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Problems with MDX's Attached Object Editor

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I added a light to an object in MDX, but why is it not showing any effect? Both options indicated by the arrows are turned on, what is the problem?
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Hi,

Is the FX file located in the effects folder of the FS version that you have set as preferred FS version in the options?
 
arno said:
Hi,

Is the FX file located in the effects folder of the FS version that you have set as preferred FS version in the options?
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Sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean. The FX file I selected is in the Effects folder under the prepar3d installation directory. Even if I directly add a Point light source in MDX, the light effect will not be displayed.I still don't see the effect when I add smoke
 
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Do you have multiple version of FS or P3D installed? It might be MCX looks in the wrong folder.

Your settings look OK, so then you should see the effect. Are there any warning in the event log that hint at problems loading the FX file?
 
arno said:
Do you have multiple version of FS or P3D installed? It might be MCX looks in the wrong folder.

Your settings look OK, so then you should see the effect. Are there any warning in the event log that hint at problems loading the FX file?
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hi arno，I only installed one version of p3d, and there were no reports or errors in the event. I put the MCX folder on the D drive, and I sent a shortcut to the desktop. I used the shortcut to open the MCX program. Does this have anything to do with it?
 
hgschnell said:
Does the effect work in FxEditor?
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it doesn't work。When I exported the mdl file, I also exported a .fx file. I put the .fx file in the Effect folder in the p3d root directory, and then imported the mdl file into p3d, but the effect did not appear.After I dragged the mdl file into fxediter, there was garbled text on the left and no model file appeared on the right
 
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You need to open the FX file in FXEditor, not the MDL file.
 
arno said:
You need to open the FX file in FXEditor, not the MDL file.
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The first picture is an effect I imported into FXEditor from the Effect folder of p3d. It can be displayed normally, but after I import this effect into MDX, the lighting effect will not be displayed, just like the second picture
 
It's in the settings under the FS related settings. But if you only have one sim installed It should not be a problem.
 
arno said:
It's in the settings under the FS related settings. But if you only have one sim installed It should not be a problem.
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I tried it this morning. I copied an effect to the desktop, and then used the attacted object editor of mdx to import MDX. Then I saw the special effect, but the special effect lost the texture. Then after exporting the mdl file and importing it into p3d, the effect can appear. I don't know why it happens. Another question is, I directly added a Point light in the attacted object editor. Will this light not work and will it not work when imported into p3d?
 
If you add a point light MCX will produce a FX file for you on export, that you need to copy to the effects folder of P3D.
 
arno said:
If you add a point light MCX will produce a FX file for you on export, that you need to copy to the effects folder of P3D.
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Hi,arno.Yes, I put this point light source export. fx file in the effect folder of prepar3d, which has no effect. Similarly, I opened this. fx lighting file with fx editor, and it didn't show any effect.
 
Can you attach the FX you got here in this thread? I'm pretty sure it should work (you need to open it from the effects folder, else the texture is not found).
 
arno said:
Can you attach the FX you got here in this thread? I'm pretty sure it should work (you need to open it from the effects folder, else the texture is not found).
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Here's a point light I exported in MDX, I opened it with the FXEdder tool and I can't see the effect of it, you can take a look
 

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