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MCX Problem with batch converting to bgl

embeee

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Hi, I've been trying out the batch converter wizard for the first time and it rocks except that when I convert to bgl it doesn't give the bgl files unique names. Instead they're all named untitled.bgl, and for each file that MCX converts it overwrites that file. This means I end up with only the last model that MCX converts, while all the previous ones are lost (overwritten). When I convert to mdl instead it works great, as each file automatically gets a unique name (the same as the original file name). Is there a way to give each bgl file a unique name as well?
 
Hi,

From which format are you converting to bgl? The name is typically taken from the objects that are loaded, when exporting to BGL file the first object in the scenery is used. But it sounds like you have them all named untitled.
 
Thank you very much for the quick response Arno. I'm converting from KML which was exported from Sketchup. None of the original Sketchup files or KML files are named untitled, and the weird thing is that MCX retains the original, unique file name when I batch convert them to mdl instead of bgl.
 
Hi,

Let me see if I can reproduce it with some KMZ files here. Might be a bug somewhere.
 
Hi,

I did notice that the KMZ reader did not set the object name and path information correctly. As a result of this many models were named untitled or model (that seems to be the default name in a KMZ file). This will be fixed in the next development release, then the KMZ filename will be used for the name instead.
 
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