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P3D v4 Oversize Footprint

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I am in the process of converting some AI Traffic to .mdls using Model Converter X. I am then placing them in my scenery using the latest ADEX. The conversion has been going as planned until last night. One of the aircraft that I converted showed up with two wings and the other one looked like a Kligon Bird of Prey and was approximately 13,000 feet long (almost same length as my runway). Needless to say the Bird of Prey wiped out my scenery. I was able to place the aircraft in the position I wanted and the .mdl appears as I had hoped. The aircraft with two wings was converted to an .mdl a couple of days back and displayed correctly in ADEX. The only change in the last couple of days was an upgrade from MCX yesterday. So I'm not sure if it's an ADEX problem, an MCX problem or something I've done wrong. Before the issues yesterday I had converted and placed 5 mdls without any issues.

Any suggestions for the oversize footprint and fixing the double wing would be helpful. All the models do appear correctly in my scenery.
 
gadgets said:
Have you tried SAMM for converting your AI aircraft to scenery models?
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I have, but with mixed results. SAMM was easier and cleaner, but occasionally I just didn't have the talent to make it work. :)

Right now I'd just like to figure out how to fix the Bird of Prey. :confused:
 
So the problem is just the footprint? Is so then ADE uses Arno's code to generate them so perhaps he will come by and take a look at your model?

Also check that the scale of the object is sensible:

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This is what I am seeing. The C-130 shows up in P3d without any issues.

If the footprint issue can't be resolved. How do I place my mdl file?
 
It would be interesting to see if it is just the footprint or the entire model that has this scale.

What kind of sizes do you see in the object information form in MCX?
 
arno said:
It would be interesting to see if it is just the footprint or the entire model that has this scale.

What kind of sizes do you see in the object information form in MCX?
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The model displays correctly in MCX and P3d. The only adjustment I had to make was to raise the aircraft 2.5 meters to get away from the submerged display.
 
If my oversize footprint can not be adjusted, what is my work-around for placing my scenery objects? :confused:
 
Does this apply to just one object or are all of them oversized?
 
And would you be able to provide the MDL file for debugging?
 
Hi,

I have loaded the object here in MCX and generated a footprint (that's the same code Jon uses in ADE) and I do get a normal size footprint in that case. So I'm afraid I can't reproduce the issue.
 
arno said:
Hi,

I have loaded the object here in MCX and generated a footprint (that's the same code Jon uses in ADE) and I do get a normal size footprint in that case. So I'm afraid I can't reproduce the issue.
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Thanks Arno for getting back to me.

I just tried a footprint in MCX and it also appears normal.

This would lead me to believe the problem is ADEX related. Can you or Jon give me some ideas in ADEX to research?

I am currently running .7298 (Pro).

Bill
 
Jon,

I have a version of 1.76 that I'm not using. I started it up today and all my mdl footprints loaded correctly in it. So for me the issue appears to be related to an ADE v01.78.7298 (Pro).

What is your recommendation for addressing this issue? :confused:
 
try re building the footprint but first save the mfdb. dbs in the 1.78 global folder safe and then replace it with the database from 1.76. See if that makes a difference
 
scruffyduck said:
try re building the footprint but first save the mfdb. dbs in the 1.78 global folder safe and then replace it with the database from 1.76. See if that makes a difference
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Replaced it with 1.76 and that worked. Do I need to take the mfdb.dbs out and let the program rebuild the foot print file?
 
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