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[SOLVED] Jetway A animation error in Max

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Hello Jeffrey,

I have a problem with the animation of Jetway A, precisely with the bridge extension. The bridges A and B are scaled after running the script in Max 2015 instead of just pushing the other bridges forward, which also creates problem with texturing. I tried editing the bone in the bone tools and changed Stretch from scale to none under object properties and that works fine in Max and ModelconverterX, but the jetway is not animated in P3D any longer.

Jetway_error.jpg


I also tried playing with the pivots, as suggested in another thread, but no luck on that front.
I am really out of possibilities here and would appreciate any help.

Cheers
Nizar
 
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3dsmax doesn't display the jetway correctly, it will look stretched and funky. Just export it, as per the manual and in sim it should be fine
 
nz255 said:
3dsmax doesn't display the jetway correctly, it will look stretched and funky. Just export it, as per the manual and in sim it should be fine
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Thanks, it did work, strangely the first batch of models I created was also exporting the scaling...

But I still need to clarify a few points, maybe someone knows an answer to that too:

Question 1: So the jetway animation Max file does only work with Max 2015 and upwards so it can only be exported with the P3D SDK...
If I use the P3D MDL file, the animation does not work in P3D (v3.3), the animation is not recognised. Only when I export it as an FSX MDL the animation also works in the sim. How can that be?

Question 2: I created a jetway with 2 elements (like the real one) and I made them long enough to definitely reach the door of a small aircraft (A320/B737) parked at a heavy Gate, which happens quite often. When I run the script, then export it and use the jetway in the sim, SODE always says "Aircraft door too far away".
What parameter do I need to change or what do I have to pay attention to when I make the elements longer in Max in order for the 2 elements to extend fully?

Cheers
 
Q1: Did you also update the modeldef.xml of the P3D SDK?
Q2: You really have to ensure that those two elements are long enough. Also, you need to update the jetway.cfg with the new parameters. Maybe the old (shorter) values are still in your active jetway.cfg.
 
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