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GMAX Tutorials on Youtube

PostPosted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 12:27 pm
by Azframer
I had never seen a GMAX Tutorial that actually walked you through a step by step on making a plane model specifically for FSX. Well I found a guy that actually does that exactly. Shaking my head now after watching some of these videos at different approach you can take with GMAX over what you can do in Blender.
Just thought I would share.

This link is to the list of videos.
http://www.youtube.com/user/IFRfun/vid ... e_view=500

Rick

Re: GMAX Tutorial

PostPosted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:15 pm
by Hawkeye07
Hi Azframer! Thanks for the link. I've always wondered about the ins and outs of Gmax. Now I can see how it's done by a knowledgeable user.

Re: GMAX Tutorial

PostPosted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 11:52 pm
by Azframer
Yea I was watching through the videos posted and I really love the ability to use splines to make some difficult shapes. I figure I will try and give it a shot on another project I had been thinking about. I had to get my head out of CAD in Blender, now I have to get my head out of CAD and Blender to grasp GMAX. Working with splines is very appealing though.

Rick

Re: GMAX Tutorial

PostPosted: Fri Apr 21, 2017 12:33 pm
by Azframer
Make sure you have you Game pack installed properly too.
Steps:
Have a look in this SDK folder and then browse to the following folder: "Environment Kit\Modeling SDK". You'll see the folder FSX_GmaxGamePack.
Copy the folder FSX_GmaxGamePack to the folder <gmax installation folder>\gamepacks
Copy the GMax shortcut from <gmax installation folder>\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack to your desktop.
Start GMax only from this new shortcut. Try it.
Check if you see the "FS Tools" menu like the following screenshot:

http://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.p ... x_gamepack

Rick

Re: GMAX Tutorial

PostPosted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 11:43 pm
by Milton
Azframer wrote:I had never seen a GMAX Tutorial that actually walked you through a step by step on making a plane model specifically for FSX. Well I found a guy that actually does that exactly. Shaking my head now after watching some of these videos at different approach you can take with GMAX over what you can do in Blender.
Just thought I would share.

This link is to the list of videos.
http://www.youtube.com/user/IFRfun/vid ... e_view=500

Rick


Hi Rick, happy that you posted a link to my tutorials. Building aircraft from scratch to the finished product is certainly challenging for someone new at modeling. My intention was to address the new or beginning modelers who are using Gmax. The tutorials are extensive, in depth, but easy to follow and understand, step by step, precisely for the beginning modelers. It goes beyond exterior modeling to VC's, setting up contact points, use of Airwrench for the flight model, etc.

If you subscribe to the channel, you will also see videos explaining how to convert FS9 gmax projects to FSX native.

There is also a video on setting up a functioning VC panel in have it working in the sim in 15 minutes. I have published numerous other graphic tutorials that can be found at Sim-outhouse in the Design forum. Notable is one using the Cessna C-162 as the subject aircraft.

The aircraft I used in the YouTube video tutorials was built for the tutorial. A refined version will be released within the next two weeks here at Simviation.

If you are not familiar with my work over the last 15 years, just look to the top of this page ... see the Beech D18S twin radial ... that's mine, done back in 2005. I just re-released an FSX native version of it.

I have around 50 aircraft, ships, and cars on the Simviation website.

Kind Regards,

Milton Shupe (IFRfun)

Re: GMAX Tutorials on Youtube

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:11 am
by pete
These are absolutely fantastic! I must think of a way to incorporate them into the main site so more Simviation people see them

Re: GMAX Tutorials on Youtube

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 8:12 am
by B0ikat
Interesting experiment/learning experience: After I finish the BR Starfighter in Blender, I try the same in GMAX.

Re: GMAX Tutorials on Youtube

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 8:50 am
by Hagar
Excellent! Thanks Milton. :clap:

Re: GMAX Tutorials on Youtube

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:14 am
by Milton
pete wrote:These are absolutely fantastic! I must think of a way to incorporate them into the main site so more Simviation people see them



Thanks Pete; I think the community would be well served by that.

I established a thread at my home site stepping through each step with explanation with direct links to each video.

I have all the raw material for that if you would like to use it with a thread here.

EDIT: It may be easier for me to do that; don't know, but let me know how I can help get that done. Thanks

Kind Regards
Milton Shupe

Re: GMAX Tutorials on Youtube

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:24 pm
by Azframer
Milton when I ran across these videos I knew they were exactly what I would need to get to be able to understand GMAX and posted a link to my Facebook group. I had downloaded what you have posted at the time and I have gotten behind since you now have more videos added.
Thank you for your time you have devoted to our hobby.

Rick

Re: GMAX Tutorials on Youtube

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:48 pm
by Milton
Azframer wrote:Milton when I ran across these videos I knew they were exactly what I would need to get to be able to understand GMAX and posted a link to my Facebook group. I had downloaded what you have posted at the time and I have gotten behind since you now have more videos added.
Thank you for your time you have devoted to our hobby.

Rick


Hi Rick; thanks for your comments. The videos are a lot of work, but also a lot of fun. When I started, there were few tools, tips, and tutorial help around so I struggled through it with lots of frustration. I vowed to share what knowledge I learned with others getting started. So, I have done many text and graphic tutorials, and many video tutorials unpublished. I decided as a result of feedback to do a full series as I was between project work at the time.

The YT tutes are FS9 based but the principles apply to any sim.

My intention is to do another series of a more conventional prop aircraft for FSX so I can demonstrate other animations not included in the current series, and focus on FSX Tools, animations, attach points, and materials.

Re: GMAX Tutorials on Youtube

PostPosted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:19 pm
by FelixFFDS2
Since I've been out of the game for some time, I hadn't seen these, but ANYTHING by Milton is, for all purposes, flightsim canon!

Excellent (and for me, since I'm trying to relearn what I forgot!)