August 21, 201114 yr We all know how amazing PMDG is, but I've always wondered what goes on behind the scenes. Thanks in advance for answering. Because I'm a POTATO! Alex Lamott Desktop: i7 2600k @ 3.9 ghz, ATI Radeon 1GB 6870, 525W Alienware Aurora case, Alienware Liquid Cooling, 8GB Dual channel DDR3 Ram @ 1333Mhz, 2TRB Raid 0 HD, HP 2509b 1920 x 1080, FSX Gold Edition Laptop: Dell Inspiron 14R, Pentium T4300 @ 2.1GHZ, Integrated Graphics, 320 GB HD :(
August 21, 201114 yr Well they have guys who use 3D modelling programs to model the exterior/virtual cockpit. They'll have technical guys who write the code for the aircraft. Ie the gauges, panels, sounds, flight dynamics, animations etc. Texturers for all the color, panel backgrounds, display colors etc. Pilots to test the flight dynamics, modelling, textures etc. The actual testing basically. They'll also have sources for the data required. Ie, speeds, flight dynamics data, colors of textures etc. Di Agron Dell XPS 15 L502X | Intel i5-2540m @ 2.60GHz | 4GB DDR3 1333MHz (2x2GB) | nVidia GT525M | Seagate 500GB 7200RPM | 15" 1366x768 | 23" LG 1360x768 | Got a hardware question? Ask: HERE (Mobo's, Ram, CPU's, custom builds, general hardware etc) HERE (Graphics cards, monitors, drivers etc) HERE (Peripherals/Hardware and related drivers) HERE (Internet/Networking) PMDG FMC NavData out of date message fix HERE
August 21, 201114 yr On the FS pod cast RSR was on he even said in the development of the NGX at times they had people in real 737NG simulator talking real time with the some of the development team to match accuracy. Rather impressive! -Raven HarrisIntel i7 980X @ 4.43GHz | ASUS Rampage III | Corsair 6GB DDR3 2000MHz | 3 EVGA GTX280 | Corsair 1200 Watt | Intel 510 SSD (RAID 0)PMDG - 747-400/8iF | MD11/F | BAe J41 | 737NG 6/7/8/9 Hope ER/BBJ|777LR/FFlight1- Cessna Mustang
August 21, 201114 yr We all know how amazing PMDG is, but I've always wondered what goes on behind the scenes. Thanks in advance for answering.They probably gather around a swimming pool in some resort and decide on the project.Then they attend some team building session, perhaps hire a motivational speaker to boost morale.Then they rob a bank since they need this $1,000,000 to feed their families while they are hard at work.The rest is slow, painful, tedious and boring process of wrting lines of software. Michael J.
August 21, 201114 yr Author Well i kinda meant what software (besides 3DS MAX) did they use. I guess I should've worded the OP differently. Because I'm a POTATO! Alex Lamott Desktop: i7 2600k @ 3.9 ghz, ATI Radeon 1GB 6870, 525W Alienware Aurora case, Alienware Liquid Cooling, 8GB Dual channel DDR3 Ram @ 1333Mhz, 2TRB Raid 0 HD, HP 2509b 1920 x 1080, FSX Gold Edition Laptop: Dell Inspiron 14R, Pentium T4300 @ 2.1GHZ, Integrated Graphics, 320 GB HD :(
August 21, 201114 yr Maybe Microsoft Visual Studios for the C++ or some other application that's powerful with C++ and debugging. I know they made their own SDK so they had to be neck deep in code. -Raven HarrisIntel i7 980X @ 4.43GHz | ASUS Rampage III | Corsair 6GB DDR3 2000MHz | 3 EVGA GTX280 | Corsair 1200 Watt | Intel 510 SSD (RAID 0)PMDG - 747-400/8iF | MD11/F | BAe J41 | 737NG 6/7/8/9 Hope ER/BBJ|777LR/FFlight1- Cessna Mustang
August 21, 201114 yr Commercial Member The big programs used: Autodesk 3ds Max - VC and external modellingAdobe Photoshop CS5.x, Lightroom 3 - textures/photosMicrosoft Visual Studio - C++ codingAvid Pro Tools, Izotope - sounds Ryan MaziarzFor fastest support, please submit a ticket at http://support.precisionmanuals.com
August 21, 201114 yr Author Thank you very much Tabs. Because I'm a POTATO! Alex Lamott Desktop: i7 2600k @ 3.9 ghz, ATI Radeon 1GB 6870, 525W Alienware Aurora case, Alienware Liquid Cooling, 8GB Dual channel DDR3 Ram @ 1333Mhz, 2TRB Raid 0 HD, HP 2509b 1920 x 1080, FSX Gold Edition Laptop: Dell Inspiron 14R, Pentium T4300 @ 2.1GHZ, Integrated Graphics, 320 GB HD :(
August 21, 201114 yr Can these programs especially the 3D modelling onw work well on you average GPU, average I mean what most of us have, gtx 560, 570, 580. Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern
August 21, 201114 yr Commercial Member Can these programs especially the 3D modelling onw work well on you average GPU, average I mean what most of us have, gtx 560, 570, 580.Vin has a GTX285, Jason has a GTX570. Ryan MaziarzFor fastest support, please submit a ticket at http://support.precisionmanuals.com
August 21, 201114 yr Vin has a GTX285, Jason has a GTX570. Ryan, can I ask. What is your speciality at PMDG? Coding? Modelling? Di Agron Dell XPS 15 L502X | Intel i5-2540m @ 2.60GHz | 4GB DDR3 1333MHz (2x2GB) | nVidia GT525M | Seagate 500GB 7200RPM | 15" 1366x768 | 23" LG 1360x768 | Got a hardware question? Ask: HERE (Mobo's, Ram, CPU's, custom builds, general hardware etc) HERE (Graphics cards, monitors, drivers etc) HERE (Peripherals/Hardware and related drivers) HERE (Internet/Networking) PMDG FMC NavData out of date message fix HERE
August 21, 201114 yr Ryan, can I ask. What is your speciality at PMDG? Coding? Modelling? sound Kenneth Weir My Saitek yoke mod i7 2600k @ 4.7 8GB Gskill CAS7 2x GTX580 SLI Surround + GT520 Accessory Win7x64
August 21, 201114 yr Author Speaking of modelling, is GMAX developed by Autodesk, and are their any good tutorials on how to use it? Because I'm a POTATO! Alex Lamott Desktop: i7 2600k @ 3.9 ghz, ATI Radeon 1GB 6870, 525W Alienware Aurora case, Alienware Liquid Cooling, 8GB Dual channel DDR3 Ram @ 1333Mhz, 2TRB Raid 0 HD, HP 2509b 1920 x 1080, FSX Gold Edition Laptop: Dell Inspiron 14R, Pentium T4300 @ 2.1GHZ, Integrated Graphics, 320 GB HD :(
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