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Title: Tutorials
Post by: SFG on 13 Sep 2002, 04:07:01
More coming...
Feel free to suggest a tutorial, and i'll try my best to make it.
Enjoy

Update - Files work now.
Title: Re:Video Tutorials
Post by: Vampire on 15 Sep 2002, 05:32:05
Tell me your home adress ill send you 10 Dollars and buy a freaking Mic for once. Np tutorials still good and helped me on some parts would be better with voice its the the file size that matters but the quality.
Title: Re:Video Tutorials
Post by: SFG on 15 Sep 2002, 06:04:24
Its not my mike its the soundcard  :-\
Title: Re:Video Tutorials
Post by: TacMedic on 15 Sep 2002, 21:45:00
Thank you so much, I spent hours trying to fiqure out why I could not see it.

Again saved by all the great people in these forums.

Keep up the good work!
Title: Re:Video Tutorials
Post by: Gameer_77 on 02 Oct 2002, 21:40:33
Can i make a request for a "How to make a big meaty airplane tute"  ;D

Soz if this is ooold but i don't feel very creative t'night  ;)

And Cedaie, what do you mean Wolf?  ::) Mebbe he's changed his name since the two week period that no-ones posted here...

 8)PEACE
Title: Re:Video Tutorials
Post by: SFG on 03 Oct 2002, 01:13:11
You can find an excellent airplane tutorial from Col Klink at http://www.dc3d.co.nz/tutorials/cheyenne.htm
 8)
Title: Re:Video Tutorials
Post by: Gameer_77 on 03 Oct 2002, 09:59:51
Yup, got that!

Just hope he brings out the next part cause all i'll have is a model.  :(

I'm making an F-22, pretty ambitious for a first attempt, and i wonder if anyone has any pics of it for textures.  :-\

I got a top, side and front pic of it at combatplanes.com but i need pics for textures.

One thought that occured to me was that there might not be any cockpit textures. Then i'd have to use other planes textures which is not what i want.

 8)PEACE
Title: Re:Video Tutorials
Post by: Gameer_77 on 05 Oct 2002, 21:54:12
Hey,

In the Airplane tute, is there a little bug when your building the tail wing?

His screenshots look nothing like mine, and yes, im making the same air-plane as he is.

It's about 1/5th down the part 4 of it.

Plz someone tell me!  :-*

(I don't think that's enough info for y'all, is it?  ::))

Well, i can't get the "Elevator flap" top look like the screeny.

Which brings me to my next question: (another one!  >:()

How do you change the way the faces are, well, facing? I can reverse them but i can't do it manually.

Thanks y'all!   :-X

 8)PEACE


 ::)
Title: Re:Video Tutorials
Post by: SFG on 05 Oct 2002, 22:40:38
Maybe you should pm Col. Klink
Title: Re:Video Tutorials
Post by: Gameer_77 on 06 Oct 2002, 00:11:30
Ok, but do you know about changing the direction of the faces?  :-\

 8)PEACE
Title: Re:Video Tutorials
Post by: Celt on 09 Oct 2002, 14:26:14
to change the face direction select your face and press w only problem is it will be see through from the other side.so you could try  create/new face (f6) this way you will have a face on both sides handy for vehicles as when you get in you dont see through the side hope this helps
Title: Re:Video Tutorials
Post by: Gameer_77 on 10 Oct 2002, 18:16:53
Thanks but i already new that  :)

Being the idiot i am, i never thought to rotate the face  ::) I figured you could just set it by pressing alt and the mouse or something.  :P

Cheers All!  :-*

 8)PEACE
Title: Re:Video Tutorials
Post by: SFG on 17 Oct 2002, 01:29:35
Added a building tut :)
Title: Re:Video Tutorials
Post by: nik on 17 Oct 2002, 02:37:06
Thank you SFG, you helped me soo much!

Your building tutorial is very, very good!


Thnx again! :)



nik
Title: Re:Video Tutorials
Post by: SFG on 21 Oct 2002, 23:32:55
Glad it helped you  :D
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: Garcia on 30 Oct 2002, 19:26:57
Hi SFG

Umm, I decided to make a house, but I got 2 questions.

1. When i start O2, it say "Unable to open external viewer"...what does this mean, and is it bad, and of course, how can i fix it??

Then the question that has something to do with this topic...

In ur building tutorial it says "Ok here we go.. First off open Oxygen and hit File>Inport>3D Studio", but when i do that, i have to open something, like when u are loading something in word, but i don't got anything to load :-\

Garcia
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: SFG on 30 Oct 2002, 22:33:25
Quote from: Garcia on 30 Oct 2002, 19:26:57
Hi SFG

Umm, I decided to make a house, but I got 2 questions.

1. When i start O2, it say "Unable to open external viewer"...what does this mean, and is it bad, and of course, how can i fix it??

Then the question that has something to do with this topic...

In ur building tutorial it says "Ok here we go.. First off open Oxygen and hit File>Inport>3D Studio", but when i do that, i have to open something, like when u are loading something in word, but i don't got anything to load :-\

Garcia
In reply to "1. When i start O2, it say "Unable to open external viewer"...what does this mean, and is it bad, and of course, how can i fix it??"
- Go to File-Options and select the directory buldozer.exe is in.

In reply to "In ur building tutorial it says "Ok here we go.. First off open Oxygen and hit File>Inport>3D Studio", but when i do that, i have to open something, like when u are loading something in word, but i don't got anything to load :-\"
- Then make something in Oxygen.. If you had a .3ds model you would use the inport function.
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: Garcia on 31 Oct 2002, 14:01:01
ok, thanks ;D ::)

I'll see if i can make something :P

Garcia
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: asmodeus on 24 Dec 2002, 00:38:23
Great work SFG!   ;D

How about a boat TUT?   ::)


Asmo
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: SFG on 24 Dec 2002, 01:24:08
Quote from: Asmodeus on 24 Dec 2002, 00:38:23
Great work SFG!   ;D

How about a boat TUT?   ::)


Asmo
Sure, if someone teaches me how to do it first ;)
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: The_Dude on 10 Jan 2003, 06:37:04
Is there an infantry tutorial out there?
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: SFG on 10 Jan 2003, 07:05:14
I'm affraid not, thats rather complex and i'm not even sure how to modify "infantry" yet.
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: The_Dude on 10 Jan 2003, 07:17:28
oh well thats great, there goes my hopes of starting up modeling and making nice US snow soldiers with all that fancy gear.....

Well it was pretty ambitious..... oh well
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: SFG on 11 Jan 2003, 01:40:25
Try downloading them depbo'n them and looking at the p3d might help.
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: Nevres on 04 Feb 2003, 23:23:17
SFG, how about a tutorial on how to add the handgun proxy to pre-resistance units? that would kick butt totaly, i have some preresistance units and want to give them some sidearms
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: SFG on 17 Feb 2003, 21:33:17
Hi guys, update. I'm almost done with my website. I will host the tutorials on there. Guess what! I got the file size down of all tutorials under 500kb. Same quality. 11 meg before is now 250kb. I plan to make more, cya.
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: mooncaine on 19 Feb 2003, 20:19:18
Garcia, et al:

If you are importing a .3DS file that you made yourself, you may need Anim8or, a free 3D app, just to help you convert it before it can be imported into O2.

I discovered, with the help of Kaliyuga, that my meshes made in Wings3D needed to be imported, then exported, by Anim8or before O2 could open them. The details are in the thread, "Anyone using Wings3D? I'd like to, but ... " in OFPEC's "Addon Editing: 3D Models" forum.
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: SFG on 20 Feb 2003, 00:07:04
You can also use a program called "Deep Exploration" No... its not a porn film.
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: SFG on 09 Mar 2003, 06:43:24
Hey guys, update. I reduced the filesize of all tutorials to about under 2meg. Some more compressed then others. I'm taking requests for future tutorials now, dont give me any "how to make an airplane". Best to use Brsseb's site for that. http://ofp.info/brsseb/ I'm looking for the "how to animate a door" ones. Smaller... you get the idea.

Anyways tell me what you think : http://www.brennt.com/sfg.html
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: FabFour on 19 Mar 2003, 20:37:58
Hi I've downloaded your Building tute!
It rocks!!! :D
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: beowulf2014 on 07 Jun 2003, 19:37:21
I would help with pics and Technical readout of the F22 but i am also making one....lol

J/k Pm me and I will send you where you can get picks of the craft as well as cockpit pics and complete weapons loadout ans flight aspects of the Raptor..... ;D
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: Komuna on 12 Sep 2003, 17:25:26
I've spent hours and hours looking for an unit tutorial and... nothing. I've noticed that such request has already been made, but all I ask is HOW TO CONFIGURE AN INFANTRY UNIT MODEL?

Infantry models can be found at the 1st demo's Data3d.pbo... Almost every settings have been already defined. However, it seems not to be compatible with newer OFP versions... What shall we do?

Besides, how do those guys make p3D models with ODOL header?
With O2 you can only have the MDOL header, perfectly editable by oyher users... So, how can we edit the ODOL? Or even save in ODOL format?
Look at the p3D header to figure out what I'm talking about...
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: Tigg@lot on 12 Sep 2003, 22:13:06
Quote from: Komuna on 12 Sep 2003, 17:25:26
Besides, how do those guys make p3D models with ODOL header?
 
They binarize their addons.
Quote from: Komuna on 12 Sep 2003, 17:25:26
So, how can we edit the ODOL?
If there are any people. The people who know wonÂ't tell you :-X So like me you have to wait until "THEY" will make a mistake and accidential reveal their secret. Maybe they were told by aliens about it and now "THEY" have to hide from the public or the Men in Black will come and get Â'em   8) :) ;) :D ;D
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: SFG on 20 May 2004, 21:35:59
Links are now updated, sorry about downtime.
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: DBR_ONIX on 23 May 2004, 11:29:36
 :'(
The site dosn't work still ???

Maybe OFPEC will host it?
I guess they would, as it's a really usefull tool, video tuts :)

- Ben
Title: Re:Tutorials
Post by: SFG on 25 May 2004, 20:38:18
They work, try again.