can i add a helicopter with rotors spinning?

[steveh2112]

like the title says, can i add a helicopter with rotors spinning, at a specific location, not moving, in ADE or FSXME

thanks

 

[gadgets]

Create a static model with SAMM and place that model with ADE (or any other object placer)

Don

 

[GaryGB]

Hi Steve:

Another option using a model with animation of the rotor as originally described in your OP, is as follows:

1.) Copy and Paste the following into a plain ASCII text editor such as Windows NotePad:

[Library Effect]
Lifetime=5
Version=2.00
Radius=24
Priority=1

[Sound]
FileName=xbell_rotor01r.wav
MinAttenuationDistance=75
Looping=TRUE

[Properties]
Cockpit=1
VirtualCockpit=1
Spot=1
Tower=1
Map=1

[Emitter.0]
Lifetime=0.00, 0.00
Delay=0.50, 0.50
Bounce=0.00
Rate=5.00, 10.00
X Emitter Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Y Emitter Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Z Emitter Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Drag=0.00, 0.00
X Particle Velocity=-0.20, 0.20
Y Particle Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Z Particle Velocity=1.00, 2.00
X Rotation=0.00, 0.00
Y Rotation=0.00, 0.00
Z Rotation=0.00, 0.00
X Offset=0.00, 0.00
Y Offset=0.00, 0.00
Z Offset=0.00, 0.00
Pitch=0.00, 0.00
Bank=0.00, 0.00
Heading=0.00, 0.00

a.) Save the code listed immediately above as ex: "FX_steveh2112_Helo_Rotor.fx" into the [FSX install path]\Effects sub-folder

NOTE: In NotePad, be sure that "Save as type" is set to "All Files (*.*) to allow a Fx extension rather than TXT.


2.) Copy and Paste the following into a plain ASCII text editor such as Windows NotePad:

[Library Effect]
Lifetime=5
Version=1.00
Radius=100
Priority=0

[controller.0]
lifetime=1.00, 1.00
type=0
delay=10.00, 10.00
x offset=0.00, 0.00
y offset=0.00, 0.00
z offset=0.00, 0.00
random count=0, 0
effect.0=FX_steveh2112_Helo_Rotor, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00

a.) Save the code listed immediately above as ex: "Cntrl_steveh2112_Helo_Rotor.fx" into the [FSX install path]\Effects sub-folder

NOTE: In NotePad, be sure that "Save as type" is set to "All Files (*.*) to allow a Fx extension rather than TXT.


3.) Copy and Paste the following into a text or XML editor such as Windows NotePad or NotePad++:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!-- Created by Scenery Design Engine (SDE) on 2/20/2015 -->
<FSData
   version="9.0"
   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="bglcomp.xsd">
<SceneryObject
      lat="[your geographic Latitude placement coordinate goes here]"
      lon="[your geographic Longitude placement coordinate goes here]"
      alt="0.0M"
      altitudeIsAgl="TRUE"
      pitch="0"
      bank="0"
      heading="[your Heading placement (non-integer number with 2 decimal places) goes here]"
      imageComplexity="VERY_SPARSE">
      <LibraryObject
         name="{4ED2D4C7-9C40-4971-9209-C9C96E36FA77}"
         scale="1.0"/>
</SceneryObject>
<!-- GEN_Heli_Blackhawk_ARMY_A51_Mission_Anim GUID {4ED2D4C7-9C40-4971-9209-C9C96E36FA77} has a animated rotor -->
<SceneryObject
      lat="[your geographic Latitude placement coordinate goes here]"
      lon="[your geographic Longitude placement coordinate goes here]"
      alt="0.0M"
      altitudeIsAgl="TRUE"
      pitch="0"
      bank="0"
      heading="0"
      imageComplexity="VERY_SPARSE">
      <Effect
         effectName="Cntrl_steveh2112_Helo_Rotor"
         effectParams=""/>
</SceneryObject>
</FSData>

a.) Save the code listed immediately above as ex: "PLC_steveh2112_Helo_Rotor.xml" into a 'work' folder with a copy of:

[FSX SDK install path]\Environment Kit\BGL Compiler SDK\BglComp.exe

...and:

[FSX SDK install path]\Environment Kit\BGL Compiler SDK\BglComp.xsd


NOTE: In NotePad, be sure that "Save as type" is set to "All Files (*.*) to allow the XML extension rather than TXT.


b.) Drag-and-Drop the above "PLC_steveh2112_Helo_Rotor.xml" onto BglComp.exe (a CMD mode windows opens and closes)

c.) Drag-and-Drop the resulting compiled "PLC_steveh2112_Helo_Rotor.bgl" into an existing "active" nested scenery sub-folder ex:

[FSX install path]\Addon Scenery\steveh2112_Helo_Rotor\Scenery sub-folder


4.) Copy [FSX install path]\SimObjects\Rotorcraft\Bell206B\sound\xbell_rotor01r.wav to [FSX install path]\Sound sub-folder


5.) Start FSX; launch a flight to the geographic location where the Helicopter is "placed" to verify object display / animation / sound.


You should now have the Helo displayed on the ground ...with animation and sound !



BTW: In "PLC_steveh2112_Helo_Rotor.xml", you can instead use a GUID for other Helos available within this FSX default scenery object library (I'm not sure if others have a animated rotor, however):

[FSX install path]\Scenery\Global\scenery\vehicles_aircraft.bgl


...as shown in this convenient Illustrated Guide to FSX Scenery Library Objects:

http://lc0277.gratisim.fr/sceneobjects/vehicles_aircraft/index.html

...by just substituting the Helo GUID, and re-compiling to a "BGLComp scenery library object placement" BGL as shown above in Steps 3.) and 4.)


Hope this helps !

GaryGB

 

[steveh2112]

great, i'll try it today if i can find time. i need 40hrs/day to work on this, between building scenery (now i'm redoing Bridalveil falls), building bridges, animating bears, and helicopters and testing my race circuit. anyhow, i'm getting there.