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FSX Creating Buildings

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Hello All,

Is there any way to make " CUSTOM " Buildings? like with names and certain textures on them?

Please help
Isaac
 
Hi Isaac,

Buildings are made using a 3D modelling program.

Gmax is a free program which can be installed, and the Deluxe version of FSX includes the Software Development Kit to "plugin" to it and create buildings and scenery objects.

#DSMax is less available (and expensive) and not really a beinner option

If Gmax is not your style, then FSDS is used by many to create scenery ... which is not overly expensive.

There is a fair learning curve with each of these programs and development.
 
Another option is google sketchup. Which is probably slightly easier to learn.
 
Okay Thanks,
hcornea And Arno

Arno,
I got Google sketchup and have played around with it and I can make it,

QUESTION: Just how do you take the 3D object and put it into Flight Sim X?

Thanks
Isaac
 
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Look at the tutorials in the sketchup forum. First step is to get ModelConverterX and check for that in the tools - modelconverterx forum.

scott s.
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Thanks

Hey,

I downloaded the " ModelConverterX " and tryed to Import a Google Sketchup File and it wouldnt upload

Thanks!
Isaac
 
You may have to be a little more clear .... I am not sure what you were trying to upload.

ModelconverterX should be able to import and from there export an FSX MDL file.
 
Yeah I am saving out of Google Sketchup and there are only 5 to 7 saving options ( File Types ) and FSX MDL is not one of them

Help!

Isaac
 
The idea was to Save a Google Sketchup File from Sketchup.

Open that file in ModelconverterX

Export from ModelconverterX into the FSX model format.

This is the whole purpose of using Modelconverter. If there was a MDL format export option in Sketchup, then you would not need to use it.
 
IsaacWilke said:
Yeah I am saving out of Google Sketchup and there are only 5 to 7 saving options ( File Types ) and FSX MDL is not one of them
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You export from sketchup in DAE format. That creates a file of your model with DAE extension, and a folder with all the textures exported. I then move the DAE file into that folder (so all are in the same place, then import the DAE into ModelconverterX. If all goes right you should see your model displayed within MCX. Note that you have to set up MCX so it knows where xtomdl and a few other things are located. Then assign a guid to your model (MCX will create one for you) and probably use the mass texture editor to convert the jpg from sketchup into legal textures for FS. There's some other things to try, like drawcall minimizer and LOD generator, but just to get started you an ignore those. Then you can export as an mdl file. To use the mdl you have to put it into a library bgl and also create a placement bgl for it using Library Creator, or import the mdl into some other object placement utility, like ADE.

scott s.
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