June 17, 200916 yr This is a long shot, but you never know until you ask.Would anyone know where I could find a model of a vertical lift bridge like the one pictured?There's about seven I'd like to place along the Welland Canal using Instant Scenery.Any help appreciated.Thanks,Charlie "Even Ozzy's wagging his tail again. Liam who?"
June 17, 200916 yr You mean like this:http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/det...amp;prevstart=0You'll have to get a bit fancy to use it though. That's a Google Sketchup model (one of several of lift bridges actually), so you'd have to download it into sketchup (using the browse online for models button on the top left), take it out of sketchup as a 3DS model and then stick the 3DS export in whatever program you are using. Not hard, but a tad convoluted.Al Alan Bradbury Check out my youtube flight sim videos: Here
June 17, 200916 yr Author That's great! It looks like there are also models for other bridge types that are along the canal. I had never would have thought they were available.Thanks a lot! "Even Ozzy's wagging his tail again. Liam who?"
June 17, 200916 yr hah I could use one of those for Duluth, MN - we also have a lift bridge | My Liveries | FAA ZMP | PPL ASEL | | Windows 11 | MSI Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K 4.7GHz | MSI RTX 4080 | 64GB 6000 MHz DDR5 | 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD | 2x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | EVGA 850W Gold | Corsair 5000X | HP G2 (VR) / LG 27" 1440p |
June 17, 200916 yr You'll have to get a bit fancy to use it though. That's a Google Sketchup model (one of several of lift bridges actually), so you'd have to download it into sketchup (using the browse online for models button on the top left), take it out of sketchup as a 3DS model and then stick the 3DS export in whatever program you are using. Not hard, but a tad convoluted.AlGreat idea Al, but exporting as a 3DS model seems to require Sketchup Pro, a bit pricey at $495. Am I missing something?John
June 18, 200916 yr Moderator hah I could use one of those for Duluth, MN - we also have a lift bridgeWell, I guess you could......seeing how that IS the bridge that has been modeled! :( Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
June 18, 200916 yr Great idea Al, but exporting as a 3DS model seems to require Sketchup Pro, a bit pricey at $495. Am I missing something?JohnYou can download a demo of the pro version of sketchup which runs for 8 hours, which should be enough time to get what you need done I would think. :-)Al Alan Bradbury Check out my youtube flight sim videos: Here
June 18, 200916 yr You can download a demo of the pro version of sketchup which runs for 8 hours, which should be enough time to get what you need done I would think. :-)AlThanks, Al -- will give it a try.John
June 20, 200916 yr Some info here on alternative methods of converting sketchup models to 3DS without the need for SketchUp Pro.http://forums.devshed.com/game-development...t-519710-3.htmlJohn
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