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Oct 24^th, 2005 at 11:01pm

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I just got gmax recently (off FS2004) and the tutorials don't work. When i click on them it doesn't do anything. Am i doing something wrong or is something wrong with my gmax? any help would be great

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Reply #1 - Oct 24^th, 2005 at 11:08pm

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Did you make sure that you excracted the contents of the zipped tutorials [if you downloaded them] to a temorary location before opening a tutorial? Most tutorials use html format and require access to certain files within the zipped download that you have [ex: images stored within the zipped download]. That's you have to exctract the files prior to using the tuts so that they can display correctly.

If the tuts are just in plain text [ex: a notepad file], then there should be no problem.

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Reply #2 - Oct 25^th, 2005 at 8:04am

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No, i actually got it off flight simulator 2004, so i shouldnt have had to do anything like that.

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Reply #3 - Oct 25^th, 2005 at 8:44am

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The gmax tutorials, help files and programs are each separate installs.

Executing the programs - gmax install, tutorials install, and help files install (not that these are the names, mind you) will install the respective components into their proper locations: c:\gmax.... etc

Another thing. If you intend to create content for Flight Simulator 9, you also need to download the gmax SDK and makemdl SDK from the Microsoft FS2004 downloads site.

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Reply #4 - Oct 25^th, 2005 at 12:23pm

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If you don't understand parts of the tutorials or you are having trouble understanding them, go to this site for more technical information. This forum focuses mainly on addon development.

Freeflight Design Shop Forum

There are more experienced individuals in that forum.

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Reply #5 - Oct 25^th, 2005 at 1:20pm

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PapaK (I told you I'd change your name):

Thanks for the kudos but don't underestimate the quality of the support in the Simviation Design Forums. To this day I've learned about as much from here as from the FFDS forums.

I find that many times the explanation here is easier to understand than at FFDS.

Felix/FFDS

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Reply #6 - Oct 25^th, 2005 at 5:12pm

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I got the tutorials up and running now, thank you.

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Reply #7 - Oct 25^th, 2005 at 6:01pm

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You're welcome Tim.

Uhh.. Felix, are you sure that SimV has more info than FFDS? I remember getting more useful info in regards to XML from FFDS. Roll Eyes

Oh wait, never mind. I just remembered that you have /FFDS as part of your name. Grin

As for my name, it's never gonna change until there is a Katahu Jr. And as far as I'm concerned, it won't happened until I get a woman. Grin

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Reply #8 - Oct 25^th, 2005 at 10:00pm

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You're welcome Tim.

Uhh.. Felix, are you sure that SimV has more info than FFDS? I remember getting more useful info in regards to XML from FFDS. Roll Eyes

I am proud that the FFDS forum has attracted the cream of the designer crop as far as flightsimulator modelling is concerned. The talent that regularly lurks and/or posts there is, at times, amazing.

In a way for the modeller, this forum is a more welcome place to start in. I don't want to give the impression that the Simviation Forum is not visited by the design powerhouses, because they are (I know, I've pushed some to come in here, see a question and either post or give me the answer). Ultimately, the key support team in flightsim modelling is other modellers.

You'll note that I have no qualms about referring people here to tutorials and source files at FFDS, and I have no qualms about blatantly reposting tips from these forums to the FFDS forums.

The Stupid Idiot's Guide to MAking an Airplane in Gmax is hosted in Simviation. That alone is a "must read" for any flightsim modeller.

I will be the first to admit that the emphasis at FFDS is the visual modelling aspect. I've added "panel" "flight dynamics" and "Scenery" boards there, more as help aids, than the "meat". There's a small collection of XML animation codes there.

I've seen a number of people that start in Simviation and then pop up in FFDS, without abandoning Simviation. There is no harm in going around the forums to learn. I really ought to dio it more often myself!

In essence, the FFDS forum doesn't "compete" with any other design forum, and most importantly, doesn't pretend to be the sole repository of flightsim modelling knowledge .... If I thought that, I certainly wouldn't need to frequent here!!

(Ok, so Inspector Poly thinks that FFDS is graduate level modelling, but, hey, he's weird anyway!)

Felix/FFDS

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