After several exporting errors...and still no luck in exporting the entire model, I had to resort to rebuilding it again and even tho it looks ok-ish in a render...it is still not exporting..even without textures 

Hi Alex...Alrot...I have not UV mapped the model yet...could it be a problem with the number of verts? Am on 51 000 at moment...

Looking good. Poly count seems a little high for just being at this stage.

How about a head on shot? 

Thank you Skoker for the pdf link...I am using FSX... but I am sure it will apply and give me more ammo to tackle this model/exporting thing!   Thanks for your help

Alex...I will do as you suggest and post the results later today..again thanks for your help and interest..considering how busy you are with your own project...

Ethan

Alrot...  Alex I have removed the materials as you suggested and only got the max colours...but the model still does not show..apart from two small items ...the door hinges    ...I then tried removing the materials  and the uvw mapping...and set to gray....nothing...I get a warning that the scene contains both fsx and fs9 materials and the program asks if i want to export as fsx..I selected "yes"

I get a warning in the xtomdl that the model exceeds the buffer size....but no other warnings or errors...
...Hjelp please

Alex...yes I was thinking the same...I will email you the 3ds file or whatever format you need.. I would be grateful if you can have a look at it...just pm me with your details....

cheers...
p.s  just a few more shots to show you where the polys are going...will delete the detail again...

I knew it since I saw this beautiful chopper the first time,"

it was too beautiful

"

http://205.252.250.26/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1282928859

too many rounded shapes ,too shiny , Lots of vertex and wayyyy too many polygons!!

It doesn't even export in my pc ,every time I load max with this Helicopter my machine tries to hang.

First its exacly what it says Too many vertex for FSX

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/elhelicop1.jpg

I almost get blind by selecting this view mode the screen turns almost white 


You're going to have to remake this chopper  there are too many unnecessary parts ,for example the windows ,By lofting you can get almost the same shape

I'll give you and example
you helicopter has

154.949 polygons and 101.000 verts <---without the blades

and airplane like the one Im making right now which the exterior its complete

34.079 polygons and less than 18.000 verts

YOU HAVE 4 AIRPLANES IN A SINGLE MODEL!!


Unnecessary parts like this engines which is hidden and all those tubes or cylinders this parts has more vertex and polygon than my whole Citation x with its VC 



there are no blades in the file you send me ,but I can imagines is the same thing ,You need to remake many parts as you can my friend If this models could be export it It couldn't even run in FSX

Lofting lines ,draw rounded shape and then extrude to make blades or wings ,   

   I think I saw once a tool to kill polygons without changing the shape, I'll look for it and I'll get back ..

Hey Alex,  lol thanks for the feedback on the model...it is kinda what I expected   I have to re learn ways to model with less polys..not sure how to do the lofting for the windows as you suggest but I will look into that...rebuild it again and then send you the file again if you don't mind...
Thanks for helping a newbie...  Your chopper looks great and I feel a bit dispondent at the moment..mostly since I don't know much about 3ds max..only had it for about a month..

anyway thanks again
would you mind if I keep bugging you with questions when I get stuck?
cheers

ps. I do have the poly cruncher plug-in installed and also have 3ds max 2011 with pro optimiser...and I did remove about 50% of the polys before I'd send you the file!!!! It had over 280 000!!

Thanks Alex lol...  btw..my cmd window..the black xtomdl window did not give me those errors...I hope my xtomdl  is set up correctly...
Back to the drawing board again!!!