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FS2004 Gear animation

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I'm having a little problem with the front gear doors on the model. In Gmax everything animates great. The 2 doors are linked to the c_gear. Any ideas?

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In FS2004

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Well, if you link to c_gear, your doors will follow the rotation of the gear, which is as should be but isn't what one wants. (Don't know why it should work in gmax, it certainly shoudn't).

Try unlinking them, call them c_gear_door_01 and _02, and animate to work on their own so as to open before the gear drops free.
 
Parts heirarchy for FS9 gear animations:

Code: 
...c_wheelwell          // this acts as the "parent part"
......c_gear_01_mainstrut    // this is the main gear strut
......c_gear_02_door_left     // this is the port side door
......c_gear_03_door_right   // this is the starboard side door
......c_gear_04_door_rear    // this is the rear door (if the a/c has one!)
 
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Or, rather than nose_gear_well use c_wheelwell as a (predefined) parent part because this offers you the added advantage of totally hiding the gear-assembly when retracted. Similarly, l_wheelwell and r_wheelwell.
 
Good catch! I don't often bother to hide the gear when retracted, but that's something to keep in mind. I've edited my post accordingly to prevent future confusion... :)
 
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