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Fr. Bill (N4Gix) has a really good thing he does with animating things on both sides. I do not remember how it works, but he can walk you though it.
That Fokker is looking awesome! Remember in the aircraft.cfg, you have leading and trailing flaps sections (2 different sections) and you can adjust them also in there.
Bill
That Fokker is looking awesome! Remember in the aircraft.cfg, you have leading and trailing flaps sections (2 different sections) and you can adjust them also in there.
Bill
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It frustrates me as well not being able to help blender users. There should be a title notice for the modelling software used. That way the knowledgeable people will respond. And dummies like me will know to refrain from comment.
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That's the thing, in Max/gMax it is a very simple animation.Well maybe ideas from other programs can be used in Blender too ? anyway the flaps are so difficult
Make sure your pivot points are corrected if you mirror from left to right and that they are properly oriented to the world. The stock animation code should then operate the flaps properly.
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In max it simple:
- make sure no animation apply yet.
- make sure no degrees rotation being made (if flap movement is rotation)
- check if flap have angle (X, Y, Z)
- copy the model part,
- mirror it,
- move X coordinate position (like negative to positive, vice versa. no different number value),
- adjust model angle to met with wing frame (some angle will opposite with master copy model)
- select both model,
- make sure local axis selected,
- start making animation and frame,
- done.
there would be many way to achieve that.
- make sure no animation apply yet.
- make sure no degrees rotation being made (if flap movement is rotation)
- check if flap have angle (X, Y, Z)
- copy the model part,
- mirror it,
- move X coordinate position (like negative to positive, vice versa. no different number value),
- adjust model angle to met with wing frame (some angle will opposite with master copy model)
- select both model,
- make sure local axis selected,
- start making animation and frame,
- done.
there would be many way to achieve that.
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Can you show me/us pictures and/or animations from what you already have got so far on one wing side Osian?
Then I can help you further if you want to, since I've already tackled the animation-challenge in my YF-16 model over here:
- http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/wip-general-dynamics-“yf-16-prototype”-project.440049/ - WIP thread on FSD - see section 15,16 and 17 of the thread
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/yf16_prototype/albums/with/72157682057207511 YF16 project on Flickr
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/yf16_prototype/sets/72157684294332585 - Building an animation rigging panel
By the way, great model, has Fokker HQ already contacted you?