Hi all,
looks like I've got the job of finishing off the .dll coding for this project, since poor RussH has had enough/got burnt out/moved on to other things.
Having seen how much work Russ has already done, I kind of understand!
And let me say he's done an outstanding job optimizing the mesh, coding the animations, etc. and his meticulous code annotation has made my job a lot easier.Thanks Russ!
I'll just be adding a few "bells and whistles" such as sun-tracking, rotating attachment points (for attaching P5,P6,etc.), and hopefully minimizing the fps hit during deployment of the panels.
However, I'm no ISS expert, so here's a couple of questions for anyone who knows...
1. Duration of deployment of panels?
2. Are the panels stowable after deployment? (I guess yes, since the P6 arrays are stowed before relocation)
3. compatibility with other add-ons - at the moment, the P3/P4 truss has a "docking port" for attaching it to the rest of the ISS - should I add an "attachment point" for this purpose also? Any other compatibility issues?
Thanks. I hope to have this finished by the end of the month.
Cheers,
Brian