Pixel Joint Forum: Iso Train

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   I've always wanted to program a train simulator, but wanted smooth curves all in isometric perspective.  The blocks here seems to look somewhat correct, but I know there could be many improvements.  I don't know if I'm going about this the hard way.  
Can anyone offer any tips, edits, links or resources?

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dpixel Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 564	Topic: Iso Train Posted: 29 November 2010 at 3:08pm
	I've always wanted to program a train simulator, but wanted smooth curves all in isometric perspective. The blocks here seems to look somewhat correct, but I know there could be many improvements. I don't know if I'm going about this the hard way. Can anyone offer any tips, edits, links or resources?
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 29 November 2010 at 8:05pm
	Oh man, somewhere in this section this was asked and 'orbofwisdom' posted a most perfect solution. I couldn't find it :/ It was like 3 or 4 years ago. For sure there is NO smooth iso lines when you leave the basic lines. Coloring and details hide a lot tho.
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shampoop Commander Joined: 12 January 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 202	Posted: 30 November 2010 at 9:32am
	It could be a butter train simulator!
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DawnBringer Commander Joined: 11 August 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 568	Posted: 30 November 2010 at 12:11pm
	Well, this was interesting so I had to test it with a little script.
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dpixel Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 564	Posted: 30 November 2010 at 4:55pm
	@DawnBringer - That's very interesting. But would the side ones be shortened and widened like that in a true isometric perspective? I could be wrong, but wouldn't they be all the same size? Now I'm confused...lol
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jeremy Rear Admiral Joined: 25 November 2024 Location: New Zealand Online Status: Offline Posts: 1704	Posted: 30 November 2010 at 5:00pm
	In iso, depth is half of the true distance (so, yes :P ) Dawnbringer's thingy brings up a point I was goint to make; how about showing the true horizontal and vertical views? Might help because they use "perfect" lines :)
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dpixel Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 564	Posted: 30 November 2010 at 5:29pm
	@Jeremy - I might use true horizontal and vertical views depending on how I can get things to match up. My thought was...as long as I keep angled lines, things would look similar.
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