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Oct 29th, 2003 at 7:51am

egypt23spitfire   Offline
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hi all Smiley
i was wondering if you scenery and mesh masters out there could tell me if its possible to embed static objects such as sinking/floating planes,sunken ships,  floating dinghies in water mesh or as scenery objects Smiley
ive been wrapping my head around this but havent got enuf knowledge as yet .
if it is possible, would open a whole different area for missions and eyecandy Grin
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Reply #1 - Oct 29th, 2003 at 1:35pm
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Yes, of course it is possible. �Using a program like Flight Simulator Scenery Creator and some API scenery macros, or SCASM, objects can be easily embeded.

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Edit: Someone like Hager could probably give you a better answer.  This is just mine.
 
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Reply #2 - Oct 29th, 2003 at 2:00pm

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Hi Egypt. Yes, as Ambassador says, what you suggest is possible with a conventional scenery design application & static scenery objects (API macros). You will obviously need experience with installing scenery & the programs themselves. I suggest you download FSSC from Ambassador's link & mess around with it. Create a few simple test airfields & find out how it works. Once you're familiar with the basics search the SimV Scenery Design/Utilities section for a utility named M98toBGL. You can use this to convert your own macros from simple existing FS98 aircraft. �Position them as you wish by changing the options before exporting in API format. Then import the macros into a scenery area using FSSC. Again, this will obviously involve a little experimentation until you get used to the utility. Not all 3rd party aircraft will succesfully convert into API macros which might involve a search for suitable examples.

PS. I'm not too sure about the dinghies. This is something I've been considering doing myself for some years. I haven't seen anything suitable to use as a macro & this would have to be created specially with a 3d modelling program like AF99, FSDS or Gmax. As it's a comparatively simple object it's possible it could be done with Easy Object Designer, again from the Scenery Design section. If it was created to scale I think a dinghy would be far too small to show up. I'm not convinced it would be worth doing.

PPS. Please remember that eye-candy hits frame rates. The more static scenery you use - the slower the sim will run.
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Reply #3 - Oct 29th, 2003 at 11:57pm

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thanks ambassador and hagar for your quick comeback Smiley
what prompted my original idea, �in �cfs2 , was for �a PBY search/ rescue mission that involved , three airmen in a dinghy, half sunken B24, �no real shoot ups just doing what PBY's used mainly to do
(if i changed the "contact points" for the landing gear enough would this give half sunken effect,and modified a launch enuf and........lol


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Reply #4 - Oct 30th, 2003 at 6:28am

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thanks ambassador and hagar for your quick comeback Smiley
what prompted my original idea, �in �cfs2 , was for �a PBY search/ rescue mission that involved , three airmen in a dinghy, half sunken B24, �no real shoot ups just doing what PBY's used mainly to do

I think we've all had ideas on doing something similar at some point. As I mentioned previously, I'm not convinced it would be practical.

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(if i changed the "contact points" for the landing gear enough would this give half sunken effect,and modified a launch enuf and........lol

thanks again

There are options for doing this in M98toBGL. I would modify the attitude of the aircraft before producing the macro. If you're familiar with the contact points this should be easy enough to figure out. Have a mess around with FSSC & M98toBGL. I'm sure you will enjoy it. Wink
 

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Reply #5 - Oct 30th, 2003 at 9:25pm

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I put this together in EOD...

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The dinghy can be seen from about a 1000 ft off, so using it in missions wouldn't be practical because you'd need to be really close in order to see it.

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Reply #6 - Oct 31st, 2003 at 9:23am

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thanks hagar

"Have a mess around with FSSC & M98toBGL. I'm sure you will enjoy it"

i quickly downloaded these little gems and am having fun
although my dinghy has a heap of bugs. lol

thanks strato i just replied to your your answer at outhouse(my usual haunt)

i'm still going to follow this as much as i can.
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