Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-19 Thread Curtis L. Olson
David Megginson writes: We don't distinguish between buildings and terrain, so this would also cause the plane to fall throught he surface of the earth when taxiing. In plib you can mark flag objects for inclusion/exclusion from the intersection test. However, I don't know if the flightgear

[Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Frederic Bouvier
Hello, here is the transcript of a mail conversation I just have with a guy at SkyscraperPage.com . After asking to the members of its site, he agreed to let us use their nice and accurate building diagrams ( see the thread link below, they are enthusiastic ). So I made 2 models that are visible

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Martin Spott
Frederic Bouvier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will post the model to Erik for inclusion in CVS. This looks really promising. I have a feature request now: _Before_ people start modelling the Golden Gate it would be tremendously useful if the empty space below an object would really remain empty.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Frederic BOUVIER
Martin Spott wrote: Frederic Bouvier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will post the model to Erik for inclusion in CVS. This looks really promising. I have a feature request now: _Before_ people start modelling the Golden Gate it would be tremendously useful if the empty space below an object

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Jim Wilson
Frederic BOUVIER [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I already noted several weeks ago that it is not possible to taxi below the new KSFO terminal building. It would be a pity if it would not be possible to fly below The Bridge :-) I think that this is because the hit test routine looks for the

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Martin Dressler
On Wed 18. June 2003 15:09, you wrote: Frederic BOUVIER [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I already noted several weeks ago that it is not possible to taxi below the new KSFO terminal building. It would be a pity if it would not be possible to fly below The Bridge :-) I think that this is

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Martin Spott
Jim Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's right. You aren't supposed to fly below the bridge anyway. :-) I can't accept this argument ;-)) BTW, I suppose you all know about the cockpit video of someone flying below the eiffel tower. I don't know if this video is real, but it looks pretty

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Major A
I can't accept this argument ;-)) BTW, I suppose you all know about the cockpit video of someone flying below the eiffel tower. I don't know if this video is real, but it looks pretty nice Where is it? Is it on the web somewhere? One of the best places for flying under a bridge is

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Frederic BOUVIER
Martin Spott wrote : Jim Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's right. You aren't supposed to fly below the bridge anyway. :-) I can't accept this argument ;-)) BTW, I suppose you all know about the cockpit video of someone flying below the eiffel tower. I don't know if this video is

RE: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Richard Bytheway
developers discussions Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models I can't accept this argument ;-)) BTW, I suppose you all know about the cockpit video of someone flying below the eiffel tower. I don't know if this video is real, but it looks pretty nice Where

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Jon S Berndt
On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 16:00:22 +0200 Martin Dressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You should be able hide your aircraft in Hangar. If I remember it. Even new hits routine has some support for this. Madr I think Norman may know the answer to this one. However, JSBSim simply gets a terrain height

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Mally
One of the best places for flying under a bridge is Bristol (UK), there's a lot of space beneath the Clifton Suspension Bridge (some 250m long, ~75m above the water). Allegedly, hot-air balloons used to fly underneath the bridge occasionally, but that must have been before my time. More

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Martin Spott
Richard Bytheway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would not like to think about flying anything larger than a model aircraft along the Clifton gorge. http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=clifton+suspension+bridge Didn't you know this is the primary application for a simulator like FlightGear ? ;-)

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Martin Spott
Major A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where is it? Is it on the web somewhere? I just put it on ftp://ftp.ihg.uni-duisburg.de/FlightGear/Devel/eiffel.qt It's very short but it looks like it were real Martin. -- Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who its friends are !

RE: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Richard Bytheway
] New buildings models Richard Bytheway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would not like to think about flying anything larger than a model aircraft along the Clifton gorge. http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=clifton+suspension+bridge Didn't you know this is the primary application

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Major A
I just put it on ftp://ftp.ihg.uni-duisburg.de/FlightGear/Devel/eiffel.qt It's very short but it looks like it were real Looks real, but it stops at the wrong place... in any case, I can easily imagine someone flying through there, given proper clearance by ATC etc. Not in an Airbus, but

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Michael Selig
At 6/18/03, Frederic BOUVIER wrote: Martin Spott wrote: Frederic Bouvier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will post the model to Erik for inclusion in CVS. This looks really promising. I have a feature request now: _Before_ people start modelling the Golden Gate it would be tremendously useful

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 11:33:03 -0500, Michael Selig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: At 6/18/03, Frederic BOUVIER wrote: Martin Spott wrote: Frederic Bouvier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will post the model to Erik for inclusion in CVS. This looks really

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On 18 Jun 2003 15:24:17 GMT, Martin Spott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Richard Bytheway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would not like to think about flying anything larger than a model aircraft along the Clifton gorge.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On 18 Jun 2003 15:24:17 GMT, Martin Spott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Richard Bytheway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would not like to think about flying anything larger than a model aircraft along the Clifton gorge.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread WillyB
I would love to be able to land on a modeled aircraft carrier :D I used to do touch and go landings on them when I played one of Jane's sims a few years ago... I was even the commander of my online squadron! Re's Lt. Col. WillyB vmf 214 - commander IC On Wednesday 18 June 2003 09:33,

RE: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Norman Vine
Jon S Berndt writes: On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 16:00:22 +0200 Martin Dressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You should be able hide your aircraft in Hangar. If I remember it. Even new hits routine has some support for this. Madr I think Norman may know the answer to this one. However,

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread David Megginson
Michael Selig writes: Sounds like we need a new property: detect-building-collisions type=boolfalse/detect-building-collisions We don't distinguish between buildings and terrain, so this would also cause the plane to fall throught he surface of the earth when taxiing. All the best,

Re: [Flightgear-devel] New buildings models

2003-06-18 Thread Michael Selig
At 6/18/03, David Megginson wrote: Michael Selig writes: Sounds like we need a new property: detect-building-collisions type=boolfalse/detect-building-collisions We don't distinguish between buildings and terrain, so this would also cause the plane to fall throught he surface of the earth