i have got a tutorial on how to make planes in gmax... still have a long way to go with that... but i was wondering if there was a way of using google sketchup instead of gmax?

and i am still interested in more tutorials, too.  :P

If you want to do it properly, forget sketchup :o

Use Gmax or FSDS :)

Some aircraft have been done in sketchup but they are only low res and suitable for scenery items.

ok... fsds isn't free, right? now i have to work out how to use gmax... where all the tools are and watnot... :D

smeely wrote on Jul 16^th, 2011 at 9:44pm:

ok... fsds isn't free, right? now i have to work out how to use gmax... where all the tools are and watnot... :D

The answer to that is "everywhere."  ;D Once you learn GMax, you will not be sorry that you took the time to learn it. So much quicker to do things in it than in FSDS.  :o

ummmhmmm... i need more tutorials. i got the stupid idiots guide to gmax, could i have links for more tutorials?

http://www.flightsimonline.com/C162/

This one is for FS2004, but the modeling concepts apply to FSX as well.

I am also trying To learn so maybe in a few years i Can give Alrot, Pairbus and Enigmasim a run for their (Not?) money. YEAH Right. like that will ever happen ;). But really, it would be nice to learn how to make them.

hyperpep111 wrote on Jul 18^th, 2011 at 2:25pm:

I am also trying To learn so maybe in a few years i Can give Alrot, Pairbus and Enigmasim a run for their (Not?) money. YEAH Right. like that will ever happen ;). But really, it would be nice to learn how to make them.

Its easy when you want , c'mon and give it a try ,we are here to assist you  ;)

Alex

cool, getting to work on thatone... it has a lot more info on where to get the tools needed... i haven't figured out how to put a image in the background, or how to make he cross sections... getting there

Just one tip from years of experience...

Learn how to build a simple box in GMax, THEN take the time and effort to make sure you can export it to an FS model before doing anything else.

If you can't get the export procedure down cold, it won't matter a bit how nice your modeling skills are!

Okay, one more tip...

Export early and often while modeling. Don't wait until you're done modeling!

Catch your mistakes as you make them, you'll thank me later. :)

thankyou, will get to work and make sure i can export to the simulator..

Oh found this step by step tutorial.
This is a convert tutorial but it has links to modeling :o
http://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.php?title=GMax_(FSX)

i know this is an old topic and maybe i should have opened a new topic but NOTHING of that tutorial works for me.
there is no: fstools
and there is not any option to export to mdl and it doesnt give much advice on that:
Select "Flightsim Model (*.MDL)" as file type (assuming this option appears, but if not, oh well).
can someone please tell me what is wrong?

jetprop wrote on Aug 20^th, 2011 at 4:21pm:

i know this is an old topic and maybe i should have opened a new topic but NOTHING of that tutorial works for me. there is no: fstools and there is not any option to export to mdl and it doesnt give much advice on that: Select "Flightsim Model (*.MDL)" as file type (assuming this option appears, but if not, oh well). can someone please tell me what is wrong?

Which one? You really need to be more specific for us to help :)

the one from fsdeveloper to export to .mdl

First check your SDK instalation. It should be Programs/Microsoft Games/Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK

If all that is well, then go to the utilities tab in gmax (the small hammer on the top right side of the screen), click "Max Script" and "run script". It should open inside the FSX "script" folder, if not navigate to gmax/gamepacks/FSX_GmaxGamePack/scripts and double click "FSToolsMenu". It should appear by then.

oh then i made a big mistake,i did not install sdk at all. :-[
i will try tomorrow,just as a test since it is not exactely finished.

i did have it installed and i repaired it but still nothing.