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FSXA Problem with LOD creator

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Angelus1971

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I get an unhandled exception when I try to run the LOD creator. The MCX window goes white witha red cross through it and this cross oulses as if it is continually being drawn over and over again. The LOD seem to populate but I cant be sure its doing it correctly. I'm using V 1.4.0.0 c88c237 Dev 01/01/2016. The options were From LOD 400 to LOD 160, Auto Calculate, everything else as default. Then I pressed the Calculate button. The LOD seemed to work (the green bar moved across the LOD Creator window and the 160 LOD seemed to add. Below is the output



See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.InvalidOperationException: Collection was modified; enumeration operation may not execute.
at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowInvalidOperationException(ExceptionResource resource)
at System.Collections.Generic.List`1.Enumerator.MoveNextRare()
at ASToFra.ObjectRenderer.Renderer3DHandlerType.RenderSceneGraphNode(SceneGraphNode sn, RenderNodes renderNodes, Int32 activeLOD, Boolean highlightParent)
at ASToFra.ObjectRenderer.Renderer3DHandlerType.RenderScene(Int32 clientWidth, Int32 clientHeight)
at ASToFra.ObjectRenderer.Renderer3DHandlerType.Paint(Object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
at CSGL12.CSGL12Control.OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.PaintWithErrorHandling(PaintEventArgs e, Int16 layer)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmPaint(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.6.1063.1 built by: NETFXREL3STAGE
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
ModelConverterX
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.4.0.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/FSX%20Tools/Model%20Converter%20X/ModelConverterX.exe
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
ASToFra.Interfaces
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.4.0.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/FSX%20Tools/Model%20Converter%20X/ASToFra.Interfaces.DLL
----------------------------------------
ASToFra.ObjectModel3D
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.4.0.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/FSX%20Tools/Model%20Converter%20X/ASToFra.ObjectModel3D.DLL
----------------------------------------
ASToFra.ErrorHandler
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.4.0.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/FSX%20Tools/Model%20Converter%20X/ASToFra.ErrorHandler.DLL
----------------------------------------
ASToFra.Utils
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.4.0.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/FSX%20Tools/Model%20Converter%20X/ASToFra.Utils.DLL
----------------------------------------
ASToFra.ObjectReader
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.4.0.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/FSX%20Tools/Model%20Converter%20X/ASToFra.ObjectReader.DLL
----------------------------------------
ASToFra.ObjectWriter
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.4.0.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/FSX%20Tools/Model%20Converter%20X/ASToFra.ObjectWriter.DLL
----------------------------------------
ASToFra.EventLog
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.4.0.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/FSX%20Tools/Model%20Converter%20X/ASToFra.EventLog.DLL
----------------------------------------
ASToFra.ObjectRenderer
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.4.0.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/FSX%20Tools/Model%20Converter%20X/ASToFra.ObjectRenderer.DLL
----------------------------------------
System.Configuration
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Core
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
----------------------------------------
CSGL12DLL
Assembly Version: 12.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/FSX%20Tools/Model%20Converter%20X/CSGL12DLL.DLL
----------------------------------------
ASToFra.ParticleEffects
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.4.0.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/FSX%20Tools/Model%20Converter%20X/ASToFra.ParticleEffects.DLL
----------------------------------------
ASToFra.FSUtils
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.4.0.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/FSX%20Tools/Model%20Converter%20X/ASToFra.FSUtils.DLL
----------------------------------------
ASToFra.TextureObject
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.4.0.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/FSX%20Tools/Model%20Converter%20X/ASToFra.TextureObject.DLL
----------------------------------------
lib3ds.Net
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.7252
Win32 Version: 2.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/FSX%20Tools/Model%20Converter%20X/lib3ds.Net.DLL
----------------------------------------
ASToFra.TextureLoader
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.4.0.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/FSX%20Tools/Model%20Converter%20X/ASToFra.TextureLoader.DLL
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing.Design
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing.Design/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.Design.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Design
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Design/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Design.dll
----------------------------------------
ASToFra.ObjectEditor
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.4.0.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/FSX%20Tools/Model%20Converter%20X/ASToFra.ObjectEditor.DLL
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.
 
It is likely that your model is too complex. This is a common occurrence with the LOD Creator for me and that is the result. If your system has the resources and MCX does not freeze then it will eventually produce a model for that particular detail level. The render window will not restore however until you restart MCX. Bear in mind that the detail level is not related to the models ability to be edited by the LOD Creator, the model complexity and reduction algorithm affect that.
Consider this as an alternative to the auto calculate function: Import your model into MCX and then use the Hierarchy Editor to strip unnecessary parts; landing gear, antennas, seats, stuff like that. Then you can save that model with a unique name. Do it again and strip even more parts, cockpits, flaps, whatever, save again with another name. You can actually save various levels of your "stripping" with the same base model into the same folder, if you are careful with procedure. Eventually you will have a shell. Now run this through the LOD Creator and you have very many versions of the same model with progressive levels of detail. You can use alternatively the Merge Objects window with a setting to insert model as LOD selected; or you can use the LOD Creator to import your other versions at the selected LOD level.
I find I get much better results with the auto calculate function if I remove any components possible myself first.
 
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