Some problems

[duarn]

Hi,

I am making a VSF version of this one making for VS




I rebulit the hull with the technical draw of the boat . But there is a problem: the bow isnt at the good place (you can see in the screen)

[Dom]

Before going into the components hierarchy of the model or see if an invisible parasitic part or origine axis is there at the bow that may cause that, here's the first thing to try:
1 -Shut down VSF,
2 - Delete the profile.dds file from your fishing boat folder,
3 - Start VSF again and load your fishing boat (VSF will automatically create a new profile.dds file again).

If the above doesn't work, be sure to have entered the correct lenght of the model into your vehicle.cfg file and repeat the above process.
If that still doesn't work, then you must search for parasitic parts or axis of the models there, as well as perhaps doing some collapse hierarchy work within the components structure of the model.

Dom.

[Sailorjohn]

Duarn, you can also edit the profile.dds in a program like DXTBmp. By editing the alpha channel of the profile.dds, you can 'cut away' a portion of the forefoot, increasing the angle of the bow, and moving the bowsplash further aft. It's a case of trial and error, so I suggest you keep a copy of the original profile.dds. I've done this to quite a number of VSF vessels, and you can thereby place the bowsplash exactly where you want it.

[duarn]

Hi

Thank you but I have always the same problem.

There is no shadow vertices or something like this in the 3D boat

When I erase the Profile.dds the soft dont make automatically a new one.

I think that VSF works strangely since I am running it under Windows seven.

[Sailorjohn]

I'm running VSF, latest version, on Windows 7 with no problems.

If you delete profile.dds from your vessel and reload it in VSF, the program should create a new profile.dds. If it doesn't, there's something wrong...either with your VSF installation...or something about the vehicle file that VSF doesn't like. That might also account for the absence of shadowing. VSF auto-generates shadowing for all vehicles, including vehicle.x/xx and associated parts, weapons, and components mesh...but it does not shadow instruments. You can increase the distance shadowing is seen in F1 by increasing "cockpit_size" from default (10m) in vehicle.cfg...you see shadowing at greater distances from viewer, but at lower resolution.

[zilverenmist]

you can find the profile.dds in windows 7 here:
C:\Users\mycomputername\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Vehicle Simulator\vehicles\(chose the ship you want the .dds from)
To see this root you need to change settings for folders to show hidden folders.