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Fuselage won't render

Deltasierra2004

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I have a strange thing happening here, I was wondering if someone can help me. I was working on my Fairey Firefly, saving as I go, making backups when I completed arduous tasks in Gmax. Then my C drive crapped out and I had to get a new one, and reinstall everything from Windowx XP up.

Luckily, all my files were saved and I was able to get my project back from the point I left off before the crash.

I began working on the Firefly again, and after a few days of redoing the tail section, I decided to select all, and export selected as I had done in the past to see what the model looked like in FS2004. This time however, the fuselage appears inside out. I can see the exterior colours on the interior and the exterior is invisible. see photos.

I've gone back and exported a previous save with no problem, everything looks fine. I've even gone in to the preferences to see if anything was different between the "good" model, and the "bad" model Gmax settings. Nothing. Everything is the same it's just that, the fuselage will not export or appear correctly. Can anyone help me? Thanks.

Doug Smith
 

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If the fuselage is e-mesh, select all polys and hit "Flip Normals." Test in sim to see if okay.

If the fuselage is e-poly, select Element and hit "Flip Normals." Test in sim to see if okay.

If neither of the above work, then add a "Mirror" modifier to the stack. Test in sim to see if okay.

The first two will invert the Normal's orientation. The latter one will actually invert the Faces and Normals.
 
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