Smoke Help!
 

hey guys,

I would like to know if it possible to have smoke off multiple engines like in AFPD, or from multiple points on the plane.

If there is a way to do this could someone please explain it, I love the big plumes of smoke some guys are getting.

here are some pics from the Sim screenshot thread with examples of what I mean

Fly-guy

RE: Smoke Help!
 

Ok, this is a detailed description of smoke options in AFPD.

A. Enable smoke for your model.

You must check, whether the smoke option is enabled for your specific model.
Open the TMD file with WORDPAD and read the line in the header:

// type: 17


This is the model type list for afpd:

const int TM_DYNAMICS_HASMOTOR = 1;
const int TM_DYNAMICS_HELI = 2;
const int TM_DYNAMICS_GLIDER = 4;
const int TM_DYNAMICS_JET = 8;
const int TM_DYNAMICS_SMOKE = 16;
const int TM_DYNAMICS_INDOOR = 32;
const int TM_DYNAMICS_ELECTRO = 64;

The numbers have to be added for the features:
fuel aircraft with smoke: 1+16=17
jet with smoke: 8+16=24



B. Set smoke coordinates.

Open the TMD file with WORDPAD and search for the section

cd Fuselage/
...
...
SmokeR = tmvector4r( 0.2000, 0.3000, -0.1500, 1 )


These are the 3 coordinates for smoke.
1. value is position forward/backward of geometric center of model. Here 0.2 metres in front of center.

2. value is left/right of geometric center. Here 0.3 metres left.

3. value is up/down. Here 0.15 metres down.



C. If you have the addon with version 1.9 you may have up to 4 smokers.
You'll find in the same fuselage section some more entries:

SmokeNum = 4 (maximum number allowed)
SmokeR1 = tmvector4r( 0.1800, 0.5000, -0.1500, 1 )
SmokeR2 = tmvector4r( 0.2000, -0.3000, -0.1500, 1 )
SmokeR3 = tmvector4r( 0.1800, -0.5000, -0.1500, 1 )



D. You can use a switch in AFPD to switch on/off smoke during flight.


E. You can modify the density and colour of smoke.


Regards
Karl-Heinz (Rodeo)
www.rodeo.onlinehome.de

RE: Smoke Help!
 

Thanks for the reply.

I should have said that this is for AFP, not AFPD[:@]
IS it possible for this to work?

RE: Smoke Help!
 

Hi,

section A and B are valid both for AFP and AFPD.
Multiple smoke is not possible in AFP.

Regards
Karl-Heinz (Rodeo)
www.rodeo.onlinehome.de