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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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LAST EDITED ON May-20-04 AT 02:56 PM (EDT)

My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P) – image 2Here she is, an SG 0-6-0/2-6-2. About 1104 polygons. She is 2.5 meters wide, is that too wide or how wide was American steamers? Track gauge is 1435 milimeters. Is that too narrow?/JonatanSteam rules!
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RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), jonathanmlewis, May-20-04, 02:56 PM, (1) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-20-04, 03:05 PM, (2) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-20-04, 03:44 PM, (3) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Xacto, May-20-04, 04:02 PM, (4) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-20-04, 04:04 PM, (5) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), CalebR, May-20-04, 05:58 PM, (6) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-20-04, 07:00 PM, (7) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), jlef, May-20-04, 08:07 PM, (8) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), K36487, May-20-04, 08:14 PM, (9) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), CumbresEngineer, May-20-04, 11:55 PM, (11) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), CumbresEngineer, May-20-04, 11:54 PM, (10) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-21-04, 05:09 AM, (12) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), CumbresEngineer, May-21-04, 04:45 PM, (13) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-21-04, 05:03 PM, (14) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), K36487, May-21-04, 06:13 PM, (15) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-21-04, 08:18 PM, (16) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-22-04, 07:54 AM, (17) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Xacto, May-22-04, 09:03 AM, (18) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-22-04, 09:07 AM, (19) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-22-04, 10:15 AM, (20) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-23-04, 06:08 AM, (21) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Xacto, May-23-04, 08:59 AM, (22) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-23-04, 10:52 AM, (23) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-23-04, 11:31 AM, (24) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), baldwin, May-23-04, 12:43 PM, (25) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-23-04, 01:33 PM, (26) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-23-04, 01:44 PM, (27) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), baldwin, May-24-04, 07:36 PM, (28) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-25-04, 07:48 AM, (29) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), mjs2101, May-25-04, 03:03 PM, (30) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-25-04, 03:30 PM, (31) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), jonathanmlewis, May-25-04, 03:37 PM, (32) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-25-04, 03:47 PM, (33) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), mjs2101, May-25-04, 08:43 PM, (34) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), kenya, May-26-04, 08:45 PM, (35) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Timbo611, May-27-04, 01:09 AM, (36) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-27-04, 02:01 AM, (37) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-27-04, 09:55 AM, (38) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Stumbl, May-27-04, 09:47 PM, (39) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Magick_maker, May-29-04, 10:55 PM, (40) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-30-04, 04:49 AM, (41) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), johnf, May-30-04, 02:17 PM, (42) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-30-04, 03:38 PM, (43) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Stetrain12, May-30-04, 08:24 PM, (44) RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P), Jonatan, May-31-04, 02:30 AM, (45)

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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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Yep, I bet it's gonna be a good one. Gotta test it in the sim and so forth before getting too much done incase of any problem./JonatanSteam rules!
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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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LAST EDITED ON May-20-04 AT 04:02 PM (EDT)

What .eng file am I recomended to use, Scotsman or 380? And how would I export? Do I need to texture first or will a blank.ace be made?I haven't named the parts, main and all those things, also I don't know what to do with the hirerachy thingys./JonatanSteam rules!
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XactoCharter Member · 928 posts

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LAST EDITED ON May-20-04 AT 04:05 PM (EDT)

Standard gauge is 1.435 meters, so you are correct there. The width is a bit narrow though. The drawings I have of 0-6-0's show about 9'8" as the norm, that would be close to 3 meters. That's a good start so far, good luck with it.EDIT: one more thing I noticed, make sure your drivers are wide enough (tread width that is). They should be about .14 meters in width, they look really thim in that render.
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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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Thanks. I think I'll stick to a 0-6-0. Steam rules!
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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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LAST EDITED ON May-20-04 AT 07:03 PM (EDT)

A little update, made the top of the domes rounder, added a bell, a pilot, redid the frame a bit and did a little thing to the stack.My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P) – image 13It'll be a 0-6-0. The loco will be black, a little bit dirty and sport a wooden cab./JonatanSteam rules!
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K36487Member since Apr-5-03 · 1002 posts

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I'm thinking you should add a pilot truck, and make it a nice, small mogul! Lookin' good!My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P) – image 16
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CumbresEngineerMember since Jul-23-03 · 466 posts

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NO, NO MOGUL! You and your 2518!!Kevin Bush,

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CumbresEngineerMember since Jul-23-03 · 466 posts

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Can you make another version without a balloon type stack? Kevin Bush,

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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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LAST EDITED ON May-21-04 AT 05:15 AM (EDT)

Maybe... No, it will not be a Mogul, I think it's a shortage of little Oldtimer 0-6-0s and 0-4-0s.I might make a Mogul later, IF I even can get this one into the sim.The stack will remain a diamond one. And I don't think I'm ready for EBT #14 just yet.Edit: Also, how high above the rail is the couplers?/JonatanSteam rules!
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CumbresEngineerMember since Jul-23-03 · 466 posts

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Well why can't you do two versions? That engine is already a close start to looking like a UP 0-6-0. Do one with just a strait plain old stack and walschaerts valve gear...PLEASE!!!!Kevin Bush,

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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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LAST EDITED ON May-21-04 AT 05:10 PM (EDT)

I had NO intetions to make any prototype or base it on any prototype! And do you know how damn hard it is to animate the Walschaerts? It's hard enough to animate siderods. Soon you'll ask to change cab, boiler, pilot, headlight etc etc etc. No prototype!Now I will ask a question, the part "Main", should I link every individual part to Main or could I just attach everything and make the entire body to a big chunk and texture the different parts one by one?EDIT: Damn typos! >_</JonatanSteam rules!
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K36487Member since Apr-5-03 · 1002 posts

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Cool...just one of my random ideas!Hahahaahah! Kev...my 2518! My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P) – image 22
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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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LAST EDITED ON May-21-04 AT 08:24 PM (EDT)

UPDATE PICCY!
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Got most the stuff textured, all textures by myself. The textures look like this in Gmax and wont (I hope) look like that in the sim.
I still need an answer to my above stated question though.EDIT: How do I make the transparency visible in Gmax? And how DO I even add transparency?/JonatanSteam rules!
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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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More update. Still need advice on how to make transparency work and how I should link all parts to Main and in what order.My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P) – image 27/JonatanSteam rules!
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XactoCharter Member · 928 posts

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For info on how to link the parts, open up the scotsman .3ds file from the samples folder. You can also find the info in the docs folder.Transparency involves adding an alpha channel to your texture using a decent graphics program (PSP or PS) and then assigning that texture to the model and exporting it using the correct parameters. That's the simple explanation, you'll need to do some searching to find the details, although some of it is covered in the MSTS docs.Cliff

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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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LAST EDITED ON May-22-04 AT 09:08 AM (EDT)

I know about how to add transparency to an .ACE file, what I need to know is how to apply TransNorm or whatever to the parts like wheels and cab.Edit: Typos again... -_-/JonatanSteam rules!
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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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LAST EDITED ON May-22-04 AT 10:16 AM (EDT)

OK, now she is textured, I've followed the heriarchy instructions in V. Boligs tutorial. I'll animate the rods so I gotta know, the siderods are linked to the center wheel, should I link the connection rod to the side rod and then the crosshead to the connection rod?And I can't understand Volkers instruction when he says I should select and then delete polys when setting the LOD./JonatanSteam rules!
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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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LAST EDITED ON May-23-04 AT 06:26 AM (EDT)

Gee, THANK YOU guys for all the support!! I bet you guys'd be more helpfull if it was a diesel!! >=((trashes loco) There!/JonatanSteam rules!
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XactoCharter Member · 928 posts

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Did you open up that scotsman .3ds file? It has all the running gear named and grouped. When I made my 2-8-0 I used those names and grouping info and the loco worked perfectly after I managed to get it animated correctly.Cliff

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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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No, I have not, I can try. But then I need help with LODs and stuff./JonatanSteam rules!
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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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I have attached every part that has the same texture map as Main, wheels, rods and everything have been named. The crosshead (ROD02) isn't linked to anything, should that be linked to Main as well? I can't see in what order they are linked on the Scotsman.I also tried exporting the model with one LOD but then I got an error message and Gmax crashed. I hope there isn't anything with the model./JonatanSteam rules!
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baldwinCharter Member · 1052 posts

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Every part except the Main has to be linked to something. This non linked crosshead is the probable cause of your crash. Beer is not a matter of life and death. It is much more serious than that.
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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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Hmm, ah well. I just didn't link it as the animation gets screwed up and the crosshead bobbs up and down when lined to something./JonatanSteam rules!
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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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LAST EDITED ON May-23-04 AT 01:45 PM (EDT)

OK, I linked everything now and animation is smooth, still I get this. Why? This is driving me up the wall, I want her into the sim.I've named the materials, material1, material2, etc etc as in Volkers tutorial. The whole loco was made by using Volkers tutorial so it should basiclly work./JonatanSteam rules!
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baldwinCharter Member · 1052 posts

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I think it is something to do with the way in which Gmax deals with LODs. Hopefully someone with Gmax savvy can help further here.Beer is not a matter of life and death. It is much more serious than that.
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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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I added no LOD's and it exported fine but I got a Send/Don't send when picking the loco in AE./JonatanSteam rules!
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mjs2101Charter Member · 420 posts

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Not sure if I can be of much assistance since I don't use G-Max, but take a screen shot of your heirarchy and post it here. Usually if models cause the sim to crash it could be something wrong there.Also, you might check your model with Shape File Viewer to make sure the textures appear correctly and everything looks as it should. It seems SFV will work with .s files that MSTS doesn't like.One last thing, you can try manually editing a consist file to include your steamer and try loading it into the game. If it doesn't work it will usually give you some kind of UID error that can help to track down the problem. Good luck and hope you are able to get things ironed out!Mykel

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jonathanmlewisMember since Sep-25-02 · 1233 posts

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Wheels are normally named WHEELS11, WHEELS12, WHEELS13. In TSM if you call a wheels Wheels1, Wheels2, Wheels3 they won't go round. I don't think it will fix the problem but they may not go round once you do export it. Could it be that the ploy count is to high why it is working.http://groups.msn.com/MSTSNarrowGauge (Now being updated more oftern)
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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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LAST EDITED ON May-25-04 AT 03:51 PM (EDT)

Uh, the shape wouldn't even load in SFV! O_O Just white screen! >_< Aaaaaaargh!!!!The poly count is only 2878 polys so that couldn't be the problem./JonatanSteam rules!
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mjs2101Charter Member · 420 posts

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Hmmm... GMax does it differently than 3DC. Do you have all the other parts as a child of "main"?
Also, I do not think the poly count would be an issue, since you do not have that many objects or complex objects.
Another test you can do, save a back up copy of your engine, then try exporting it only with the main part. Delete the rods and wheels. (I think in GMax you can export without any wheels.) If you can get it to work this way, then probably something is wrong with the heirarchy.
Unfortunately I work with 3DC, so I apologize I cannot be more helpful, but hopefully some experiences can be share with the different programs!
Forgot to say, but your steamer looks very good! Especially for your first project.Mykel

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kenyaMember since Jun-29-03 · 510 posts

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Is that Gmax you are using? If so can you make that into a tutorial for people doing a steam locomotive? Will it have a tender?

All ways remembering BigBoy 4023 and her run through Green River Wyoming on train 359 a 600 car mixed freight with a yellow Union Pacifc caboose on the rear.

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Timbo611Member since Jan-29-04 · 4 posts

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LAST EDITED ON May-27-04 AT 01:31 AM (EDT)

Not to start any flames, (I'm a confessed steam addict) but maybe we all should take it a bit easier on Jon? He's battling through the process of putting a steam locomotive together (heck, I can't even figure out how to operate the consist editor) and a lot of us are kinda jumping all over him about modifications or tutorials or whatever. Let's let Jon do what he wants on his model. Just my two cents, not looking for flamage.*steps down from soapbox*Thanks, and steam on Jon! Tim Botti
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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P)

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>Will it have a tender?Well duh! Does it look like it would have tanks or bunker?
You got the brains of a pistonhead! Ofcourse it will have a tender!/JonatanSteam rules!
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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P)

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Sorry 'bout the last post but I was pretty darn tired and angry. Yes it will have a tender./JonatanSteam rules!
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StumblCharter Member · 922 posts

RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P)

>Sorry 'bout the last post but I was pretty darn tired and
>angry. Yes it will have a tender.
>
>/Jonatan LoL , it will have a tender... IF you can get it into the sim...oops , sorry , I'm just in a bad mood............
ROFL"I do what my Rice Krispies tell me to do"

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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P)

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Ack! >_< I need to find the X-form thing! I've only found the X-form reset button but I need to remove the X-form thing from my model.*scratches head*/JonatanSteam rules!
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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P)

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Ok, thanks./JonatanSteam rules!
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Stetrain12Member since Sep-7-03 · 205 posts

RE: My first MSTS loco! (W.I.P)

When you select an object after applying the "reset xform" operation, it will have a yellow box around it and you can't deselect it. To fix this, move to the modifier tab, right-click on the xform entry, and select "collapse all"(you may get a pop-up warning, just click yes). That should set it back to normal. If it has flipped "inside out" as a result of the restet xform, select the mesh editing>normal modifier, and check "flip normals".

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JonatanCharter Member · 1905 posts

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OK. I noticed that when John did it./JonatanSteam rules!
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