Aircraft Design Guide Book 4 - Aircraft Animation

Aircraft Design Guide Book 4 - Aircraft Animation

Compatible With: FSX (Intended for use with FS Design Studio v3.5)

The 4th book in the Aircraft Design Guide walks you through the process of animating all parts of the aircraft. Starting with the very basic flap and aileron animation up to the more complex gear and prop animation, each step is highlighted with several images so you don't miss a beat.

This book picks up where Book 3 left off and includes the projects and examples from Book 3 to help you follow along easily.

Other Books in the Aircraft Design Guide series include:

• Book 1: FS Design Studio Basics
• Book 2: Modeling the Exterior
• Book 3: The Boolean Operation
• Book 5: Texturing the Model
• Book 6: Creating the Virtual Cockpit

Table of Contents - 140 pages

Chapter 1 Animation Overview

Chapter 2 Animating the Flaps

• Animating the Left Flap
• Setting the Part Name
• Part Axis
• Parent Part
• Creating A Parent Part
• Animation Mode
• Status Bar
• Animating the Right Flap

Chapter 3 Animating the Ailerons

• Animating the Left Aileron
• Offsetting the Aileron For Animation
• Animating the Right Aileron

Chapter 4 Animating the Elevator

• Animating the Elevator
• Offsetting the Elevator for Animation

Chapter 5 Animating the Rudder

• Animating the Rudder
• Offsetting the Rudder for Animation

Chapter 6 Animating the Door

• Animating the Door
• Troubleshooting

Chapter 7 Animating the Propellers

• Animating the Propellers
• Animating the Prop Disk
• Animating the Still Prop
• Creating the Blurred Prop Animation
• Animating the Prop Spinner

Chapter 8 Animating the Nose Gear

• Animating the Nose Gear
• Straightening Out The Gear
• Resetting the Part Axis
• Setting Up The Hierarchy
• Aligning The Gear For Animation
• Animating Nose Gear Steering
• Animating Nose Gear Strut Compression
• Animating the Compression Hinges
• Animating the Nose Gear Tire Rotation

Chapter 9 Animating the Main Gear

• Animating the Main Gear
• Straightening Out The Gear and Creating the Hierarchy
• Aligning The Gear For Animation
• Animating the Left Gear
• Hiding Parts
• Animating the Compression Hinges
• Animating the Left Tire
• Animating the Right Gear

For FSX.