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The graphics saga continues - I am looking for help from someone who has a copy of SketchUp Pro (See here http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=92776 ) Anyone know someone who has a SketchUp Pro license, an email accout, and a 30 minutes of free time?

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Re: 5th Gear AI

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The graphics saga continues - I am looking for help from someone who has a copy of SketchUp Pro (See here http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=92776 ) Anyone know someone who has a SketchUp Pro license, an email account, and a 30 minutes of free time?

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With some help from Chris Picone (Chris Is Me) and my colleague David Dobbs, and some Google searching, I think I know what is causing the graphics model problems and how to (tediously) fix them.

The symptoms are consistent with me (a SketchUp noob) getting some (many) of my model's faces flipped around backward.

That SketchUp or it's introductory help materials aren't a little less silent on this subject is something I'll grumble about for a while, but the good news is that I'm optimistic that I/we can fix the problems and push out a good model in fairly short order.

So, let's not count our chickens before they hatch, but I am optimistic.

If anyone wants to learn more about the problem/solution, post a request.

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Re: 5th Gear AI

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The graphics saga continues - I am looking for help from someone who has a copy of SketchUp Pro (See here http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=92776 ) Anyone know someone who has a SketchUp Pro license, an email account, and a 30 minutes of free time?

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With some help from Chris Picone (Chris Is Me) and my colleague David Dobbs, and some Google searching, I think I know what is causing the graphics model problems and how to (tediously) fix them.

The symptoms are consistent with me (a SketchUp noob) getting some (many) of my model's faces flipped around backward.

That SketchUp or it's introductory help materials aren't a little less silent on this subject is something I'll grumble about for a while, but the good news is that I'm optimistic that I/we can fix the problems and push out a good model in fairly short order.

So, let's not count our chickens before they hatch, but I am optimistic.

If anyone wants to learn more about the problem/solution, post a request.

Blake
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Re: 5th Gear AI

Looking forward to the updates. Please count me in as a beta tester.
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Re: 5th Gear AI

Much has changed since I last updated this thread. The biggest change is that Lockheed Martin and I parted a couple of months ago.

Topic #1:
I wrote much of the 5th Gear "AI" code I was developing on my own time; but I also wrote some of it while on the clock for LM. Consequently I left it all with LM, and without special action on LM's part, I can't continue that project.

LM might choose to release an 5th Gear Client/Server interface spec; and if they do I/we could rewrite the boring AI-Client interface code, and then expose an easy-to-use/customize interface for just the AI part of an AI client.

Or... the LM folks might release an easy to use client that exposes the interface AI developers need.

Let's see how many folks request that interface spec/code, and see how the folks at LM are able to respond.

Topic #2:
The game at the links below look like fun ways for anyone who has an itch to create a fully autonomous FRC/VRC/FTC bot to cut their teeth in a simplified environment.

Walking before running is generally a good idea...
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/codeinvaders
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/coderally
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/coderuler

I thinking about giving them a try. I have downloaded a Java Developers version of the Eclipse Platform, and I have downloaded the IBM Games software.

If I make any headway getting them to run, and if they truly are fun to use; maybe we can run a few tournaments to see who is the CD user with the strongest AI Kung Fu.

Running a tournament or two at the VRC Worlds and the FIRST Worlds might even catch on as annual event (given that we can continue scrounging up new games to use (MIT has created a few...)).

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Re: 5th Gear AI

I got the CodeInvaders game to work and it looks like it is worth taking the next step.

Is there anyone out there who would like to volunteer to set up a stable tournament server (or find a trustworthy existing public instance)?

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Re: 5th Gear AI

I downloaded it, and took a look. It actually looks quite promising; I was able to get something flying within a matter of minutes, and something capable of "excelling" within an hour or so. The sky really is the limit, though. Thanks for posting that, it'll give me something to do for a few days!
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Re: 5th Gear AI

Great! - don't forget to help me/us find a server so that we can start competing against each other and the world....
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Re: 5th Gear AI

Unfortunately, all the links are dead now.
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Unfortunately, all the links are dead now.
Which links?

These
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/codeinvaders
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/coderally
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/coderuler
just worked fine from my home computer.

Following each I reached an IBM Alphaworks page.

Maybe the problem is a firewall or other security measure between the computer you used and the rest of the world? or maybe you are talking about other links?

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Re: 5th Gear AI

I'm pretty sure those are the links he was referring to - I tried clicking on them after he made that post and got a "server not found" page. They seem to work now.
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I'm pretty sure those are the links he was referring to - I tried clicking on them after he made that post and got a "server not found" page. They seem to work now.
OK & Great!

I think the sort of Game/contest IBM created is exactly the sort of thing that let's us wrap our heads around the both the simplicity and the complexity of autonomously operating a non-trivial machine in an unpredicatable environment.

Along those lines... running a little league/tournament would be an excellent way to prep for the autonomous software part of an FRC/VRC/VRCC/FTC season.

I can't volunteer to create a competition league (no free time); but a handful of students could easily get one up and running in short order; and could then recruit entrants from several STEM robotics programs.

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