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FSX Do 3D Objects Animate?

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Hi,
It seems that I've posted something here about a jetway that will not move, or animate, and doing the search does not find it. I guess I'll just do it here.

Anyway, I've mentioned that I've downloaded a jetway from the 3D Warehouse and would use it for the KPVD airport I just completed. I purchased the Instant Scenery 3 and it seems to work very well at helping me to place them precisely where they should go. I've placed about 4 or 5 of them and I wanted to test them to make sure they would animate or move to the door of the plane. When I used the GSX and selected to operate the jetway, it would not do anything. I've checked in the Customize This Airport in GSX and the box that says "This Parking Space has a Jetway" is selected. I've also tried using the CTRL+J keys and the jetway still will not animate. So, my question is that do these objects suppose to animate, or do they require code that makes them animate? The jetway has many, many separate moveable pieces and I can actually move them and rotate them in Sketchup. If they cannot be animated by the sim, I may just go back and use the default ones. At least they animate but I hope it's possible to make those I've downloaded from the 3D Warehouse animate.

Ken.
 
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Hi Ken:

To find your previous thread "Jetway Will Not Animate", note the query string I used with Google: ;)

https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&q=site:www.fsdeveloper.com++kmanning+jetway&oq=site:www.fsdeveloper.com++kmanning+jetway&gs_l=psy-ab.12...2540.25815.0.28903.34.34.0.0.0.0.257.4059.0j29j2.31.0....0...1.1j2.64.psy-ab..3.2.304...0i10i30k1j0i30k1.0.5Pblk9FoNQc


FYI: AFAIK, animating a 3D model for use in FS / P3D is very complex, and requires use of special features and coding that is thus far only implemented by use of GMAX/3DSMAX, FS Design Studio 3.x, or Blender.

While it 'may' be possible to utilize a 3D model from 3D Warehouse by inter-converting it via MCX, one must ultimately output a 3D file format from MCX to be imported and "rigged" for animations by one of the above applications. :pushpin:

GaryGB
 
Hi Gary,
Thanks for the information. I guess I'll just use the default jetways in ADE. Even though they don't look as good, they at least will animate.

Ken.
 
Yes, as Gary implies, it is possible. I also use Sketchup and I'll use the example of an airplane propeller. After defining a model and optimizing it for the simulator, I'll export the fuselage as one .dae and the propeller as another. Then from MCX I export the propeller model in FSDesign Studio format, compose the animation sequence in that software, export as .fsc and then use the Join Tool in MCX to combine the parts. If I need to modify the animation tag, MCX can accomplish that as well.
Admittedly it took several months to grasp an understanding of the animation software, but once mastered and in retrospect, if you are already modelling in Sketchup, animating your models in any of the softwares - some people do the same thing with Blender, is about the same level of complexity. You should try it.
 
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