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I'm new Any Help? (Gmax based)

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Hi I've been looking through the forums for days, and I can't find out how to make some decent ground scenery and custom buildings in gmax. I found gmax based tutorials that teach how to use g-max and it's features, but after reading through the forums, I've seen people saying you need to use scasm for ground scenery, or manually tweak the file, and quite frankly I'm getting confused. On top of that I dont want to create an entire international airport to find I have to redo it again. If you know of any tutorials for FSX that are decent please show me to them.

Much thanks, PilotSSW

P.S. how do people make such good textures for FS?
just an after-thought
 
I a newbie to, but I'll try to help.

I use Gmax build taxiways, runways, runwaymarkings etc. (so called "groundpolys"). The odd thing with FSX and FS2004 is that you have to use the old SDK from FS2002 to make those groundpolys work correctly. This is where the twealing comes in. It may be a bit confusing in the beginning, but you'll get into it! I suggest that you take a look at the FSdev wiki. Look for "Ground polygons with GMax".

The textures are mainly made in programs like "Photoshop". Maybe start out with an asphalt picture and recreate it for FS.

To design 3d buildings for FSX you use the SDK that followed with FSX Deluxe. Try to follow the tutorial in the SDK.;)
If you dont have Deluxe you can't get the SDK either, sorry. :(

My MSN is flyetgeir [ a ] msn . com if you need help.

GG
 
Hi,

Btw, you would only have to use GMax for your ground polygons if you want to use custom textures. If you are happy with the default textures and how the default airports look, but just want to add a new apron or taxiway, you can best use the XML code of BGLComp to do this. FsX Planner and ADE give you a GUI to edit these (like AFCAD for Fs2004).
 
Thanks

Thanks for replying everyone, yeah I found a G-max tutorial that is for someone who has never worked with Discreet/Autodesk tools. It works it way through bic beginner all the way to highly advanced stuff, so I'm learning G-max, but I really appreciate people helping with FS

P.S. Yeah Arno, I'm want to learn to make custom ground, both poly's and textures, so I've got a little ways to go, but thank you
 
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