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need help on cabin

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hello i have completed the external part of the aircraft (md-80)
butt i dont know how to build a vc or cabin i read a tutorial on it and
it said i had to cut the aircraft inhalf to see the inside and to see where i am placing things but i dont quite understand it can anyone help?


planedesigner
 
You'll probably get better answers if you post in the aircraft forum. If you are using gmax, there is a gmax forum.

Bob
 
modelling

which fs version, gmax, or other...its important to know as there are variations, depending on what your using, fs9, is different to fsx.

and which modelling program are you using...jim
 
vc and exterior

ime using gmax. but i also have fsds 3.5 i think....anyway it would be worth
checking out fsds tweak, a n addon search this site...look in fsx sim objects.
aercraft to examine the file structure...you will see an interior model, and an exterior model...this means building two models, but as the interior model is more detailed but must contain also what you can see of the external view from inside the cockpit,,,,,

the first model you build ie the external view,can be cloned and then what you cant see from the cockpit deleted...now you have two files an external
view including what you can see from outside the cockpit, pilot,simple panel.
guages non working,done with textures, because you dont need to see working guages from outside,,

and a seperate file, an internal view, beutifully modeled with working guages etc....

in gmax i can finish my external model, and export to the sim and fly around..
when i switch to cockpit view, nothing just an uniterrupted view outside..

until that is i export the internal view....fsds has some advantages in export to fsx, as you
can alias yours with an existing model. it builds the files for you.but doesnt do a complete job,and you will still have to do some file and xml tweaking.

but its a good start...i take my cloned external view remove what ime sure
wont be seen from inside, with an empty cockpit. i export...and view from
inside the sim, in cockpit view..i look outside and what i cant see i delete..

leaving a cut down model of the ext model to be used for internal...

i then save just the basic interior tub, as seperate files which can be merged
back into one whole...


so ive got external file, internal file, bare tub, panel one panel two,,etc etc etc...when ive finished or to test i can merge panel one into tub.panel two into tub etc etc,,, hope you get the general idea...gmax and fsds are not the same, but the basic principles apply....jim
 
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