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Help!!!

Posted:
Sat Sep 18, 2004 10:24 pm
by Matrix
I'm getting close to finishing my first a/c for fs2004 but I hit a snag. The front of the zlin 242 has an awkward cowling to it and I can't seem to design in Gmax and have it look resonably realistic.
Any help would be great
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Re: Help!!!

Posted:
Wed Sep 22, 2004 9:12 am
by juri
the picture you tried to attach is linked directly to your computer... try again, the image should be in a place accessible to all of us (server). you'll shurely get help once we see what the problem is.
-juri
Re: Help!!!

Posted:
Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:48 am
by Matrix
Sorry about that. Here a link to a web site that has some pics.
http://www.aircraftbrowser.com/1995%20Z ... %20(C-GRRL)%20Front%20Left.htm
its the nose and the engine cowling that are giving me the problems
Thanks again
Re: Help!!!

Posted:
Wed Sep 22, 2004 1:06 pm
by Felix/FFDS
The link gives a photo of the real airplane. Please take a screen shot of your model in gmax and upload it here (click on the "upload images" button/link in the small blue menu above to guide you through the process)
Re: Help!!!

Posted:
Fri Sep 24, 2004 2:55 pm
by Matrix
Sorry....again. Heres the pic.

Re: Help!!!

Posted:
Fri Sep 24, 2004 2:58 pm
by Matrix
How many pilots does it take to load a picture?
Sorry for my stupidity

Re: Help!!!

Posted:
Fri Sep 24, 2004 3:23 pm
by Felix/FFDS
I think you're on the "right" track.
For the front cowling, I would shape the cowling, forgetting about the opening for the moment. You have what appears to be the overall basic shape already.
FOr the actual opening - which to me looks like an open "grin" - I would create the opening's shape as an ngon, shape it into the "grin" and then using shape merge, "trace" it onto the cowling front.
Once there, you can select the opening's polygons/faces and extrude them inwards ('intrude' them?). I think your propeller spinner "tube" looks good enough.
Then again, proper gmax users probably have a better way.
Re: Help!!!

Posted:
Sun Sep 26, 2004 9:17 am
by Matrix
Thanks Felix.
Its working great!!!!!! Thanks
Re: Help!!!

Posted:
Sun Sep 26, 2004 9:41 am
by Felix/FFDS
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