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Fin Tool & Constraint Remover

Post by Rakshasas » Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:42 pm

Hey again, thought I'd share some addons I found.

The first is constraint remover, which is self explanatory. It allows you to click on a prop, and then another which then removes the specified constraint type. I have a feeling people would benefit from this in larger construction jobs.

Constraint Remover 1.1 - http://garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=38513

The next one is far more impressive. I've been trying to build an airplane as my first big project. Before I got the controls set, I wanted to make a simple glider. So I began using Wing Tool, but it doesn't really work too well. It can gain lift if using something like a thruster, but if you turn off the thruster and attempt to glide, the object seems to just fall like it was a sheet of paper. I tried tweaking prop weight to see if something was too heavy or light, but it really did not seem to matter.

I ended up finding something called "Fin Tool 2.3" and while I haven't had too much time with it, I've seen a video tutorial ( http://www.trickystutorials.com/index.p ... cle&id=257 ) using it, where a person added a thruster to it, made it fly away, turned it off, and it floated down as you'd expect. It gives you more control as well, with "Wing Tool" AFAIK it doesn't matter where you use the tool in regards to the prop, it will have the same effect. But with "Fin Tool 2.3" you can apply it to different sides and it changes the effect on the prop.

The download page: Fin Tool 2.3 - http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/show ... p?t=435385 shows someone using the wind property on the tool, to use a maps built in wind, to make a wind sail land craft, it's quite impressive. Take a look: ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZj0GvYKSGI )

Of course watching the wind sail, I saw another awesome video, showing someone using it to make a propeller plane, which frankly is something I am interested in. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zysJIjnh ... re=related )

This really opens up airplane possibilities, and just looks soooo amazing.

Frankly, I am deleting wing tool on my end for this tool, but I wouldn't recommend that for the server. Some people might have Wing Tooled works, but I would like to ask it be added for newer projects.

OH, and while I am the subject of airplanes (yeah I know, I am being addon greedy, especially since you already added "Redo") Space Build Models - http://garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=42042 includes some nice large props, which could help reduce server lag if someone attemtps to build something large, they will end up using less items in their creation, and back to the subject of airplanes, it includes some wings :P

anyway, this is enough out of me. I want to try Fin for myself and see what I can come up with.

Thanks and take care! :D

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Re: Fin Tool & Constraint Remover

Post by Stevo » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:17 pm

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll check those out tomorrow. :D

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Re: Fin Tool & Constraint Remover

Post by Stevo » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:29 pm

I added Constraint Remover and Fin Tool to the server. The SpaceBuild model pack seems to rely on SpaceBuild, but I'll see if it works with just the models.

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Re: Fin Tool & Constraint Remover

Post by Rakshasas » Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:19 pm

Awesome, after looking more at spacebuild it's not really all that special, though I do think the wings would come in handy somewhat, but it's not really necessary.

Fin tool though... wow, what an addon. I am by no means a good builder yet, but I put together a simple test to show what I was able to learn today:

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All it is, a cube (reduced weight) a wheel for the spinning motion, and two finned thin cubeoids welded together.

And here is the plane I am attempting, it will have no thrusters, not even for turning.

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Thanks for adding the tools, gonna have a lot of fun with em :D
I also used contraint remover a bunch of times on this plane heh, keep making mistakes :P

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Post by shimmybot » Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:40 pm

Wow that fin tool looks good

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