Pit Stop problem

[sti228]

Hi. I am from Georgia - Tbilisi. Me and my friend decided to do our Country Track http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rustavi_International_Motorpark Our track was updated and now we have new circle. Much better than previous.

Official page : Rustavi International Motorpark

In game preview

Someone can help us? we made pits, but car don't damage after hitting wall. It look like this. How to fix problem?

New pit stop

First realise - Rustavi Beta 1 version. Download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?sm7hifs35vt2a78

Working process :

It's our first work, Hope people like it. Lot of work to do.

 

[Lee Knight]

Im sure you should be able to convert with the Demo as it's like BTB in that it's the full version but with a time limit....
Did you download 3D SimEd version3(Beta)?
If not you can try here; http://thepits.us/board/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=16813

 

[sti228]

Lee Knight

Did you download 3D SimEd version3(Beta)?

No. I have other version, but now i download it. Thanks. Import my track from rFactor and than export as rF 2 ( save rFactor 2 objects ) but it's not RFCMP files. All of tham have gmt format.

I do something wrong ?

 

[Lee Knight]

Im sorry but I have not yet tried to convert anything to rF2...
You may need to try the forums at the official 3D SimEd site as there are a few people there who are succesfully converting to rF2....
If you do find out how to do this with this new software then it would be nice if you could perhaps share that information with us here at RD....
My apologies for not being able to be of more help....

 

[Erwin Greven]

http://btbtracks-rbr.foroactivo.com/t131-zaxxon-s-method-tutorial

 

[Lee Knight]

THANK YOU Erwin!
Ive actually been looking for that for while...

 

[catboy]

Use Sketchup MatchPhoto for modeling!

 

[sti228]

Today i test our work, but find some strange things. Can someone tell me why objects look like this ?

Some sides of object look invisible.

 

[Kennett Ylitalo]

Faces show invisible on one side and visible on the others side. If you need to use both sides, you have to assign a material to it with "Double-Sided" marked in the Venue Materials.

Note: Double-Sided materials take double amount of performance, as much as same amount of additional faces would. So consider where to use double side and where to use one sided, the preferred type. Additional faces save performance but increase memory load.. On those simple objects like in the screenies, you can use what ever, i would use double side. They are so lo poly that it doesn't really matter.

AFAIK on double sided faces, both sides are calculated everytime we see any portion of that face. That's why it's usually wise to use one sided materials and solve the reverse side dilemma using other means.

 

[sti228]

I start improve objects.

Working process

 

[Kennett Ylitalo]

Looking good. You still need to edit those grandstand/pitbuilding textures

Also, you're not in beta phase, you're still deeply in Alpha land When the project is preparing for publishing, then it goes to beta phase where people not related to the project start beta testing it.. Alpha testing is done by developers them selves or people who know the project well. that'll give some clue how to properly describe the development stage. Once all objects are imported, textured and tested, you can go to beta.

Try to find some testers that are willing to test your track in various stages, you just need couple of brutally honest testers, while positive feedback is nice, negative feedback is the most constructive. you don't need to agree on everything they say but it'll give you more info than 100 of good friends praising everything to high heavens ever can.

 

[sti228]

Kennett Ylitalo

Ok. I think, that find track testers is hard in georgia, because lot of people's mind is useless and unreal. But anyway i will try this.

 

[sti228]

Hi. What you think people about this program ? It can be used for modeling ?

http://video.esri.com/watch/1147/developing-with-esri-cityengine

 

[Kennett Ylitalo]

It all depends on what formats it exports.

 

[sti228]

Hi Today i read "zaxxon's method" but i think i never do that, because i don't understand how its work. I am in facebook page of rFactor team. One person make terrain for track and i ask him how to do that ? He told me, that i must do this steps : Google Earth kml data > GPS Visualizer > 3D Route Buider > Bob Track Builder. Someone know about this way ?

 

[ebrich]

Google earth to BTB track import.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?1ib2rbk8npubg5u

 

[sti228]

ebrich

Thank you But it's about how to convert track in BTB, not terrain.

 

[ebrich]

OOps sorry. That's Google earth to Sketchup - export as 3ds file into BTB. I'll see if I can find it .

 

[ebrich]

This one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=L0H3XII1xnk

Once you have the model its best to save the texture image you used and hide the Google Earth logo's, in photoshop or gimp, export as you usually export 3d from Sketchup to BTB.

The fun starts when you need to edit ie turn a large area in BTB, and you cannot find the little red dot!

This one is in French but explained better -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FGmGHCwQG0k

 

[ebrich]

This one is PDF file with pics

http://bim.wikispaces.com/file/view/GoogleEarthTerraintoSketchup.pdf

 

[sti228]

OOps sorry. That's Google earth to Sketchup - export as 3ds file into BTB.

In this tutorial pictures are very little ( i can't see anything ). I search and find original : http://hompe.blogspot.com/2010/09/making-rally-stage-with-height-data-in.html

No problem Thank you again, for your help