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Scenery Tutorials
Topics about .fld, .stp, .ter, .yfs, and Scenery Editor.
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Request for dead links

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Grid Overlay

Last post by VNAF ONE « Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:47 pm
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by VNAF ONE » Wed Jul 01, 2015 5:22 am

I've always been a very picky and semi-OCD when it comes to having things straight and neat. When I'm working on maps, one of my biggest turn offs is...

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Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:47 pm
YSflight Blender All-in-one Download

Last post by NeurAxaL « Fri Jun 19, 2015 4:43 pm
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by decaff_42 » Fri Jun 19, 2015 1:44 pm

For those of you that are not aware, Eric has made an all-in-one download for blender and all of the YSFlight scripts needed to mod for YSFlight....

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Last post by NeurAxaL
Fri Jun 19, 2015 4:43 pm
A bit of insight for creating HD aircraft for YS.

Last post by Lord Flasheart « Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:05 am

by Lord Flasheart » Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:05 am

Hey Guys,

Admitted, writing tutorials is not really my thing, I guess I never really felt I had anything that I could add that could be seen as...

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Last post by Lord Flasheart
Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:05 am
.ist files......hmmm.....

Last post by decaff_42 « Mon Feb 02, 2015 5:02 pm
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by NajmiCreative » Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:00 pm

guys,check out what I found in .ist files when I open it with Notepad..

REM Instrument Panel Definitoin for Concorde
REM Circular indicators,
REM...

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Last post by decaff_42
Mon Feb 02, 2015 5:02 pm
Some tips

Last post by NeurAxaL « Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:48 pm
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by NightRaven » Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:22 am

So I have been modding for the past 2 years, and I have picked up some things.

These tips are to make your model that little bit better, and applies...

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Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:48 pm
Radii.

Last post by Flake « Wed Oct 08, 2014 1:09 am
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by Gunny » Sat Oct 04, 2014 8:19 pm

bearing compass.gif One of the hardest things to accomplish in the scenery editor is to get a good smooth radius for taxiway transitions and taxi...

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Last post by Flake
Wed Oct 08, 2014 1:09 am
Decaff's Blender Animation Tutorial

Last post by ForeverYMonster « Sat Sep 27, 2014 3:29 am
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by decaff_42 » Sat Sep 27, 2014 3:18 am

Hey guys!

This project has been going on for a while. My goal with this document is to make animations within blender less scary and offer some tips...

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Sat Sep 27, 2014 3:29 am
Blender Video Tutorials

Last post by Schwarzwald « Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:51 am

by Schwarzwald » Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:51 am

I'm not completely sure if this has already been said so apologies in advance for repetition.

Recently Blender Guru (a well known blender tutorial...

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Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:51 am
DD-Destroyer's YS FLIGHT Expert Modding Tutorials

Last post by DD-Destroyer « Mon Jan 27, 2014 7:46 pm

by DD-Destroyer » Mon Jan 27, 2014 7:46 pm

Warning

This tutorial is for expert modders, not novice. Before following tutorials, I recommend you get accomplished in YS FLIGHT modding....

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Mon Jan 27, 2014 7:46 pm
Basic Blender Tutorial

Last post by Alpha Star « Sun Jan 05, 2014 11:28 pm

by Alpha Star » Sun Jan 05, 2014 11:28 pm

A Basic Blender Tutorial with visual images and text, no video.
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Sun Jan 05, 2014 11:28 pm
Standalone Blender install w/ YS import/export scripts

Last post by Eric « Sat Nov 09, 2013 10:57 pm

by Eric » Sat Nov 09, 2013 10:57 pm

Download this to edit YS models in Blender: Windows | Mac OS X | GNU/Linux

Includes: Blender, Python, YS import/export scripts

To install: Extract...

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Last post by Eric
Sat Nov 09, 2013 10:57 pm
International Standard of airport marking and lighting

Last post by DD-Destroyer « Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:26 am

by DD-Destroyer » Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:26 am

Download(Mediafire)

This PDF file tell us how to marking and lighting airport following as International Standard . Maybe all of us can make...

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Last post by DD-Destroyer
Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:26 am
Useful blender youtube video

Last post by decaff_42 « Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:22 am
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by MrFunnybone » Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:25 pm

This is NOT my video I just watched it and found a lot of information on scratch building ysflight aircraft that might come from this video.
If this...

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Last post by decaff_42
Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:22 am
Cockpit Layouts

Last post by waspe414 « Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:40 am
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by decaff_42 » Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:06 am

So creating HD cockpits is hard and takes a lot of work. To make things easier, Here are some resources for different airplanes. You might be able to...

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Last post by waspe414
Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:40 am
Gear setting on .dat that you have to keep caution

Last post by Taskforce 58 « Wed May 08, 2013 1:55 pm
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by DD-Destroyer » Wed May 08, 2013 3:41 am

I found very important things while I process T-50 Golden Eagle. T-50 is our(Korean modding team) first all-handmade stuff. So I just passed what...

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Last post by Taskforce 58
Wed May 08, 2013 1:55 pm
Making sounds work

Last post by Mallow « Fri Apr 19, 2013 5:46 pm
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by Mallow » Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:57 pm

Recently, I tried to replace the default YSFlight sounds with ones I made. The gun sound and propellor sound works well, but the bang, blast, blast2,...

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Last post by Mallow
Fri Apr 19, 2013 5:46 pm
Dat maker for Guns

Last post by decaff_42 « Fri Apr 19, 2013 4:06 pm

by decaff_42 » Fri Apr 19, 2013 4:06 pm

Here's a link to a sight to make a segment of the dat file that pertains to your airplane's gun armerment.

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Last post by decaff_42
Fri Apr 19, 2013 4:06 pm
Aircraft lst file helper

Last post by lorDuckFeet « Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:43 pm
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by decaff_42 » Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:34 am

Here's a little Excel workbook that I developed to help write out the long pack lst lines. You can apply this to ground lst files as well....

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Last post by lorDuckFeet
Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:43 pm
Canadian Airport Charts (airport diagrams)

Last post by decaff_42 « Fri Mar 01, 2013 5:54 pm
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by vandal » Wed Jun 01, 2011 12:31 am

Who wants to fly to Canada? No one would want to fly there. There is nothing but Canadians and Moose, and telling them apart is a challenge.
But, if...

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Last post by decaff_42
Fri Mar 01, 2013 5:54 pm
Video Tutorials

Last post by decaff_42 « Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:05 pm

by decaff_42 » Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:05 pm

Hey there skilled modders!

I've been surfing thru our tutorial sections recently and noticed that there seems to be a distinct lack of video...

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Last post by decaff_42
Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:05 pm
Engine Resources

Last post by decaff_42 « Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:02 am

by decaff_42 » Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:02 am

Here's a great source for engine specifications that are useful for YSF.

The thrust is easy to work with, but to determine the fuel consumption...

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Last post by decaff_42
Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:02 am
Blender: Making Five Point Stars

Last post by Flake « Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:30 am
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by decaff_42 » Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:31 am

Now on YSWiki:

Alright, I'm sure that some of you guys know how to make nice 5 point stars, but until a little while ago it was a mystery to me...

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Last post by Flake
Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:30 am
Blueprints and High detail model drawings

Last post by Grigor « Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:57 pm
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by decaff_42 » Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:07 pm

Take a look at some of these sources. Add your own favorites.

Good source of detailed drawings.

Great source for aircraft blueprints, and also...

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Last post by Grigor
Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:57 pm
Installing Blender on Mac OSX

Last post by decaff_42 « Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:19 am

by decaff_42 » Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:19 am

Decided to make this to help anyone with a Mac.

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Last post by decaff_42
Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:19 am
Blender Wiki PDF Version Download Link

Last post by decaff_42 « Tue Oct 09, 2012 9:51 pm

by decaff_42 » Tue Oct 09, 2012 9:51 pm

In my recent forays into Blender, I have found this document to be extremely helpful. It allows me to troubleshoot/find commands and other things...

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Tue Oct 09, 2012 9:51 pm

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