doug schluter
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i'm really liking the Bravo , he was teasing again , he has it flying in RF hahaha
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doug schluter
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woohoo springy tail wheel steering connections sweet 8)
Fly_electric
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Absolutely!
technoid
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Cool!
doug schluter
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sweet , animated controls excellent FE
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Update:
1. Reworked the tail wheel spring a bit-- didn't look quite right
2. Flaps added
3. Cowl reworked
4. Added lens covers for the wing navigation lights
5. Work started on a pilot
The plan is to add one of Flex's engines, and with the total still under 20K, there is still a chance of that happening..
1. Reworked the tail wheel spring a bit-- didn't look quite right
2. Flaps added
3. Cowl reworked
4. Added lens covers for the wing navigation lights
5. Work started on a pilot
The plan is to add one of Flex's engines, and with the total still under 20K, there is still a chance of that happening..
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doug schluter
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looking good FE
Fly_electric
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Thanks guys.
Fly_electric
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Encountered a couple of mistakes during this build and thought I'd share what was found and their solution.
The first is fixing a bad pivot. In the example shown, I'm not sure how it got that way, but it was mirrored from right to left in this particular case (not the usual practice).
As shown, the transform reset (on the object only) cured the error.
The second was a distorted shape when rotating the part. In the second example, the aileron PR was copied to make the flap PR.
The problem was that the PR had a link to the control horn, and deleting the link before making a new copy fixed it.
In preparing this help note, performing a local rotation with a parenting link present shows the same error.
Having said that, when copying or mirroring parts it is a good practice to:
1. Remove all links.
2. Perform the copy/mirror on one part at a time.
For example, if the ailerons and wing are both mirrored, the copied aileron might have some weird pivoting.
Now the transform reset may work on that pivot error, but it is usually rather easy to recopy/remirror from the single, unlinked source part.
Others with more experience please feel free to add your comments/corrections.
These were just some recently solved errors that are offered as help to other custom content creators.
The first is fixing a bad pivot. In the example shown, I'm not sure how it got that way, but it was mirrored from right to left in this particular case (not the usual practice).
As shown, the transform reset (on the object only) cured the error.
The second was a distorted shape when rotating the part. In the second example, the aileron PR was copied to make the flap PR.
The problem was that the PR had a link to the control horn, and deleting the link before making a new copy fixed it.
In preparing this help note, performing a local rotation with a parenting link present shows the same error.
Having said that, when copying or mirroring parts it is a good practice to:
1. Remove all links.
2. Perform the copy/mirror on one part at a time.
For example, if the ailerons and wing are both mirrored, the copied aileron might have some weird pivoting.
Now the transform reset may work on that pivot error, but it is usually rather easy to recopy/remirror from the single, unlinked source part.
Others with more experience please feel free to add your comments/corrections.
These were just some recently solved errors that are offered as help to other custom content creators.
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Boof69
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The fix I use for a difficult pivot is to create a box, convert it to an editable poly, click attach then click on the part of interest. Then click on the element tool and select the box and delete it. Now go to the hierarchy tab and affect pivot only, then center to object. You now have a pivot that is oriented to the world and will not deform the part. From there I type in the same rotational values as the original part making them negative values where necessary. This pivot issue has plagued Max since it's birth.
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Update:
Have added the C-Meshes, to get a better idea how many triangles will be available for an engine (the new plan is to model a Tartan Twin). There are now about 2300 available. Also wanted to get most of the mapping out of the way (our "favorite" task...)
So of late it has been:
1. do some mapping
2. go to step 1...........
Have added the C-Meshes, to get a better idea how many triangles will be available for an engine (the new plan is to model a Tartan Twin). There are now about 2300 available. Also wanted to get most of the mapping out of the way (our "favorite" task...)
So of late it has been:
1. do some mapping
2. go to step 1...........
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doug schluter
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nice progress FE looks good i don't see any stretching on the mapping 8)