Modeling resources

This is a directory of modeling resources that are freely available on the Internet (for example 3D models, textures, images, sounds and tutorials).

Note  While many web pages offer free downloads and use of files, it may be necessary and indeed is recommended to explicitly ask the individual copyright holders for their permission to include their work within FlightGear. In order to become part of the FlightGear base package, it is necessary for the copyrighted work to be licensed under the GNU General Public License. However, resources that are explicitly and without doubt in the public domain can possibly be included without an explicit GPL statement, however this still needs to be discussed in-depth within the community on a case-specific basis, as this, unlike GPL licensing, is not the preferred way of contributing contents to FlightGear.

Tutorials

• http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20060622/ahearn_01.shtml
• first page of Practical Texture Atlases
• Helicopter Modeling in Blender 3D Series(11 parts)

Miscellaneous

• ShareCG (formerly 3D Model Sharing)
• Prime Portal (detailed walkaround photos of aircraft)

3-way views

See also Aircraft Information Resources and http://www.flightgear.org/links.html

• http://www.militaryfactory.com/blueprints/airplane_blueprints.asp (Mostly Helicopters)
• http://www.stevelange.net/waco/plans.html
• http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/manatee/272
• http://www.pioneeraeroplanes.com
• http://www.theplanpage.com
• http://www.hotkey.net.au/~ue626/index.htm
• http://www.simviation.com/designresources.htm
• (en) http://www.airwar.ru/indexe.html
• (ru) http://www.airwar.ru/index.html
• http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/graphics/index.html
• http://hawker.smugmug.com/Hobbies/15578
• http://simviation.com/designresources.htm
• http://www.umt.fme.vutbr.cz/~ruja/modely/podklady.htm Lots of 3 views of early to mid 20th century aricraft.
• http://www.seawings.co.uk/reference.htm Diagrams and other data on seaplanes
• http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org4-4.htm Navy aircraft
• http://www.aircraftdesign.com/acpix.html Lots of 3-views on prototype and experimental
• http://www.aviastar.org/index.html Only helicopters
• http://richard.ferriere.free.fr/3vues/3vues.html High Resolution Prints
• http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/index.shtml
• http://members.fortunecity.com/inedesca/
• http://www.primeportal.net/the_airstrip.htm Images

Free 3D models, textures etc

• http://unitedfreeworld.com/TextureDB/
• http://www.cgtextures.com/ (not OpenSource compatible!)
• http://s748.photobucket.com/user/GPL_Texture_Repository/library/?sort=4&page=1

Public Domain Textures

• http://www.aztextures.com/ - under maintenance :-(
• http://www.burningwell.org/gallery2/v/textures/
• http://www.imageafter.com/
• http://www.texturearchive.com/
• http://www.foss-media.org/ - GPLv2 - 404 site does not exist anymore :-(

Other

• Yobi3D - 3D model search engine
• http://www.3dcafe.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=38
• http://www.amazing3d.com/modfree.html
• http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/models/models.html
• http://www.huntfor.com/3d/links/freemodels.htm
• http://www.3dlinks.com/links.cfm?categoryid=9&subcategoryid=91
• http://www.rocky3d.com/free3d.htm
• http://www.amazing3d.com/free/free.shtml
• http://free-textures.got3d.com/index.html
• http://www.3dtotal.com/home2/links/links.asp?cat=texture
• http://www.3dlinks.com/oldsite/textures_free.cfm
• http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Graphics/3D/Models/
• http://madmetzi.smokers-board.de/free3d.htm
• http://www.3dtotal.com/home2/links/links.asp?cat=meshes
• http://objects.povworld.org/links6.html
• http://www.creative-3d.net/free3D.cfm
• http://www.3dlinks.com/oldsite/objects_free.cfm
• http://www.grsites.com/textures

Free aircraft sounds

• http://avanimation.avsupport.com/Sound.htm
• http://www.soundrangers.com/
• http://www.audiosparx.com/sa/display/sounds.cfm?start=101&sound_group_iid=34
• http://images.military.com/Resources/ResourceSubmittedFileView?file=multimedia_sounds.htm
• http://www.aviationshoppe.com/Sounds1.html

Books

• Detail and scale series by Alwyn T. Lloyd and Bery Kinzey
• http://www.jbwholesalers.com.au/detailandscale/detailandscale.htm
• http://www.nchsinc.com/shop/BOOKS.HTM