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Any X-Plane Model Makers here?

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Hey guys,


I was just wondering if there are any X-Plane model makers here?


I was curious about how to go about converting a FS9 model to X-Plane 9 format, if and how it can be done, where to find tips on this, etc.

Many thanks in advance for any info.




Bill
 
Hi Bill,

I doubt you will find many here, given the MSFS focus of this site :).

If I remember correctly X-Plane uses a format that is not so difficult to read and convert (from the geometry point of view). But if that is enough for it to work I don't now, I also found this quote on a X-Plane FAQ:

How do I convert an aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator to use with X-Plane?
Sorry, you can't. The flight models are conceptually different, so no automated conversion is possible. The MSFS flight model is behavioral - that is, a large table of numbers deterines how the aircraft will behave under a certain set of conditions. The X-Plane flight model is structural - that is, X-Plane computes how the plane flies based on a model of its structure and other engineering parameters. MSFS also has a 3D model of the aircraft for external display use, but converting this to the X-Plane aircraft model would leave a lot of missing data. In addition, many of the more serious MSFS aircraft use plugin features that have no counterpart in X-Plane.
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Hey Arno,

Roger. With XP9, they now have the ability to have hidden 'air models' and thus can now show something like a 'brick' that you see, and a hidden airmodel that the sim uses for flight dynamics. You can also now overwrite the airfiles for a plane to tune their flight characteristics.


I had heard that they use Blender, and a new program called 3D Plane Maker (I think thats the name). My thoughts are that one can export to Blender, give it the proper name tags for animated parts, and export to their MDL format, which is 'Obj'.

Someone at Sim-Outhouse that does scenery, has been converting alot of his FS work to XP9. I would be curious to know exactly what to do to export a basic model into XP9 to see just how difficult it is, sort of an experiment. Shoot, if it can be done fairly easy, it might be worth it. Looks like they could use some good models over there.

My theory is... If its easier to export/convert to XP9... well, you know... :D


Bill
 
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