Fuselage Block

The  is a fundamental structural block in SimplePlanes.

Summary
The fuselage block is one of the main blocks in SimplePlanes. It is used in many creations such as replicas and anything really. This block is one of the few special blocks as it is fully customizable. It can have each individual corner changed to a different style(Curved, Smooth, Hard and Circular). It also has a Rise/Run property which acts as the distance the block is 'tilted'. There is a dead weight property which allows you to shift the center of mass rapidly. There is also a bouyancy and fuel tank option for this part, used in every occasion.

More information
Fuselage blocks have limited size properties in the editor:


 * 10 for Length, Height or Breadth
 * 5  for Rise and Run
 * However, the size can be increased to exceed said limits in the .xml file of the aircraft.

The corner types work with different blocks:


 * Curved corners work with curved blocks, unless the height and/or width is less than 2. Curves are that of perfect circles and will use the biggest available.
 * Smooth corners work with normal blocks
 * Hard corners work with straight blocks. They form 90* angles.
 * Circular corners can create curves for any size of fuselage block. Curves created will be that of ellipses if the height and breadth are not equal.

Its buoyancy is affected by its mass. A heavier fuselage block (i.e. one that is bigger or has more dead weight) can hold more weight before sinking.

Bigger fuselage blocks hold more fuel, but all fuselage blocks can only hold the same maximum amount of dead weight (1000 lbs)

Tips
If you want to build fast and easy. using a Fuselage block is the best way, it saves your time and makes it more detailed too.

Sometimes, it is better to scale fuselage blocks than to edit its height or width properties. This allows you to use the same fuselage block as a sub assembly for use at multiple different locations. A 0.5x or 0.25x-scaled fuselage block also allows you to bypass limitations of the Rise/Run property.