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Multi Materials in FSX?

lionheart

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Hey all,

I have a friend that is having an issue in Gmax. An aircraft he is converting to FSX has Multi-Materials. When he creates a new MM in Gmax/FSX, the UVW gets screwed up.

Is there an easy way to create FSX Multi Materials? Is there something he should know about this? (a secret hidden button somewhere, possibly blue and white? eeks).


I have done these in FS9, but not in FSX, yet..


Bill
 
Bill, there's no such thing as an "FSX Multi-Material." What it is, is a regular Multi-Material that has "FSX Materials" in the MatID slots.

1. Create a new, empty Multi-Material with as many MatID slots as you need.
2. Drag-and-drop your existing FSX Materials into the appropriate MatID slot.
 
It is likely that it isn't the UVW that are getting scrambled, but rather the wrong MatID applied to the wrong polygons is corrupting the look of the model.

As Bill suggests, forcing Gmax to use your materials in the MatID's you want is the ONLY way to go, IMO.
 
Many thanks guys. I will pass this along.

I hadnt heard of UVW's getting lost in a material swap. It 'could' happen if you didnt select the actual base material being applied to a section being edited, etc. That happened to me during the Boeing 797 build. I had broken the hull into sections (big wing) and mapped with 4 materials. Then 'attached' the parts back together again, with the materials being auto-generated. Worked nicely for a while, then I had to edit some spots and 'heck' broke loose. I figured it out though.

But this was in FS9...

Thanks again guys.


Bill
 
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