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Using a model as an effect

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I'm having a lot of issues with my P-61 model becoming more complex than my computer can handle when it's time to export. I understand that it is possible to use an effect (.fx) file to display a .mdl file, and what I want to try is this...

Take the detailed engines and props, export them as a separate .mdl, and add them to the main model as an effect.

Is this possible, and if so how is it done?
 
OR: Add visibility tags to the landing gear and all parts that are hidden from view when not used.

Whether this is just a placebo or not I can't say, but apparently a few devs use this technique to save performance.
 
Well, even if you used the fx file, the vertices and the heavy things would still be there, so I think visibility is the best option....
 
His problem isn't sim performance. The problem is that his mesh is too much to export apparently!
 
Hi Robert , could you more fully explain what is or isnt happening upon export?.

Model Complexity is generally not the limiting factor , texture vertex are, above 320,000 things go south and welding your way through the parts in uvw unwrap editor can reduce those.

To break up a model into seperate complete elements for export i would go with LOD models and have the final assembly done with the compiler .

Best C.J
 
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