Re: Ground limit and 3D model

Jon Stockill <[email protected]> Sat, 21 May 2005 11:52:33 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.games.flightgear.flightmodel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Sam Heyman wrote:

> Is there any way of telling whether the aircraft is correctly
> positioned? My 3D model is centred in the middle of the screen and
> when I zoom it remains in the centre.
> However, it sometimes flips-over and lies on its back, underground...
> which seems to hint something isn't quite right.

That sounds like the only contact points you've defined are the gear - 
so it's doing exactly what you told it - the gear remains at ground 
level :-)

Try adding extra contact points for things like wing tips, the top of 
tha tail, the nose, canopy, etc - this will ensure that if it does hit 
the ground you won't be able to drive parts of the aircraft *through* it.

Jon

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