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FSX - API macro

Fern

Fern

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Hi, all

I just tried one of my scenery packages for FS9 in FSX. Most of it worked but...

Some junk planes I scattered around the field made with API macros I created appear with the texture checkered, with transparent textures in aternate polygons.

(See picture attached)

I tried DXT1 and 8bit (256 colours) formats, same result. There are no transparencies in the texture, no alpha at all.

Is there a solution for this?

Thanks

Fern
 

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Hi Fern,

I guess it could be that the code used in the API is really old and no longer supported well by FSX. But I would need to see the code to be sure about that.

Since the texture works on the other polygons, I don't think the texture file can be blamed for this.

What I would try is convert the API to a FSX MDL file with my ModelConverterX tool. I have had cases before where it fixed problems like this.
 
API Macro in FSX

Hi, Arno

Thanks for the tip.

I just downloaded the ModelConverterX and I'll see if I can "correct" the problem.

If now, I'll post the macro, maybe you can spot something.

I don't think it is the texture either. Weird problem...

Fern
 
Error - FSX is capricious

Hi, Arno

Tried ModelConverterX. At first I was fascinated by it. It did acquire my API macro that I had created with MDLtoBGL that creates macros from FS98 models.

The textures went in and ModelConverterX showed the model.

Then I exported, and it created an MDL, no errors anywhere.

Then I located it with ObPlacer 084 and it gave me errors, errors everywhere:

ERROR C2014: Failed to load model data in file...

and it continues with a few more error, all related to "model data".

Anyway, I then used ModelConverterX to import my model into gmax, and it seemed to work.

I exported the model from gmax and it worked too, no errors, texture and all, but all with sharp angles. I tried everything I knew to "Smooth", but it just wouldn't smooth it.

So, I am back at my original problem. I know I am insisting on an issue here, but FSX seems to have simply incredible quirks, and displaying an object with checkered transparent polygons is simply hilarious.:D

I am still looking for an out.

Thanks!

Fern
 
Hi Fern,

From ModelConverterX did you export as FS2004 or FSX MDL file? ObPlacer XML can not read the FSX MDL format, so that might explain the error you had. The smoothing should be kept when exporting from ModelConverterX directly to MDL, when going to 3DS it is lost indeed.
 
Gosh, FSX is hard...

Hi, Arno and all

I have a more fundamental problem, I think.

I can't even make a box created with gmax (FSX) appear in FSX.

I will ask the question elsewhere in the forum, and I'll comeback here to continue with this one. Thanks.

Fern
 
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