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Jun 21^st, 2004 at 1:00am

hsvfan Offline
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Hi all

I have downloaded a gmax source file and exported the file to make mdl. The problem is the new aircraft is as big as shopping complex and I was wondering can I scale the aircraft so it appears normal size in Flightsim 2002 and if so How

Cheers HSv

« Last Edit: Jun 21^st, 2004 at 6:17pm by hsvfan »

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Reply #1 - Jun 21^st, 2004 at 12:32pm

FSEdge Offline
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HSV,

You can scale an object using the "Select and Uniform Scale" but first male sure you have gmax System Units set for Meters and Auto conversion checked.

To do this you need to select the object and set the gizmo to be "Use Object Center". From there build three Tape Measures set the height, width and length. Assemble the Tap Measures to form a scaling box.

All you need to do now is scale the object to mach the box. This approach will net a model that is 2 to 5 inches off in Flight Sim. You’ll never be able to tell that in FS.

If you have questions post back or you can't get it done send the file to me and I'll set the scale for you.

Good luck

FSEdge

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Reply #2 - Jun 21^st, 2004 at 1:27pm

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NIce tip, as usual.

Your images, though, bring up the follow up question.... Is that a "reference grid" texture on the wings?

Felix/FFDS

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Reply #3 - Jun 21^st, 2004 at 1:51pm

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Hi Felix,

The texture is my way of making sure I have done a good job placing and aligning the UVW maps on an object. If there is stretching, tearing or misalignment of the UVWs it shows up very well and allows me to correct my template in the Edit UVW before I finalize the texture template. This type of problem rarely occurs 99% of the time due to mapping techniques I’ve developed. It's all in the planning Wink