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==Bugs/limitations==
 
==Bugs/limitations==
When the vessel is in generic mode (all of them, unless modifyed) landing gears is assumed to be in the same state, that in the beginning of the simulation, no matter what is their current state.
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When vessels (all of them, unless modified) are in generic mode, landing gears are assumed to be in the same state (that of the beginning of the simulation) regardless of their current state.
  
Bases that uses SPHEREMAPPED feature is not supported.
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Bases that uses SPHEREMAPPED feature are not supported.
  
 
Configuration and documentation is known to be confusing.
 
Configuration and documentation is known to be confusing.

Revision as of 11:31, 31 March 2007

Project home: [N/A]
Author: Artlav
Current version: Unknown
Compatibility: Unknown


Description

MeshLand is an Orbiter plugin which offers a vessel-terrain and vessel-vessel collision detection and handling for Orbiter.

MeshLand interfaces with Visosad, which is a rigid body physics simulator.

Key Features

Calculates collisions between vessels, based on real physics (beta only).

Allows to land on terrain meshes, planetary meshes (asteroids) and multi-level structures.

http://www.rumaxclub.ru/etc/evaws.jpg

Jumping over rock - Image by Tschachim


http://www.rumaxclub.ru/etc/lrvfm.jpg

Driving over Fra Mauro - Image by Redburne


http://www.orbithangar.com/addonpics/ml.jpg

Landed at Vallis Dao rocks


Collision detection is largely independant from the sizes and amounts of landscape details. The performance for engines 1 and 2 is unique.

Generic vessel support allows to use unmodified vessels when landing on the landscape (With small limitations).

For advanced features there is Collision SDK.

Also, a "3D surface" MFD is included, which is a scratch of Surface MFD with some Visosad controls.

Bugs/limitations

When vessels (all of them, unless modified) are in generic mode, landing gears are assumed to be in the same state (that of the beginning of the simulation) regardless of their current state.

Bases that uses SPHEREMAPPED feature are not supported.

Configuration and documentation is known to be confusing.

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