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Hi, Im interested in creating custom moving gates. What software is typically used to create the geometry, assign pivot points, axis of rotation......can it be done with Skecthup?

Thanks,
David
 
I think you can do basic modeling with Sketchup, but if you're serious about it then you should look into 3DS Max (expensive) or Blender (free, but a steeper learning curve, in my opinion).
 
I typically do FS modelling in SKU. But I would like to get into Kinematics. I do Kinematics using CATIA all the time. It would be nice if there was a way of exporting for FS use.
CATIA is the primary software in the aerospace industry. It would be nice if I could make it work with SKU.
 
There's a jetway tutorial out there that explains how to create moving jetways with bones and skinned mesh in GMax. The latter is part of the FSX SDK.
 
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