Project Airbus – Talk

And the "butt" of the engine is more or less finished. Time to move to the front.
The textures are just placeholders and look like crap, so they won't be released like this.

Bad news: the interior nozzles corrupted my model and no animations worked at all. Good news: I fixed them and got them in FS for testing. It is smooth as silk: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/21574664/Interior_nozzles.jpg I also experimented with FSX material properties. I got a "funky" red-oran...

I think you can find Navigraph's last free AIRAC database on avsim. It is almost 8 years old, though, I think. Hi Alexis, I cannot use the Airacs data files, because, AIRAC use different data format that the FSX GPS. As you know, all my panel is based on the stock FS GPS. If you use AIRACS, you mus...

I've mapped the right half nozzles of each engine separately to get some variation, and the mapping is repeated for the left half.
The two sides look identical, but it is saved from the fact that the tail is hiding the inner side of the engine. Thus, it kind of looks unique.

I think you can find Navigraph's last free AIRAC database on avsim. It is almost 8 years old, though, I think.

Smoking up the completed engines:

I am also redoing the entire normal map to give it a more "wavy" and fatigued look.

Did some texturing tests and created a normal map. Also corrected the nozzle collar, the shape of the nozzles, their mapping and animation range. Now they fully close, unlike before. Also the collar moves 7,5cm (3in) out when nozzles are fully opened. Problems encountered: -Normal maps are inverted ...

Messing around with materials, to see the results in FSX. Will post some ingame screens tomorrow. Large images follow.

Wow.... All these little holes, you make those with boolean cuts right? Doesn't that make a mess on the mesh? I kinda started avoiding booleans since my early days in gmax... I probably have a severe case of OCD in what comes to 3D meshes... Of course that meant texturing details instead of modelin...

No native A380 VC. It isn't good enough in comparison to other FSX cockpits.

fdd_fr wrote:I have tried your VC.

Great job !

But It is a FPS killer. I think that your work isn't the reason. When I will have time, I will see what I can do.

Fancois

Indeed it is, because the model isn't FSX native. That could mean 5 to 25 FPS more.

If you want to merge the A380 VC with any other panel (Francois' new gauges, Aerosoft, Wilco e.t.c.)and have a hard time decoding the VCockpit section, here's the [VCockpit01] map. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/21574664/%24VC01.jpg The gauge layout is generally as follows: [VCockpitXX] ... ... ... ... ga...

You change the respective gauge coordinates in the panel.cfg, [VCockpitXX] section.
Here's the map with the coordinates, (0,0) being the top left corner.
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2208&p=22512#p22512

VAS won't work in FSX.
Replace the gauges with Francois' ones if you want more functionality than the default ones.

It's nice when animations work. There are some smoothing and shadow volume issues though. Gear well -details pending: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/21574664/Phantom_Bottom.jpg Trailing edge control surfaces: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/21574664/Phantom_controls01.jpg Canopies open, flaps fully down and wing...

-Corrected some stuff on the wingtip
-Cut control surfaces
-Detailing them

IN NEED OF: -FDE -Aircraft.cfg -Textures EXTERIOR TASKS [b][u]---TO DO---[/u][/b] -Finish wing tip model -Remodel collar (shape and cap) -Mirror wingtips (inverted polys) - DONE -Carve flaps (LE & TE) - TE DONE [b]-Test[/b] -Model and animate refuelling probe -Test in 3dsmax [b]-Test ingame[/b]...

Nice!

And here's a new type of lift system, where you fold and unfold the wings rapidly to generate some extra lift.

Here's the outer nozzle. Will work on the inner ones too, as soon as I UV map them.

After spending the past four days trying to figure out why animations don't work, I decided to keep modeling and remodel anything that doesn't work. Luckily, the fuselage hasn't given me problems yet, so I'll remake the wings and engines for sure (didn't like them anyway). Good news on that front: ...

Started spicing it up! Will work on the tail section and some other inaccuracies this week.

I just saw that hole in the rear sparrow "nest". The front sparrow hardpoints will be lengthened as well.

Animations do work on some aircraft, but I guess until I get my own aircraft.cfg and .air file, I won't be able to know if everything is OK.

After spending the past four days trying to figure out why animations don't work, I decided to keep modeling and remodel anything that doesn't work. Luckily, the fuselage hasn't given me problems yet, so I'll remake the wings and engines for sure (didn't like them anyway). Started detailing the bott...

Dylematic's right. Topic locked until the next update.

If you check the VCockpit sections, you'll see that the gauges are overlaid on top of this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/iidsef99su1baca/%24VC01.jpg Which should help you select the appropriate gauges and place them on top of your panel bitmap. Regarding permission, you can definitely make a bitmap and...

It seems to be either an installation or a VAS problem, which didn't occur to me. I would recommend reinstalling the aircraft and see if the problem persists.

You're right, it was missing: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6zr89g3zuaa71 ... Manual.rar
Weights and fuel are managed from the Aircraft->Fuel and Payload menu

Gotta love fluid dynamics :geek: Indeed! A lot of the principles discussed here are the same as in passenger aircraft. The only difference is the load factor (generally), because pax a/c have lower performance requirements. Generally, a ton of info is available here (use google translate): http://s...

Max mach speed depends on the altitude you're flying. I haven't had problems flying up to .84-.86 at higher altitudes (FL320 and higher). What altitude were you flying at?

Download the cockpit manual from our downloads section. It has basic instructions regarding VAS gauges.

And those outer nozzles don't intend to animate properly... Unlike the inner ones.

Started work on the outer nozzles, just for the fun of it.

http://scilib.narod.ru/Avia/DAC/dac.htm

Could the outer flap axis be a little off? Judging by the hole to the right of the flap when retracted (see image you posted above), you might have misaligned the edge and the axis along with it.
Or maybe linking the flaps to their pylons and child-moving them, instead of rotating their own axes.

The hole on the right side?

Granting Gary's unreasonable wish:

Before carving gear wells and control surfaces, I'll make the rest of the vents/grills under the aircraft to break it in two models, one for the F-4B, one for the RF-4B.

I'll try to add Barbara Eden...

Guys, if anyone wants to merge the A380 VC with any other gauge, he can find the coordinates here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/21574664/%24VC01.jpg This is the template we used, and everything you see here can be mapped. That means that you can also map an FSX compatible FMC or brake pressure gauge usi...

GaryG wrote: No wings
No Rudder
No elevators
Hovering without any logical form of power

How could I not notice?

I guess I'll quit making aircraft and start making magic carpets.

Yep, only the gauges can be merged. The model isn't -legally- changeable.

Yes, it is retractable.

Remodeled the grills, did some tweaking and exported to FS over Virtavia's Phantom. There are artifacts, but generally it was a trouble free export. There are things I don't like though, the canopy is about as blocky as the default F/A-18's one. Will fix that later in developement. Point out anythin...

2,5 hours for this grill. I might remake it though.

A first version of the top bleed air vents on the intake. I may have to remodel that part...

Yep, I'm only making the cockpit. Back on track, the intake flaps have taken me all day to make, and I'm not yet sure they're right. The tail area is a pain in the tail too. Hopefully by this weekend I'll have the rough fuselage ready to start adding details. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/21574664/F-4B_R...

Nope. Only a 717 which was not released, but was a nice experiment to learn a few tricks in FS9.
Generally, I absolutely hate modeling aircraft exteriors.

Worked a bit on the forward side, fixing the shapes, carving the canopies and making the air intake flaps.

...another

new year!

Until A2A come up with their D/E/F series, I'll get started (and hopefully finish before them) the B and C models. -Standard FSX animations will be implemented, along with a few custom ones (flaps, slats, gear, canopies, hook, launch bar, refuelling probe e.t.c.) -Carrier capable -Functional 3D virt...

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