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Nov 7^th, 2006 at 5:44pm

Mobius Offline
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Is there a way to take an existing aircraft, and remake the VC? I would like to try my hand at remaking a VC, but I don't even know if this is possible. And if anyone is interested in my progress, don't be, it will probably be years before I can figure out what to do, and I'll probably give up after ten or fifteen minutes anyway. Grin

I was just curious, thanks. Wink

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Reply #1 - Nov 7^th, 2006 at 6:17pm

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With FSX, I dare say that answer may be a qualified "yes".

Since FS-X now allows for separate exterior and interior models, *technically* (because I haven't checked it out for myself) you may be able to create a new VC completely independent of the exterior model.

Caveats:

I do not know if you can take an existing FS9 model with VC and identify a separate independent VC in FS-X.
Will FS-X choke at "seeing" two VCs?

Felix/FFDS

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Reply #2 - Nov 7^th, 2006 at 7:31pm

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Felix, I suggest the answer to you question is no. In order to "redo" a VC, the exterior model (with or without a separate VC model) must be in FSX mdl format to work. You can have an FS9 model, or an FSX model, but cannot mix the types to add/change/delete a VC.

Mobius,

Only if you have the source gMax/FSDS/3DSMax code can you change the VC of an existing FS9 model. If the model is in the new FSX mdl format, then you can add/change/delete a VC mdl if you develop the source code, or add from another existing aircraft.

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Reply #3 - Nov 7^th, 2006 at 9:43pm

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Aha! The last sentence that I did not write was something to the effect that "it may be that the model files need to be in the new FS-X format"...

Felix/FFDS

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Reply #4 - Nov 13^th, 2006 at 7:19pm

Mobius Offline
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From what I gather, this all means a resounding "no" to someone with my lacking add-on development skills.

Thanks for the responses guys.

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Reply #5 - Nov 14^th, 2006 at 8:25am

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But there is a way, to do it with FS9 models, too, Ivan Hsu, the maker of MDLC, posted a short summary once, was more than a full written paper, so it seems to be hard, but possible !

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