Ship Simulator
English forum => Development corner => Topic started by: djdan on September 09, 2007, 13:40:33
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how do i make a ship i want to make 1
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You need a modeling program.
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could you post me a good moddeling program and after i make a ship can i import it into ship sim 2008
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The good ones are something like £300!
You can't import it into ss08. Maybe one day though ;D
EDIT: There's 3D max. 30 day trial.
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try google sketchup for a start!
http://sketchup.google.com/download.html
download free google sketchup 6,becuase i dont see any difference in google sketchup pro.
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Hi Like what shipfan55 said scetch up i use and its really easy for beginners and the pros you can create just as good ship as other peoples are.
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the differens between the free and pro is that the pro can export to more formats
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how do i make a ship i want to make 1
First you get some steel, and a dry dock... :)
I have to recommend blender. Probably the only free example of a professional quality piece of kit (there is a long complicated reason why it became free, but it is fully functional and not a gimmick laden toy like some other free progs). www. blender.org
Its main advantage is the masses of free tutorials and a massive online following, with many forums to turn to for advice.
Stu
EDIT: I'm no expert on blender, but if you have a look and like it. Drop me a line and I'll send all the tutorial links I've found
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Hi,
Would Gmax (freeware from Discreet) and a graphics editor like PhotoShop or PaintShop Pro support most of the model and texture formats required for a complete model? I've built scenery for Flight Simulator 2004, and I think all you'd need is the details on formats, dymanics or simply a conversion tool from the developers to drop it right into the sim.
I don't know how much has been put into supporting "add-ons" for this sim, but whether the developers go with an "add-on Library" or just pick the best of the uploads and include them in the next update, either would be fine with me.
Yours,
:D
P.S. With the introduction of FSX, even Micro$oft is going the way of "*.dds" texture formats. What format are the models rendered in?
:D
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Djdan, i have a video on youtube.com of me modeling a basic house.
Heres the link(a ship modeling one will be on soon)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpj0t8-j67I
google sketchup doesnt really ruin that slow,hypercam made me record it at 1 FPS
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sketch up 8 is better
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I don't know if you noticed craigser, but this topic is more than 3 years old, by then there was SU6 :P