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HandbananaDate: Tuesday, 21.10.2014, 01:30 | Message # 661
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Quote Zaddy23 ()
Ah! sorry for the late question, but you look like you'd know what 3D model formats KSP uses, as I have no idea and I can't get blender to open the .MU stuff that KSP has by default.


There are two ways, one is easier but the other is more 'proper'.

The main method is to create the model in blender then export it into COLLADA (.dae). After loading the COLLADA model into Unity (free version works just fine), you use the part tools plugin to export it to KSP formats (.mu for models, .mbm for textures).

Unity Download
KSP Part Tools Plugin for Unity

If you're feeling lazy, there is an unofficial plugin for Blender in this KSP forum thread which can directly read and write .mu files. However, this is not feature complete and is not recommended if you don't know what you are doing.

Hope this helps.





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Edited by Handbanana - Tuesday, 21.10.2014, 01:31
 
Fireinthehole-Date: Tuesday, 21.10.2014, 10:08 | Message # 662
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I found some old photos on a memory stick that I'd never transferred. Some gorgeous alpine hiking a couple summers back:

Beautiful landscape smile





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Destructor1701Date: Sunday, 26.10.2014, 02:50 | Message # 663
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Awesome!




 
midtskogenDate: Wednesday, 29.10.2014, 10:31 | Message # 664
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I'm finally able to translate pixel positions into azimuth/altitude quite accurately, with 3 arc minutes for the most of the frame. And the calibration was done mostly automatically using videos containing stars.






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WatsisnameDate: Wednesday, 29.10.2014, 10:57 | Message # 665
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Great to hear you got that working. 3 arcminutes is not bad at all!




 
midtskogenDate: Wednesday, 29.10.2014, 13:32 | Message # 666
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3 arcminutes is not bad at all

It's something like 175m at 200km distance. If we can know the track of a meteor with precision approaching that level, and model the dark flight reasonably well based on weather data and mass/speed estimates, it's getting quite realistic that something can be found on the ground even in less than optimal terrain.

Four cameras can cover the entire sky effectively giving a 5000x5000 pixel all-sky view (something which would be practically impossible optical wise with a single lens - even though there are 25 MP cameras, consumer fisheye lenses rated at that kind of resolution over the entire frame do not exist).





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Edited by midtskogen - Wednesday, 29.10.2014, 13:34
 
Billy_MayesDate: Thursday, 30.10.2014, 20:26 | Message # 667
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I made this in Blender:






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midtskogenDate: Monday, 17.11.2014, 20:30 | Message # 668
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Finally, my star calibration programme is working pretty well. I just give it 1 - 2 hours of video and approximate FOV of lens (this could be automatically determined, but would be slow), and my program does the rest figuring out precisely what part of the sky the view covers based on the stars visible in the video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDymepBQdoo
It took quite a few late nights to create, but will save me a lot of time in the future when I need to get bearings for fireballs.





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Edited by midtskogen - Monday, 17.11.2014, 20:31
 
Antza2Date: Thursday, 20.11.2014, 23:44 | Message # 669
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Go to antza2.deviantart.com for cool photos!
 
DoctorOfSpaceDate: Friday, 21.11.2014, 01:40 | Message # 670
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Really nice pictures. happy




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WatsisnameDate: Monday, 01.12.2014, 18:56 | Message # 671
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My first night-time panorama. =)






 
HarbingerDawnDate: Monday, 01.12.2014, 19:30 | Message # 672
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Lovely shot




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midtskogenDate: Thursday, 04.12.2014, 07:46 | Message # 673
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New timelapse.





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WatsisnameDate: Monday, 15.12.2014, 05:53 | Message # 674
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Two new panoramic views:







 
SolarLinerDate: Monday, 15.12.2014, 16:52 | Message # 675
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What if you control a refracting sphere's IOR with Fresnel?
Answer is pretty cool


Although I added a black sphere on the center for more "black holeness", this is pure refraction only.
But, there is no scientific accuracy to this unfortunately, and it doesn't reproduce any Einsteinian Rings as well.





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