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Airbus A330-A340 project

No way to get the model from maya to fsx. I think model needs to be converted to FBX format so it can hold the animation, then reopen it in 3DS MAX, reapply all textures etc.. also Im not sure about axes and pivots, also animation time line gonna be messed up if the animation start/finish is at different time..
Yes you can do the model in maya, but anything else is down to 3ds max anyway.. just my opinion.
 
fsfox said:
No way to get the model from maya to fsx. I think model needs to be converted to FBX format so it can hold the animation, then reopen it in 3DS MAX, reapply all textures etc.. also Im not sure about axes and pivots, also animation time line gonna be messed up if the animation start/finish is at different time..
Yes you can do the model in maya, but anything else is down to 3ds max anyway.. just my opinion.
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That's what worries me. :eek: I don't want him to lose all of his animations that he worked so hard on. :( Jaan Air, make sure you can successfully take an animation from Maya into 3ds Max or Gmax so you know if it works (or not...:eek:)

The last thing I'd ever want to happen to this project is for it to be stuck in Maya on a dead-end route. :( Just try to make sure it works before you go any further with your animations. ;) They're too awesome to be thrown out, especially the wing flex. :cool:
 
Don't worry, they're not keyframe animations, they are node-based. This version of the model is not for flight simulator purposes, I have a different version for that, but it's not as complete as this one.

Also, my animating skills are pretty bad, :( just look at this camera animation i've been working on:

[youtube]_wRUx1O0VDE[/youtube]

p.s. the wingflex and rotating turbine animation is somehow gone here because I rendered this on another computer
 
Jaan Air said:
Don't worry, they're not keyframe animations, they are node-based. This version of the model is not for flight simulator purposes, I have a different version for that, but it's not as complete as this one.

Also, my animating skills are pretty bad, :( just look at this camera animation i've been working on:

[youtube]_wRUx1O0VDE[/youtube]

p.s. the wingflex and rotating turbine animation is somehow gone here because I rendered this on another computer
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Good to hear. And nice 5-second video! :p
 
Mr.FaosFX said:
That thing is perfect but how many polygons is it sporting? :eek:
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you dont wanna know..

(851000 poly's)


Anyway, I finally got around to make a little animation. Gonna try and render it soon and put it in a rainy storm or something..

[youtube]s1cVhh1Ycpg[/youtube]

(the bank at the end is a little akward, I know.. still working on that)
 
851,000 polys? Don't waste time trying to use FSX tools to export a model, go for Prepar3D tools for Max 2012, 64-bit version. Or the export will fail, period. (hope you have access to Max 2012...)
 
Very beautiful model, one of the best i've seen. How I wish FSX had that lighting engine making the planes look so real!
 
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