Train Simulation

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MIK(Posted 2005) [#1]
I was just thinking about train simulators and how some of them let you make your own tracks.

I was thinking that it can be possible to use some kind of curves to extrude the railroad given a path.

What do you think about it?
How would you make it?


DH(Posted 2005) [#2]
BSplines


ICECAP(Posted 2005) [#3]
For our train sim i just let you create the track from a load of predefined shapes and fix them all together. Each shape has a spline with a dummy animated along it and all we did was line the train up to the dummy.

It worked really well.




sampyxis(Posted 2005) [#4]
Wow - this looks really nice.

How far along are you?


ICECAP(Posted 2005) [#5]
Not far enough. :)
Be a while before this one gets a demo.

Progress gets really slow when other "paid" work keeps bumping it along the old timeline.


Red Ocktober(Posted 2005) [#6]
yeah Ice, that looks really nice... on my list of projects to follow...

good luck with this...

--Mike