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I have a bgl from a few years ago that started out as a Sketchup model exported to DAE and processed by MDX.

When I open the DAE model, it has 70000+ traiangles and 90000+ texture vertices, so it won't export to MDL. (Which means I can't create a BGL object out of it!)

When I import the BGL file, however, those numbers are down by half.

I'm sitting here wondering what black magic I performed to get the DAE model with 70000 triangles to a corresponding BGL file with 30000+ triangles. (Since I can't export it to MDL...)

Any ideas?
 
Hello:

Assuming you still have the original Sketchup model available, you may wish to try exporting as a *.KMZ format file.

There are reports that the Collada *.DAE 3D geometry code stored inside that file format is more successfully imported into other 3D modeling programs.

Perhaps ModelConverterX will also be more successful importing from *.KMZ. :idea:


Alternatively, have you tried importing (a copy of) the Sketchup *.SKP file itself into ModelConverterX ? :confused:


PS: When you prepare (a copy of) your project for import by ModelConverterX, consider removing all inner faces of solid, non-transparent objects to reduce model complexity:

http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=263246


Also, try un-checking 'Export Hidden Geometry' in Export Options.


Hope this helps ! :)

GaryGB
 
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Hi,

For fsx models that amount of triangles is no problem, only for fs2004 it is. It is on my todo list to try to work around that.

But for good performance in FS it might be wise to reduce the complexity anyway. Most models don't need that much triangles.
 
For most of my scenery models I keep the triangles below 7,000, not 70,000. :)
 
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