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This document provides basic information for all kind of animations. When animating your model, it is very helpful to find an aircraft with parts similar to yours and use it as an example. Cut and paste the code into your wrapper file and then edit to suit. | This document provides basic information for all kind of animations. When animating your model, it is very helpful to find an aircraft with parts similar to yours and use it as an example. Cut and paste the code into your wrapper file and then edit to suit. | ||
== | == Notes == | ||
=== File name of main model and animation XML file === | |||
{{main article|Aircraft-set.xml#Not used for loading multiplayer aircraft}} | |||
The file name of the main model and animation XML file will be the name of the aircraft that is transmitted when using [[multiplayer]] and will also be used for loading multiplayer aircraft. | |||
There is also a mechanism to substitute a full aircraft model with a simpler AI aircraft model if one is available at the same file path (including for example <code>Models/Boeing-797-800.xml</code>), but in <code>[[$FG_ROOT]]/'''AI'''/Aircraft/</code> instead of <code>$FG_ROOT/Aircraft/</code>. | |||
== | === .ac files === | ||
{{Main article|AC files: Understanding and changing .ac code#Identifying an object}} | {{Main article|AC files: Understanding and changing .ac code#Identifying an object}} | ||
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'''Note for SketchUp users:''' when exporting to AC3D in Sketchup, the .ac file will name the objects in your model to "blah" by default. You need to amend the relevant object names in your .ac file using text edit, so that the xml will work. | '''Note for SketchUp users:''' when exporting to AC3D in Sketchup, the .ac file will name the objects in your model to "blah" by default. You need to amend the relevant object names in your .ac file using text edit, so that the xml will work. | ||
=== Animation order === | |||
Animations are executed by FlightGear in the order that they are read in the model's .xml file. Therefore, it is very important to pay attention to the order, especially when multiple animations are applied to the same object(s). | |||
== Tags used in most animations == | == Tags used in most animations == | ||