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by sultanpoppa
Fri Sep 29, 2023 4:41 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Alternative to 3DEM?
Replies: 9
Views: 15302

Re: Alternative to 3DEM?

I myself have hit the same wall. There seems to be no way to get Landserf to install.

I'm trying to create Lake Superior with an accurate lake bottom. There doesn't seem to be one out there already (?)

Any other ways to convert a DTM to a .bin file?
by sultanpoppa
Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:45 am
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: problems and ideas to new updates
Replies: 14
Views: 19561

Re: problems and ideas to new updates

I decided to uninstall it. Perhaps wait until the next release to try it again.
by sultanpoppa
Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:35 am
Forum: Vehicle Simulator
Topic: Conversion tools
Replies: 13
Views: 35689

Re: Conversion tools

Hi, I tried the drag and drop as you suggested. Here is a screen capture of the operation: https://app.box.com/s/pll4yp4dljsbokd0haais8tno5ubf4p1

It yields no result. I've created a number of 3ds files based on simpler or earlier versions of sketchup. I'm really at a loss at this point.
by sultanpoppa
Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:58 pm
Forum: Vehicle Simulator
Topic: Conversion tools
Replies: 13
Views: 35689

Re: Conversion tools

Hello, thanks for the file. This seems to be giving me trouble as well. I copy both files into the model directory and run it from the command prompt. I still get no result. I am running a Windows 11 machine with a I5-8300h cpu @ 2.30/gHz 2.3 GHz I'm starting to wonder if I should be running a Windo...
by sultanpoppa
Wed Feb 08, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: Vehicle Simulator
Topic: Conversion tools
Replies: 13
Views: 35689

Re: Conversion tools

Hi, I did download the script, however my Windows 10 machine asks for a *.dll file in order to run it. When searching for the file, there a plenty of sketchy sites just itching for you to download some compromising code. Any trustworthy links and instructions on what folder to install it?
by sultanpoppa
Fri Jan 27, 2023 4:12 pm
Forum: Vehicle Simulator
Topic: Conversion tools
Replies: 13
Views: 35689

Re: Conversion tools

Thank you for posting this, I've been tracking what settings I've tried as was suggested by the writer of AC3D's exporter. I'm starting to suspect that the original SKP model is just too complex. the file is 49,700 kb, 129k faces, 49 materials. The AC3D file is 54,699kb. Judging by what other people...
by sultanpoppa
Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:32 pm
Forum: Vehicle Simulator
Topic: Conversion tools
Replies: 13
Views: 35689

Re: Conversion tools

I've been struggling for the past year with the various conversion tools out there. I either have to wait for an old DirectX exporter running in Sketchup 17, which takes anywhere from 12-18 hours to complete in order to see if you have a playable model. Or I've tried Autoconverter and AC3D, who both...
by sultanpoppa
Wed Jan 11, 2023 7:17 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Help with animations
Replies: 8
Views: 12407

Re: Help with animations

As an alternative, I learned of AC3D from a youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_u7EQ47sxo As a means of transporting a ship built in Sketchup (17) to DirectX. I have not been successful yet. Though the video makes it fairly straightforward, something is getting lost in the translation. ...
by sultanpoppa
Mon Jan 09, 2023 10:01 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: problems and ideas to new updates
Replies: 14
Views: 19561

Re: problems and ideas to new updates

I have a problem in my computer with the game. 1. The sun is like the sun of minecraft also the clouds 2. Why the game lagging in my computer and my other friends not lagging I want to second the 1st point here. I see the exact same thing and my machine specs are pretty good as well. Lights also sh...
by sultanpoppa
Sat Jan 07, 2023 10:13 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: Help with animations
Replies: 8
Views: 12407

Re: Help with animations

Bump! I've been trying AC3d to do a sketchup to .X conversion and it's a nightmare. Perhaps post a download of the Deep Exploration install package?
by sultanpoppa
Wed Feb 23, 2022 7:41 pm
Forum: Release notes
Topic: Virtual Sailor 9.5 is out
Replies: 3
Views: 13897

Re: Virtual Sailor 9.5 is out

Riado311 wrote: Wed Feb 23, 2022 7:33 pm Hi every one please can you add possibility of adjusting
Trim and list of ship to create more realistic situations
Because in real navigation trim and list are very important parameters.
^^^Love it! I was playing with cargo in Vehicle Simulator to achieve the same effect and not having any luck.
by sultanpoppa
Wed Feb 23, 2022 7:36 pm
Forum: Vehicle Simulator
Topic: Simulating a list
Replies: 2
Views: 12525

Simulating a list

Hello, I was wondering if Cargo could be used to create a list. I want to get an 11 degree list to Starboard on the ship I'm working on. Also, is it possible to modify the cargo weight in Vehicle Simulator? I found the X file, but no config file for it. I assume something has to contain the data?
by sultanpoppa
Wed Feb 23, 2022 7:30 pm
Forum: Vehicle Simulator
Topic: Conversion tools
Replies: 13
Views: 35689

Re: Conversion tools

In case anyone like me is searching for answers to this question I have a solve. First, I'm using Sketchup Make 2017, the last of the free versions. These extensions are available at the Sketchup Marketplace. To import DirectX to Sketchup: Universal Importer by Samuel Talet Export to DirectX: ZbylsX...
by sultanpoppa
Mon Feb 21, 2022 11:19 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: New user - new model WIP
Replies: 2
Views: 7880

Re: New user - new model WIP

Perfect, that's exactly what I needed to know for the lights! Thank you so much!! *edit: I should ask, what do scale, angle and diameter control? And what factors do you use to set them? I uploaded an example of the light glitch to a private youtube link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN52ETa...
by sultanpoppa
Tue Jan 25, 2022 5:33 pm
Forum: Virtual Sailor NG
Topic: New user - new model WIP
Replies: 2
Views: 7880

New user - new model WIP

Hello veterans. I'm new and working to get as real a simulation of a ship known as the Edumund Fitzgerald and the storm that took it, as possible. I've spent the last year working and re-working the model in Sketchup, as I was able to find a DirectX exporter. Blender doesn't seem to support DirectX ...