Robicd wrote: > Julien Pierru wrote: > >> Right now svg2ac creates one .ac file containing all the buildings, >> another containing all the runways and a last one containing all the >> taxiways. >> It would be easy for someone to go in the .ac file using either >> blender or AC3D and edit the geometry, to add features such as towers, >> modify the height of the buildings aor improve their shape. >> Texturing could also be done, or colors can be added directly in the >> .ac file. >> The output of svg2ac is not necessarily a finish product, it is a >> first step that indeed cuts down the developer's work when creating >> sceneries. >> This code can also be used to create any kind of buildings from a >> vector image, such as city blocks or what have you. >> >> Julien > > > I am currently doing that in a non automated way, in order to get a few > bulk buildings and populate Wiesbaden city (look at www.flight-gear.de > forum for screenshots); I don't like having just a few nice buildings > out there in the middle of nowhere. > > I prefer having grey buildings than don't have any at all. Do you think > svg2ac (which I've currently not tested) could be a real improvement in > speed? I see that svg2ac generates errors which have to be corrected > later with Blender/AC3D. > It looks like svg2ac needs svg images first, which I don't have for > Wiesbaden city, are they easy to find? > > Roberto > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live > webcast > and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel >
This is something that I would like to do for Washington DC. Unfortunately I don't have vector graphics, though I can easily get raster graphics of the USGS 7.5' maps. Josh ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
