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Help with Volume Shadow

Prosku

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Hi to all, I have made a building that has self shadows that I dont want it, I edit the material with GMax deactivating the "Volume Shadow" and it works (FSX SP2), but the MDL have to be exported again with the Model Converter X (to prevent to dissapearr, see post), when I do that, the building show self-shadow again, I look in the material with the same Model Converter and is already deactivated (Volume Shadow = FALSE), anyone know how to eliminate the self shadow with the Model Converter?

Thanks guys
 
MCX loads the material from the model. It certainly shouldn't put any volume shadow in. Make sure you're updating your library in the sim.
 
Hi, thanks for the replay.

What do you mean with "updating your library in the sim" please?

When I export the MDL from GMax with no volume shadow (or any shadow of any kind), the building looks like I want to, but dissapear, if I activate again the Volume Shadow (gmax) appears the self-shadow (Im not sure now if its a self shadow or else), I dont understand why the shadows come back when is exported from the gmax MDL to MDX "FSX MDL Object" with no shadows. Please see the pictures, maybe Im wrong and these are no shadows at all and are something else. Thanks

Gmax MDL, with no volume shadow and no MDX convertion (but dissapear)

Shadow1.jpg



Gmax MDL with no volume shadows, exported to FSX MDL with MDX

Shadow2.jpg
 
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I'm a bit confused. Delete the material and make a new one, apply it (it will map straight away). Don't tick volume shadow. Export the .mdl as a new file, don't overwrite the old one.

if the model disappears at a certain angle it's probably a bounding box problem. make the model bigger by placing a small object somewhere away from it.
 
Thanks Shaun! Solved! It wasn't the materials (I deleted and make new ones, and did all that you say), but was 'the small object added to the big terminal gmax building to make the model bigger' that solves all the problems! no need to re-export/re-convert the Gmax MDL with the MCX to avoid the dissapearing, just like always, I export the MDL from GMax, create the BGL with the Library Creator, same GUID, same MDL name (no overwriting the old one, as you say) and voilà!! no self shadows, no dissapearing!

Thanks you so much!
 
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