More F-111s

[mrivers]

Here's a couple of variations on the F-111s

the FB-111


and the F-111C

(I need to strip the light strips from the C)

[ccc]

As usual, Excellent job

what's next? how about F-8 crusader?

[Spike]

Absolutely breathtaking, Mike.

Have you made them with LOD-compiler only? I find it very difficult to handle the LODC scripts for larger models, any hints?

[mrivers]

I make the models in a program (Demo called Imagine(kinda like 3ds, but crappier), including the mapping.

I wrote a conversion program to change the Imagine Objects to LODC, creating what I call the "parts" file. I never edit the parts file, what I do is reference the "parts" file from another file, in such manner:

"airplane.lds"
---------------
split
include airplane.parts wing-right
splitb
include airplane.parts fuselage
splitend
---------------

"airplane.parts"
---------------
group wing-right
POLYGON...
...
groupend

group fuselage
POLYGON...
...
groupend
----------------

This has a great benefit, the splits, switches and other LOD specific stuff is in the LDS file, which makes it managable.

, and the physical stuff (points/polys etc) are in the "parts" file. I can go back to Imagine, make changes to the original object, convert it, and recompile it without loosing the split structure.