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Setup up 3DS Max

DatPlaneGuy

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Hi guys, I am very new to scenery design and I have got myself 3DS Max 2015. How do I set up the plugins for 3DS Max, I am aware that there is a folder under D:\Programmi\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Modeling SDK\3DSM9\Plugins but that is 3DS Max 2009 I believe? So how do I set it up?

Thanks in advance.
 
When you have linked to the SDK in Max via the 3rd Party Plugin system, you should then see a couple of new tabs at the top of the Max menu when you fire up Max. One is Aces Tools, and one is ACES Documentation.

When you create a new Material, be sure to click on Standard button (on a new Material panel) and locate the FlightSimX premade Material and use that, especially for materials like Panel graphics with gauges, exteriors, and plexi.

You should only have to set it up once, and then the tabs are always present. You can delete the link (if needed) from the 3rd Party Plugins section, or redo it by deleting and re-adding one, etc.
 
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