Simviation Forum - Just bought and dled FSDS... now what?

May 24^th, 2007 at 9:32pm

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Looked for tutorials, but they didnt really help. Any pre-made models I can run off of.

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Reply #1 - May 24^th, 2007 at 9:39pm

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If you actually DO the tutorials, you'll get a feel for the program.

Look in the samples folder, and you'll see you already have a number of sample aircraft.

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Reply #2 - May 24^th, 2007 at 9:59pm

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Didnt know there was a sample folder Cheesy

Nice # of posts btw. I wish I had that much money. Roll Eyes

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Reply #3 - May 24^th, 2007 at 10:41pm

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G-Fire25 wrote on May 24^th, 2007 at 9:59pm:

Nice # of posts btw. I wish I had that much money. Roll Eyes

Felix has no life like most of us. Grin

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Reply #4 - May 24^th, 2007 at 11:29pm

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G-Fire25 wrote on May 24^th, 2007 at 9:59pm:

Didnt know there was a sample folder Cheesy

Nice # of posts btw. I wish I had that much money. Roll Eyes

How many posts do you want me to have and I'll change it..... *my* posted post count has nothing to do with the real number of posts I've posted -

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Reply #5 - May 24^th, 2007 at 11:45pm

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His real count is MUCH higher

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Reply #6 - May 25^th, 2007 at 11:45am

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I cant count that high Embarrassed

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Reply #7 - Jun 3^rd, 2007 at 2:08am

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Been playin with it, makin custom projects, just cant figure out how to put in an engine so it will go Undecided

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Reply #8 - Jun 3^rd, 2007 at 9:25am

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G-Fire25 wrote on Jun 3^rd, 2007 at 2:08am:

Been playin with it, makin custom projects, just cant figure out how to put in an engine so it will go Undecided

Explain - what do you mean by "you can't figure out how to put an engine so it will go" ? Have you even compiled a sample model yet?

What version of FSDS do you have and have you installed the correct SDK?

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Reply #9 - Jun 3^rd, 2007 at 3:22pm

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G-Fire25 wrote on Jun 3^rd, 2007 at 2:08am:

Been playin with it, makin custom projects, just cant figure out how to put in an engine so it will go Undecided

I'll take a stab...when compiling the model, you need to associate it to an existing aircraft in FlightSimulator in order for it to adopt it's flight characteristics. Best way to do it is to take an aircraft that is close to your project in terms of configuration (# engines, weight, size), and performance. Your aircraft will then fly exactly like the one it has been associated to, and can be tweaked afterward if desired (that can be a project in its own right). FSDS2 and FSDS3 compile differently; the former is very easy and does so "internally", while the latter uses FS2004 MakeMdl (requiring FS2004 SDK as mentioned by Felix above) which you will need to download.

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Reply #10 - Jun 6^th, 2007 at 5:39pm

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I exported a model but I cant find out where the model is Undecided

Help!

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Reply #11 - Jun 6^th, 2007 at 6:56pm

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When you exported it, there was a typical Windows, "where do you want it to go" window. If you didn't "tell" it where to go, it should be in the default folder. Just go back and pretend to export it again and see where it wants to go.

You had to name it too.. so you could search for it by name..

However.. the REAL question is; If you didn't have an export destination in mind, just what were you planning to do with the exported model ? (that's a nice way of saying, "you got some more research to do"

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Reply #12 - Jun 6^th, 2007 at 8:26pm

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Then again, he could have overwritten the "reference" model he was using to compile, by not having ticked "new aircraft".

OF course, that doesn't happen to "experts" (you should have seen my lovely dull grey test cylinder when I selected the default Piper Cub...)

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Reply #13 - Jun 7^th, 2007 at 1:08am

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Found it with the lovely search tool on Vista Grin

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Reply #14 - Jun 8^th, 2007 at 12:08am

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I was wondering, if anyone had some free time and had FSDSv3 could help me get a feel. I'm trying very hard but I just don't understand it. I've done a tutorial, but I couldn't get past a certain step. Embarrassed

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Reply #15 - Jun 8^th, 2007 at 6:48am

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what is it your stuck on ?

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Reply #16 - Jun 8^th, 2007 at 11:48am

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Cross Sections. The tutorial gets very hard to understand at that points Grin

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Reply #17 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 2:08am

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Any help? I got past there but Not past the one right after that.

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Reply #18 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 2:14am

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Nevermind, I got past that part too

Don't think this is the last time I'll ask for help. Cool

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Reply #19 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 2:27am

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I just right this second got a feel for it! I shaped a fuselage and everything without the tutorial! After I learn to make a gear, I will keep practicing on shaping and scaling and u might see a plane from me in a year or two! Another question... Can you make VCs in FSDS?

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Reply #20 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 4:23am

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G-Fire25 wrote on Jun 12^th, 2007 at 2:27am:

Can you make VCs in FSDS?

Yes, but be prepared to learn a bunch more stuff. It took me 4 months to rebuild a complete plane project (e.g., rework all of the parts and animations). It then took almost another 4 months to learn how to get everything where it should be, and working, in the VC. Best bet - make a VC model by copying your cockpit parts (once you get to that point) and see how it looks. You can tweak it along from there.

p.s. - Don't ever give up in frustration, there will be many times where you will be pulling out hair. The AHA moments make it worthwhile, and seeing your creation take shape is definitely worth the hassle!

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Reply #21 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 2:26pm

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I can't get my fuselage to take shape Embarrassed

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Reply #22 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 6:07pm

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got past there too. I just split the fuselage.

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Reply #23 - Jun 13^th, 2007 at 10:48am

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Ok, now I can figure out how to edit the transparency level to make my windows.... Quick help please.

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Reply #24 - Jun 13^th, 2007 at 12:24pm

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1) make a new material, call it window glass or something similar

2) in your part properties, set the material editor with the following entries:

DIFFUSE color 215, 215, 215, 90
AMBIENT color 199, 199, 199, 255
SPECULAR color 255, 255, 255, 255
EMISSIVE color 0, 0, 0, 255
SPECULAR POWER = 900 (yes mine is indeed set this high, in order to give a decent shine effect to the glass - if too much for your taste then simply reduce the value)

You then need to texture the parts using an alpha channel with a medium level of transparency (e.g., the alpha channel color would be medium grey, approximate RGB values of 168, 168, 168, 255)

Good luck!

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Reply #25 - Jun 13^th, 2007 at 1:32pm

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Thanks!

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