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Improvement sugestion - Library object generator

Vogel

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I suggest to add a new option to use with attribute filters of scenproc...

Integration of an automatic generator of Library object by extrusion of the polygon(.shp) with adjust & assignment of a generic building texture.

Interests:
1/to give possibility to assign different heights in smaller area of the same AGN tile for some features. (in place of buildingheight option).
2/to offer better accuracy in the setup of a building:
- Height (level number).
- Respect of a particular shape for no rectangular building.

Useful options:
- Automatic generation of the .mdl
- Automatic GUID assignment.
- Automatic declaration in the xml of library object (if it setuped).
- Possibility of choosing the number of floor (height of batiment)
- Possibility of generating a "pseudo-generic" Library object if the shape is a simple polygon (rectangle) *
- Possibility of generating a specific Library object in the case of exotic shape (octagon, internal hole, etc.)

* If it is about a simple polygon(rectangle) to avoid the redundancy in the creation of too similar object, it would need to round off the width and the length of the polygon in a standard measure, what will facilitate in more the respect of textures alignement (no cutted windows or doors...) and decrease the number of possibility of this type of object.
To check if the object don't already exist, I suggest to name this "generic" Library building with a naming convention like: obj_length_width_level_texture.mdl

what do you think of this idea? Would it present an interest? Or is it a utopian or wrong idea?
 
Hi,

It is a nice idea and I have already started on something like it.

There is a secret CREATE3DBUILDING step that does exactly this. It extrudes the footprint to a MDL object. But at the moment no texture yet, just a coloured box. So for sure this feature is not yet done :).

But I agree it would be the best way to deal with complex shapes. I just need to figure out how to keep the performance well.
 
You're already on it ! great !!!

when you say keep the "performance", you think to scenproc thread speed or fps in the simulator ?

just one more thing... for flat roof, simple extrusion must be enough but for other House it must be harder to make an algorythm to create the right roof function of building shape. Have you found a way to generate those type of roof ?

I let you work on it... and all other waiting work on your great other tools thx you very much Arno for all :)
 
Hi,

Here I meant the performance in fsx when I said performance. It can be a lot of polygons :).

Yes, I already found some papers describing algorithms to make peaked roofs.
 
Hi Arno,

Does the step CREATE3DBUILDINGS exist now?

I cannot find it in the latest Dev build. I want to use it for some major brand buildings rather than for all, to keep performance up.

What is the current step for this?

Thanks

Kelvin
 
Hi Kelvin,

If you enable the experimental steps in the options you'll find the basic implementation. But it only extrudes the shape with a flat roof, no textures.
 
Thank you Arno, I should have known to enable that option. I expect to use a 3d modeler to do the rest of the work but would be great to see a build in Model X Converter type app specifically to apply textures.
 
It is still on my wishlist to let scenProc create roofs and textures as well. But for the moment I have other priorities for features to add.
 
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