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Using the XToMdl

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Hi!
It's been some months now, I am trying to make an .mdl
I am using Windows Vista greek 32bit.
I have manage to make the shortcut ComplineAircraft work!

It uses this path:
%windir%\system32\cmd.exe /K C:\Plugins\xtomdl.exe /XANIM /DICT:C:\Plugins\modeldef.XML > buildlog.txt
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The shortcut and the .X file are located also in 'C:\Plugins' folder.

When I run it, I give this order:
>xtomdl spitfire_mkV.X
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My problem is that the spitfire_mkV.X is not been Indentified...
Please any ideas?
 
I don't see anything in your shortcut (or is that an alias or a .CMD file) that passes the filename into the actual XTOMDL.EXE command line. Try just running this from a command prompt:

Code: 
C:\Plugins\xtomdl.exe /XANIM /DICT:C:\Plugins\modeldef.XML spitfire_mkV.X > buildlog.txt
 
beatle said:
I don't see anything in your shortcut (or is that an alias or a .CMD file) that passes the filename into the actual XTOMDL.EXE command line.
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Tim, that is a desktop shortcut that, if placed in the user's SendTo folder, will allow one to simply right-click on the nnn.X file and choose Compile Aircraft from the popup menu.

This method allows one to have the nnn.X file anywhere they want, and compiled file will be saved in the same folder as the source file.

Alternatively, one could simply drag-n-drop the nnn.X file on top of the shortcut.
 
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pilotos said:
Hi!
It's been some months now, I am trying to make an .mdl
I am using Windows Vista greek 32bit.
I have manage to make the shortcut ComplineAircraft work!
%windir%\system32\cmd.exe /K C:\Plugins\xtomdl.exe /XANIM /DICT:C:\Plugins\modeldef.XML > buildlog.txt
It uses
The shortcut and the .X file are located also in 'C:\Plugins' folder.

My problem is that the spitfire_mkV.X is not been Indentified...
Please any ideas?
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Yes. The shortcut must be placed in your SendTo folder, as the Wiki article instructs:

http://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.php?title=XtoMDL
 
Hi n4gix,

Well at the moment I am using windows XP and place the shortcut into sendto folder. Then I change the international windows settings to US.
But the .mdl is still created with zero size...
Here is the error:
Found dictionary file: C:\Plugins\modeldef.XML
OutputFile: C:\Plugins\spitfire_mkV.MDL
Output file after modification: C:\Plugins\spitfire_mkV.MDL
Creating output MDL file: C:\Plugins\spitfire_mkV.MDL
error : Error loading .X file: (C:\Plugins\spitfire_mkV.x). Is it a valid FLIGHT SIMULATOR '.X' file?
(0): error : XToMdl.exe Unhandled Application Exception
(0): error : ãà???å??åç??î åí??æà åç?? îíà?æ???.
(0): error : -2005531760 (Unknown)
(0): error : åî Microsoft.FlightSimulator.XToXmlLib.XFileLoader.LoadFromModelFile(ModelFile FileInfo)

(0): error : åî Microsoft.FlightSimulator.XToXmlLib.ModelFile.LoadFromXFile()

(0): error : åî Microsoft.FlightSimulator.XToXmlLib.XToXmlLib.LoadAllFileData()

(0): error : åî Microsoft.FlightSimulator.XToXmlLib.XToXmlLib.Process(ModelFile[] InputFiles, Hashtable[] AnimationLinkage, String[] AnimationFileRef, XPartDict PartDictionary)

(0): error : åî Microsoft.FlightSimulator.XToMDL.XToMDL.ProcessInputs()

(0): error : åî Microsoft.FlightSimulator.XToMDL.XToMDL.RealMain(String[] args)

(0): error : åî Microsoft.FlightSimulator.XToMDL.XToMDL.Main(String[] args)
(0): error :
(0): error : ãà???å??åç??î åí??æà åç?? îíà?æ???.
(0): error :
(0): error : Stack Trace:
(0): error : åî Microsoft.FlightSimulator.XToXmlLib.XFileLoader.LoadFromModelFile(ModelFile FileInfo)

(0): error : åî Microsoft.FlightSimulator.XToXmlLib.ModelFile.LoadFromXFile()

(0): error : åî Microsoft.FlightSimulator.XToXmlLib.XToXmlLib.LoadAllFileData()

(0): error : åî Microsoft.FlightSimulator.XToXmlLib.XToXmlLib.Process(ModelFile[] InputFiles, Hashtable[] AnimationLinkage, String[] AnimationFileRef, XPartDict PartDictionary)

(0): error : åî Microsoft.FlightSimulator.XToMDL.XToMDL.ProcessInputs()

(0): error : åî Microsoft.FlightSimulator.XToMDL.XToMDL.RealMain(String[] args)

(0): error : åî Microsoft.FlightSimulator.XToMDL.XToMDL.Main(String[] args)
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BUT when I am using an other .X file witch I found it here:
http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7720&highlight=xtomdl

It works!!!:)
My .X is corrupted?
 
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Well, yes your X file is corrupted. Try exporting a simple cube to see if the X file is valid and will compile to a .mdl file.
 
How did you create your X file in the first place? Looks indeed like it is corrupt.
 
arno said:
How did you create your X file in the first place? Looks indeed like it is corrupt.
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I use the verify tool and I got this message "As far as I can tell, this model is perfect!"
Then I exported it as .X file. But I remember that I didn't check nearly all the choices such as export FSX Material and Animations:confused:
 
That sounds OK to me.
 
With the same error message?

Could you check what your decimal character is set to in the Windows settings? The modelling tools require that the decimal character is the dot, while in many countries the comma is the default setting.
 
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