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FSX GMax GamePack

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I saw in one of the other posts that to transfer Gmax models to fsx, you need to put the gamepack in the gmax gamepack folder. The problem is that I can't seem to find this gamepack. I searched everywhere in the FSX SDK, but I still couldn't find it. I though it was supposed to be in the environment modeling SDK folder.
I also saw that you had to plugin the 3DSM7 folder, but how do you do that?
 
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For GMax, use this folder and its contents:

..\SDK\Environment Kit\Modeling SDK\FSX_GmaxGamePack

For Max7/8, use this folder and its contents:

..\SDK\Environment Kit\Modeling SDK\3DSM7
 
LowAndSlow said:
I saw in one of the other posts that to transfer Gmax models to fsx, you need to put the gamepack in the gmax gamepack folder. The problem is that I can't seem to find this gamepack. I searched everywhere in the FSX SDK, but I still couldn't find it. I though it was supposed to be in the environment modeling SDK folder.
I also saw that you had to plugin the 3DSM7 folder, but how do you do that?
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Did you check the wiki?
http://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_FSX_GMax_gamepack
 
In fact, that's where I found out about the Gamepack, but I don't have the game pack in the folder. I tried everything, even re-installing it.
 
LowAndSlow said:
In fact, that's where I found out about the Gamepack, but I don't have the game pack in the folder. I tried everything, even re-installing it.
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The "game pack" isn't IN the folder, it IS the folder!
 
Your joking:D....So basically, I have to copy the whole modeling folder from the Environmnet Folder in the SDK and paste it in the gMax gamepack folder? The instructions say that there should be a shortcut to gmax in the folder, but where is it? These are the steps I followed.


1.) Have a look in this SDK folder and then browse to the following folder: "Environment Kit\Modeling SDK". You'll see the folder FSX_GmaxGamePack.
2.) Copy the folder FSX_GmaxGamePack to the folder <gmax installation folder>\gamepacks
3.) Copy the GMax shortcut from <gmax installation folder>\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack to your desktop.
4.) Start GMax only from this new shortcut. Try it.
 
Here is the required folder/file structure:
Code: 
Directory of C:\gmax\gamepacks

02/10/2008  04:20 PM    <DIR>          [COLOR="Red"]FSX_GmaxGamePack[/COLOR]

Directory of C:\gmax\gamepacks\[COLOR="red"]FSX_GmaxGamePack[/COLOR]

02/23/2007  05:12 AM             1,418 [COLOR="Red"]FSX_GMax.lnk[/COLOR]
01/11/2009  05:16 PM             8,222 gmax.ini
02/10/2008  04:21 PM               259 plugin.ini
03/25/2008  10:06 PM    <DIR>          Plugins
12/27/2007  06:12 PM    <DIR>          scenes
07/31/2008  08:05 PM    <DIR>          scripts
11/30/2007  01:16 PM    <DIR>          textures

The "Shortcut" is the file named FSX_GMax.lnk. Copy/Paste that Shortcut to your Desktop and use it to start GMax using the FSX Gamepack.
 
Sorry for being such a bother:o, but I still can't seem to find even that. I did a full system search and it wasn't in any of my folders. Does the fact that I only have the SDK from the FSX Deluxe disk have anything to do with it? (In other words, I don't have any of the service packs.)

Here is where I am looking "...\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Modeling SDK":

Here are a list of folders I have in this:
3DSM7
Images
Textures

Thanks for everyone's help so far...
 
You should have:

Directory of F:\FSXSDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Modeling SDK

17/07/2009 16:12 <DIR> .
17/07/2009 16:12 <DIR> ..
17/07/2009 16:12 <DIR> 3DSM7
17/07/2009 16:12 <DIR> 3DSM9
17/07/2009 16:12 <DIR> bin
17/07/2009 16:12 <DIR> FSX_GmaxGamePack
17/07/2009 16:12 <DIR> SampleTextures
22/08/2007 16:45 28,168 CloudArtFilesAllOne.xml
22/08/2007 16:45 936 cloudartschema.xml
 
Whoops:o... I will try the SDK SP1a, but what if FSX SP2 doesn't work on my computer, does that mean SDK SP2 won't work either, or will it create problems with exporting my model to it?
 
LowAndSlow said:
Whoops:o... I will try the SDK SP1a, but what if FSX SP2 doesn't work on my computer, does that mean SDK SP2 won't work either, or will it create problems with exporting my model to it?
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Installing the SDK2 won't affect your FSX installation, unless you try to use any of the SDK2 toolbar addins from SDK2 with an FSX SP1 installation.

I honestly don't remember off-hand if the GMax tools were shipped in the SDK1a package or only with the SDK2 package.

Install SDK SP1a and check to see if you now have the ..\FSX_GmaxGamePack folder!
 
It worked!!!! :D:D You were right, the problem was the fact that I hadn't installed SDK SP1a. Thanks again for all the great help.
 

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