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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: Selectah on November 10, 2005, 04:42:04 pm

Title: POF stuff
Post by: Selectah on November 10, 2005, 04:42:04 pm
Does anyone have a clue as to why POF models do a 180-degree flip when docking?

I've a POF that's driving me up the wall. Out of laziness I used the Olde Gas Platform model, and added some subsystems -- engines so it can move about and warp in/out -- and docking points/paths. Here's where the fun part comes in, see. Everything's fine, up to the point of docking. Whenever a ship docks with the girl darned platform, it does an instant 180-degree flip. Doesn't matter if it's the topside dock point, or the side dock point. The POF flips exactly 180 degrees around the dock point axis.

I've checked the POF with Aurora, PCS, POF Viewer, checked the MOI, the mass, the axis, the paths, anything I can think of, but it still exhibits said strange behaviour. What could be the prob? Is this a usual thang?

I simply don't get it.

I'm losing my marbles here.

I'm partaking in strong drink on a daily basis now.

I'm losing it.
Title: Re: POF stuff
Post by: Selectah on November 11, 2005, 02:30:57 pm
Phew.

I answered my own question. If someone from the admin team sees this thread, they're welcome to delete it.
Title: Re: POF stuff
Post by: Taristin on November 11, 2005, 02:50:42 pm
kk. closed.
Title: Re: POF stuff
Post by: Taristin on November 11, 2005, 07:56:52 pm
Reopenned at karajorma's request.
Title: Re: POF stuff
Post by: Setekh on November 11, 2005, 07:58:26 pm
Unlocked at karajorma's request. Selectah, would you mind sharing with us your answer? It may help people in the future.
Title: Re: POF stuff
Post by: Taristin on November 11, 2005, 08:02:20 pm
Little slow there steak. :p
Title: Re: POF stuff
Post by: StratComm on November 11, 2005, 08:22:54 pm
There's like a 99% probability that he had the dockpoint normals backwards.  That's actually just about all I can think of that would cause it, and it wouldn't be too hard to get that backwards in setting them up by hand.
Title: Re: POF stuff
Post by: Taristin on November 11, 2005, 11:09:17 pm
He did. He posted it on GTD.
Title: Re: POF stuff
Post by: karajorma on November 12, 2005, 02:24:35 am
Quote from: StratComm on November 11, 2005, 08:22:54 pm
There's like a 99% probability that he had the dockpoint normals backwards. That's actually just about all I can think of that would cause it, and it wouldn't be too hard to get that backwards in setting them up by hand.

That's what I suspected was the problem but I always think it best to get the answer when someone solves their own problem :)
Title: Re: POF stuff
Post by: Setekh on November 12, 2005, 02:42:43 am
Quote from: Raa on November 11, 2005, 08:02:20 pm
Little slow there steak. :p

*kicks wireless internet*

:p
Title: Re: POF stuff
Post by: Sandwich on November 13, 2005, 03:28:51 pm
Quote from: Setekh on November 12, 2005, 02:42:43 am
*kicks wireless internet*

:p

Very interesting mental picture there, Steaky. ;)
Title: Re: POF stuff
Post by: Flipside on November 14, 2005, 01:03:01 am
Stop spamming or I'll lock the thread :p

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