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Re: CAD file to .mdl
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Tue Mar 22, 2016 5:38 pm
by Dave T
Does it come with the Boeing hairy seat cushions? I think I will need a lot more time to figure Blender out Dave.
Re: CAD file to .mdl
Posted:
Tue Mar 22, 2016 5:56 pm
by Azframer
Well I have yet to figure out that texture issue yet in Cad, I am sure I could find it somewhere, have not really looked for it yet.
Rick
Re: CAD file to .mdl
Posted:
Sat Mar 26, 2016 9:56 pm
by Azframer
Well it is going to be slow going from here on out. I have all the smaller detailed items to go updates will be further apart from here to the end unless I get a real handle on blender as the days go by. But I thought I would leave you with these. 2 screen grabs. Besides I have a appointment coming up to remove nasal polyps soon, maybe I will be able to breathe better afterwards.
Cheers
Rick
Re: CAD file to .mdl
Posted:
Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:14 pm
by Dave T
I don't think your arms go past the cushions, on the real seats they have a round bar that extends them past the seat cushions. looking good now you have all the fiddly stuff and blender to contend with.
Re: CAD file to .mdl
Posted:
Tue Mar 29, 2016 4:10 pm
by Azframer
Dave T wrote:I don't think your arms go past the cushions, on the real seats they have a round bar that extends them past the seat cushions. looking good now you have all the fiddly stuff and blender to contend with.
Yea I had noticed the arms behind the cushions in the up position. The bars extend out to give clearance on the cushions when down, the bars are actually splined I do believe.
Up position
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-p ... 071750.jpgDown position
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... t_deck.jpgMy details show more splines than shown in last picture. Mine were made with 16 point spline.
Rick
Re: CAD file to .mdl
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Wed Mar 30, 2016 3:08 am
by Dave T
That looks really awkward to use, thanks for the information Dave.
Re: CAD file to .mdl
Posted:
Wed Mar 30, 2016 3:37 pm
by Azframer
Dave having them tucked back behind the cushion would work for me, less clumsy people like me would have to deal with.
Bad news here, I will be offline for a while, being a 100% off the grid the worst thing ever happened yesterday. We have been having blowing fine sand for like 4 days and it got into our inverter and shorted it out. Until we get it fixed I will be limited on how much I can work on this project and certainly how much I go online. I will check in from time to time when we go to town. For sure I will be in town on the 6th April.
Rick
Re: CAD file to .mdl
Posted:
Thu Mar 31, 2016 2:00 am
by pete
Fantastic progress there Rick.
I often feel I should get back into design (I created a couple back in FS2000 days) - but for me it would still be FSDS. Your project is very encouraging.
I found it was a skill thing - in that you learn a lot from mistakes.
Hope to see it coming along!
Re: CAD file to .mdl
Posted:
Sat Apr 02, 2016 6:32 pm
by Azframer
pete wrote:Fantastic progress there Rick.
I often feel I should get back into design (I created a couple back in FS2000 days) - but for me it would still be FSDS. Your project is very encouraging.
I found it was a skill thing - in that you learn a lot from mistakes.
Hope to see it coming along!
Thank you o much for the words of encouragement. Blender seems to a bit more easier to manage than the old Gmax stuff I have looked at. I will be transitioning into Blender for the duration and will be leaning on Krispy 1001 in the future I am sure.
Rick
Re: CAD file to .mdl
Posted:
Wed Apr 06, 2016 12:40 am
by Azframer
I got a little time in today and was able to get this done, I did try in Blender and was getting confused when I was trying to duplicate the knobs and yet my panels ended up distorted. So I got ticked off and went back to CAD. I will have to get Blender figured out sooner or later.
Rick
Re: CAD file to .mdl
Posted:
Wed Apr 06, 2016 3:06 am
by Dave T
Blender confused me as well still trying to get to grips with it making an animated cartoon dog. If I ever get to grips with it I would like to have a go at a Stemme s10 glider.
Re: CAD file to .mdl
Posted:
Wed Apr 06, 2016 3:21 am
by Azframer
Yea if I get it figured out I will finish this project and then have a shot at Skip Stewart's plane, the newest version with rounded front leading edge tips.
Rick
http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/3 ... UcfZAtQ%3D
Re: CAD file to .mdl
Posted:
Wed Apr 06, 2016 3:43 am
by Dave T
That looks good, I think Irissimulations did the straight wing edge version of this plane Irissimulations Prometheus.
Re: CAD file to .mdl
Posted:
Thu Apr 07, 2016 6:12 pm
by Azframer
Well I think I got all of the panels connected to auto pilot done, will be focusing on the MIP Main Instrument Panel next. And the loading the 2 into Blender.
After that I will work my way down the center console.
Rick
Re: CAD file to .mdl
Posted:
Thu Apr 07, 2016 10:02 pm
by Azframer
Well I had to get them placed and a picture posted of them in place as well, after this off to work on the MIP.
Rick