Boeing 737-200 Engine Exhaust

[Aircanuck]

Hope someone can help ,

Recently downloaded a freeware Boeing 737-200 which I installed into the FSX aircraft folder without any trouble. ( Flys and sounds terrific )

When we start the engines and hit the "I" key for the exhaust smoke to appear , this is where I encounter the problem .

The exhaust smoke does not trail from the engines but in fact it ends up streaming from above and below the aircraft's fuselage.

Is there a tweak I can do in the CFG file under smoke system to correct this ?


Aircanuck

[Shylock]

Go into your aircraft.cfg see if theres anything in there about [smoke] and paste it in here so I can see it.

[Aircanuck]

Go into your aircraft.cfg see if theres anything in there about [smoke] and paste it in here so I can see it.

Cheers Shylock,


[SMOKESYSTEM]
smoke.0= -2.50, -13.00, -17.00, fx_hjg_707
smoke.1= -2.50, -13.00, 17.00, fx_hjg_707
//smoke.2= 3.00, -17.00, 48.75, B738_contrails
//smoke.3= 3.00, -17.00, -48.75, B738_contrails




Aircanuck

[Shylock]

Hmmmm. I don't have the plane so I'm just going to guess here but try this:


[SMOKESYSTEM]
smoke.0= 0, -16.1, -3.2, fx_hjg_707
smoke.1= 0, 16.1, -3.2, fx_hjg_707
//smoke.2= 3.00, -17.00, 48.75, B738_contrails
//smoke.3= 3.00, -17.00, -48.75, B738_contrails

Copy and paste this into place. Let know if it worked.

[Dangerous Beans]

If its just the usual portover bug it should just be a matter of moving the first number to the end as Aces changed the order of the coordinates for FSX.
Try this.

smoke.0= -13.00, -17.00, -2.50, fx_hjg_707
smoke.1= -13.00, 17.00, -2.50, fx_hjg_707

[Aircanuck]

Shylock & Dangerous Beans,

Sure appreciate you taking a moment to look at this problem I'm having.

Were halfway there !!

I tried both of your suggestions and they produced the same result ...... smoke trailing out of the left engine ( super duper ) but no smoke trailing from the right engine

Any thoughts ??


Cheers for now


Aircanuck

[Dangerous Beans]

Strange that should have worked or at least got it close.
I'v attaches a shot useing those coordinates and the default smoke effect on the default ultralight.

Also heres what the FSX SDK has to say about the coordinates.

"Positions of aircraft components are given relative to the datum reference point for the aircraft, in the order: longitudinal, lateral, vertical. The convention for positions is positive equals forward, to the right, and vertically upward. Units are in feet."

Note, the datum reference point it refers to is usually the centre of the aircraft model as determined in the modelling software it was made in.

If that still doesn't help give me a link to the plane and I'll take a look at it to see if I can sort it out for you.

[Aircanuck]

Strange that should have worked or at least got it close.
I'v attaches a shot useing those coordinates and the default smoke effect on the default ultralight.

Also heres what the FSX SDK has to say about the coordinates.

"Positions of aircraft components are given relative to the datum reference point for the aircraft, in the order: longitudinal, lateral, vertical. The convention for positions is positive equals forward, to the right, and vertically upward. Units are in feet."

Note, the datum reference point it refers to is usually the centre of the aircraft model as determined in the modelling software it was made in.





If that still doesn't help give me a link to the plane and I'll take a look at it to see if I can sort it out for you.

Dangerous Bean,

I'm still at work , when I get home I'II copy and paste the file .


Cheers for now


Aircanuck

[Aircanuck]

Dangerous Bean,

I'm still at work , when I get home I'II copy and paste the file .


Cheers for now


Aircanuck

Dangerous Beans,


Web site - "High Flight Simulations" under "Free FSX Downloads"

737-200 Bahamas Air

http://www.highflightsimulations.com...d&productId=16

Cheers



Aircanuck

[Dangerous Beans]

OK I've downloaded it but its time for bed here, I'll take a looksee tomorrow evening.

[Aircanuck]

... roger that .


Aircanuck

[Shylock]

I'm downloading right now and will check it out. This is bothering me that its not working for you.

[Aircanuck]

I'm downloading right now and will check it out. This is bothering me that its not working for you.

..... great :]



Aircanuck

[Dangerous Beans]

Same coordinates I posted before, works perfect here.
smoke.0= -13.00, -17.00, -2.50, fx_hjg_707
smoke.1= -13.00, 17.00, -2.50, fx_hjg_707

I'd love an early steam gauge 737 but I just cant fly without a VC so I wont be keeping this one.
Shame as the exterior model look quite nice, Love the sounds so I'll keep them incase I find a use for them.

[Aircanuck]

Same coordinates I posted before, works perfect here.
smoke.0= -13.00, -17.00, -2.50, fx_hjg_707
smoke.1= -13.00, 17.00, -2.50, fx_hjg_707

I'd love an early steam gauge 737 but I just cant fly without a VC so I wont be keeping this one.
Shame as the exterior model look quite nice, Love the sounds so I'll keep them incase I find a use for them.

Hey there,

I'II go back and give it another go ..... cheers for your help sir.


Aircanuck

[guzler]

Apparently, the coordinates for FSX are the other way around than FS9, so what you get is the smoke effects at right angles to the plane.

[Aircanuck]

Apparently, the coordinates for FSX are the other way around than FS9, so what you get is the smoke effects at right angles to the plane.

Appreciate your comment, gotter done :}


Aircanuck