Simviation Forum - HOW DO I ADD BRAKING PARTS?

Jul 12^th, 2003 at 8:34pm

Threadkiller Offline
Colonel
gah!
London, Ontario

Gender:
Posts: 2463

hey! uhmm im using FSDS1 and i want to add braking parts and damaged textures to my new plane....is it possible for me to do that??? i already did what i could with the DP file so when i get shot up pieces will fly out of nowhere...but i want things like the whole wing to break, or the tail or...you know.... any help is appreciated

here are some pix of the project

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #1 - Jul 13^th, 2003 at 2:00am

Hagar Offline
Colonel
My Spitfire Girl
Costa Geriatrica

Posts: 33159

Unless you want to get involved in the dubious delights of SCASM editing it would be better getting yourself FSDS2. IMHO
Corrado's SCASM editing tutes here. http://www.isoliti4gatti.com/scasm.htm

Mind you, in my experience, FSDS2 will take a while to get used to. Thanks to my friend & Fox Four colleague Hayden, creating breaking parts models with FSDS2 is quite straightforward once you get the hang of it. http://www.simviation.com/lair/cfs2korea.htm

PS. I haven't messed with the damage textures yet. That would involve a little more work.

« Last Edit: Jul 13^th, 2003 at 7:14am by Hagar »

Founder & Sole Member - Grumpy's Over the Hill Club for Veteran Virtual Aviators
Member of the Fox Four Group

Need help? Try Grumpy's Lair

My photo gallery

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #2 - Jul 13^th, 2003 at 7:08pm

Threadkiller Offline
Colonel
gah!
London, Ontario

Gender:
Posts: 2463

Quote:

in my experience, FSDS2 will take a while to get used to. Thanks to my friend & Fox Four colleague Hayden, creating breaking parts models with FSDS2 is quite straightforward once you get the hang of it. http://www.simviation.com/lair/cfs2korea.htm

well i have FSDS2, but i have not being able to figure out the animation process Sad

i looked it up in the help menu but it talks about aircraft animator and other stuff is not used anymore, so i was wondering maybe u could point me in the right direction, or if u or someone else do the braking parts, i have no knowledge of programing whatsoever :p

Grin

please:)

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #3 - Jul 14^th, 2003 at 4:14am

Hagar Offline
Colonel
My Spitfire Girl
Costa Geriatrica

Posts: 33159

Quote:

well i have FSDS2, but i have not being able to figure out the animation process Sad

i looked it up in the help menu but it talks about aircraft animator and other stuff is not used anymore, so i was wondering maybe u could point me in the right direction, or if u or someone else do the braking parts, i have no knowledge of programing whatsoever :p

Grin

please:)

OK. First I suggest you download the FS2002 MakeMDL SDK. http://zone.msn.com/flightsim/FS02DevDeskSDK00.asp
You should find it a useful reference as FSDS2 uses the same part name animation conventions as Gmax. It's easier in FSDS2 as the correct part names are selectable from a list - from FSDS2 Part Properties\Part Name. Some parts will be animated simply by using the correct part names. You will usually need to move/realign the Part Axis to make it look right. Other named parts like the gear require extra keyframe animation. This can be defined & set from FSDS2 Animation mode. All this is better explained in the Quick Tips section of FSDS2 Help.

For the breaking parts read Hayden's tute entitled HOW TO BREAK YOUR PLANE IN CFS2 (WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM FSDS 2.1) posted at FFDS. http://www.freeflightdesign.com/tips.htm
Other specific tutes & tips on various subjects are posted on this & the Tutorials pages.

You might like to download & install the latest FSDS2 update here. http://www.abacuspub.com/fsds2/fsdsmain.htm

Founder & Sole Member - Grumpy's Over the Hill Club for Veteran Virtual Aviators
Member of the Fox Four Group

Need help? Try Grumpy's Lair

My photo gallery

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #4 - Jul 14^th, 2003 at 8:53pm

Threadkiller Offline
Colonel
gah!
London, Ontario

Gender:
Posts: 2463

thanx

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #5 - Jul 15^th, 2003 at 9:43pm

Threadkiller Offline
Colonel
gah!
London, Ontario

Gender:
Posts: 2463

THANX HAGAR!!!!

i folowed the tut, now im just fine tunning, here is a pic Grin

dont mind who's hitting me, i had it on random enemies Tongue

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #6 - Jul 16^th, 2003 at 2:37am

Hagar Offline
Colonel
My Spitfire Girl
Costa Geriatrica

Posts: 33159

LOL That's great - well done..........!
Have fun. Grin

Founder & Sole Member - Grumpy's Over the Hill Club for Veteran Virtual Aviators
Member of the Fox Four Group

Need help? Try Grumpy's Lair

My photo gallery

Back to top

IP Logged

	Search the archive: