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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.

I'm unable to open this page...

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.

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...

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

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).

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.

Looking forwards to it!

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.

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.

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)

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 !).

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...

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

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)

Oh my! Superb!

Pretty o_O

My textures are flickering... knickers!

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...

Windowed... dunno why...