How to make a ship

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[djdan]

how do i make a ship i want to make 1

[Shipaddict]

You need a modeling program.

[djdan]

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

[Shipaddict]

The good ones are something like £300!

You can't import it into ss08. Maybe one day though

EDIT: There's 3D max. 30 day trial.

[shipfan55]

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.

[jackielegs]

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.

[Tomaten]

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

[Stuart2007]

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

[R.Cain]

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,


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?

[shipfan55]

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

[craigster1]

sketch up 8 is better

[VirtualSkipper]

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