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Converting .MDL to FSDS .fsc file

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I believe that there was talk of adding this function to ModelConvertorX. How are things progressing in that regard.
 

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Hi,

That is not a feature that is on my todo list at the moment. The main reason is that I don't know anything about the FSDS FSC format, I don't believe there is any specification for it.

Are there any other (open) formats that FSDS can import? That is probably easier for me to add to ModelConverterX.
 
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FSDS cannot import any format - in its native format.

However, using the CVA converter, one can import a dxf file into fsc. (as well as from, I believe, LWO/OBJ, but don't quote me on that just yet).
 

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Hi Felix,

Do you mean that the CVA converter can take a DXF file and turn it into a FSC file? I knew it could do the reverse, but this would mean they at least understand the FSC format.
 
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Hi Felix,

Do you mean that the CVA converter can take a DXF file and turn it into a FSC file? I knew it could do the reverse, but this would mean they at least understand the FSC format.

Hi Arno

The CVA converter does do an excellent job at conversion from DXF to a FSC file, but all animations and texture maps are lost in the conversion.
 

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That's a limitation of the DXF format of course, it can not store the texture coordinates. I guess I will put it on my wishlist for a future version to take a look at the FSC format to see if that could be exported from ModelConverterX or not. But don't hold your breath on this one :).
 
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What some of us are trying to get Louis Sinclair to do is to provide an import/export function to, say, 3DS format, or even, say, import an FS-X (and/or standard) x file.

However, it is a low-key pressure given that Louis does have a "real" job.
 

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I have put it on my wishlist for version 2.0 of ModelConverterX (currently finishing the 1.0 release). So maybe in a while I will come back with some questions when investigating the FSC format :).
 
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I have put it on my wishlist for version 2.0 of ModelConverterX (currently finishing the 1.0 release). So maybe in a while I will come back with some questions when investigating the FSC format :).

If you want to understand the fsc format, I have no doubt that you can easily get the information from the source!
 

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If you want to understand the fsc format, I have no doubt that you can easily get the information from the source!

That would be the first thing I would check, see or ask if they have some SDK or document describing it :).
 
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