bits, rods, gear, objects!? im lost!

who set up this mig29? need to ask them for help!

so untill the landing gear is working i wont be releasing the reaper! no point if i cant put the gear away! once thats done its all finished and ready to be posted here for download!

[WormSlayer]

I know how you feel, I've been experimenting with importing some models but I have yet to get any vehicles working at all XD

[Atrax]

Hey, that predator si nice! Looks pretty good.

I know how you feel, I've been experimenting with importing some models but I have yet to get any vehicles working at all XD

Lol, you're like me, I managed to get one to show up in outerra but that's where it all finished, lmao

[bugsblake]

ok thanks to ddenn it looks like this will be finished today! need a while to wake up first!

my mistake, although the topic says predetor, its an MQ-9 Reaper! my bad!

anyway will be ready do download later!

[bugsblake]

ok tryin to get the landing gear done so i can release this but im getting an error in the script?

something about an unexpected token in this line:

geom.rotate_joint_orig(front_arm, jsb['gear/gear-pos-norm']) * 3.14, {x:-1,y:0,z:0}); // landing gear front arm animation

anyone see a problem with it?

thanks