Realflight modelling questions.

[DR_G]

Hello,

I’m going to try modelling my slope soarers in Realflight G3. I have a Middle Phase 2 and a Ridge Runt. From what I’ve read in the instructions I will have to modify an existing aircraft within Realflight. Is this correct, or can I start from scratch?

How difficult is this, and how difficult is it to render the models to match your own colours??

Also, is it possible to create your own slope soaring site from a 360 degree photograph (presumably by inputting slope angle etc?

Any advice on this would be great.

Thanks,

Garth.

[nemo_uk]

Hi Garth,

You can modify an aircrafts flight characteristics within G3. You can also change the colorscheme by editing the image on which this is based on.

To create a new aircraft from scratch you need some 3d software, more info here ...

http://www.knifeedge.com/KEmax/

and here ...

http://www.knifeedge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15771

Its not a quick process BTW.

As for creating a slope soaring site from a photo you can not do that at the momement. You can however modify exisiting 3d slope sites.

regards,

Tony

[DR_G]

Tony,

Thanks for that - I will try modding an existing glider first.

Regards,

Garth.

[DR_G]

Tony,

I think I misunderstood G3's capabilities a bit: After inputting all the data on the Middle Phase 2 as a modification to one of the slopers on Realflight G3, the preview plane looked, well, exactly like a Middle Phase 2 as you would expect. When I came to fly however, it looked exactly like the unmodded aircraft, but flew like the Middle Phase. I expected the modifications to actually be reflected in the model. Unless I'm missing something it was a bit of a waste of time.

I will have to 3-D model the whole thing and somehow import it. I can't understand why the mods dont show up - you get a 3-d preview of your mods superimposed upon the original, so clearly all the geometrical model data is in there. I assumed it worked on a parametric basis, where you are modding an existing solid model, and the model would actually change.

I am a design engineer, and use ProE Wildfire and Unigraphics NX3 (solid modelling packages) every day. Can these be used to build and import models? I would love to know how to model my own aircraft this way.

I have also started a new thread on this subject.

Any ideas?

Thanks again,

Garth.