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Mar 3^rd, 2002 at 5:26pm

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so you can export them into makemdl? I built the p=38 and added landing gear and propellers and I would like to test my creation in FS. Gmax will not let me export the files and makemdl only uses X fliles.

Now I have gotten myself all confused, and I loaded the sample dash 8 and I couldn't even export that. I put all of the flightsim files and plugins into the gmax directory, and it still doesn't work. HELP.
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Reply #1 - Mar 3^rd, 2002 at 5:41pm

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I'm not sure what you mean about X files. ???
To create an FS aircraft click File/Export & select Flightsim MDL File (*.MDL)
Please tell me if that fixed it.

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Reply #2 - Mar 3^rd, 2002 at 7:05pm

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export gives me the choice of .bgl to convert. I figured out how to convert into makemdl, but the objects are coming out as scenery not aircraft. I know there is some easy step i am missing. thanks

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Reply #3 - Mar 4^th, 2002 at 12:04am

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Check Chris File's site for possible errors:

http://takeoff.to/landing

Ít can b anything from your Windows setup is on other than US English (makemdl looks for "." as a decimal, not a ","), to "co-located vertices", etc..

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Reply #4 - Mar 4^th, 2002 at 2:03am

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export gives me the choice of .bgl to convert. I figured out how to convert into makemdl, but the objects are coming out as scenery not aircraft. I know there is some easy step i am missing. thanks

The fact that you can export BGL files proves the Export option is active & working properly.
There should also be a MDL option. Click the arrow by the side of the "Save as type" box.

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Reply #5 - Feb 6^th, 2004 at 5:25pm

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you need FSModelExp.dle . You can try to find it through google. thats where i found mine. You also need makemdl.dle. You can find it at microsofts site in the fs2002 sdk's.It also works for fs9. just put them both in your Gmax plugins folder and run Gamx. Then go to file export and there should be Mdl and Bgl options in the drop down bar.

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Reply #6 - Feb 7^th, 2004 at 10:46am

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2awa1057:
If he has a .bgl option for export it means that he already has a fsmodelexp.dle installed.
Do as Grumpy says-if you have option for bgl export it must be mdl option there,just list it down...

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