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Jul 16th, 2011 at 1:21am

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i have got a tutorial on how to make planes in gmax... still have a long way to go with that... but i was wondering if there was a way of using google sketchup instead of gmax?

and i am still interested in more tutorials, too.  Tongue
 
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Reply #1 - Jul 16th, 2011 at 5:51am

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If you want to do it properly, forget sketchup Shocked

Use Gmax or FSDS Smiley

Some aircraft have been done in sketchup but they are only low res and suitable for scenery items.

 
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Reply #2 - Jul 16th, 2011 at 9:44pm

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ok... fsds isn't free, right? now i have to work out how to use gmax... where all the tools are and watnot... Cheesy
 
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Reply #3 - Jul 17th, 2011 at 12:33am

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smeely wrote on Jul 16th, 2011 at 9:44pm:
ok... fsds isn't free, right? now i have to work out how to use gmax... where all the tools are and watnot... Cheesy


The answer to that is "everywhere."  Grin Once you learn GMax, you will not be sorry that you took the time to learn it. So much quicker to do things in it than in FSDS.  Shocked
 
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Reply #4 - Jul 17th, 2011 at 6:58pm

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ummmhmmm... i need more tutorials. i got the stupid idiots guide to gmax, could i have links for more tutorials?
 
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Reply #5 - Jul 18th, 2011 at 1:36pm

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http://www.flightsimonline.com/C162/

This one is for FS2004, but the modeling concepts apply to FSX as well.
 
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Reply #6 - Jul 18th, 2011 at 2:25pm

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I am also trying To learn so maybe in a few years i Can give Alrot, Pairbus and Enigmasim a run for their (Not?) money. YEAH Right. like that will ever happen Wink. But really, it would be nice to learn how to make them.
 
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Reply #7 - Jul 18th, 2011 at 3:41pm

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hyperpep111 wrote on Jul 18th, 2011 at 2:25pm:
I am also trying To learn so maybe in a few years i Can give Alrot, Pairbus and Enigmasim a run for their (Not?) money. YEAH Right. like that will ever happen Wink. But really, it would be nice to learn how to make them.


Its easy when you want , c'mon and give it a try ,we are here to assist you  Wink

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Reply #8 - Jul 18th, 2011 at 7:56pm

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cool, getting to work on thatone... it has a lot more info on where to get the tools needed... i haven't figured out how to put a image in the background, or how to make he cross sections... getting there
 
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Reply #9 - Jul 28th, 2011 at 11:50am

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Just one tip from years of experience...

Learn how to build a simple box in GMax, THEN take the time and effort to make sure you can export it to an FS model before doing anything else.

If you can't get the export procedure down cold, it won't matter a bit how nice your modeling skills are!

Okay, one more tip...

Export early and often while modeling. Don't wait until you're done modeling!

Catch your mistakes as you make them, you'll thank me later. Smiley
 
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Reply #10 - Jul 29th, 2011 at 4:16am

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thankyou, will get to work and make sure i can export to the simulator..
 
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Reply #11 - Aug 2nd, 2011 at 1:34am

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Oh found this step by step tutorial.
This is a convert tutorial but it has links to modeling Shocked
http://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.php?title=GMax_(FSX)
 
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Reply #12 - Aug 20th, 2011 at 4:21pm

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i know this is an old topic and maybe i should have opened a new topic but NOTHING of that tutorial works for me.
there is no: fstools
and there is not any option to export to mdl and it doesnt give much advice on that:
Select "Flightsim Model (*.MDL)" as file type (assuming this option appears, but if not, oh well).
can someone please tell me what is wrong?
 
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Reply #13 - Aug 22nd, 2011 at 3:44pm

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jetprop wrote on Aug 20th, 2011 at 4:21pm:
i know this is an old topic and maybe i should have opened a new topic but NOTHING of that tutorial works for me.
there is no: fstools
and there is not any option to export to mdl and it doesnt give much advice on that:
Select "Flightsim Model (*.MDL)" as file type (assuming this option appears, but if not, oh well).
can someone please tell me what is wrong?


Which one? You really need to be more specific for us to help Smiley
 
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Reply #14 - Aug 22nd, 2011 at 4:13pm

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the one from fsdeveloper to export to .mdl
 
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