How to animate tire in Gmax ?

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How to animate tire in Gmax ?

Postby Woodylepic » Tue Dec 23, 2003 3:13 pm

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.
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Re: How to animate tire in Gmax ?

Postby Felix/FFDS » Tue Dec 23, 2003 4:26 pm

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.
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Re: How to animate tire in Gmax ?

Postby Woodylepic » Tue Dec 23, 2003 9:03 pm

Thank four the pipe Felix !   8)
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Re: How to animate tire in Gmax ?

Postby Mike Thurman » Thu Dec 25, 2003 9:39 am

And remember to rotate the axis it spins on correctly in Gmax, unless you want wheels rolling on thier side :P
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Re: How to animate tire in Gmax ?

Postby Mike Thurman » Thu Dec 25, 2003 9:48 am

BTW, nice plane :)
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Re: How to animate tire in Gmax ?

Postby Felix/FFDS » Thu Dec 25, 2003 12:14 pm

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...:)
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