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P3D v4 Conversion of FS9 model for P3DV4

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Hello
I want to test (for personnal use only) a way to convert an aircraft model from IVAO (MTL) to be used in P3DV4. I don't want to convert all thinks like animations, light, etc..my purpose is just to be able to see the AI aircraft in P3DV4 (even without gear..).
So I just want to convert a *.mdl files in a *mdl files for P3DV4.
I use MCX converter 1.4, P3DV4 SDK, I check the directory for the SDK, put a point instead a coma in Windows 7, reinstall directx 9, etc.. but When I make the exportation I have this message..
I don't know what is the problem with XToMDL. After making the conversion I can't open the *mdl file I have created (it is not 0 kbytes !)
Help !

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you should perhaps try to export your aircraft using the latest developmental version of MCX instead of the 1.4 one.
Some of the latest features that Arno has developed are not implemented in 1.4.
I have converted a few number of AI aircraft doing so without any problem
 
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Visibly there is an issue with the lights so MCX was not able to convert the aircraft and therefore the newly created .mdl is not usable

Have you followed the recommendations that are in the conversion guide that you can find on the Alpha India Website ?
 

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Check the attach point editor for duplicate attachpoint names. That is what the error seems to indicate.
 
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Hello! :wave: This is my first post on FSDeveloper.
Is there an option where ModelConverterX automatically deletes duplicated attachpoints names when model is exported? Can you do this in Batch mode?
 

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Hi,

In a few places MCX has logic to make sure attachpoint names are unique. But it doesn't seem to be robust yet, as sometimes objects with duplicate names still slip through.
 

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Would somebody have a test object I can use to test if I can make my implementation more robust? I need a model with duplicate attachpoints for that.
 
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Unfortunately I got the same error. I also got this error at the beginning of reading the file: This is not a supported MDL file, file is of type
Do I have set sometning in my settings?
 

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Could you send me your object for testing then? Without an object to reproduce the problem fixing it is hard.
 
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It is working in the latest Model Converter X version. It renames duplicated attachpoint names and you are able to convert objects.
 
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