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MSFS 2020 SDK 0.7.1 issue

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Angelus1971

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A clean install on the new 0.7.1 sdk on msfs2020 with 3DS Max 2021 does not load the Babylon Exporter.

You cannot use the latest exporter from Github as it breaks the flitsim python scripts,

Bug reported but like all other bugs, MS just closes the report and does not action anything. They do this 100% of the time - getting tedious reporting the same bugs over and over again and being told they have fixed it when its still broken.

No feedback, just a "solved" status.
 
But you can have different 3ds Max versions installed side by side !? ;)

For example, you use 3dsm Max 2020 to export your glTF models and 3ds Max 2021 for your other stuff. I currently only have 3ds Max 2020.2 installed, which is the only version besides 3ds Max 2019.3 that supports all SDK functions. The other Max versions are unfortunately still limited and do not offer all SDK tools/plug-ins :)
 
It worked in 2021 4 days ago and now it doesn't. Honestly, are there no quality control checks in M$ these days?
 
Angelus1971 said:
are there no quality control checks in M$ these days?
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I don't really think that this question can be answered here. The documentation of the SDK states that 3ds Max 2021 is not fully supported:

3dsMax Versions Tools Differences​

The Microsoft Flight Simulator SDK is designed to work best with 3dsMax 2019.3. We made the compatible tools available for earlier versions and it will work with later ones, though some tools will not be available for 3dsMax 2021.

2019.3 and 2020 :​

NOTE : If you’re using 2020 you will need 2020.2 to use the export tools, the rest will still work
  • FlightSim Light
  • FlightSim Material
  • SphereFade
  • AsoboSphereGizmo
  • AsoboCylinderGizmo
  • AsoboBoxGizmo
  • MaterialTool
  • ObjectsRenamer
  • Babylon
  • Babylon Utilities/Create Animation Group From Selection
  • Legacy Modeldef Converter
  • MultiExporter
  • WiperTool
  • PBRViewportManager (In the viewport window [+]/FlightSim IBL/… )
  • Babylon Utilities/Update Container ID
  • Plane Validation/Fix End Lines
  • Plane Validation/Layers
  • Plane Validation/LODs Hierarchy
  • Plane Validation/Nodes
  • Plane Validation/Unique Names
  • Plane Validation/Rebuild Nodes (risky)
  • Count Materials
  • Animation Tools
  • LOD Utilities

2021 :​

  • FlightSim Light
  • FlightSim Material
  • SphereFade
  • AsoboSphereGizmo
  • AsoboCylinderGizmo
  • AsoboBoxGizmo
  • MaterialTool
  • ObjectsRenamer
  • Babylon
  • Babylon Utilities/Create Animation Group From Selection
  • Legacy Modeldef Converter
  • MultiExporter
  • WiperTool
  • PBRViewportManager (In the viewport window [+]/FlightSim IBL/… )
  • Babylon Utilities/Update Container ID
  • Count Materials

If I were you, I would use either 3ds Max 2019.3 or 3ds Max 2020.2, so I don't have any problems with that or the current SDK :)
 
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