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Recent content by mikkelen

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    Prepar3d - Simply Stunning (HD)

    ...have you tested the shaders in FSX?
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    Happy Birthday Dear Arno

    Congratulations! And thank you for all your help!
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    Normal map creation

    Don't get me wrong. Since you say that in FSX, normal mapping and bump are the same, and since you have been in contact with ACES, maybe you could give men an answer to the following?: [1] FSX use normal maps for bumpmap rendering. [2] FSX use normal maps for normalmap rendering. [3] FSX...
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    Normal map creation

    Use of normal maps in run-time is a very spesific procedure. Does the FSX render do normal maps, or is it a bump map shader? I've seen no evidence of normal mapped objects in FSX. The screengrab with the rendered house in the tutorial looks like a basic bump shader, and not a normal map shader.
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    Normal map creation

    Sorry for being dim, but does anything here actually suggest that it's possible to use normal mapping in FSX?
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    Normal map creation

    "ACES are the ones who chose to misuse the term. ACES chose to call their implementation of "normal map" a "bump map."" I really don't understand. Does FSX support normal maps? I've never seen any signs of normal mapping in FSX. Bump mapping, it does support though.
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    Photoscenery - layering...

    Thank you for your help. There was just a basic problem with the scenery database in FSX that resaultet in the scenery not showing up. Conclusion: Layering is possible, the alphabetical order of the .bgl's define the order of the layering.
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    Photoscenery - layering...

    Hmm, do they have to be compiled in the same run to get them to work together?
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    Normal map creation

    "For reasons of their own, ACES chose to use the term "Bump Map" instead of "Normal Map." Strictly in regards to FSX's lexicon, "normal map" and "bump map" are synonyms." Normal maps are NOT the same as bump maps. See the wiki entry for referances...
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    FSX Help with photo shoreline

    Shorelines I have the same problem, the mesh does not match the photoscenery shoreline perfectly. Creating a hydropoly underneith in SBuilder is not an option, as it cuts into the mesh, creating ugly artifacts in the landscape. One solution could be to draw the ocean for the shorelines from...
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    Photoscenery - layering...

    I have calibrated 3 huge texture maps - that I want to use as ground textures, but since the calibration is not totally perfect, I would like to have the images overlap slightly in forest areas or other places where it is not noticable. Is it possible to layer photorealistic ground...
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    Using a 3rd party program to place objects...

    An XML placement file sounds like to solution... I'll check it out, thank you.
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    Using a 3rd party program to place objects...

    Yes, thats why I bake all my textures into large sheets, that are only imported into 3dsmax when I'm finished. Your answer is not an answer to my question, if there is a way to get objects automatically to rest on ground?
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    Using a 3rd party program to place objects...

    Compile Yes there is, I would like to have my scenery compatible with next generation simulators with as little work as possible. The more files that are automatically compiled from my source files to FSX, the better...
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    Using a 3rd party program to place objects...

    Hello, Since FSX is on it's way out. I would like to use as little as possible of the SDK tools for making my scenery. Is there a possiblility to place objects in my favorite 3dprogram on a plane, import the object into FSX and automatically get the meshes to sleep on ground level...
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