Personal work in progress topics go here
-
Honey Badger
- 57th Polyvalent Sq

- Posts: 1843
- Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:17 pm
- Favorite Aircraft: Anything that gets off the ground
- Location: From Louisiana, stationed in Alabama
- Has thanked: 226 times
- Been thanked: 69 times
Post
by Honey Badger » Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:17 am
Okay. I'll admit it. I have created a map. It was a test map, but it was still a map of a real location. Now to move on to the big stuff. The map I created is of Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT) on a large island (I forgot the set the the base as land. As far as most maps for YS go, this thing was made by a two year old. I plan to work on a map of Louisiana split into Northern and Southern maps to reduce lag. The KLFT map was made to test my skills and I decided that map making was easy and pretty fast. Detail would only add a little more time to the process. I'm going to start with South Louisiana then move onto North. Major airports will be done with some smaller airfields mixed in and Helicopter bases. The oilfield requires tons of these so a few bases from major companies will be made as well. A bonus: Tons, I mean TONS of start positions. The current KLFT map has 50+.
To Do:
HUM
PTN
BTR
HEZ
MKV
OPL
LFT
CWF
LCH
DRI
ORG
L89
6R1
3R7
2R1
Helicopter Bases:
Undecided
A screenie of the beta KLFT:
If you look close (don't hurt yourself), you might notice that half of the taxiways don't touch the runway. A little inside hint: only a quarter of the start positions are being used in this pic. All the aircraft in this are player flown and have not yet moved from the start position.
Last edited by
Honey Badger on Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:50 pm, edited 1 time in total.
USAF Computer Systems Programmer (3D0X4)
"Powerpoint Ranger"
Honey Badger
-
Gunny
- Business Class Membership

- Posts: 3229
- Joined: Sun Feb 06, 2011 6:17 pm
- Favorite Aircraft: Any thing with a prop.
- Location: New Iberia.LA.
- OS: Windows XP SP3
- Has thanked: 577 times
- Been thanked: 754 times
Post
by Gunny » Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:24 am
Not to shabby for your first try.


[/align=centre]
Gunny
-
halberdier25
- Senior Veteran

- Posts: 1386
- Joined: Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:05 am
- Favorite Aircraft: Unspecified
- Location: Pgh
- Has thanked: 169 times
- Been thanked: 198 times
-
Contact:
Post
by halberdier25 » Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:32 am
One interesting thing I did (which may be worth a shot) was make an airport in that MSFS airport-creator application (very easy to work with) then trace it. Just a thought.
halberdier25
-
usp2333
- Rookie

- Posts: 67
- Joined: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:12 pm
- Favorite Aircraft: F-16 and AS350 POLIZIA(Police)
- Location: TX
- Has thanked: 7 times
- Been thanked: 4 times
Post
by usp2333 » Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:33 am
Hey Nice Job!! looks very good for a 1st try.. Although i haven't even tried to make one myself. KIU (Keep it up)
Play Right Play Smart & Have some serious fun!
usp2333
-
Honey Badger
- 57th Polyvalent Sq

- Posts: 1843
- Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:17 pm
- Favorite Aircraft: Anything that gets off the ground
- Location: From Louisiana, stationed in Alabama
- Has thanked: 226 times
- Been thanked: 69 times
Post
by Honey Badger » Fri Nov 18, 2011 1:13 pm
That was done with a highly pix-elated image. That's part of the reason why the taxiways aren't at a set thickness and the 2d buildings aren't quite squares. I'll look into JR's idea, but would it be easier to use a satellite image?
USAF Computer Systems Programmer (3D0X4)
"Powerpoint Ranger"
Honey Badger
-
Gunny
- Business Class Membership

- Posts: 3229
- Joined: Sun Feb 06, 2011 6:17 pm
- Favorite Aircraft: Any thing with a prop.
- Location: New Iberia.LA.
- OS: Windows XP SP3
- Has thanked: 577 times
- Been thanked: 754 times
Post
by Gunny » Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:36 pm
Use a reference image to get a better picture of the airport.I use a faa diagram and a satillite image.Also get a copy of TF58s and Neocons and skippers how tos on map building between them any question you have will be answered.Good luck.

[/align=centre]
Gunny
-
Crazypilot
- Honorary Contributor

- Posts: 2616
- Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:22 pm
- Favorite Aircraft: F-16
- Has thanked: 297 times
- Been thanked: 145 times
Post
by Crazypilot » Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:45 pm
If only scendit had background images,It would have been easier making the airports with it because you could just trace it.
Crazypilot
-
Gunny
- Business Class Membership

- Posts: 3229
- Joined: Sun Feb 06, 2011 6:17 pm
- Favorite Aircraft: Any thing with a prop.
- Location: New Iberia.LA.
- OS: Windows XP SP3
- Has thanked: 577 times
- Been thanked: 754 times
Post
by Gunny » Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:06 pm
It does its called a reference image but it must be eather a .png or a.bmp to use.But just tracing wont be much good for runways or taxiways you need to get a lot more accurate for those.

[/align=centre]
Gunny
-
waspe414
- Staff

- Posts: 1359
- Joined: Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:35 pm
- Favorite Aircraft: Kiowa, Mitten, Hornet
- Location: Canada
- Has thanked: 135 times
- Been thanked: 334 times
Post
by waspe414 » Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:51 pm
Hey, that's what I do. As long as you use the rectangle tool, it usually works out fairly well.
Actual UltraViolet


I stole your turnip. Now you must come and defend your honour. ~ Hank Green
waspe414
-
Honey Badger
- 57th Polyvalent Sq

- Posts: 1843
- Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:17 pm
- Favorite Aircraft: Anything that gets off the ground
- Location: From Louisiana, stationed in Alabama
- Has thanked: 226 times
- Been thanked: 69 times
Post
by Honey Badger » Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:56 pm
Crazypilot wrote:If only scendit had background images,It would have been easier making the airports with it because you could just trace it.
That's basically what I did for this. The image was very low quality so it was hard to figure out everything. That and it was like gunny said, an airport diagram. m Everything was labeled so when I zoomed in, it became hard to tell what was airport and what was notes.

USAF Computer Systems Programmer (3D0X4)
"Powerpoint Ranger"
Honey Badger
-
waspe414
- Staff

- Posts: 1359
- Joined: Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:35 pm
- Favorite Aircraft: Kiowa, Mitten, Hornet
- Location: Canada
- Has thanked: 135 times
- Been thanked: 334 times
Post
by waspe414 » Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:03 pm
Prior to making a map I go to Google Earth and take screen caps of the whole general area, tighter ones for higher detail, and, depending on the airport, up to five of the actual field itself. You can stitch these together in an image editor, or match them up in Scenedit (takes ages). For every zoom level, be sure to include the GE ruler of a known distance so you can scale the image properly in Scenedit.
That gives you pretty high resolution where you need it, and general shapes where you don't need to be as precise.
Actual UltraViolet


I stole your turnip. Now you must come and defend your honour. ~ Hank Green
waspe414
-
Gunny
- Business Class Membership

- Posts: 3229
- Joined: Sun Feb 06, 2011 6:17 pm
- Favorite Aircraft: Any thing with a prop.
- Location: New Iberia.LA.
- OS: Windows XP SP3
- Has thanked: 577 times
- Been thanked: 754 times
Post
by Gunny » Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:32 pm
I concure with wasp about the screen shots.And the rectangle tool is also good but if you get stuck try the thick line tool as well.Heres a trick I picked up I make my runways first to there true dimensions length X width than I rotate the runways to the reference CAUTION: Do not use the FAA diagrams for anything but the generel information it contains as most are woefully out of date as to field locations of hangers & services.Always cross reference with the photos.

[/align=centre]
Gunny
-
VNAF ONE
- Senior Veteran

- Posts: 2148
- Joined: Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:16 am
- Favorite Aircraft: A-10C Thunderbolt II
- Location: Indiana/Florida
- OS: Windows 10
- Has thanked: 230 times
- Been thanked: 405 times
Post
by VNAF ONE » Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:22 am
airnav.com usually will find the dimensions and detailed information about any airport in the US and maybe outside as well. I use this website in conjunction with an open window of Google Earth with the "ruler" tool and a ground reference bitmap in the ys scenery editor. With these things, you can create an accurate runway to start using given dimensions from the site and if you need to, measure and guesstimate some marking dimensions to your best ability. Every airport is different. Always SAVE YOUR RUNWAYS! When you save your runways, you save the hassle of having to do them later if they are practically the same or especially if an airport has two identical runways such as NAS Oceana or something like that. I found that it is really accurate to trace the edges of taxiways and tarmac over the reference bitmap with the thick line tool as Gunny mentioned above. Then you can fill in later without making too many mistakes. Also when you do this, all you have to do is select the thick lines and you can use the same points to put your taxi lights without having to trace inaccurately the taxiway edges. Just a few tips you should probably consider and you'll get awesome in no time with a little practice. Start with some place you like or somewhere relatively easy and work your way up. I still haven't got the guts to do KJFK

.
VNAF Aerobatics Commanding Officer and Founder - - - YSAS Member - - - YS Aerobatic Pilot
YS ACC A-10 East Coast Demo Team pilot - - - B-1B Razor Demo Team pilot
VFA-49 GhostHawks Commanding Officer

VNAF ONE
-
Welshy
- Staff

- Posts: 2043
- Joined: Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:53 pm
- Favorite Aircraft: Sea Jet
- Location: Wales
- OS: Windows NT
- Has thanked: 249 times
- Been thanked: 250 times
-
Contact:
Post
by Welshy » Sat Nov 19, 2011 11:37 am
Halb, do you mean AFCAD, If so I wish it worked for YSF, I am a pro with it but I find Scenary Ed to tedious
YSFHQ Elected Overlord
Overlord of VMFA-125 (CVW-171)
Previously Supreme Overlord of 323rd CAW
Friendly Neighbourhood Miscreant
Head Honcho at Talking Aero and British Defence
If you see me post like this in a thread pay attention!
Welshy
-
halberdier25
- Senior Veteran

- Posts: 1386
- Joined: Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:05 am
- Favorite Aircraft: Unspecified
- Location: Pgh
- Has thanked: 169 times
- Been thanked: 198 times
-
Contact:
Post
by halberdier25 » Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:21 pm
welshy wrote:Halb, do you mean AFCAD, If so I wish it worked for YSF, I am a pro with it but I find Scenary Ed to tedious
Yes. Couldn't remember the name. The "nodes" are really convenient for tracing in ScenEdit because of the way the line tool works.
halberdier25
-
Alpha Star
- Modding Team

- Posts: 1153
- Joined: Sun Feb 13, 2011 5:26 pm
- Favorite Aircraft: One of them
- Location: Teh garage
- Has thanked: 105 times
- Been thanked: 262 times
Post
by Alpha Star » Sun Nov 20, 2011 4:25 pm
Wayyy better than my first one. I still dont know how to tell how long the runway is!

maybye a video tutorial will be good!
I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for my signature, I can tell you I don't have one. But what I do have are a very particular lack of skills, skills I have imagined having over a very long career. Skills that make me are completely useless in any situation. If you stop reading now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't stop reading, I will look for you, I will probably not find you, and I will kill your refrigerator.
Alpha Star
-
Crazypilot
- Honorary Contributor

- Posts: 2616
- Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:22 pm
- Favorite Aircraft: F-16
- Has thanked: 297 times
- Been thanked: 145 times
Post
by Crazypilot » Sun Nov 20, 2011 4:30 pm
Yeah I once made this really simple map with a simple flat island with one single grey runway strip in it.I ran it in ysf to discover the whole map was the size of a 747.
Crazypilot
-
Crazypilot
- Honorary Contributor

- Posts: 2616
- Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:22 pm
- Favorite Aircraft: F-16
- Has thanked: 297 times
- Been thanked: 145 times
Post
by Crazypilot » Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:49 am
Dunno where it is I was just messing around with scendit and following that really simple tutorial that's on this forum somewhere.
Crazypilot
-
Honey Badger
- 57th Polyvalent Sq

- Posts: 1843
- Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:17 pm
- Favorite Aircraft: Anything that gets off the ground
- Location: From Louisiana, stationed in Alabama
- Has thanked: 226 times
- Been thanked: 69 times
Post
by Honey Badger » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:45 am
Break out the happy dance! I repainted half of a halftrack (pun totally intended) with only gepolyx and notepad! This is for a little secret project (not another one!) Rise and I are working on.
Painted with permission.

USAF Computer Systems Programmer (3D0X4)
"Powerpoint Ranger"
Honey Badger
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests