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Weapon for FSX >> Weapon for FSX >> Weapon design? https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1342530609 Message started by mhlarsen on Jul 17^th, 2012 at 1:10pm

Title: Weapon design?
Post by mhlarsen on Jul 17^th, 2012 at 1:10pm

Would it be possible to create a 3D model of a weather sonde (bomb with a small parachute attached :)) and then add this to Weapon for FSX?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropsonde

Thanks
Michael

Title: Re: Weapon design?
Post by ptds on Jul 18^th, 2012 at 3:08pm

This would indeed be possible to make, but would have to be in the 'parachute already deployed' form. A further post elsewhere tells of how to make object perform as bombs and so this would need to be implemented in the .xml code.

I will add it to my list.

Pete

Title: Re: Weapon design?
Post by mhlarsen on Jul 18^th, 2012 at 8:20pm

Pete,

Parachute already deployed would be just fine as this is close to how the dropsonde is actually used.
Is it possible to obtain any kind of feedback from a deployed object?

Thanks
Michael

Title: Re: Weapon design?
Post by ptds on Jul 18^th, 2012 at 8:32pm

Will this do? As it was a quite simple object to do I have done it tonight.

It will be released as a model only as I have several other projects on the go that are falling behind so you will have to modify an existing .xml file to make it fall like a dumb bomb. You will find the details of how to do this in one of the other posts as somebody has figured out a 'cheat' to make weapons fall as bombs.

No feedback is available as it is just an object as far as FSx is concerned. I have also disabled the explosion effects when it hits the ground, so it should just dissappear.

Pete

son1.jpg (Attachment deleted)

Title: Re: Weapon design?
Post by mhlarsen on Jul 19^th, 2012 at 8:46am

Pete,

Looks great, thanks.

Maybe the cord between the parachute and the sonde should be a bit longer, like in this picture:

Michael

Title: Re: Weapon design?
Post by ptds on Jul 19^th, 2012 at 4:23pm

Michael,

Yes you are right, I was using the drawing you sent with the link as a template.

I can lengthen that no problem, it looks like 2.5 X the body length so I will go with that.

Is this a better length?

Are you able to PM me or recieve PM's?

Pete

son2.jpg (Attachment deleted)