making an addon

[Fireproof]

i am thinking of making an addon but dont know what to make

 

[Dr Pepper]

What are you interested in with spaceflight?

Unmanned probes?
Manned LEO craft?
Manned interplanetary craft?
LEO satellites?
Launchers?
The list goes on...

 

[Fireproof]

i am using Sketchup to make a manned rocket that is simular to the Saturn rocket but wont go to the moon

 

[Dr Pepper]

Sounds neat.

 

[Fireproof]

right now it is very white and bad like me
http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ykexfhcajloc7acao63f6fcjp1.jpg





i need a good texture




here is it again but bigger
http://img524.imageshack.us/my.php?image=4v1qf5cae4bh1qcac61dvscwp3.jpg
who would like to make it work with orbiter

 

[ar81]

Starting point for people who want to make a first addon
http://www.orbitersim.com/forum/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=4531

 

[Fireproof]

i am not making a rocket now i am making a DGIV Inflatable Research Lab

 

[Woo482]

cool are you going to make a dll for it ? and is it going to be any thing like this http://orbiter.dansteph.com/index.php?disp=dgIVMore&DId=145

 

[Fireproof]

dont know
Yes but for Research

 

[Woo482]

ok then good luck at making it

 

[Fireproof]

i have the desin for it i just need some one to help me with making it


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how big is a norrmal docking port

 

[Woo482]

what do you mean by help making it ? coding it or creating a mesh ?

 

[Fireproof]

everything


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can someone tell me how big a docking port is please

 

[liber]

Convert ISS or some other ship into obj with msh2obj and import into your modeling program...than you got size for compare...

 

[Fireproof]

what is the normal size of a docking port

 

[ar81]

what is the normal size of a docking port

1 meter as far as I have seen.

 

[Fireproof]

here is the design right now
<a href="http://s519.photobucket.com/albums/...on=view&current=DGIVInflatableResearchLab.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u355/Airforcemaster/DGIVInflatableResearchLab.jpg" border="0" alt="DGIV Inflatable Research Lab"></a>


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i really need to know the right size of a docking port so i can make the Lab the right size

 

[Zatnikitelman]

I think the APAS used for Shuttle-ISS is 1.7m ring outside diameter and 1.6m inner diameter. CBMs used between ISS components are 2m I think.

 

[Fireproof]

did you see picture


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i would really like some help making this