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Hi, I am trying to create LOD's for an FSX mdl which is animated, however whenever I import the mdl and click generate LOD and calculate, it fails and comes up with this

Object reference not set to an instance of object.

Code: 
See the end of this message for details on invoking 
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at ModelConverterX.ObjectModel.OptimizeSceneGraph()
   at ModelConverterX.ObjectModel.CleanUp()
   at ModelConverterX.LODFactory.GetLOD(Int32 triangleTarget, Double preserveMaterials, Double preserveMapping, Double groundClamp, Double areaPenalty, Int32 fromLOD, Int32 toLOD)
   at ModelConverterX.LODCreator.CalculateLOD()
   at ModelConverterX.LODCreator.cmdCalculate_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4918 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
ModelConverterX
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///D:/D%20Backup/Flight%20Sim%20stuff/FSX%20Downloads/Scenery%20Developing/ModelConverterX_100/Model%20Converter%20X.exe
----------------------------------------
ObjectWriter
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///D:/D%20Backup/Flight%20Sim%20stuff/FSX%20Downloads/Scenery%20Developing/ModelConverterX_100/ObjectWriter.DLL
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4918 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4918 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4918 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Configuration
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4918 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4918 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
----------------------------------------
ObjectModel3D
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///D:/D%20Backup/Flight%20Sim%20stuff/FSX%20Downloads/Scenery%20Developing/ModelConverterX_100/ObjectModel3D.DLL
----------------------------------------
GRV11DLL
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///D:/D%20Backup/Flight%20Sim%20stuff/FSX%20Downloads/Scenery%20Developing/ModelConverterX_100/GRV11DLL.DLL
----------------------------------------
ObjectReader
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///D:/D%20Backup/Flight%20Sim%20stuff/FSX%20Downloads/Scenery%20Developing/ModelConverterX_100/ObjectReader.DLL
----------------------------------------
TextureLoader
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///D:/D%20Backup/Flight%20Sim%20stuff/FSX%20Downloads/Scenery%20Developing/ModelConverterX_100/TextureLoader.DLL
----------------------------------------
ObjectEditor
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///D:/D%20Backup/Flight%20Sim%20stuff/FSX%20Downloads/Scenery%20Developing/ModelConverterX_100/ObjectEditor.DLL
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

How do I set an object reference?

Great tool BTW Arno!

Thanks,

Nick
 
Hi Nick,

Looks like you found a bug. Which object have you loaded? Maybe I can reproduce the error here.
 
Hi,

I think I fixed the crash, although I am not sure if functionally the LOD Creator is working fine on this object already (could be due to the animation). It is in the next development release.
 
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