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Help coverting files

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Hey guys,

i have installed Model Coverter X but i can not find the scasm macro files in FSX and also i cannot import my MDL files as i get a error message.

Any ideas?

Thanks

James
 
You need to give us more details. What does the error message say? What kind of MDL file is this (aircraft, scenery, FS9, FSX, etc.)?
 
Hi,

It is a FSX Aircraft MDL, I click on Import, then a pop up box appears for me to select the file i want to import, but i can never find any macros in my airplane folders under simobjects in fsx, so i go into the model folder of the aircraft i want to work on and select the Flight Simulator MDL object option where it says files of type in the dialogue box and then i click on the model MDL of that aircraft.

One thing i just realised then aswell is that it works with certain aircraft. However for the aircraft it doesn't work with the error message is Time-ZZZZ, Sender- MDL Reader, Message- The file ---------.mdl is of a non-supported MDL format, Level-Error

Hope this makes sense?

Thanks
James
 
Hi,

That probably means that MDL file is not a true FSX MDL file, but is apparently one created for FS2004 or even earlier sim.

Hope this helps,
 
Hi James,

Which version did you install? I think you use version 1.2 now. If you get the latest development release it can read more types of MDL files.
 
Also in the downloads section, see this thread for details.
 
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