Message from @MR VLAK
Discord ID: 477555787464572938
yea, the above is done in units, and my system is set to mm.... but units is just units
ok, will export form solidworks to dwg (but I'm cutting off the excess, cuase 0,27km is like a dot on that big circle
I modelled it in 3d in the DWG i sent, try import that and give us the view form top of the 0.27 line to the horizon
I'm in a 3d program, (solidworks) and my dwg will be 3d. (but I found a calculater that confirm my calculation)
https://www.easycalculation.com/analytical/tangent-of-circle-calculator.php
The calculator say 58.655 and my solidworks say 58.65503303 😃
But it is as you described. I do a circle with the given radius, then on North (0 degrees) i draw a line that goes op 0.27km. From the top of that line to the tangent of the circle, that line is 58km
But we should have that gene work it out himself
I really cant believe I spent time doing this
Cessna at Max Altitude (4.5km) and a Baloon at 114k ft. Note that Sketchup has segmented the globe a bit so just keep that in mind. It is scaled in meters. NOTE: The plane and baloon are not scaled, they are for illustrative purposes only
@MR VLAK mooi man. scale of the plane and ballon to earth ratio might mislead 😉
yeah I need you guys to see them. If i scale them its almost just a dot
But yeah that could be misleading sorry
lol well, let's import it into UE4? create a something that more interactive lol
why not!
what format you need?
let me see, i think UE4 can import cad files, but let me fire it up and have a look quick
I can do these straight out of Sketchup
Okay, let me get this started up quick
thats a nice range of formats, maybe export to fbx, i know that works, 3ds should work as well i believe
sweet let me scale them. I am going to remove measurements and refrence lines?
If i scale that plane you will never find it. lol
Just make sure they are scaled accurately as they should be, and then can work with that... but it needs to be in line with UE4 units, let me get the specs for you
its wing span is 10m so in the model it is only 10mm
1 unit = 1cm
it will work
yeah just keep it in proportion and let me know, so that I can get the 0.27 hight correct
I changed that height to a higher elevation, max altitude of 4.5km
4.5km is 4500mm is 45cm
so in the engine the 45cm in my model will be 45units
okay sweet
Good Luck finding the plane
lol
where you going to upload it?
I would actually like to purchase a package for UE4 to create planets and such, could be interesting... al though, there is that outerra engine that has earth in a 1 to 1 scale, but i think you will need to buy into it to get the cessna plane, could then just use it to fly up to desired altitudes and take screenshots
I will share it via Discord if size in below 8mb
yeah shouldnt be that big, unless it's highly detailed lol
the fbx is over that size. I will share gdrive link if the 3ds one doesnt work