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i have been making good progress, gmax modelling,uvw map,texture painting
in layers paintshop pro....etc etc. all good so far then...

whats my problem then?.....exporting?....ive been constantly exporting my model, whilst building, to test in fsx/acc, it seems to work fine....do i have a question?...yes i do....do i need to use xtomdl?. i would like to...

this is what ive got, and what i do....

w7 32bit, fsx/acc..gmax 1.2..md3,lith,paintshop pro...fsx sdk has two files,3dsm7, 3dsm9...both contain xto mdl etc....fsx gamepack in gmax,has xtomdl etc..

i export from gmax, guid,friendly name,export...one choice fsmdl...save to folder in fsx....added folder, aircraft. so i can keep my mistakes,out of sim objects....
aliased with fa18....seems fine...?? but xtomdl??

ive got a shortcut to the command line on my desktop...ive read bill leamings
wiki article...ive read the fsx sdk section...where can i find a simple guide for
really stupid people....me?.
ps, i really appreciate bill leamings wonderfully honed sense of humour...jim
 
Point of order here...

The Wiki article was written long before ACES released the FSX_GmaxGamePack, and it is only relevant for those of us who model in Max...

If you have the FSX_GmaxGamePack set up properly, exporting from GMax is fully automatic and will use XtoMDL.exe to spit out a .mdl file.
 
Hey Jim,

I think you are better off going with the built in Gmax system that Aces supplied for Gmax users, since you are using Gmax already.

The command line thing and all is for Max users and let me tell you, the Gmax route is EXTREMELY more efficient, easier, organized, and you still get the same MDL file when its done compiling.

Now... if you wish to use the XtoMDL program via the Max way of doing things, thats totally up to you.
 
thank you

so the sdk is not really up to speed...i had a feeling it was the case....
just needed to check with the experts.....perhaps buried within the sdk is the
note,fsx/acc gamepack uses xtomdl as default...thats one less thing to worry
about....thanks gents.....jim
 
Jim, yes, it uses basically the same one, but how and why are you going the DOS window entry route? Just curious.

For me, using the Gmax built in Exporter route is fast and smooth, almost in the blink of the eye.

It is good to know though if you can get Max and get it working as then you can smoothly move into instant exporting, having the knowledge.

Mind you, finding Max is the hard part as they do not sell anything from the past.. bums...

EDIT: Big bums... hairy big smelly bums... bum bums... tipple sized bums.. bum looker type of bums...

Bill
 
hi bill

the answer is curiosity, luckily ime not a cat..i like to know as much as i can
about anything i attempt, even if its not relevant to the task,
extra knowledge about an area can sometimes be surprisingly usefull...

i am one of those people who likes things going wrong, just so i can tear it
appart and fix it....old british motorcycle owner..jim
 
Roger that and fully understood.

<-- had a Austin Healey suit case racer in younger days. Knows the feeling of things breaking down, lol....
 
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