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FSX First attempt at custom scenery objects

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Thought I would enter the fray with this first attempt to render an actual building instead of relying on stock autogen etc. All in all not too daunting until I came to saving and converting the texture files. I had a lot of trouble getting textures to show properly. Arno's little program was a life saver both in generating static planes and scenery objects as in buildings. I used instant object maker and FSDS. One problem is matching day textures on separate but similar objects, have to work on that.
http://appalachianscenery.webs.com/
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Those look nice rhb, I haven't tried instant object maker myself but I've seen some pretty impressive models made with it. Apparently you're making your own textures? I don't understand the problem you're having with matching textures from one object to another? I usually just keep a tin base in a photoshop file and copy/paste pieces of it for my texture sheets. The color would take care of itself between one texture sheet and another since it all came from the same source. What program are you using to manipulate textures?

Keep up the good work :)
Jim
 
I used FSDS for the main building creating my own textures from photos. I went a little backwards and used Instant Object Maker to make the Curtiss logo on the buliding and superimposed it as a separate object in the scenery library. The problem is as the day goes on the two textures show the advancing hours differently as in shades of color. as you said I should stick to one texture, just have to work on signage. Thanks,
Jon
 
Instant Object Maker or Instant Object Studio? Just curious. Huge difference between the two.

And thanks for you sceneries. :wave:
 
Instant object maker only, simple tool but effective for some things. This week I started using Sketchup pro. Very powerful and easy to make relatively complex buildings. having some growing pains with it but it is a great tool.
 
rhb said:
This week I started using Sketchup pro.
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Ah, another scenery junkie in the making. :D

I put in many hours with Sketchup. It's a great program. Being designed primarily for use by architects, it's well suited to making FS scenery objects. Have fun.
 
Yes absolutely, Sketchup leads you to add all kinds of details which for FSX scenery objects are not necessary. I used to work in the building construction business and designed many architectural facades and curtainwall systems, wish I had Sketchup in 1980,:).
I am still a two day beginner and was able to throw together ( probably incorrectly) these two Harris Hill buildings, I see a major upgrade to my Harris hill scenery in the near future.
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A friend of mine is an architect, works mostly on hospitals. He uses the free version of Sketchup. I have no idea if your buildings look like the real thing, but they look good to me. Who's going to know, anyway? Is this the Harris Hill that's in the Finger Lakes region of NY?
 
Well I would know hehe, but your right nobody else will know or care, its just personal satisfaction. I have to keep telling myself it's good enough.
Yes Harris Hill is in Elmira NY. Great flying country, very scenic.
 
I live in Oregon now am originally from NYC. Spent a lot of time upstate, on vacations or going to summer camp, mostly in the Catskill area. NY is beautiful, an under appreciated treasure.

I did a version if Ithica KITH. You can find it on Avsim.com or Flightsim.com.
 
nice scenery, ive been to harris hill and toured the nsm for a few hours while going to elmira to see the other museum which at the time was called the narional avation museum or something
 
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