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Revision as of 20:39, 26 December 2010
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This [[:Category:Howto|tutorial]] explains how to '''convert X-Plane | This [[:Category:Howto|tutorial]] explains how to '''convert X-Plane scenery objects''' to the [[File_Formats#.2A.ac|AC3D format]] (.ac) used by [[FlightGear]] (mostly) automatically using the xplane2fg collection of scripts. They were developed on Linux and should work fine on any Unix system including Mac ([[Howto:_Convert_objects_from_MSFS#Note_to_Windows_Users|note to Windows users]]). Don't hesitate to PM me to obtain the package until I find a place to host it somewhere. | ||
The conversation consists of three steps, all conveniently handled by scripts: | The conversation consists of three steps, all conveniently handled by scripts: | ||
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* know where FlightGear, its scenery, and its source code are installed | * know where FlightGear, its scenery, and its source code are installed | ||
'''Please note: objects that are uploaded to the [[FlightGear Scenery Database]] (and thus official FG scenery) must be released under the [[GNU GPL]] license. Most | '''Please note: objects that are uploaded to the [[FlightGear Scenery Database]] (and thus official FG scenery) must be released under the [[GNU GPL]] license. Most X-Plane scenery does ''not'' comply with this license. Therefore, it cannot be included with the official scenery, unless the author granted you permission to release his work under GNU GPL.''' | ||
= Installation and setup = | = Installation and setup = | ||
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* XPlane2blender from [http://marginal.org.uk/x-planescenery/tools.html Jonathan Harris' page], tested with ver. 3.09 | * XPlane2blender from [http://marginal.org.uk/x-planescenery/tools.html Jonathan Harris' page], tested with ver. 3.09 | ||
* [http://winehq.com Wine] | * [http://winehq.com Wine] | ||
* X-Plane scenery tools | * [http://scenery.x-plane.com/tools.php X-Plane scenery tools] | ||
* FlightGear | * [[FlightGear]] | ||
* perl helpers from FlightGear's source code: | * perl helpers from FlightGear's [http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/source.shtml source code]: | ||
** calc-tile.pl | ** calc-tile.pl | ||
** find_elevations.pl | ** find_elevations.pl | ||
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To run these scripts on Windows, you will need to install cygwin and perl (at least). You will have to fix some further issues yourself; the wine part, for example, is probably not neccessary on Windows ;) | To run these scripts on Windows, you will need to install cygwin and perl (at least). You will have to fix some further issues yourself; the wine part, for example, is probably not neccessary on Windows ;) | ||
[[Category:Howto|Convert objects from | --[[User:Radi|Radi]] 20:39, 26 December 2010 (UTC) | ||
[[Category:Scenery enhancement|Convert objects from | [[Category:Howto|Convert objects from X-Plane]] | ||
[[Category:Scenery enhancement|Convert objects from X-Plane]] | |||