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- | =====Adding Animated Traffic to Aerofly FS2===== | ||
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- | Have you ever wanted to add animated traffic (or objects) to your scenery project? Well now you can! | ||
- | Introducing the first working tutorial to allow for you to do this yourself. | ||
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- | So let's get started. | ||
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- | ====Prerequisites: | ||
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- | To get started you will need the following applications in order to add animated traffic | ||
- | * FSET (or any applicable program that you can capture a scenery image, center coordinates, | ||
- | * 3DS Max | ||
- | * Aerofly SDK - Content Converter | ||
- | * IPACS plug-in for 3DS Max export | ||
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- | ====Obtaining Reference Image from FSET==== | ||
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- | Let's begin by choosing the location that you wish to have animated traffic at. Open up FSET to locate and obtain your reference image that you will use as your guide in 3DS Max. | ||
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- | * In FSET change the Area Def. Mode to ' | ||
- | * Drag the box over the area that you wish to add your traffic, and start the job. | ||
- | * Once you captured the image and recorded the center coordinates and area distances we have all that we need to begin in 3DS Max. | ||
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- | * Next, let's prepare your work folders (this will make things more organized when you start your project) | ||
- | * Create a 3DS Max work folder and copy the image that was captured with FSET (note- the only file that you need is the BMP image shown in the below image) | ||
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- | ====Working in 3DS Max==== | ||
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- | In order to build your traffic project correctly you will need to set up 3DS Max properly. There are only a couple of items required for this to insure you obtain the best results with your project. | ||
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- | **View** | ||
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- | For best results you should set your viewport to **one screen** with **perspective** and **shaded** selected | ||
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- | **Resolution** | ||
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- | The resolution is important to see roadways better. Let's set this setting by clicking on the little ' | ||
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- | ====Coordinates==== | ||
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- | And the most important setting is to set your coordinate system within 3DS Max to match what's needed for the conversion into Aerofly. | ||
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- | Now lets begin our project! | ||
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- | * Begin by selecting ' | ||
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- | * Next you can choose your path that you want the traffic moving along. Select the ' | ||
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- | * Once you complete your path, make sure that you see the 'close spline' | ||
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- | You can now see your first completed path. | ||
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- | * Next step is to import some vehicles to your project. I will use a few cars that I had already made (you can use whatever object you want to animate on your own paths) | ||
- | * To make it easier now that you have a completed path, go ahead and hide the reference image at this time. | ||
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- | * Now we want to begin attaching the vehicles to your path. Select one of the vehicles and choose ' | ||
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- | * Next you need to click on ' | ||
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- | * Now let's populate that vehicles. This can be done a few different ways so you can try different techniques to see what works best for you, but for this tutorial we will keep it basic. | ||
- | * Click on the vehicle that you just attached to your path and right click/ | ||
- | * Keep doing this until you have the amount of vehicles you want along the path. Now do the same for the remaining vehicles that you imported. Note- There is no limit to the amount of vehicles you have along a path. It's up to you to randomize them how you want them. | ||
- | You can always adjust any vehicle by clicking on it and changing the '% along path' for that object. | ||
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- | ====Populating Vehicles Recap==== | ||
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- | * 1. Import Vehicles | ||
- | * 2. Attach vehicle to path | ||
- | * 3. Choose follow and align the front of the vehicle to the path | ||
- | * 4. Select vehicle and clone it | ||
- | * 5. Choose the percentage along the path you want it | ||
- | * 6. add as many vehicles that you want along the path | ||
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- | **Note** If you now press the play button you will see your vehicles moving along the path. Note- Don't worry about the speed of your animations, this will be adjusted on the TSC file later. | ||
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- | Once you have completed your path and added your vehicles to it, now it's time to export your creation. | ||
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- | ====Exporting==== | ||
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- | * 1. First let's group all of your vehicles. Select all vehicles that you attached to your path (do not include the path line to the group) | ||
- | * 2. Name the group something that references that roadway. | ||
- | * 3. Highlight the entire group along with the group name and choose ' | ||
- | * 4. Create a project folder in a location of your choice and export using the IPACS TGI/TSC Exporter | ||
- | * 5. Name your output file and use the ' | ||
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- | * 6. Once your export is complete you should now see three files and a TM log in your project folder | ||
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- | * 7. Now lets add the needed files into your project folder; You need the ' | ||
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- | * 8. Next step is to modify the content converter config file. Open the file with Word Pad or equivalent. All that you need to change in this file is the output location. Make your edit and save/close the file. | ||
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- | * 9. Open the TSC file to begin making your edits for the project that you are working on. | ||
- | * 10. The first edit to make in your TSC file is the coordinates which match your 3DS Max reference image with the real-world center point. To do this you will need to convert the center coordinates (Degrees, Minutes, Seconds) | ||
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