Does RF support tilt wings for VTOL aircraft?

bduva002 said:
Does anyone know if it is possible to have a tilting wing in RF?
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Yes, of course it is.

In the Max3d modeling app one of the things you must do is to define your pivot points. Anything about the model can be made to pivot; an aileron, a flap, or an entire wing. You should take a look at the F111 and all the ways Legoman set the pivot points on that aircraft; its amazing.

marcus
 
Thanks Marcus,
When you say Max3d modeling app do you mean the Autodesk 3ds Max application? I am new to this .
 
I use 3DSMax for modelling and yes you set all pivots in 3DSMax, but I have not tried Tilt Wing. What program are you using for model making ?
 
I am currently useing Creo for the 3D model. Mabey I dont need 3ds MAX then? It is unclear to me what file I need to provide to RF.

Thanks for the reply
 
bduva002 said:
Thanks Marcus,
When you say Max3d modeling app do you mean the Autodesk 3ds Max application? I am new to this .
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I was referring to 3DsMax. There are several ways to make models for Rf9.x, but even some of those require 3DsMax for the final stage anyway. I would say, based on my observations here, that most modelers are using 3DsMax. In the developer corner there is a tutorial tour that will get you interested in the nuances of 3D modeling for RealFlight; its a power learning curve, but worth it...



marcus
 
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I started modelling using Wing3D (a free program and very good) but I had to import the wings file into 3DSMax to apply texture and smoothing groups, set Hierarchy and pivot points, then export from 3DSMax to Realflight as a FBX file.
After making a few models in Wings3D I decided to do the whole model making process in 3DSMax (big learning curve) and save all the import/export switching.
 
Thanks every one for the help. I will look and see if I can export my creo model to FBX. I guess I would have to do all the labeling as shown in the link Marcus provided. I will give 3ds Max a try I am a student so that should not be problem to get.

Also I forgot to mention my reason for this topic is I am working on a collective pitch VTOL tilt wing aircraft. My idea is to get it into Realflight then control it with the arduplane quadplane firmware. I got my work cut out for me.
 
bduva002 said:
Thanks every one for the help. I will look and see if I can export my creo model to FBX. I guess I would have to do all the labeling as shown in the link Marcus provided. I will give 3ds Max a try I am a student so that should not be problem to get.

Also I forgot to mention my reason for this topic is I am working on a collective pitch VTOL tilt wing aircraft. My idea is to get it into Realflight then control it with the arduplane quadplane firmware. I got my work cut out for me.
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please keep update.I will be watching with intense interest too. I am working on a collective pitch compound helicopter of twin rotor，which has fixed wing model with autogyro. it will be controlled by ardupilot，the aim is auto taking off and landing.
 
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