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Razor747 Pilot	posted 03-06- 08:30 PM Is it possible to add more lvls of detail to the plane? I only have 2 lvls of detail on the F4F now and would like to make more lvls. Is it possible to add a lvl? If it is, how do I do it? ------------------ Thanks, James "Razor747" Smith Check out the SDOE Flight Line! I am constantly adding new things. Click on image above to go to my site. IP: Logged
JT Pilot	posted 03-06- 08:38 PM Yes... you can add up to 5 LODs for any part. Bjorn was kind enough to explain it in detail to me. Here is our exchange... JT, > Also, I'm having trouble understanding exactly what to change in the .asc to > give some of the parts a 4th level of detail. I need to give the fuselage, > tailsection, outer wings/inner wings, vert stab, and horizontal stabs a 4th > level. I'd also like to give the rudder and elevators a 2nd level, since > they only have one. Is the .asc aleady set up for that or do I need to add > something? Here's what you need to do, playing with the left horizontal stab only. Save the LOD together with the other ones. Give it a number one higher than the highest there is (should become #99.) The left horizontal stab uses LODs 74,75,76. Find the section where these LODs are loaded. [LOD:286696:1160] ; lod076.fsd / .lod 76 ; LOD number add your lod99, making it [LOD:286696:1160] ; lod076.fsd / .lod 76 ; LOD number [LOD:286696:1160] ; lod099.fsd / .lod 99 ; LOD number You can ignore the numbers in brackets, they're not used by the builder. Now search further down in the file, to the model of the stab. It reads: [Model:294680:28] 86 ; modelname: horzStabL 74 ; LOD number 75 ; LOD number 76 ; LOD number -1 ; no LOD specified -1 ; no LOD specified Now alter it to add your LOD [Model:294680:28] 86 ; modelname: horzStabL 74 ; LOD number 75 ; LOD number 76 ; LOD number 99 ; LOD number -1 ; no LOD specified Run builder and you should be set. Note, however, that LOD numbers aren't stored in any way. When you run extractor the next time, they'll be numbered sequentially as they're encountered and thus the horzStabL would used LODs 74,75,76,77, and what used to be 77 is not 78, etc. _ /Bjorn. IP: Logged
Razor747 Pilot	posted 03-06- 08:43 PM Thanks so much. I will have a new beta of the F4F sometime this weekend. ------------------ Thanks, James "Razor747" Smith Check out the SDOE Flight Line! I am constantly adding new things. Click on image above to go to my site. IP: Logged
Whirlwind Pilot	posted 03-06- 10:56 PM If you aren't inserting LOD's between LOD's you can just right click on a LOD slot in OPS and choose 'add' and import your new LOD there. You can verify that it is what you want by right clicking a LOD and choosing 'make active'. By double clicking on the 'view distance' you can adjust it. Just a FYI.... IP: Logged
Bryan Russell Pilot	posted 03-07- 06:15 PM Actually the order of the LODs doesn't matter in OPS or the SM file as SDOE sorts them based on the switchin distance, as does OPS when it first loads the file. Also if you use OPS to add another LOD you will need to select "Make LOD active" first on the new LOD otherwise the import will replace whatever is currently active. [This message has been edited by Bryan Russell (edited 03-07-2000).] IP: Logged

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