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This [[:Category:Howto|howto]] learns you how to model a [[helicopter]] and howto make it fly. | This [[:Category:Howto|howto]] learns you how to model a [[helicopter]] and howto make it fly. | ||
==Model== | == Model == | ||
In this howto we model with SketchUp, a free modeling tool from Google. Download it at http://sketchup.google.com. | In this howto we model with SketchUp, a free modeling tool from Google. Download it at http://sketchup.google.com. | ||
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* '''Measurements''': if you do a search of the heli in google you can find lots of essential measurements such as length, breadth, height, rotor thickness, angles etc. You will need all this and possibly a little more. | * '''Measurements''': if you do a search of the heli in google you can find lots of essential measurements such as length, breadth, height, rotor thickness, angles etc. You will need all this and possibly a little more. | ||
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Now we import a top plan of the helicopter into [http://sketchup.google.com SkecthUp] as an image and drawing over the top to create the tough shape of the body. Then it is a case of fine tuning it over a period of days/weeks/months. Keep in mind that your model will get heavier the more lines it has. So you need to choose between extreme quality or a small file, or pick something between that. | Now we import a top plan of the helicopter into [http://sketchup.google.com SkecthUp] as an image and drawing over the top to create the tough shape of the body. Then it is a case of fine tuning it over a period of days/weeks/months. Keep in mind that your model will get heavier the more lines it has. So you need to choose between extreme quality or a small file, or pick something between that. | ||
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Place the .ac and texture files in <tt>FlightGear/data/aircraft/your_heli/Models/</tt>. | Place the .ac and texture files in <tt>FlightGear/data/aircraft/your_heli/Models/</tt>. | ||
==[[Flight Dynamics Models]] (FDM)== | == [[Flight Dynamics Models]] (FDM) == | ||
TODO | TODO | ||
=See also= | = See also = | ||
*[[Howto: Make an aircraft]] | * [[Howto: Make an aircraft]] | ||
*[[Howto: Request new aircraft]] | * [[Howto: Request new aircraft]] | ||
[[Category:Howto|Make a helicopter]] | [[Category:Howto|Make a helicopter]] | ||