[Q] Shamal Cockpit

[Adler]

Hi I'm almost finished converting a plane to SA but the only thing left that's bothering me is that the cockpit doesn't open like the hydra does (it opens to the opposite side of how the hydra opens up since CJ is pulling open the door). Is there any way to make it open like the hydra does? Moving pivots, dummies etc?

 

Thanks.

 

EDIT

 

Cockpit should be canopy sorry. It was around 1 AM when I posted this lol.

Edited September 25, 2010 by Adler

[yair1221]

try searching for a dummy, that is responsible for that thing

and move it to the OTHER side of the cockpit

[Adler]

Yeah I did that but it still opens to the right (like the shamal does) and it looks weird since the canopy goes through the cockpit and chassis so I want it to open to the left (like the hydra). I'm talking from the front view of the plane btw.

 

EDIT

 

Can anybody help? Automan's F-117 Night Hawk had a canopy that opened to the back of the plane so I know it's possible...

Edited September 26, 2010 by Adler

[RanxeroX]

Have you tried rotating the dummy 180 degrees along its XY axis? If that doesn't work, try rotating in 90 or 180 degrees increments along other axes until you get the result that you want.

 

[Adler]

I think I tried that a little bit once but it didn't work the way I wanted (I think I'll try it again soon but I got some more problems).

 

Right now I kinda messed up my model trying to UV map it since the game crashes when the Shamal spawns. Can somebody give me some step-by-step instructions on how to UV map my model? I found some tutorials and did the Unwrap UV, edited the UV map, etc. but I've been having trouble with some small things (like besides the crashes I can't put my bitmap onto the plane for some reason) so I'm not sure I'm doing it right.

 

Help on UV mapping and reflections would be appreciated.

[Chong McBong]

i think RanxeroX is right, i have had trouble with canopies opening the wrong way, and i think rotating the dummy and/or pivot points is the way to fix it.. im not sure exactly which way to rotate it though..

 

one thing that might help is a tutorial for gullwing and scissor doors - i think its on this forum somewhere, or maybe the zmodeler forum.. i will post a link later if i can find it..

 

about UV mapping, i can help you a bit with that.. mapping isn't one of my best skills, but i am sure i can help a bit