Goran_M

Can you provide a screenshot of what exactly you are referring to? http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php?topic=359.msg14321#msg14321

Theo and I discussed the progress of the Saab last night. Unfortunately, the Saab will not be ready before Christmas. We want to make sure it is functioning correctly with all problems (that we can find) gone. There are still a few texture issues Theo has to fix (very minor) and manipulators have to be tested. Also, the flight model is proving a little stubborn with fuel flow and reverse thrust. I have stayed up until 530am the last 2 nights trying to sort it out. Reverse thrust is still acting up and fuel flow is WAY too high at max power (but normal at idle). In saying all this, we will almost definitely have it done by the end of the first week of the new year. Theo is slightly more optimistic and is saying end of next week. We're (Theo, Ben, Cameron and myself) very happy with how it looks and how it's functioning. Just these last few little niggles and it's finished. Goran

I'll try to answer both your last posts as best I can. You will be hard pressed to find someone to look for hi res images of the cockpit. Your best bet would be to obtain an FCOM or operations manual which would have the panel in there. Unfortunately, these manuals cost money. If you cannot afford the manuals, just google the hell out of it and see what you can come up with. Just to give you an idea, I spent $180 on a bunch of 747-200 panel diagrams and I also bought 3 Boeing manuals at a cost of between $30 and $160 each. The order in which you model is entirely up to you. I can tell you the wings are not as easy as most people think. You need a cut away of the airfoil shape to model against and then you need to cut it up for the spoilers and flaps. Keep going on easier objects. Also, you have a LOT of sharp edges on your objects. I'm not sure if that's the look you're after but it will look better if it had rounded edges.

Excellent. Glad you got it suited to your liking. Enjoy. Goran

Theo, who is doing the panel regions for the Sundowner, is flat out finishing the panel regions of the saab at the moment. Once the Saab is finished, the Sundowner update will be done in about 2-3 weeks after the Saab. We appreciate the patience.

Once you're in "panning" view in x plane, press Q or E. That stops the panning and locks your view to where you last were. Then it is much easier to click what you need to click. To resume panning, press CTRL O again and you can move freely around the cockpit. Goran

I certainly hope so. We'll see what happens.

Looks beautiful! I think there's a few typos on the texture though; the panel between the throttles and the inertial navigation unit say "Climb/Decend", which should be 'descend', and there's a reference to 'alerion' trim on the trim panel at the rear of the pedestal. Yep I know it's WIP... I knew there was a reason I didn't post them a few months ago. But yes, as you say, it's still very early WIP.

CTRL-O to enter VC mode Move the mouse around to look around the cockpit Q or E to stop mouse panning. Q or E again to manually pan left or right respectively PGE UP to move forward PGE DN to move back + or - to zoom in or out left arrow to move left right arrow to move right up arrow to move up down arrow to move down It gets easy once you get the hang of it. CTRL O to get back to 2D mode or simply press W to snap back.

Great to see you're enjoying it. Feel free to leave a review on the X-Aviation web site. ;D If you like the Delco Carousel INS, you're going to love my other project that we're going to continue after the Saab is finished. http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php?topic=426.msg14248#msg14248

Found a couple of texture screenshots from Blender that Theo sent me. These were done a few months ago, just not posted.

Thanks. Appreciate the comments. Yes, it will have windows modelled and textured with a transparent texture. It won't be just the VC with the windows either. There will be windows all up and down the sides of the fuselage. We always do the glass last.

The original message I posted here has been deleted. I have sent Dan an email asking him to change his post to not suggest I compensated for the animations in the HSI. The HSI I modelled and animated took about a week (minus the texturing) to make. That includes fixing the 4° misalignment.

Just for you, Steve...

Thanks for your comments re the Duchess. Unfortunately, there is no way to remove the Garmin without the source file for the 3D mesh. I personally don't think the blue is that pronounced. We made it so it was as least distracting as possible.

Nearly there. Manipulators are getting done. We have 10 liveries all up. I'll post those in the next day or two.

Thank you. Depends on your system.

Getting close to the final night lighting. It's pretty much where we want it. Red annunciators are going to be fixed to be dark. The red is x planes default lighting.

The 340B, although something I would have loved to make first off, has an FMC. The FMC would take at least several months to code on its own. Not to mention tying it in to all the systems. I think (and correct me if I'm wrong) Javier Cortez's UFMC was 2 years in development. We also thought the A would have been the logical choice and then make the B afterwards. Although the B will not be worked on until after the 747 series.

I finally bought an external hard drive today. 2TB.

Cheers Simon Still a bit of work to do on the lighting. Have to spread it out a bit more. Maybe increase the brightness. Always something to fix.

we'll have some night lighting screenshots to show soon. Probably sometime in the next week. Small update Since Theo is going to work tomorrow and I'll be stuck at home working on more manipulators and flight model stuff, I thought I might throw up some work in progress Night Lighting. There are a few small areas that need a little adjusting but we like how it looks so far.

naaaah.

Just spent the last 2 days getting the engine gauges working properly. Turbines are such fun. Especially when the engine spins much faster than the prop. It's a good thing I don't mind math. Lots of testing now. Just preliminary stuff. Making sure it all works properly. More manipulators and clickspots to add. Also, with all textures at their maximum resolution of 2048 x 2048 and all the Gizmo coding, I'm getting 40+fps in the air with an E6750 and a 1GB Graphics card. Some textures WILL be reduced before we finish though. And a screenshot to show the artificial horizon (3D mesh version) duplicating the EFIS artificial horizon.

Don't forget the millions locked away in a bank somewhere in Sierra Leone. Just give them every bit of personal info about yourself and $3000 as a fee to release the millions.