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How to animate tire in Gmax ?

PostPosted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 3:13 pm
by Woodylepic
Hi im making the "oiseaux Blanc " of nungesser and coli

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and i need  some tire to rotate    :D

how i have to do  ???

i know we can do that in fssd whit some exadecimal value but in gmax  ???

http://www.freeflightdesign.com/tips/SpinningBlades.htm


your help will be apreciate.

Re: How to animate tire in Gmax ?

PostPosted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 4:26 pm
by Felix/FFDS
just tag the tires r_tire and l_tire ... they'll rotate on the ground, spin a little on takeoff and then stop the rotation.

rotating tires are one of the "stock" FS animations.

Re: How to animate tire in Gmax ?

PostPosted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 9:03 pm
by Woodylepic
Thank four the pipe Felix !   8)

Re: How to animate tire in Gmax ?

PostPosted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 9:39 am
by Mike Thurman
And remember to rotate the axis it spins on correctly in Gmax, unless you want wheels rolling on thier side :P

Re: How to animate tire in Gmax ?

PostPosted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 9:48 am
by Mike Thurman
BTW, nice plane :)

Re: How to animate tire in Gmax ?

PostPosted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 12:14 pm
by Felix/FFDS
And remember to rotate the axis it spins on correctly in Gmax, unless you want wheels rolling on thier side :P



Aw c'mon Mike - we can't spill ALL the beans at one time...:)