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FSX Model conversion?

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Hi i am making a (secret) jet model. I need to export it from sketchup to open in gmax while preserving the groupings. How can i do this as when i export from sketchup it gives me a .dae then i convert with model converter to .3ds and open in gmax but all the groupings are lost and are necessary. How can i convert and open in gmax without losing the groupings?
 
Hi,

I am not sure if the grouping is in the collada file, if not it will be hard. But I would try to set the collapse modelpart option in modelconverterx to false and see if that preserves your groups.
 
gmax is a pain in the ass to import. Unless you can convert directly into a gmax file you will always loose the groupings and/or individualized objects.
 
So... you must save in Gmax as a Gmax file if you are importing it into Gmax.

If you have the Quake exporter, you can save or Export as that, but you should also save in Gmax so you can work with it there.

Also, when you export as a model or scenery object, you must have it in Gmax as a Gmax scene first, then export into the format you need, BGL or MDL.



Bill
 
If you want MCX to export different groups you must change the color of each part in that group in Sketchup. Then after export/import detach each part of that group into separate objects, if necessary, then group or link them.

Hope this helps,
 
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