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Hey, people. I have just bought FSDS (and it totally rocks!!!!), and i have started to design and build simple aircraft, but i have come to a halt with animation and shaping fuselages. I have tried the tutorials, but to no avail. please, i need to build! any help would totally rock, so please post!

what is it you can't do mate?
-dano

This weekend I'll work on an updated tutorial for FSDS - quick and dirty way to make a "Katana" (using the images that come with FSDS.

Of course, this one will have retractable gear - for animation purposes, and is not intended to be a faithful and accurate representation.

I dont see how to shape tubes and stuff to make it look like a specific aircraft's fuselage. i think it may have something to do with the "Dot" mode, but i dunno.

I dont see how to shape tubes and stuff to make it look like a specific aircraft's fuselage. i think it may have something to do with the "Dot" mode, but i dunno.

If you have a structured cylinder in FSDS:

Typcially I'll align the tube along the Z axis, and create as many cross-sections as I have main "features",

In cross section mode, I'll then scale the individual cross sections to the gross dimensions, and in point mode, select and scale individual or groups of points.  I'll alternate with moving the points of the cross-section in cross-section mode.

It sounds more complicated than it really is.  I hope to demonstrate it in the Katana tutorial.

OH, i see now. thanks for the help, i really apreciate it.