Simviation Forum - FS9 makemdl question

Jul 16^th, 2007 at 9:19am

Greg Ebnit EApilot Offline
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I have yet to have a successful FS9 makemdl aircraft export. I would like to use model comander in the export. Can anyone tell me how to set it up for export while integrating the model parts document so the levers will be clickable. Im using gmax.
Here is a shot of my current plugins folder if anyone could post a pic of what the setup should look like and any description of what I need to do it would be aprecciated. Thanks Greg.

(AN ODE TO GMAX) OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH GMAX! How I sometimes want to hug and kiss it. And other times want to smash, berate, and delete it. Gmax how I love and loathe thee. The crashes the errors the reinstalls. Gmax you are the whomb of my aircraft design. Oh Gmax my designing creating temptress. It must be love for you have taken my heartdrive. By Greg Ebnit

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Reply #1 - Jul 16^th, 2007 at 3:49pm

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Hi,

When compiling the model, make sure you've got the XML-option selected from the "Options" tab of the MakeMDL.exe. Otherwise the XML code will not be included in the compiled model.

I do use Middleman/MDL Commander to get Gmax to export models in *.x format, and then I run the MakeMDL manually to select appropriate options. It's a while since I set them up, and I can't recall the details from the top of my head... Embarrassed

-Esa

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Reply #2 - Jul 16^th, 2007 at 11:47pm

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It would probably work if it were set up the way ACES instructed in the SDK. If you write to me directly at n4gix@comcast.net I can send you my "MiddleMan/ModelCommander Plug-n-Play" package, which when unzipped into the folder structure as shown set up per the SDK, will allow you to export without further problems... Wink

Directory of C:\gmax\gamepacks
11/13/2005 02:36 PM <DIR>    fs2002
11/16/2006 09:01 AM <DIR>    fs2004
02/13/2006 09:27 AM <DIR>    fs2004_scenery
11/12/2006 02:02 PM <DIR>    FSX_GmaxGamePack

Directory of C:\gmax\gamepacks\fs2004

07/16/2007 01:38 PM <DIR>    .
07/16/2007 01:38 PM <DIR>    ..
12/27/2006 01:16 PM <DIR>    docs
11/10/2003 04:08 PM 17,227 EULA.rtf
04/06/2005 05:19 PM <DIR>    extras
11/24/2003 09:29 AM 1,332 FS2004.lnk
07/15/2007 02:21 PM 5,618 gmax.ini
04/24/2005 04:23 PM    25 msmooth.ini
11/17/2003 10:26 AM    126 plugin.ini
04/14/2007 06:50 PM <DIR>    plugins
07/06/2006 10:32 AM <DIR>    scenes
04/06/2005 05:19 PM <DIR>    scripts
10/18/2005 11:25 PM <DIR>    texture
04/06/2005 05:19 PM <DIR>    tools

Directory of C:\gmax\gamepacks\fs2004\plugins
11/24/2003 09:29 AM       167,984 FSModelExp.dle
07/02/2002 12:45 PM 34,455 makem.exe
03/19/2003 01:29 PM       577,536 makemdl.exe
09/06/2001 02:01 PM 41,008 md3exp.dle
07/14/2007 07:52 PM 1,098 mdlcommander.log
05/10/2004 04:19 PM    1,024,000 MkMDL.exe
06/23/2007 04:42 PM       187,721 MkMDL.parts.xml
02/08/2007 02:27 PM    708 mman.sys
04/15/2004 12:03 AM    127 mmans.sys
06/17/2002 08:23 PM    1,230,336 msxml4.dll
06/17/2002 08:23 PM 44,544 msxml4a.dll
06/17/2002 08:23 PM 82,432 msxml4r.dll

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Reply #3 - Jul 17^th, 2007 at 6:27pm

Greg Ebnit EApilot Offline
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Thanks guys. Ill send you an email Bill thanks. Cool

(AN ODE TO GMAX) OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH GMAX! How I sometimes want to hug and kiss it. And other times want to smash, berate, and delete it. Gmax how I love and loathe thee. The crashes the errors the reinstalls. Gmax you are the whomb of my aircraft design. Oh Gmax my designing creating temptress. It must be love for you have taken my heartdrive. By Greg Ebnit

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