Ship Simulator

English forum => Development corner => Topic started by: djdan on September 09, 2007, 13:40:33

Title: How to make a ship
Post by: djdan on September 09, 2007, 13:40:33

how do i make a ship i want to make 1

Title: Re: How to make a ship
Post by: Shipaddict on September 09, 2007, 13:42:18

You need a modeling program.

Title: Re: How to make a ship
Post by: djdan on September 09, 2007, 13:51:55

could you post me a good moddeling program and after i make a ship can i import it into ship sim 2008

Title: Re: How to make a ship
Post by: Shipaddict on September 09, 2007, 13:55:44

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.

Title: Re: How to make a ship
Post by: shipfan55 on September 09, 2007, 15:58:06

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.

Title: Re: How to make a ship
Post by: jackielegs on September 10, 2007, 07:35:32

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.

Title: Re: How to make a ship
Post by: Tomaten on September 11, 2007, 15:15:28

the differens between the free and pro is that the pro can export to more formats

Title: Re: How to make a ship
Post by: Stuart2007 on September 11, 2007, 15:30:41

Quote from: djdan on September 09, 2007, 13:40:33

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

Title: Re: How to make a ship
Post by: R.Cain on October 07, 2007, 00:45:08

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

Title: Re: How to make a ship
Post by: shipfan55 on October 07, 2007, 02:16:09

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

Title: Re: How to make a ship
Post by: craigster1 on February 09, 2011, 20:22:38

sketch up 8 is better

Title: Re: How to make a ship
Post by: VirtualSkipper on February 09, 2011, 20:25:07

I don't know if you noticed craigser, but this topic is more than 3 years old, by then there was SU6  :P