Spitzer telescope : new model

Cham · Post #1by **Cham** » 28.11.2007, 22:13

Just to inform the peeps that there's a new, medium-highly detailed, model of the Spitzer space telescope here :

http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/reso ... model.html

I'll work on it to improve the model, since there is no color, and the mesh needs some small repairs.

Post #2by **ElChristou** » 29.11.2007, 00:39

I'm unable to open this page...

Cham · Post #3by **Cham** » 29.11.2007, 00:46

ElChristou wrote:I'm unable to open this page...

?? I don't have any problem to open it (with Safari 3.0.4).

I'm working on that model right now. Some pieces need some better smoothing. I had to rise up the resolution a bit, for few pieces here and there, and I optimized some others (removing useless parts). That model is actually much better than the one we already have. And it isn't a big one (about 600 KB).

EDIT : Maybe it's bettter to start from their first page :

http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/

Then select the resources option, then the informal_education option, so you can find the model page.

BobHegwood · Post #4by **BobHegwood** » 29.11.2007, 01:46

Cham,

Methinks someone changed something at the site because when you
first put the link up in your first post, I went directly to it with NO
problems.

Now, I can't connect to it no matter what I do...

Just FYI... :wink:

Hungry4info · Post #5by **Hungry4info** » 29.11.2007, 02:12

I don't suppose there's an .SSC for it?

Cham · Post #6by **Cham** » 29.11.2007, 02:38

Hungry4info wrote:I don't suppose there's an .SSC for it?

Well, I don't know how accurate it is, but the one I'm using is from Jack.

The model as now been completely repaired and improved. I just have to add the colors and materials. This may be a long process, since I'll have to split many pieces and check all the available pictures of the real thing, and since I'm pretty busy with my job right now. I don't know if I'll have time to finish the model before 20 december (I'll leave for India, so I'll be VERY far away from Celestia for almost a month).

Cham · Post #7by **Cham** » 29.11.2007, 05:12

O well, ... it was MUCH easier and faster to do than what I thought. The model is already almost finished ! That version is really much more satisfying than the old model from Jack.

The 3ds file is 2.7 MB, and contains about 145k triangles.

Sorry, I can't show you a picture of the model.

bh · Post #8by bh » 29.11.2007, 09:16

Looking forwards to it!

Cham · Post #9by **Cham** » 29.11.2007, 14:23

The model is finished !

I'll take one or two more days, just to inspect the mesh in Celestia, before publishing it. I don't want to keep it for myself alone (what gives ?).

Some pieces may be optimised a bit more (especially the bolts), but I don't think it's worth it to give more time on this nice model just to save about 1000 to 2000 triangles (max!), out of a total of 145K triangles.

Hungry4info · Post #10by **Hungry4info** » 29.11.2007, 14:39

bh wrote:Looking forwards to it!

Indeed!

I, too, tried using Jack's model but I wasn't able to get it to work so I just made my own SSC with random orbital parameters. Good detail for the model, but of course, no textures.

I'm certainly looking foreward to your model, Cham.

Post #11by **ElChristou** » 29.11.2007, 14:44

Today I can load the page; indeed it's a much better model! Have you send an email as those guys asked? (else I'll send it)

Cham · Post #12by **Cham** » 29.11.2007, 17:58

ElChristou wrote:Today I can load the page; indeed it's a much better model! Have you send an email as those guys asked? (else I'll send it)

Yes, I emailed them. I didn't got a response yet. Since they don't give any support, I guess they will not respond. They only want to know where the model is going. I stated explicitely what I intended for the model.

ElChristou, do you mind if I send you the corrected model by email, so you can publish it here, for the pleasure of everyone ? The Motherlode is a mess and it's too slow to update for my taste.

I'll publish a 3ds version only (no CMOD version), since there's some problems with smoothing with the CMODTool utility (we need to solve this, by the way !).

Post #13by **ElChristou** » 29.11.2007, 19:41

Cham wrote:ElChristou, do you mind if I send you the corrected model by email, so you can publish it here, for the pleasure of everyone ? The Motherlode is a mess and it's too slow to update for my taste.

No problemo.

Cham wrote:I'll publish a 3ds version only (no CMOD version), since there's some problems with smoothing with the CMODTool utility (we need to solve this, by the way !).

Yeah, but I fear it won't be soon...

cartrite · Post #14by **cartrite** » 30.11.2007, 11:31

Cham wrote:
ElChristou wrote:Today I can load the page; indeed it's a much better model! Have you send an email as those guys asked? (else I'll send it)

Yes, I emailed them. I didn't got a response yet. Since they don't give any support, I guess they will not respond. They only want to know where the model is going. I stated explicitely what I intended for the model.

ElChristou, do you mind if I send you the corrected model by email, so you can publish it here, for the pleasure of everyone ? The Motherlode is a mess and it's too slow to update for my taste.

I'll publish a 3ds version only (no CMOD version), since there's some problems with smoothing with the CMODTool utility (we need to solve this, by the way !).

I started a thread in the bugs forum about this. http://www.celestiaproject.net/forum/viewtopic ... 6219#96219

Post #15by **ElChristou** » 03.12.2007, 14:00

Guys, last week-end has been spent with Cham fixing the spitzer model, so here it is:

(Click to enlarge)

Download here (1,7Mo 3DS)

bh · Post #16by bh » 03.12.2007, 14:08

Oh my! Superb!

Hungry4info · Post #17by **Hungry4info** » 03.12.2007, 15:12

Pretty o_O

bh · Post #18by bh » 03.12.2007, 17:59

My textures are flickering... knickers!

Post #19by **ElChristou** » 03.12.2007, 18:14

bh wrote:My textures are flickering... knickers!

?? how? windowed, full screen mode? they should not be any kind of problem as there is no transparency on this model...

bh · Post #20by bh » 03.12.2007, 18:20

Windowed... dunno why...