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Reply #15 - Sep 13^th, 2003 at 8:54am

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After having an Inspector Poly "Aha" moment...

Once you set your pivot point correctly (Hierarchy/Affect Pivot only, then beg, plead, and cajole the pivotpoint to position), set your "Reference coordinate system" to "LOCAL", and I use "Trasnform Coordinate Center" In this case, you may want to "Use Pivot Point Center"

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Reply #16 - Sep 14^th, 2003 at 8:51pm

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Okay. Configuration issue, this time. I was working on the H-1 last night and for some reason, today I can't open the file. When I try, Gmax runs through its loading process and then just before it loads the actual file, it gives me the message "File Open Failed:" and then it gives me the location of the file I'm trying to open. All other files I have open just fine, but there's something really wrong with the other one.

I do have a few backups, but that one had some things in there that would have to be redone from scratch, and several parts of the aircraft would have to be deleted and redone.

Any thoughts?

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Reply #17 - Sep 15^th, 2003 at 9:45am

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HAve you updated your Windows XP/2000 recently?

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Okay. Configuration issue, this time. I was working on the H-1 last night and for some reason, today I can't open the file. When I try, Gmax runs through its loading process and then just before it loads the actual file, it gives me the message "File Open Failed:" and then it gives me the location of the file I'm trying to open. All other files I have open just fine, but there's something really wrong with the other one.

I do have a few backups, but that one had some things in there that would have to be redone from scratch, and several parts of the aircraft would have to be deleted and redone.

Any thoughts?

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Reply #18 - Sep 15^th, 2003 at 7:22pm

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No, I haven't done anything to my system or the pathways for Gmax, it just all of a sudden wouldn't open that particular file.

Oh, well, I think I'm going to go ahead and start anew. Maybe this time it won't look so deformed! Roll Eyes

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Reply #19 - Sep 16^th, 2003 at 7:35am

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All Discreet products that I've worked with have an ability to corrupt their own files without the help of viruses, worms or XP updates.

You might want to check the AutoBack folder in your Gmax directory. That's where the software will place the back-up files it makes automtically. You locate the file with the latest date on it, rename the file so that it has the proper extension (I think .gmax works) and then you can open the backup file in gmax the regular way.
Once opened you can rename it or do a save as and you should be back in business.

You can adjust the details of how your gmax makes backup files in the preferences.

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Reply #20 - Sep 16^th, 2003 at 12:49pm

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Go figure, the one I wanted wasn't there! Roll Eyes

There were three or four from other minor assemblies of the files I merged from, but none from the one I wanted. Apparently, Gmax just backs up the files IT wants. Oh, well.

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Reply #21 - Sep 19^th, 2003 at 1:58pm

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Okay, Felix, here's another one for you. I have landing gear that (of course) need to have polygons on the inner surface. Problem is, the polys are a little hard to contour using the "create polygons" thing. So what I want to do is create a copy and then turn it inside-out, basically flipping the polys while leaving them in their original positions. Can I do that? Otherwise I have a long row to hoe . . . Roll Eyes

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Reply #22 - Sep 19^th, 2003 at 2:21pm

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As this is getting into a new topic, I've made the "gmax polyflips" thread.

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