FSDS3 Animated Windsock Tutorial

[206L Pilot]

Does anyone know if there is a tutorial available that shows how to create an animated windsock for FS2004 in FSDS3?

I have created the basic windsock (static) but am lost as to where go or what to do next.

I have searched everywhere that I can think of but can't locate one at all.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Kyle

 

[jdhaenens]

There is a wind sock tutorial in the flightsim.com libraries.

Jim

 

[jdberg]

Hello Kyle,

if you only want to get a working windsock in MDL-Format that is animated, look at this thread:
http://www.scenerydesign.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2593&page=2&highlight=windsock
I provided this windsock for the community and have no problem if you use it for your project.

The direct download for the windsock is here:
http://www.scenerydesign.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1131&d=1151522598

It is done in Gmax not FSDS but that hopefully doesn´t matter.

Hope it helps.

Jörg

 

[ras78]

Hi Jörg,
I got some troubles about placing your windsock. What I did is simply change the coordinates for each xml file (so for each model) and compile them. No windsock appears in the scenery. The scale is still 1.0 . What's wrong?

thanks,
Alberto

 

[jdberg]

Hi Jörg,
I got some troubles about placing your windsock. What I did is simply change the coordinates for each xml file (so for each model) and compile them. No windsock appears in the scenery. The scale is still 1.0 . What's wrong?
thanks,
Alberto

Hi Alberto,

did you create a library with Library Creator?
My method is:

1. Create a Library with one or more objects (Look at the downloads-section of scenerydesign.org)
2. Place the object with SceneGenx (or ObjPlacer)

That works fine with the windsock.

Jörg

 

[ras78]

Hi,
finally I was been able to place the windsock using the method you described. Thanks anyway for the reply and windsock!

 

[jdberg]

Hi,
Thanks anyway for the reply and windsock!

No Problem, good luck with your scenery. When I could imagine what you mean with the ""

Jörg

 

[Navid Hashemi]

Hi!

Im trying but i can't place the windsock.

:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<FSData version="9.0" xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="bglcomp.xsd">

<!-- Sample object placement. Remove comment markers to place object east of 34R at Sea Tac. -->
<!--
<SceneryObject lat="N60* 39.4982'" lon="E13* 43.7006'" alt="0" pitch="0" bank="0" heading="0" altitudeIsAgl="TRUE" imageComplexity="NORMAL">
<LibraryObject name="CB6775E94CA2CB46ED00EA97CFFB1FC5" scale="1.0" />
</SceneryObject>

-->

<!-- Inclusion of model data. Use the 'Name' of this object to place -->
<!-- it in other locations. -->
<ModelData name="CB6775E94CA2CB46ED00EA97CFFB1FC5" sourceFile="windsock_calm_animat.mdl" />
</FSData>

I don't know what the problem is but i should be happy if anyone could help me. I placed out all three files plus the small ones that should be in scale 0.001.

/Navid

 

[jdberg]

Hi!
Im trying but i can't place the windsock.
I don't know what the problem is but i should be happy if anyone could help me. I placed out all three files plus the small ones that should be in scale 0.001.
/Navid

Hi Navid,
can you give us some more informations about the problem.
Which programs did you use for the creation of the library? Which program did you use for the placement of the object?
What is the error-message you get and what is the problem at all?

Jörg