User-Created Content for Absolute RC Simulator

On the Absolute RC import screen, enter the following address:

https://rcflightsim.com/example.lst

You will receive three free custom models in return.

You can design and share your own Absolute RC models, or take advantage of the simulator's import feature to use hundreds of free ClearView models created by other users.

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How to Import User-Created Models into Absolute RC Simulator

Absolute RC Simulator can import user-created models either as individual zip file downloads or as a list (.lst) file. A list file lets you import multiple models in a single step, making it the preferred method for quickly using the many ClearView models available online. The list file format is as follows:

  1. A list file may contain any number of lines; each line imports one model.
  2. Each line consists of a model zip file URL and an optional flight physics mapping, separated by a space.
    1. The URL points to a zip file that contains a ClearView model.
    2. The flight physics mapping element assigns the model's flight behavior to a stock Absolute RC model; the imported model will then fly exactly like the referenced stock model.

Absolute RC Simulator models use the same format as ClearView models. ClearView is a widely used PC flight simulator known for its proven, high-fidelity flight physics and open model format. Its users have created hundreds of models, which they generously share with the RC community. To see how custom models and list files work, review the example list file below, then download the corresponding model zip files to your PC for further study. You can view the example list file by opening https://rcflightsim.com/example.lst in your browser. It contains the following: 

https://absolutesim.com/Piper_Pawnee.zip $PlaneMidWingDhD01 paramsAgriDuck
https://absolutesim.com/GeeBeeFantasy.zip
https://absolutesim.com/Spad_S_VII.zip

This example lists three models. The first uses a stock flight model ($PlaneMidWingDhD01 paramsAgriDuck), while the other two define their own flight models.

Available Stock Model Mappings

$PlaneHiWingDhD01

paramsAdvantage paramsAileronTrainer paramsCesnaSkyline paramsDecathlon paramsPiperCub paramsSkySurfer

$PlaneMidWingD01

paramsA10 paramsF15 paramsF16 paramsT33

$PlaneMidWingDhD01

paramsA380 paramsAgriDuck paramsAquila paramsAT6 paramsB25 paramsF4UCorsair paramsMesserschmitt paramsMosquito paramsP38 paramsP51Mustang paramsSpitfire paramsStuka paramsTunderbolt paramsWarhawk

$Heli3D100D02

paramsSuper3D

List files make it easy to reuse ClearView models and to build model packs for one-step import into Absolute RC. The mapping element is optional; if omitted, the model's flight behavior is defined by its own params.txt file.

Advanced Users: Model Design

Absolute RC Simulator uses the same model format as ClearView, so Absolute RC models are created in exactly the same way as ClearView models, as described here.

ClearView uses the ODE physics engine, while Absolute RC uses the NVIDIA PhysX physics engine. Because these are two different physics engines, model behavior may differ slightly - or, in some cases, significantly. For this reason, certain parameters in params.txt must be tuned to different values for each simulator. Consequently, using the same aircraft in both ClearView and Absolute RC requires two separate zip files. These files are identical in every respect except for the differing params.txt values.

Three Ways to Create and Import an Absolute RC Model

Hard Way #1

Build a new model for Absolute RC entirely from scratch, following the ClearView manual, but tuned specifically so it flies well in Absolute RC. The resulting model is intended for Absolute RC and may not fly as expected in ClearView.

Skill level: Expert model developer, expert RC flier

Time required: 1 week

Hard Way #2

Start from an existing ClearView model, copy it, and tune it for Absolute RC by adjusting the parameters in its params.txt file. The result is two visually identical models: one for ClearView and one for Absolute RC.

Skill level: Expert RC flier

Time required: 1-2 days

Fast And Easy Way

Create a .lst file and import it into Absolute RC. The file lists a number of ClearView models as zip file URLs and maps each model's flight behavior to one of the 40 available stock Absolute RC models.

Skill level: Suitable for all users

Time required: 10 minutes to 1 hour