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Diamond DA40 XLS Rebuild

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Hey all,

Just wanted to share this. I have updated the Diamond DA40 DiamondStar XLS. She now has some nicer, advanced (modern) UVW mappings, some ambient occlusion render maps, some new 4K resolution exterior and interior textures (not all but the ones that count). The fuselage is now easier to repaint, having all the doors now located on the fuselage instead of off to the side, making stripes VERY DIFFICULT to do. Now its EASY....!! :)

So many small updates.

Thanks to RonH who helped out, showing me quite a few places that needed updates, and even doing some himself. Thanks Ron....!! Very thankful.

So glad to have those seats redone. They were hideous... Now they are mapped properly and have proper shading.

Things added and done;
* 4K resolution fuselage textures
* 3 New interior themes (colors) added including the new NG version in charcoal gray
* Seats mapped in 4K for high rez leather grain
* Pilot rescaled bigger to proper size. He was out of proportion.
* Popup Placard
* Remapping of parts of the interior
* Remapping of door and canopy sills
* Improved plexi materials
* Improved, rewritten manual that looks more realistic for a POH.
* High Definition G1000 MFD screen
* Several more paint schemes added, making the total 9 Liveries, with 4 versions of interiors and 4 color versions of panels.

The list goes on. That is some of the updates and enhancements.

If anyone has purchased this, you can request a redownload. Build 3.0 is available to existing owners.

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Happy Flights!
 
n4gix said:
Very nice rebuild Bill! :)
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Thanks Bill...

I remember people telling me 'Bill... Try to make a plane with a VC.. VC's are so important.. Try it. Might not be too hard. And Bill Lyons did a tutorial (either for FS2002 or FS2004) on how to create a basic interior and how to map the throttle and yokes.

What would we do, and where would we be without teachers...

Thanks for your help too, Bill Leaming. You helped me make those Garmin screens. Hardest thing I have done in my life... Converting them from the 747 FS2004 screens to these was no easy task. And learning basic logic... Thanks man... Thanks..
 
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