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Welverin Guest
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:48 pm

Okay, I am looking for information on how to make an airplane for FS2004. Mostly some form of tutorial. Currently I have Gmax(the version provided with FS), Make Model SDK and gmax Gamepack SDK from https://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads/files/2798/microsoft-flight-simulator-2004-sdk-pack-all-kits/

I also have knowledge about repainting a/c but not making the original paint.

If anyone could help I would appreciate it!

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CRJCapt Chief Captain
Joined: Sep 12, 2005 Posts: 3729 Location: Ohio,USA
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:03 pm

Welverin wrote:

Okay, I am looking for information on how to make an airplane for FS2004. Mostly some form of tutorial. Currently I have Gmax(the version provided with FS), Make Model SDK and gmax Gamepack SDK from https://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads/files/2798/microsoft-flight-simulator-2004-sdk-pack-all-kits/

This is all that I could find

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RadarMan Chief Captain
Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 18001 Location: U.S.A
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:14 am

See if this helps with GMAX

http://www.simviation.com/gryphon/tutorials/gMax_00.htm

Radar

Welverin Guest
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:22 pm

hey great tutorials! they've been of great help.

but, I do have one more question. Where can I find scale drawings of aircraft? I have had little to no luck with yahoo and google...

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RadarMan Chief Captain
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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:28 am

Welverin wrote:

hey great tutorials! they've been of great help.

but, I do have one more question. Where can I find scale drawings of aircraft? I have had little to no luck with yahoo and google...

Which one are you looking for.

Radar

Welverin Guest
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:14 am

Which one are you looking for.

pretty much any. but right now mostly a 747

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RadarMan Chief Captain
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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:51 am

Like this or more detail.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747#Specifications

Radar

Welverin Guest
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:13 pm

actually looking for three diferent views: top, left and front.

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dl295 Trainee
Joined: May 01, 2006 Posts: 53
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:24 pm

have you tried searching the boeing site? we have drawings for the 707 at work but unfortunately it's more than my jobs worth to release them on the net. http://www.boeing.com/commercial/airports/3_view.html

this should be of some use for you though, they are in CAD formats so viewing might be difficult

Welverin Guest
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:06 pm

I'm sure it could help. However, I can't open the files. It automatically opens in wordpad with a bunch of stuff I can't read

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dl295 Trainee
Joined: May 01, 2006 Posts: 53
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:16 pm

you need a CAD program to read them or something to convert them to a jpg or bmp

Welverin Guest
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:32 pm

all I have that can convert an image to jpg or bmp is adobe photoshop. Last I checked that couldn't open a CAD file 😞

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lkw First Officer
Joined: May 31, 2005 Posts: 415 Location: Spokane Valley
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:22 pm

The file are dxf files you can get edrawing free from solidworks that will display the drawing and allow to save to jpg or bmp file.
You can get edrawing here. http://www.solidworks.com/sw/products/free-cad-software-downloads.htm
hope it helps.

Welverin Guest
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:27 pm

hey, thanks everyone! that looks like what I needed...

now I guess all that's left to do is figure out exactly how to model it🙂

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dl295 Trainee
Joined: May 01, 2006 Posts: 53
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:38 pm

what schemes are you looking and what are you aiming for as an end product

Welverin Guest
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:44 am

pretty much any a/c but right now I'm going to try a UPS 747. It's one I've had a LOT of trouble finding. Eventually I want to try at a VC too.

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