This question has probably been asked, but lo, I find nothing that fits exactly.

So here's my issue.
I've bought I couldn't tell you how many 3rd-party aftermarket aircraft, and quite a few of them still use bmp textures.
FSX seems to want dds textures when using DX10 preview. I've heard it thrown about that it will use bmp's only after searching 2 other places for a dds.

I am not finding this statement to be true. I have quite a few aircraft that use bmp textures, that display all white with no textures (everything else, though, it seems).

I can uncheck the DX10 preview option and they display fine, but the model preview is not the only thing that suffers when I do that.

How can I modify/convert/something to these textures, or even alter the model to make the textures display with DX10 preview on?

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Thank you for a very prompt answer! These new internets linking the world is a miracle! It's just after 700AM where I am, and figure that i'm the only weirdo awake in my timezone posting questions in here.

so is there anything I can do to the .mdl file to make it display proper?

For example, the CLS dc-10, and lots of other planes made and posted in Simviations vast library are this way. What can I do to make these work right?

thank you. Anxious to fly...

Yeah, I did see that, but I was hoping that I'm a smart enough guy that I could somehow make it work anyway, but I digress...

So a few of these folks are "creating" new models out of their older FS9 stuff, but not updating their texture format. DX10 makes everything look different/better, if you can use it.
There was also a nice 777 that someone made, and doesn't show using DX10. Ugh.

Thank you for the link. I had seen that one, but there's no VC, it's a work in progress, etc. So many really great aircraft and they don't use DX10. Whoever finds a way to convert these will be able to sell the program to suckers like me...
Thanks for your help.

Speed of flight wrote on Dec 2^nd, 2011 at 3:56pm:

If you mean the Thomas Ruth DC-10 from my link it's an FSX native model for FSX only. The original FS9 model was updated for FSX & exported using the FSX SDK. It's only possible to do this if you have the original source file.

As I said earlier there is no way of modifying an existing FS9 MDL file to be compatible with FSX in DX10 Preview mode.

FSX native model, needs FSX ServicePack1 or 2. Uses default panel and sound, no VC. FSX conversion of Erick Cantus beautiful FS9 WIP mesh. Contains six different model and texture versions, including a KC-10 Air Force tanker. PSP repaint resource, panel and VC to be released later. By Thomas Ruth and Erick Cantu

Speed of flight wrote on Dec 2^nd, 2011 at 7:10pm:

I repeat: the texture format is not the problem. BMP textures can be converted to DDS format & FSX will read DDS textures without any modification to the MDL. That will not affect how the textures display in DX10 Preview mode.

Speed of flight wrote on Dec 2^nd, 2011 at 9:27pm:

Exactly!

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Not really anything to do with lawyers. The publishers of commercial addons are unlikely to give their source files away to anyone.

Some source files for freeware aircraft are available on developer websites like FFDS. That's how many people get started in this hobby. It's one thing to have the file but quite another to convert it for FSX. That's one of the reasons why so few 'true FSX' aircraft are available.

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You're welcome. Meanwhile, as I advised you in my first reply, if you wish to use FS9 models in FSX turn DX10 Preview OFF.