[MOD] How to animate a Tank track ?

[Lilkiki]

Hi DCS modders,

 

I was wondering if someone knows how to animate the tracks of a tank, I've got the arg list for vehicules, but can't understand how this specific track animation works in Max.

Many thanks for your help

 

[9.JG27 DavidRed]

thats a tiger right???its looking awesome!

when do you plan to release it????any ETA?

 

sorry that i have no clue about your question and cant help you.

[Lilkiki]

Hi David,

 

Yes, it's a Tiger ;) Don't know when I will release it (I've got some other WWII german units ready).

 

I can't manage to activate the canon and to animate the tracks :helpsmilie: (MG42 is active & ready)

[9.JG27 DavidRed]

waoh nice mate!!ever tried to get in touch with ED to ask whether they could implement your mods as official patch??

 

i wish you luck that soon someone can answer your questions!

Edited November 11, 2014 by 9./JG27 DavidRed

[Silver_Dragon]

ED has a tiger on the WW2 develop process (and more AI models incoming to Normandy map)

[Lilkiki]

I can model another tank, but if no ressources are available to animate these treads, I must admit this project is pretty stuck :(

[golani79]

Wouldn´t you need more geometry to proper animate the tracks?

 

Elsewise I think that you could animate the textures - but not sure how it´s done in max or if this could be done in engine.

[Priller]

You would need to build the tank track in equal sections. Right now you have 1 very long piece in the middle, if that was to go around the sprockets it wouldn't be right.

[Lilkiki]

I think you are right,

 

Obviously, it is the tread texture which is animate, not the mesh.

 

Here is the default T-55 tank of the sim, we can see that there is only a siingle object/mesh for tracks. ;)

 

[Neon67]

it is almost never the mesh

Only the UV AFAIK

Edited November 16, 2014 by Neon67