This is a link to a clip of the beginnings of my first track. Just started it so it's rough but hopefully I can turn out something acceptable eventually.
It is a track I devised myself based on real roads around a town near where I live. I mapped out the course on google earth and corrected most of the height data. At the moment I am concerned with getting a good shape and a nice feel to drive. Eventually there will be houses and shops lining most of the streets but at the moment I just have a grass border.
Making it in Bobs Track Builder and converting to rFactor because that and richard burns rally are the 2 formats it outputs in. Then will hopefully be able to convert it to netKar once the tools are made available.

That's the plan anyway



Any feedback would be appreciated

Thanks,

Mark Schilling (West Cork Racing F2000)

Here's another video of a few changes and a bit of progress. Still haven't really got any terrain mesh done but next video will have that.
Trying to get a nice flow to the track first. Pit lane position has changed since last video but still isn't quite right.

p.s. - Excuse the driving as I still haven't got my wheel back so am using a joypad

good work! But for the race i see it hard. The curves are too sharp.
To convert fo NK is simple. You must import it in 3D Studio and after export in NK with NK's track editor.

sorry for my english. You can use isi tool for import in 3D studio or you can convert your track with 3DSimed in 3ds format.

Is a long work

Thanks for the reply Riccardo

When you say the corners are too sharp, do you mean too tight or not smooth enough(as in too jerky and need to be smoothed)?
It's supposed to be a street circuit so if you mean too tight then it's not really any tighter than monaco in bits

As for converting to netKar, I tried to get my head around the editor but couldn't. I am waiting for a tutorial. If 3dsim ed had an Export to netKar button it would make life a lot easier.
Maybe they will add this in a future release as the editor is available now??

Any voulenteers to help me convert it when I'm finished are welcomed

no. there is no software that does everything automatically. At least for now. You always have a double pass. BTB (rfactor format) to 3D Studio to NK track editor.
When you're ready and you will have problems. we will help you to solve them.

Thanks very much Riccardo

The new video I posted earlier I swapped for a higher quality one.

Regarding the sharp corners you mentioned. Do you mean to apply smothing to the track to take away any jagged edges or just that the corners are too tight? I tried applying some smoothing just now and it works on some parts but other parts I feel that the track looses it's feeling.

Here's a pic of the location with my track placed on top.


LENGTH = 7.033 KM

LENGTH = 7.033 KM and width is correct?

ps: the fastline you need to fix

Looking good Mark Nice to see a long track, with a good mix of fast sweeping sections and some slow tight stuff. Just my kind of track

Don't smooth out the track surface to much please

Keep up the good work!

Yea Riccardo it's 7.033KM and the width is pretty much correct for most of it.
Where it turns up some of the side streets it will narrow a bit
I just exported it quickly to test, so the fastline is not configured properly.
Will only take a few mins to put it in though.

Cheers for the comment Stu
Yea I think it will be fun to drive when it's complete, and yes I will try to retain most of the road character while at the same time slightly tailoring it for racing.
It's an irish road so potholes galore
My favourite circuits are the long ones. All time favourite is Isle of Man TT circuit (60.73KM a lap & races are 6 laps on 1000cc bikes) !!!!!
Also full Nurburgring and La Sarthe (24 hour Le Mans track).

I will add all the side roads in the town eventually and remove alot of the tyre barriers and just put some small railings up so you can see you are flying through narrow town streets. Will give much better sense of speed. The next step is to drive the road and record on a video camera and take still shots to more correctly finetune certain areas.
I will also photograph shops and houses and the like for textures. When I get some shots I'll upload here so you guys can see.

For anyone not familiar with the TT circuit check out these 3 clips.
Onboard with Joey Dunlop (King of the Mountain) R.I.P.... around the Isle of man TT circuit.

Video for lap is in 3 parts as it's so long. Enjoy

PART 1


PART 2


PART 3

Thrilling! A missile! Awesome!

Yea totally epic

This year in may, it will be 103 year aniversary of the Isle of man TT!!

Most exciting, and dangerous race on the planet

Here's a clip of the modern bikes running around.
These days the big bikes are hitting 200+ MPH

really nice ...and faaaaaaaaaastttttttttttttt great job!!!!

Thanks Giancarlo

My track or the TT?

both!!!!!