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kevinp

This is a step by step guide for map builders who wish to make their own customized plates.

http://www.gamefront.com/files/23339885/...torial.rar
or
http://www.4shared.com/file/ylh3Kj7p/Air...orial.html
or
http://www.mediafire.com/?9xhhvw7mcg70v7s
Guaranteed to be easy to use and all steps are well explained.

spitfire13

i was one of the guys to beta test it and it was one of the easyest toutorials to follow.... thanks again kevinp
kevinp Wrote:This is for map builders who wish to make their own customized plates.

http://www.filefront.com/16594833/Airfie...orial.rar/

Much, much thanks, Kevinp !
Just one remark: wouldn't it be possible to make pdf files with black and red text on white background ?
Like other yours tutorial I like so much. The reason is the easier printing of the tutorials on paper.

kevinp

I didn't think people would want to print it. I have a wide screen so it's easy to have the tutorial open on one side while I have some other window open on the other side. I think it would be too difficult to change the colours now but I will take your suggestion into consideration for any future tutorials.
kevinp Wrote:I didn't think people would want to print it. I have a wide screen so it's easy to have the tutorial open on one side while I have some other window open on the other side. I think it would be too difficult to change the colours now but I will take your suggestion into consideration for any future tutorials.

Thank you very much.
You see, I have only 17" monitor, and , similarly as others, printed your former tutorials for frequenmt use and study.

socorrista22198

Wow this is very useful, lot of thanks!

beckorinho

Hi kevinp,

many thanks for this great and easy to understand tutorial! Much appreciated!

But one small request: could you (or someone else) please reupload the "Buggy_Buggy_IL2_Exporter" plugin for Gmax? The link to the old AAA thread you provided in the pdf obviously isn't working anymore.

Thanks in advance,

beckorinho
Very nice tutorial.
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kevinp

I just updated the tutorial with a new link for the Buggy Buggy IL2 Exporter.

beckorinho

Thanks buddy!!!
@KevinP:
Only nowadays i started to learn your tutorial, tried it several times, but cannot see the first plate I created on any map. Would you be so kind and have a look at it, please ? Here it is :

//Export from: IL2 Export V2.5 by Fatduck
//Filename: Plane01.msh

[Common]
NumBones 0
FramesType Single
NumFrames 1

[LOD]
500

[Materials]
../plate0

[FaceGroups]
4 2
0 0 4 0 2 0

[Vertices_Frame0]
-19.9938 40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
-19.9938 -40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
20.0062 40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
20.0062 -40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
//4 verts

[MaterialMapping]
7.76052e-005 -1.19209e-007
7.73668e-005 1.0
0.500078 0.0
0.500077 1.0
//4 UVs

[Faces]
0 1 2
3 2 1
//2 faces

[LOD1_Materials]
../plate1

[LOD1_FaceGroups]


[LOD1_Vertices_Frame0]


[LOD1_MaterialMapping]


[LOD1_Faces]


[LOD2_Materials]
../plate2

[LOD2_FaceGroups]


[LOD2_Vertices_Frame0]


[LOD2_MaterialMapping]


[LOD2_Faces]


[LOD3_Materials]
../plate3

[LOD3_FaceGroups]


[LOD3_Vertices_Frame0]


[LOD3_MaterialMapping]


[LOD3_Faces]


; eof

EDIT:
On page 26 you have :
[Materials]
../plate0

while on page 28 there is:

[Materials]
..\plate0


with backslash. I tried both versions, but the plate refuses to appear on the map opened in MapBuilder.

bigans

Is it possible to create a single plate airfield by a photo reconnaissance of the WWII time?

kevinp

Hi bigans

Yes it is possible.
DaveOD06 has done a few of these for his Marshall islands map. I helped him to get started but he should be an expert by now. Check it out-

http://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/to...762.0.html

bigans

Thank you Kevinp!
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