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== Aircraft modelling == | == Aircraft modelling == | ||
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These files should be present in the aircraft model directory: | These files should be present in the aircraft model directory: | ||
* [aircraft.cfg] - The master configuration file | * [[aircraft.cfg]] - The master configuration file | ||
* | * aircraft.gng - The external 3d Gng model file | ||
* | * cockpit.gng - The cockpit 3d Gng model file. Trim away parts of the aircraft that are not visible from the cockpit in this model, to increase the framerate. | ||
* icon.png - An icon picture for the Silent Wings GUI | * icon.png - An icon picture for the Silent Wings GUI | ||
* [autopilot.dat] - Autopilot settings | * [[autopilot.dat]] - Autopilot settings | ||
* [aero.dat] - Aerodynamic model | * [[aero.dat]] - Aerodynamic model | ||
* [ | * [[controls.dat]] - Controls settings | ||
* [[engine.dat]] - Engine settings (optional) | |||
* [engine.dat] - Engine settings (optional) | * [[gear.dat]] - Landing gear and hardpoint settings | ||
* [gear.dat] - Landing gear and hardpoint settings | * [[mass.dat]] - Mass settings, waterballast and fuel | ||
* [mass.dat] - Mass settings, waterballast and fuel | |||
* [options.dat] - Set by the GUI (will be overwritten, so don't bother editing this) | * [[config.dat]] - Various settings that don't fit anywhere else | ||
* [panel.dat] - Instrument panel settings | * [[options.dat]] - Set by the GUI (will be overwritten, so don't bother editing this) | ||
* [sound.dat] - Sound effects | * [[panel.dat]] - Instrument panel settings | ||
* [[sound.dat]] - Sound effects | |||
* | * AI_aircraft.cfg - AI aircraft master configuration file (syntax as in [[aircraft.cfg]]) | ||
* | * AI_aero.dat - Aerodynamic model (simplified) for the AI controlled aircraft (syntax as in [[aero.dat]]) | ||
* | * AI_pilot.dat - Autopilot file for the AI controlled aircraft (syntax as in [[autopilot.dat]]) | ||
Then you need three additional subdirectories: | |||
* info - A directory with a html file called index.htm describing the aircraft, along with optional images linked in the html file. This file will be shown in the Silent Wings GUI | |||
* sound - A directory containing the sound files defined in the sound.dat file | |||
* textures - A directory containing the textures used by the .gng 3d models | |||
The aircraft model will also access [[Polar file formats | airfoil files]] that are put in the Silent Wings/data/airfoils directory. | |||
Latest revision as of 10:04, 6 March 2007
Aircraft modelling
In this category you will find articles related to making add-on aircraft for Silent Wings, including how to set up aerodynamics, sound, graphics, config files, etc.
- Aircraft Physics - Articles related to the physics modelling of an aircraft
- Graphics and sound - Articles related to the visual and audible modelling of an aircraft, and instrumentation
File structure
An aircraft model is defined by a set of files in a directory in the Silent Wings/data/aircraft/<modelname> directory. The directory name defines the model's name as it appears in the Silent Wings GUI.
These files should be present in the aircraft model directory:
- aircraft.cfg - The master configuration file
- aircraft.gng - The external 3d Gng model file
- cockpit.gng - The cockpit 3d Gng model file. Trim away parts of the aircraft that are not visible from the cockpit in this model, to increase the framerate.
- icon.png - An icon picture for the Silent Wings GUI
- autopilot.dat - Autopilot settings
- aero.dat - Aerodynamic model
- controls.dat - Controls settings
- engine.dat - Engine settings (optional)
- gear.dat - Landing gear and hardpoint settings
- mass.dat - Mass settings, waterballast and fuel
- config.dat - Various settings that don't fit anywhere else
- options.dat - Set by the GUI (will be overwritten, so don't bother editing this)
- panel.dat - Instrument panel settings
- sound.dat - Sound effects
- AI_aircraft.cfg - AI aircraft master configuration file (syntax as in aircraft.cfg)
- AI_aero.dat - Aerodynamic model (simplified) for the AI controlled aircraft (syntax as in aero.dat)
- AI_pilot.dat - Autopilot file for the AI controlled aircraft (syntax as in autopilot.dat)
Then you need three additional subdirectories:
- info - A directory with a html file called index.htm describing the aircraft, along with optional images linked in the html file. This file will be shown in the Silent Wings GUI
- sound - A directory containing the sound files defined in the sound.dat file
- textures - A directory containing the textures used by the .gng 3d models
The aircraft model will also access airfoil files that are put in the Silent Wings/data/airfoils directory.