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i am no expert, but its going well, better than expected suprisingly..lucky..

one problem ive encountered is, i export my model again and again, no problem...my gear doors dont fit perfectly..the fsx models have perfectly fitting doors...from a sensible distance they look fine, but close up the fit is not perfect...i made them from detached polys, some of the doors have a pronounced internal shape, which will be visible when open..maybe i shouldnt
detach,but work in situ,this would make working on the gear bays, and gear components more awkward...

this is my fault, your right about that...this is on a pronounced curved surface
so the doors are curved,in 3 directions, a compound curve,at least on the nosewheel...the main gear doors consist of 4 doors, some of which are attached to each other.

i can model everthing, but i have made a basic procedural error...what are the basic principles behind smoothly fitting gear doors with an awkward shape ?...jim
 
Hey Jim,


Its very difficult to keep from 'moving' something, especially the Fuselage. Thats a nightmare.

As a rule of thumb, I try not to 'move' anything 'back' into position. It will never be perfect. What I do is delete the moved part, select Merge, and re-merge the part from an early build back into the project so that its back, on center, no misalignment.

What I do to keep from moving anything is try to use 'Select' arrow when clicking on parts, as sometimes the parts move when you click on them. If I 'think' it moved a little bit, I will 'control-z' back a step to make sure I didnt.

Save TONS... Always keep saving in the next level up.. Getting up to 100 to 500 saves on a project is nothing. You can then step back for parts if needed, like for a part as a door that is inline.

Right now, you are learning. Dont worry about redoing things, especially now. I may create 5 fuselage meshes before I have one I really like. Mind you, its not usually totally cut out, windows cut, doors animated, lol.. One I did that with, and I intend to do it again from the basic raw early mesh, moving some things around.

But always use the first cut placement of parts... (back on topic). Dont try to move it back once its lost its true alignment. You will not make it perfect. Gmax makes the best door seems. They go invisible when you do it just right.



Tip that is parallel with this subject. If you need to remap the door, attach it to the fuselage and remap everything back again, so that lines are all matching, then go to Element mode and 'Detach' them back again, re-set animations, done... This way, textures are PERFECT, and door alignments are PERFECT, and your eyebrows are happy and naturally colored..



Bill
 
i guessed it was probably so, not too much of a problem,but it will keep me

pointed in the right direction..ime planning my next build, its a bit early but it
will take me a while to collect all the data..while ime learning hands on with
my student build, i will plan a paper build for my future project...

you only learn from mistakes i suppose, so ide better make plenty on my first
build....i would not have arrived at this point without this forum.so thanks to
everybody.....jim
 
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