Airbus A340-300

Stiglr · 29th July 2011, 03:41 PM

All that depends on the specs for your end product. Check within your X-Plane community for tips, if not some specific poly limits.

Simulators that I have experience with establish separate poly limits for exteriors and for interiors, all of that hinging on how the game operates (e.g., where is the player's point of view during game play, how close objects can be seen [whether in interior or exterior or chase view], whether a plane requires "level of detail" versions for viewing at distance). There are a lot of things to consider.

To answer your specific question, yes, it would be possible to "mix" low and high poly modeling for the exterior vs. the interior... but your decisions would likely still be limited by the same in-game performance issues.

29th July 2011, 03:41 PM	#10
Stiglr Senior Member Professional user Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 604	Re: Airbus A340-300 All that depends on the specs for your end product. Check within your X-Plane community for tips, if not some specific poly limits. Simulators that I have experience with establish separate poly limits for exteriors and for interiors, all of that hinging on how the game operates (e.g., where is the player's point of view during game play, how close objects can be seen [whether in interior or exterior or chase view], whether a plane requires "level of detail" versions for viewing at distance). There are a lot of things to consider. To answer your specific question, yes, it would be possible to "mix" low and high poly modeling for the exterior vs. the interior... but your decisions would likely still be limited by the same in-game performance issues. __________________ Flight Sim Project Contributor My Gaming Rig: i5 2500K Quad-Core CPU at 3.3GHz MSI P67A-C43 mobo 4GB of PC12800 DDR3 memory Windows 7 1GB Galaxy GeForce GTX550 Ti video card GeForce 270.61 drivers (4/2011) Cougar joystick/throttle combo CH Pedals