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I have used 3DSMax and gmax for years, and feel confident with those. But I am getting so very tired or all the "rocket science" I have to go through, especially regarding materials and their properties...loosing my urge to make nice terminals.

Do any of you know about a program that automates things more than gmax? How is Flightsim Design Studio? I am interested in both freeware and payware.

Cheers,
:stirthepo
 
Hi,

For most simple objects you don't have to change that much to the material settings do you?

I don't think FSDS is much easier, as in the end it still uses the FS exporter tools which demand all those material things.
 
FSDS is actually harder to use for UVW Mapping, and as Arno has stated for FSX the Material Properties are the same as that used in Max/GMax...

Modelers who use FSDS have to use a "helper program" to set up Material Properties because Louis didn't program that into his FSDS program.

I know it may sound strange, but if you study the SDK section "New Aircraft Procedures" you'll find ready made "recipies" for setting up Diffuse Texture Material Properties, as well as "Glass" and "Lightmaps."

The document "Texturing Aircraft Models" is also quite helpful, as is "FSX Materials..." :cool:
 
Thx for the feedback.

So I might as well stay with gmax then...and re-read "Texturing Aircraft Models", then put the essence of it into my own "gmax tips" notebook (paper, not a PC!) :)

What I really whish for is a program that can make different "generic" buildings and put on different and custom-made textures easily. Had "Terramodels" for Fly II, it was a little gem. I guess such a program would boost building development for FS a lot. One could use it for many airport models, and gmax only for the "high-end stuff".

Cheers,
:stirthepo
 
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