Freeware design utilities

[Guest]

Is there any good freeware panel and aircraft design utilities for FS2002? I tried to get FS panel editor and FSDS in the shops but failed.Thanks,Aer Solas MOS

[badderjet 181]

For panels: Try www.cfgedit.com the pre of FS Panel Studio.For aircraft: Try gmax which is shipped with FS2002Pro or head over to www.discreet.com and download it.Etienne :-wave

[Guest]

Don't talk to me about gmax, I have tried so many times to work it, but I can't figure it out. I thought cfg editor did not work with FS2002?Thanks,

[badderjet 181]

Well but FSDS is outdated. Alternatively you could choose FSDS2 but that's payware but you don't want any payware!Don't know about CfgEdit, haven't tried it with 2K2.

[Guest]

Actually, I have lot's of freeware panels from AVSIM for FS2002, and if you look at the panel.cfg file, it says that this .cfg file was created with cfg editor.

[Guest FelixFFDS]

FOr panels - I pass.For FS2002 aircraft - your "normal" choices are gmax, FSDS2, AD2002 - neither, including gmax is "free" - For gmax, you'd still need the converter dll that comes with FS2002 Professional Edition. FS-ACOF (FS2004) will include gmax and the converters - no "pro" versionyour alternative choices - *and I don't know how successful this has been*, would be to get a freeware 3D modelling program (recent graphics magazines have included free versions of Amapi3D 5.5, Caligari TrueSpace 3.5) and save as / convert their output to a DirectX format file and then use MS' makemdl.exe on it.Felix/FFDSPegasus Aviation Design

[Guest]

Thanks, I might take a look at them.Aer Solas MOSAer Solassolaer@eircom.net