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MCX Unhandled exception when trying to collate thumbs

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Latest Development Release downloaded today. Converting FS9 library to P3Dv4.4, and trying to generate thumbs. Immediately 'Generate' is pressed, the Unhandled Exception error box comes up. No thumbs are generated. If I press continue, MCX locks up.

Log:

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at ASToFra.ObjectRenderer.Renderer3D.RenderScene(Int32 clientWidth, Int32 clientHeight)
at ASToFra.ObjectRenderer.Renderer3D.PaintToTextureImage(Int32 width, Int32 height)
at ASToFra.ObjectRenderer.Renderer3DControl.OnGenerateImage(ObjectModel obj, Int32 width, Int32 height, String filepath, TextureFormatWrite format, Double rotateStep)
at ASToFra.Interfaces.EventDistributor.RaiseGenerateImage(ObjectModel obj, Int32 width, Int32 height, String filepath, TextureFormatWrite format, Double rotateStep)
at ASToFra.ObjectEditor.GenerateObjectImage.RaiseGenerateImage(ObjectModel obj, String filepath, Double rotateStep)
at ASToFra.ObjectEditor.GenerateObjectImage.GenerateImageFile(ObjectModel obj, Boolean scenery)
at ASToFra.ObjectEditor.GenerateObjectImage.GenerateImagesScenery()
at ASToFra.ModelConverterX.GenerateObjectImageForm.cmdGenerate_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


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arno

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Hi,

Thanks for reporting. A bug has slipped in with the recent changes I made to the shaders used by MCX. I have just fixed it and in the next development release it will work agian.
 
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