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FSXA Animation visibility range

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Hi Jeffrey,

I have created animated windsock models with GMAX. Unfortunately, when they are triggered with SODE, their animation can only be seen within a range of about 300m. A friend of mine (Patrick) has reported to me the same problem with his animated flags.
 
You need to increase the bounding box of your model, for example by creating a big invisible 2d plane below ground level.
 
Jeffrey Stähli said:
You need to increase the bounding box of your model, for example by creating a big invisible 2d plane below ground level.
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Thanks Jeffrey, with gmax I have placed a 300m*300m plane under the ground but the result is the same (the windsock is visible from distance but the animation stops at 300m).

When the windsock model is placed in the scenery library, the animation can be seen at any distance.

I haven't noticed this problem with the first release of SODE.
 
I have looked at Jörg windsocks. Their animations are visible at any distance, there is certainly an other trick to know.
 
Hi Jacques,
I already noticed your problem and checked my windsock with its parameter. To be honest, I do not have an idea what causes the problem.
Could you post your xml-file or send me a PM with it so that I can compare it with mine?
Jörg
 
I checked the xml-file and cannot find any problem in it. Perhaps the problem is simpler than we think at the moment and has nothing to do with SODE but with the general behaviour of FSX.
FSX shows small objects very late for me sometimes too late. Please check adding a 5m x 5m dummy cube under the earth so it is not visible in the scenery. This triggers however FSX to show the object earlier than before.
I used this trick for other small objects but perhaps the pole I use for my windsock solves the problem in my case.
Let me know if it works.
Jörg
 
Jörg, thanks for your reply, after a plane (see post nr 3) I've tried a box but it doesn't help.

The windsock remains visible at a great distance but the animation stops at about 300m away.
 
Problem solved (I don't remember how I can edit the title).

I have added a transparent box around the sock (and not below ground) and the animation can be seen at every distance now.

you got me on the right track, thank you !
 
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