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JonNMember since Apr-9-03 · 1348 posts

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Anyone ever considered doing this? That is, making a simple model of a FRED and applying it to any MSTS .wag as a freightanim?I should really dust off gmax sometime and give it a try, then distribite it if I find the results satisfactory...Jonathan Nikiforovs.
Milepost 180, CP Belleville Sub.

Repainter for Yonder Locomotive Works.
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RE: FREDs as FreightAnims, smallspy, Dec-12-04, 08:48 PM, (1) RE: FREDs as FreightAnims, NewEnglandRailFan, Dec-12-04, 09:07 PM, (2) RE: FREDs as FreightAnims, asamtrak911, Dec-13-04, 00:46 AM, (3) RE: FREDs as FreightAnims, Erick_Cantu, Dec-14-04, 04:07 AM, (5) RE: FREDs as FreightAnims, asamtrak911, Dec-14-04, 10:09 AM, (6) RE: FREDs as FreightAnims, zeke, Dec-13-04, 03:55 PM, (4) RE: FREDs as FreightAnims, pointroberts, Dec-17-04, 01:16 AM, (7) RE: FREDs as FreightAnims, JonN, Dec-18-04, 00:53 AM, (8) RE: FREDs as FreightAnims, trainrcool, Dec-19-04, 12:08 PM, (9) RE: FREDs as FreightAnims, JonN, Dec-19-04, 06:44 PM, (10) RE: FREDs as FreightAnims, trainrcool, Dec-20-04, 09:29 PM, (11)

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smallspyCharter Member · 527 posts

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Nope, not as a freightanim.I think the best way to do it is how MLT does...by making the FRED an actual "car". That way, it's easier to always have it on the end of the consist, and is not dependant on the car you've "installed" it on.DanEveryone is entitled to their opinion no matter how wrong it is.

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NewEnglandRailFanMember since Jun-18-04 · 1492 posts

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Freightanim is a good idea though! on MLT's, the fred bounces around unrealistitly. Its a great model though
-Dave

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asamtrak911Member since Aug-23-02 · 215 posts

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Problem is, what if you have freight cars of different lengths? A FreightAnim shape must have the exact same origin point as the model it is added to, so what are you going to have to do - make a separate FRED shape for every possible length of car?Sounds like MLT's idea is probably the best, provided the physics are adjusted so it acts more like it's stuck to the last car. Not having seen it for myself, I don't know for sure.FREDs as FreightAnims – image 6
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Erick_CantuMember since Jun-19-04 · 539 posts

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You can displace the second shape any way you want. I think you can rotate it, too, but I could be making that up (probably). FREDs as FreightAnims – image 8"The F59PHI and Genesis are the lamest excuses for locomotives Amtrak has ever operated - accept it and move on. Hug an F40 before it's too late!""To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."
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asamtrak911Member since Aug-23-02 · 215 posts

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With the FreightAnim tag? The only adjustable parameter I'm aware of in the tag is being able to (sort of) set the height of the second shape. Everything I've ever read says you need to model your added shape so the origin matches that of the model it's being added to - and there's no way of setting the rotation of the shape from within the .eng file. Otherwise, as this next poster said, the only way to move the shape for different car lengths is to use SFM to shift it as necessary.FREDs as FreightAnims – image 9
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zekeMember since Aug-27-02 · 41 posts

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I have done that for several cars using the MLT Fred shape. You have to make a new Fred shape file for each length of car and adjust where it sits with Shape File Manager. I have gone back to just using the MLT Fred car instead of taking the time to make new "Fred" cars for all the different end of consists.Rob "Zeke" ZychOshawa,Ont.
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JonNMember since Apr-9-03 · 1348 posts

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>Here's a no-brainer... save yourself the time and hassle:
>check out the amazing FREE FRED from Diesels West! Looks kewl: I'll give it a try . Jonathan Nikiforovs.
Milepost 180, CP Belleville Sub.

Repainter for Yonder Locomotive Works.
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JonNMember since Apr-9-03 · 1348 posts

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>john i saw that weyland yutani logo. i was wondering are you in to
>the movie aliens?Yes, actually: Of the first two movies, the military equipment buff in me says that my favorite would be Aliens...However, as far as I'm concerned, only the first 2 movies even exist, as Alien 3 sucked and Resurrection sucked even harder (AvP wasn't bad though, but it doesn't really count in this sense). Jonathan Nikiforovs.
Milepost 180, CP Belleville Sub.

Repainter for Yonder Locomotive Works.
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"A crictic is a man who creates nothing and thereby feels qualified to judge the work of creative men. There is logic in this; he is unbiased - he hates all creative people equally." - Lazarus Long

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trainrcoolCharter Member · 129 posts

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ya i seen all the movies and i have both avp games on my computer. i like avp2 game that really good game and there map editor is awsome.
i even got the aliens colonial marine technical manual book. and it really cool. it tell ya all the stuff that was in the movies and the bio of the aliens. it cool.

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