Collada vs MCX - Textures not shown

[Lacev]

I am absolutely new to Blender. I am following this tutorial (

) and exporting as Collada (.dae) and also as Wavefront (.obj). In MCX, when I open the .dae (Collada) file, the texture is not shown. When I open the .obj (Wavefront) file the texture is shown but the 3d object is not standing. All the files are in the attached file Building.zip. I need help, please.

 

[Pyscen]

Hello...

When you are exporting from Blender - you will need to tell blender what you are exporting... What I mean is that you need to select "All" in object mode then export.

Concerning exporting to OBJ file: Make sure the settings are correct (see image). The Forward and Up fields.

 

[Lacev]

Thank you, Pyscen. I am travelling now and as soon I back home I will try your tips.

 

[Itay Dor]

Also download the latest version of mcx (development release )


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[Lacev]

Also download the latest version of mcx (development release )


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Mine is MCX 1.3, isn't it?

 

[Itay Dor]

It’s an old version, download this: https://www.scenerydesign.org/development-releases/


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[Lacev]

Hello...

When you are exporting from Blender - you will need to tell blender what you are exporting... What I mean is that you need to select "All" in object mode then export.

Concerning exporting to OBJ file: Make sure the settings are correct (see image). The Forward and Up fields.

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Pyscen, thanks a lot! The exporting is working properly now.

 

[Lacev]

It’s an old version, download this: https://www.scenerydesign.org/development-releases/


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Thanks, Itay. Done.

 

[Lacev]

Ok, now the MCX imports the .dae and shows the 3d model with .bmp textures applied to it. Great! Now I want to export the 3d model to Prepar3d v4.5 but there isn't in MCX a selection to export for version 4.5 yet . Someone have a solution or tip for that? Remember that I need a solution that generates the GUID for the 3d model. I'll appreciate any help.

 

[Pyscen]

Just replace what it would be for v4.4 with the v4.5 equivalent files... and everything will be fine.

 

[Lacev]

Just replace what it would be for v4.4 with the v4.5 equivalent files... and everything will be fine.

Doing like this?

 

[Lacev]

Ok, It's working! Thanks a lot! Now It's time to learn Blender and make it the unique modeling tool for P3D and X-Plane. My modeling knowlege is with gmax/3ds Max for while.

 

[Pyscen]

Congrats! You got it! Since you do have knowledge with GMax/ 3ds Max,... You shouldn't have to much trouble with Blender.

 

[Lacev]

Congrats! You got it! Since you do have knowledge with GMax/ 3ds Max,... You shouldn't have to much trouble with Blender.

I hope so.

 

[Lacev]

What about night textures? There is in Blender a way to assign a self-illumination map like 'nnnn_lm.BMP' for FSX/P3D or 'nnnn_lit.PNG' for X-Plane?

 

[Pyscen]

Those might be exported, but may not be placed in the designated slots within MCX. If not you can with MCX for XP or P3D manually.

 

[Lacev]

I managed to include the night texture in the MCX, but how to save this change? When I open the 3d model again the night texture is not in the model. I exported as bgl, but the night texture did not appear

 

[Pyscen]

After you have manually placed the emissive textures (that is the slot you should be placing them), re-save as a model (picture below).

Then go try placing it in a bgl. If this does not work, you might need to give more information about how you are saving etc.

 

[Lacev]

Great tip, Pyscen! I got it! Thank you!

Let me explain what I did:
1) In MCX, I opened the Collada file.
2) Using the Material Editor tool, I included the "_lm.bmp" night texture in Emissive Texture slot.
3) I exported the model as Collada by overwriting the original Collada file. I closed the MCX.
4) I fired up MCX again and opened the new Collada file. The model maintained the night texture. Hip! Hip! Hurra!
5) Using the Wizards tool, I converted and positioned the model in the P3D world. That is, I generated the .bgl file.
6) I started up the P3D v4.5 and went to position where my model should to be. Yes, It was there. I changed the time of day to night and the night texture came to life as shown in the attached image.

 

[Pyscen]

In number 3,... I'm sure you didn't mean that you exported as a Collada file, but anyway you got it working!