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problem to importing mdl file into the program?

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problem to importing mdl file into the library xm creator program?

hi,

aim new at this forum and i think this forum can be very helpful for me.

aim designing my own scenery of Pakistani Allama iqbal int. airport (OPLA).

www.allamaiqbalairport.net.tc

and i want to add some aircraft model, i mean some fire truck and ambulances in this scenery but not in api format.

for example : FS2004 UK and German Ambulance downloaded from avsim.

but when i try to import this ambulance model file a message appears and it says that this is not a valid model!!!!!!

actually i want to place these fire brighter and ambulance with ez sceney, so i need model and xml file to create a ez library file.

so plzz can anyone help me to create the right model of these ambulances and fire truck type model to place it with ez scenery?


thanks i hope some one could help me.


shoaib, thanks
 
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are you trying to import and API model? or is it a bgl library file or are they model (.mdl) files?
 
no sir,

they are only model like, a aircraft model.

it isn't any bgl or other file type its only a model of the ambulance.

thanks for help i will wait
 
Sorry but I still do not understand what sort of file it is - perhaps you can attach it to your next post. Is this for FS9 or FSX?
 
Hi,

In FS2004 there is a difference between the scenery and aircraft MDL format. That means you can not include aircraft MDL files into a scenery library and place them as static scenery. You will need scenery MDL files for that.
 
yes sir arno,

you are right i want to use them as a static vehicles at emergency terminal of my scenery.

i need help how to do that? plzzz help me to convert or something else to bring these ambulances in my scenery?


i tried everything to upload the model file here in the forum but it always say that failed to upload the file.


thanks bilal
 
Hi,

You can only turn an aircraft MDL into a scenery MDL if you have the source files for it. In that case you would expect it again (from GMax for example) in the correct format. If you have only the MDL object there is not much you can do.
 
thanks very much guys for ur support .

i have another question!!!

aim using fsds to design my scenery but i have find a fire truck in .API format so plzz can u tell me how i can place it in the position that i want and which program i need to use to place it ?



thanks for ur help.
 
Hi,

You have two options there. Either use one of the older programs like FSSC or Airport for Windows to place your object at the location you want.

Or if you have only a few API macros you want to place and the rest of the objects you are using are MDL files in a library, you could also try to use my ModelConverterX tool (available in the ModelConverterX forum) and convert the API to a MDL file using that. After that you can place it like any other MDL object.
 
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