making a driving game and using sketchup with an image form google maps to create the roads, i have done this already, exported as 3ds imported to med and exported as MDL.

now how would i import this into my project (using template from newton "Car") and beable to drive on the surface of the .MDL model

as far as im aware you can drive on the surfaces of blocks with newton but when im creating a city doing it piece by piece within 3D-GS will become seriously mundane and frustrating. help please

my.polygon = on;

enables polygonal collision detection. Works with the A6 physics engine, should work with Newton as well.

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Polygon flag doesn't work with Newton does it?

When using Newton, I simply had to create a model terrain, and apply the NewtonTerrain action to it...

i hope it does work, newton doesnt have any problem with actual blocks, if there is a way to convert a model to be recognised as a block that would be even better

btw: there is a little button in med that convert models to terrain...

polygon on doesnt work with newton, tested last night.

scorpion, where i couldnt find it

Ah, so I was right.

Do not use terrains, they don't work with newton anymore. Instead, convert your terrain to a model, and then apply Newtons "terrain" action to it...


BTW: The action isn't called "terrain", it just has the word terrain in it somewhere...

this was the first action i tried, gues what, it never worked my car fell straight through but ill have another try tonight, it was probably somthing realy stupid

Was your "terrain" a model (*.MDL) or a terrain (*.HMP)?