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FSX Textured preview in GMax

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BernhardS

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Hello,

with BglAnalyzeX I extracted a mdl from a bgl-library. I loaded it in ModelConverterX and exported it as a 3DS object. Now I imported it in GMax.
The model is imported correct, but I cannot see the textures in the perspective view. Have I forgotten something during exporting/importing or must I change some of my preferences in GMax, or is it impossible to have a real textured preview from an imported object?
By the way, after exporting it in GMax as a mdl, I can see it with correct textures in ModelConverterX.
Can someone help me?

Bernhard
 
The 3ds export / import into GMax will preserve UVW mapping.

The FSX materials however are not imported ... so you will need to reconstitute these from the texture files in the FSX directory, and create new materials in Gmax.

As I have stated a number of times (and at the risk of sounding prudish) ... make sure you are clear about the terms of the Microsoft EULA .... you cannot legally decompile / modify and redistribute FS models without express permission.

If it is all for your own use then that is unlikely to be a problem.
 
Hi,

After importing into GMax you need to go into the material editor and press the blue/white checkerboard icon. Else the texture is not shown in GMax.

You also want to check the texture names. The 3DS format can only store textures in DOS 8.3 format. So sometimes some information gets lost.
 
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