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How Do I save a X file in gmax? (Read 344 times)

Oct 18^th, 2006 at 5:48am

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How do I save a X file in gmax to use with makemdl? I tryed renameing the file from .p3g or something like that to .X and makemdl gave me an error or as it said,
Running model

Start! (C:\gmax\gamepacks\FS2002\plugins\AT-AT(1).X)
Loading X C:\gmax\gamepacks\FS2002\plugins\AT-AT(1).X...
ERROR: Invalid X file: C:\gmax\gamepacks\FS2002\plugins\AT-AT(1).X.
Error!
Error!
This is when I renamed the file to .X ???

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Reply #1 - Oct 18^th, 2006 at 8:10am

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You don't rename anything to "x" .

I *believe* that to save an x file from gmax, you need to capture it with middleman and mdlcommander (a gmaxer can direct you better). I'm not too sure that the FS9 makemdl.exe has an option to save the x file.

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Reply #2 - Oct 18^th, 2006 at 7:42pm

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You must have FSModelEXP.DLE in your plugins folder to get the option to export the X file as an aircraft or scenery file. This should be on your FS2002 FS CD's, or you can find it at MS in a SDK (I forget which one unfortunately-scenery or Gmax), or Google it on the net.

And to clarify, Gmax outputs to FSModelEXP.DLE which creates the X file, then Makemdl reads the X file(s) to generate the .mdl for FS.

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Reply #3 - Oct 18^th, 2006 at 7:42pm

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I'm pretty sure you would have to have both Middleman and MDLCommander to get an X file to save itself after compiling. The links will tell you how to set up the files so they work together.

You DO have the MS SDK installed, right?

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Reply #4 - Oct 18^th, 2006 at 8:57pm

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I installed the FS2004 SDK

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