AR196 Project in AD2K
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i've been going through the ad2k help files
and have found a lot of animation options,
from the various flight controls,
to things like lift/lower gear, open/close gear doors,
run prop(s) and even rotate the wheels.
all also have reference speed options.
but so far, i have seen nothing about
making parts appear/disappear at a given speed.
i am thinking, since there is no gear or doors,
could i make the lower floats parts
extend/retract just enough
when the G key is pushed?
hmmm, might be worth looking into.
....one of these days
goodness gracious
i step away for a bit to write a relevant post
(and maybe talk to the wife for a few minutes)
and you guys go all holy on me.
..............................
keep it up
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just wondering,
how big would the floats have to be
to support a p-47?
huge, me thinks
i step away for a bit to write a relevant post
(and maybe talk to the wife for a few minutes)
and you guys go all holy on me.
..............................
keep it up
................................
just wondering,
how big would the floats have to be
to support a p-47?
huge, me thinks
that would be nice,
but i haven't seen an altitude conditional.
that doesn't mean there isn't one,
i just haven't seen it, yet.
i am currently setting up an old laptop
that a friend gave me.
i hope to have what i need copied to it
so i can take it along this weekend.
never can tell, i might get bored,
sitting around, watching the surf crash in,
and feel the need to mess around with the project.
i'm going to have to remember
to bring my extra strong magnifier glasses.
that screen is awfully small.
i don't think i'll be getting much done on the project today.
i have a lot to do to get ready for tomorrow.
we are having the get together here.
that should be interesting.
on top of that, the daughter will arrive
around 8:00 from Florida.
she will definitely liven up the party.
but i haven't seen an altitude conditional.
that doesn't mean there isn't one,
i just haven't seen it, yet.
i am currently setting up an old laptop
that a friend gave me.
i hope to have what i need copied to it
so i can take it along this weekend.
never can tell, i might get bored,
sitting around, watching the surf crash in,
and feel the need to mess around with the project.
i'm going to have to remember
to bring my extra strong magnifier glasses.
that screen is awfully small.
i don't think i'll be getting much done on the project today.
i have a lot to do to get ready for tomorrow.
we are having the get together here.
that should be interesting.
on top of that, the daughter will arrive
around 8:00 from Florida.
she will definitely liven up the party.
hubbabubba
Charter Member
Hem...
... I see one snag with that idea; what to do when landing at, for instance, Interlaken?Any MDL file must have a condition for "on the ground" position, if only to have mesh scenery interact with gears and scrape points. The trouble is to find it and, with AD2000, find a way to implement it. Anyone knows of an amphibian made with it so we could examine how it was done?
Happy Thanksgiving to my Americans' friends BTW
.i have seen a few nice ad2k models,Hem...
Any MDL file must have a condition for "on the ground" position, if only to have mesh scenery interact with gears and scrape points. The trouble is to find it and, with AD2000, find a way to implement it. Anyone knows of an amphibian made with it so we could examine how it was done?
Happy Thanksgiving to my Americans' friends BTW
but unfortunately, no amphibian.
we may be breaking new ground here.
there are some old ad2k designers still around,
but getting them to regress
will be a bit of a challenge.
most don't want to take the time to open old wounds.
i figure if ad2k was that great of a program,
more folks would still be using it.
then again, most people move on,
don't they?
for now, i have no problem waiting.
this issue is a ways down my priority list.
hopefully, i will stumble across a solution later.
currently, working on the float brackets.
No Dice
Charter Member
"I will start with very small holes with a pin, in a month I will move up to an Ice Pick.
When I get upto my speed drill, I will start forwarding pictures."
As I now sit with an ice pick in my thigh and a sword in my head, bleeding on the floor,
I know start thinking about your next project; a Spitfire on floats.
Dave
When I get upto my speed drill, I will start forwarding pictures."
As I now sit with an ice pick in my thigh and a sword in my head, bleeding on the floor,
I know start thinking about your next project; a Spitfire on floats.
Dave
real funny, Dave.
you'd better be running...
that's me behind you,
the one with the spear,
screaming obscenities.
first things first.
let's finish this one.
much as i love float planes,
two unfinished, barely started,
projects are waiting in the wings,
so to speak.
an a-20 and a do17.
i also just read an article about the Kingfisher
that sparked my interest in the vought os2u-3.
but, really, let's be realistic.
until i figure out certain issues with ad2k,
all of those projects are just pipe dreams.
so,
please,
...pass the pipe
you'd better be running...
that's me behind you,
the one with the spear,
screaming obscenities.
first things first.
let's finish this one.
much as i love float planes,
two unfinished, barely started,
projects are waiting in the wings,
so to speak.
an a-20 and a do17.
i also just read an article about the Kingfisher
that sparked my interest in the vought os2u-3.
but, really, let's be realistic.
until i figure out certain issues with ad2k,
all of those projects are just pipe dreams.
so,
please,...pass the pipe
No Dice
Charter Member
Spear in my back, lay dieing on the floor from blood loss, fading in and out.......in and out...
Arrows to the left of me, arrows to the right..bang a gong.
Fading ever so slow....never to see my...................on floats.
Then Hubba rushes in and makes the best trench macros ya'll have ever considered, I will
not share the info now, BUT his prelims are just nuts.
Now revived somewhat; I attempt to make my way back to the tree.....STAY TUNED
Dave
Arrows to the left of me, arrows to the right..bang a gong.
Fading ever so slow....never to see my...................on floats.
Then Hubba rushes in and makes the best trench macros ya'll have ever considered, I will
not share the info now, BUT his prelims are just nuts.
Now revived somewhat; I attempt to make my way back to the tree.....STAY TUNED
Dave
i went upstairs and fooled with them a bit more.
after pulling out 10 lights,
breaking my thumbnail,
and finding that all 10 bulbs were burned out,
i sat down and told my wife what was going on.
she said,
"this happens every year. i don't know what to tell you."
i said, the hell with it.
i'm going into town tomorrow and i'm buying new lights.
i hate the idea of throwing them away,
but it will give me great pleasure and relief,
tossing the cursed things in the trash.
i wish i could afford to buy leds.
that would be sweet.
better yet, i would love to forget the whole thing,
but the grand daughter would be disappointed,
not to mention, the wife would make my life miserable.
i would much rather be working on the 196
after pulling out 10 lights,
breaking my thumbnail,
and finding that all 10 bulbs were burned out,
i sat down and told my wife what was going on.
she said,
"this happens every year. i don't know what to tell you."
i said, the hell with it.
i'm going into town tomorrow and i'm buying new lights.
i hate the idea of throwing them away,
but it will give me great pleasure and relief,
tossing the cursed things in the trash.
i wish i could afford to buy leds.
that would be sweet.
better yet, i would love to forget the whole thing,
but the grand daughter would be disappointed,
not to mention, the wife would make my life miserable.
i would much rather be working on the 196
time surely flies when you're having fun.
Christmas has passed and we're back
from our little trip to the Oregon coast.
the trip was very enjoyable.
the weather kicked up a bit,
but that's to be expected.
besides, it made the crashing waves
much more dramatic.
over the past few weeks,
i have done some work on the 196,
but not as much as i would have liked.
there are lots of reasons or excuses,
but i won't go into that now.
now, i'm on vacation for a couple weeks
and hope to put in more time on it.
i am hoping to, finally, figure out
the visual coding sequence
that will make it properly visible in cfs.
we shall see how that goes.
today, i have been attempting to see
the float support frame work in various views
without the pieces over lapping each other.
i started out with just a couple braces
and am now up to four with some success.
jeepers, so far, it's only taken 4 hours to do four!
...only twelve more braces to go.
i figure, if i can get the float support frames to show properly,
there will be light at the end of the tunnel
and i should be able to use the technique to assemble the model.
as i like to say, we shall see.
sorry folks, no pictures.
Christmas has passed and we're back
from our little trip to the Oregon coast.
the trip was very enjoyable.
the weather kicked up a bit,
but that's to be expected.
besides, it made the crashing waves
much more dramatic.
over the past few weeks,
i have done some work on the 196,
but not as much as i would have liked.
there are lots of reasons or excuses,
but i won't go into that now.
now, i'm on vacation for a couple weeks
and hope to put in more time on it.
i am hoping to, finally, figure out
the visual coding sequence
that will make it properly visible in cfs.
we shall see how that goes.
today, i have been attempting to see
the float support frame work in various views
without the pieces over lapping each other.
i started out with just a couple braces
and am now up to four with some success.
jeepers, so far, it's only taken 4 hours to do four!
...only twelve more braces to go.
i figure, if i can get the float support frames to show properly,
there will be light at the end of the tunnel
and i should be able to use the technique to assemble the model.
as i like to say, we shall see.
sorry folks, no pictures.
Hi Smilo,
I am not saying you CAN'T do it that way. I am just saying that it is much more detailed than necessary with CFS. Just as an example, the Fokker Eindecker I built has all 2D control surfaces and even 2D pieces of the wings and I don't believe it suffers because of that.
If you already spent a lot of time getting it right, there isn't a need to delete anything. We tend to be much more resource limited with AF99 projects.
- Ivan.
I am not saying you CAN'T do it that way. I am just saying that it is much more detailed than necessary with CFS. Just as an example, the Fokker Eindecker I built has all 2D control surfaces and even 2D pieces of the wings and I don't believe it suffers because of that.
If you already spent a lot of time getting it right, there isn't a need to delete anything. We tend to be much more resource limited with AF99 projects.
- Ivan.
agreed on all points,
with one slight exception.
i delete almost nothing.
i just stash it away in a folder
for future endless searching.
actually, if i decide to cut back to 2D framework,
it should be very easy to change,
since i already have the coordinates.
all of the framework parts are built.
i am currently working on the alignment coding
and the seal plane polygon alignment.
(i think you call them glue)
one piece at a time.
so far, i have the forward and aft cross members
and the right wing struts coded
with no major visible overlapping,
or, as you say, bleeds.
_______________
i'd better stop talking
and start rocking,
lest my manager gets on my case.
with one slight exception.
i delete almost nothing.
i just stash it away in a folder
for future endless searching.
actually, if i decide to cut back to 2D framework,
it should be very easy to change,
since i already have the coordinates.
all of the framework parts are built.
i am currently working on the alignment coding
and the seal plane polygon alignment.
(i think you call them glue)
one piece at a time.
so far, i have the forward and aft cross members
and the right wing struts coded
with no major visible overlapping,
or, as you say, bleeds.
________
_______i'd better stop talking
and start rocking,
lest my manager gets on my case.
hubbabubba
Charter Member
Hi smilo
Ivan
The final choice will always be yours, smilo. Ivan's Eindecker was, by his own admission, an "exercise in frugality". In other projects, he's less frugal.
I know that I've done things that took me hours, days, even months... but went unnoticed when released! It is a bit frustrating sometimes but, when you think of it later, you realize that one of your goal was to "make it look easy". So why complaining?
Keep it funny for you, smilo. That's the only advice I can give you.
Ivan
The final choice will always be yours, smilo. Ivan's Eindecker was, by his own admission, an "exercise in frugality". In other projects, he's less frugal.
I know that I've done things that took me hours, days, even months... but went unnoticed when released! It is a bit frustrating sometimes but, when you think of it later, you realize that one of your goal was to "make it look easy". So why complaining?
Keep it funny for you, smilo. That's the only advice I can give you.