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The properties used are all from the /rotors/ node in the global [[Property Tree]]. Descriptions of their actions: | The properties used are all from the /rotors/ node in the global [[Property Tree]]. Descriptions of their actions: | ||
* '''/rotors/{name}/ | * '''/rotors/{name}/blade[%d]/position-deg:''' The position of this blade (where 0 is facing forward relative to the helicopter). | ||
* '''/rotors/{name}/blade[%d]/ | * '''/rotors/{name}/blade[%d]/incidence-deg:''' The incidence of this blade with respect to collective and cyclic. | ||
* '''/rotors/{name}/ | * '''/rotors/{name}/cone%d-deg:''' The coning angle of each section of the blade with respect to the former (these properties are named cone-deg, cone1-deg, etc., up to cone4-deg). | ||
* '''/rotors/{name}/roll-deg:''' The roll angle of the rotor disc. | |||
* '''/rotors/{name}/row-deg:''' The pitch (!) angle of the rotor disc. | |||
(Note that these properties take on weird values after a rotor strike/crash.) | |||
In general, one will have to animate each blade for each rotor separately, i.e. one XML per file, due to the different properties used; however they can share the same 3D model and will have a lot in common. In fact, we will use a script to automate creation of this, but first we need to discuss the basic elements of the animations. | |||
[[Category:Aircraft enhancement|Animate helicopters]] | [[Category:Aircraft enhancement|Animate helicopters]] | ||
[[Category:Howto| Animate helicopters]] | [[Category:Howto| Animate helicopters]] | ||
[[Category:Modeling|Animate helicopters]] | [[Category:Modeling|Animate helicopters]] | ||