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Virtual cockpit dummy poly problem FS9

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I am having problems with the dummy poly being visible as a chrome shiny surface behind the guages in my VC. I have gone back to basics...even ran through the FSDS3 tutorial a few times and used the included $pan1 as the poly texture.

All existing aircraft display correctly so it appears to have occurred in FSDS3 or in the compilation by MakeMDL 9.0.

My only workaround for the moment has been to create panel planes in front of the gauge plane with cutouts...not very good on the poly count.... and as soon as I pull back from the panel a bit the chrome starts to bleed through again!

VERY FRUSTRATING

Bruce
 

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Thanks Wozza,

I am going to have to digest all of the above. I am VERY unversed in "texture-speak". I prefer being able to simply follow the software help files but apparently with FSDS, for all of its virtues, support and bug fixes do not seem to be a priority. I cannot complain. In spite of a lifetime working with Autodesk software as an architect, I gave up on GMAX as far too complex for an occasional hobbyist. Maybe have to rethink that. Any hope for an Abacus fix? Is the Version 3upgrade for FSX fixed, or does it have the same bug? I have stuck with FS9 for the time being as I fly in my own little 1930's world to a large extent and redoing all that custom scenery scares me. (Also I like decent framerates.)

I flip back and forth between modelling and FS to test as I go and I can't see doing that degree of manual tweeking without errors (I have a low boredom threshold I guess). Wow, I'll have to see if there is another way around the shiny textures.

Sorry Just noticed the "3.1" fixed the bug. I'll upgrade.
 
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I downloaded the latest version 3.5.1 last night and this morning reexported the model and ...presto...no more mirrored poly behind the gauges. Thanks again Wozza!

Bruce
 
Hi
Np glad its sorted,FSDS3.51 should fix any bugs that where in the earlier ver for FS9/makemdl work(well I havnt found any yet :D )

Cheers
Wozza
 
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