Orbiter Screenshot Thread

[Delta glider]

Cool

 

[Astro SG Wise]

NASA recently announced which concept they are going to use for the Asteroid Redirect Vehicle pickup, so I decided to re-create it.

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Also something I am thinking of combining: Orion to Soyuz, the final flight of Orion!

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[PhantomCruiser]

I found out I can avoid the "TARDIS effect" if I make the cockpit before the spaceplane.

 

[IronRain]

I found out I can avoid the "TARDIS effect" if I make the cockpit before the spaceplane.

Now I demand more details! :thumbup:

 

[Urwumpe]

I found out I can avoid the "TARDIS effect" if I make the cockpit before the spaceplane.

Yeah... but Anim8or is still a bit poor in terms of component-based design work. It constantly makes me wish to program a CAD tool, that is worse in general editing of meshes and better in designing spacecraft...

 

[Aztronut66]

My first add-on

Hi everyone:hello:
Just postiong some shots of my first add-on for UCGO and UMmu 2.0. The laptop is modeled... not just a texture on a plane. Fairly high poly count on the unpacked laptop station. Still working on the packed cargo container which is still just a beveled cube at this point. When I get it textured I will upload the add-on... if anyone is interested in some more base eye candy. I place it either outside on its own or inside a habitation module with the chord for the dish running through the wall. You can tell I was kinda hard on my UMmu's during development ( upper right corner)
I wonder... would it be possible to add a working MFD to the laptop screen?

 

[Urwumpe]

I wonder... would it be possible to add a working MFD to the laptop screen?
http://www.orbiter-forum.com/gallery/data/503/LaptopStation_png.png http://www.orbiter-forum.com/gallery/data/503/LaptopCloseUp_jpg.jpg

Depends on how the notebook should be used:

From outside, just visualization : Should be possible with dynamic textures and a DLL - but you should watch for the performance. You would create your own MFD instance and manage it, like ExtMFD does.

By "entering" it as vessel: You could create a higher resolved VC mesh for its display instead and then use the standard Orbiter MFD functions of the VC.

 

[Aztronut66]

Hi Urwumpe, thanks for the reply. I wouldn't know how to go about either of those two options but would love if someone would be interested in giving it a go. I create aircraft add-ons for Xplane flight simulator and am familiar with that process but have yet to delve into orbiter ship creation. Here is a link to the King Air I built.
http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=16311
I would be interested in learning about the whole process including creating custom modules. I haven't really searched around yet but if you know off hand of any exceptionally good tutorials on the subject I would really like a link.
Thanks again!

 

[Urwumpe]

Hi Urwumpe, thanks for the reply. I wouldn't know how to go about either of those two options but would love if someone would be interested in giving it a go. I create aircraft add-ons for Xplane flight simulator and am familiar with that process but have yet to delve into orbiter ship creation. Here is a link to the King Air I built.
http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=16311
I would be interested in learning about the whole process including creating custom modules. I haven't really searched around yet but if you know off hand of any exceptionally good tutorials on the subject I would really like a link.
Thanks again!

Well, I am really the worst to ask for tutorials, because I can't rate them. I had been C++ developer before Orbiter and simply found a nice and easy-to-use C++ API in Orbiter to use and needed just a few hours to orient. :lol:

Making a C++ module is really straight forward, you need no other tools than a recent Visual Studio, including Express versions.

But that's just one option to make add-ons - you can also use Lua with luavessel, you can use genericvessel (you can also start with genericvessel and convert it to the source code of a C++ module), many vessels only require a configuration file, etc.

It depends on how much artistic freedom you need. The more freedom you want, the more you need a custom module.

And in the other direction: The less special features you need, the less the effort for a custom module is justified.

If you already know how to do it in X-Plane, the general process of add-on making will sure be no surprise for you, the basic workflow is similar. You just have different tools and a different simulation architecture.

 

[T1234]

Landing pad fix for large meshes.

 

[statickid]

Hi everyone:hello:
Just postiong some shots of my first add-on for UCGO and UMmu 2.0. The laptop is modeled... not just a texture on a plane. Fairly high poly count on the unpacked laptop station. Still working on the packed cargo container which is still just a beveled cube at this point. When I get it textured I will upload the add-on... if anyone is interested in some more base eye candy. I place it either outside on its own or inside a habitation module with the chord for the dish running through the wall. You can tell I was kinda hard on my UMmu's during development ( upper right corner)
I wonder... would it be possible to add a working MFD to the laptop screen?

cool add-on...

But wouldn't it be a little bit difficult for an astronaut to use a laptop

 

[Aztronut66]

cool add-on...

But wouldn't it be a little bit difficult for an astronaut to use a laptop

Well, if they had to be in their suit It could be tough. Although I imagine voice recognition could be used. Personally, I would use it from the comfort of a habitation module:thumbup:

 

[DaveS]

Well, if they had to be in their suit It could be tough. Although I imagine voice recognition could be used.

How would voice recognition work? The computer is in a vacuum so no sound transfer.

 

[Aztronut66]

Thanks Urwumpe... for now I believe the lua option sounds most doable. Although learning c++ is certainly something I plan on. I thought of creating a cargo set for building a com and maintenance center with the ability to create flight plans, manage fuel and so on. Maybe a bit ambitious but never let that stop me

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How would voice recognition work? The computer is in a vacuum so no sound transfer.

Ok DaveS... a microphone inside of the suit?! I am enjoying this...

 

[DaveS]

Thanks Urwumpe... for now I believe the lua option sounds most doable. Although learning c++ is certainly something I plan on. I thought of creating a cargo set for building a com and maintenance center with the ability to create flight plans, manage fuel and so on. Maybe a bit ambitious but never let that stop me

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Ok DaveS... a microphone inside of the suit?! I am enjoying this...

That could work. There is another big no-go for a laptop in a vacuum: The simple fact that computers are forced air-cooled. No air, no cooling which means overheating in minutes. Components that are designed to work in a vacuum makes use of so called cold plates which are hooked up to external cooling equipment. Not something that you can easily integrate into a laptop. So I think this is something that will have to be Intra-Vehicular (IV) only.

 

[Urwumpe]

Thanks Urwumpe... for now I believe the lua option sounds most doable. Although learning c++ is certainly something I plan on. I thought of creating a cargo set for building a com and maintenance center with the ability to create flight plans, manage fuel and so on. Maybe a bit ambitious but never let that stop me

Not really. I want to do something similar, but not based on UCGO cargo boxes... rather a TEU solution. :lol: I just lack time and meshes right now.

 

[Aztronut66]

That could work. There is another big no-go for a laptop in a vacuum: The simple fact that computers are forced air-cooled. No air, no cooling which means overheating in minutes. Components that are designed to work in a vacuum makes use of so called cold plates which are hooked up to external cooling equipment. Not something that you can easily integrate into a laptop. So I think this is something that will have to be Intra-Vehicular (IV) only.

Good point. Though the cooling could be coming from the "futuristic"...uh...thing in the middle. Maybe we should just take it inside... I left enough cord for the dish

 

[Hlynkacg]

I would be interested in learning about the whole process including creating custom modules. I haven't really searched around yet but if you know off hand of any exceptionally good tutorials on the subject I would really like a link.

Thanks again!

Some shameless self promotion...

Coding a .dll Vessel for those who don't know how to code.

and

Coding a Lunar Lander from the ground up (when you don't know how to code)


Feel free to PM me if you have specific questions.

 

[Aztronut66]

Some shameless self promotion...

Coding a .dll Vessel for those who don't know how to code.

and

Coding a Lunar Lander from the ground up (when you don't know how to code)


Feel free to PM me if you have specific questions.

Thank you Hlynkacg! I just started into the first one. Will let you know how I am progressing. Thanks a million!

 

[Spacethingy]

Good point. Though the cooling could be coming from the "futuristic"...uh...thing in the middle. Maybe we should just take it inside... I left enough cord for the dish

You get water-cooled GPUs right? Could that be then hooked up to some external cooling circuit, seeming as the computer is connected to a large box with a hefty cable already? Combine that with an air-cooled system and you have a device that could be used both inside and out. Be a rather laptop heavy though...

By the way, I like the astronaut on the mechanic's trolley in the background!