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P3D v3 Which 3D modeling tools work with P3D?

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I'm thinking about getting P3D v3.1 but I spend the majority of my hobby time trying to make scenery and/or aircraft so I'm wondering about which modeling tools support P3D development. I guess Gmax is out (no gamepack). What about Blender or FSDS? I can't afford 3ds Max as I'm not a student and this is just a hobby for me.
 
I myself am planning on getting P3D soon.

I know ModelConverterX supports P3D, and Airport Design Editor X, and I think SbuilderX is compatible too. I saw a link to it here http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?88098-Release-SbuilderX-64bit-for-FSX-P3D. I use Blender, Sketchup, and Gimp for all my projects because they are free. When I started to look into getting P3D, I was worried that nothing would be compatible, but you would be surprised how many programs it has.
 
I think you can still use Gmax and FSX game pack. Export it as FSX mdl and put it through MCX developmental release. You can change the properties that P3D support (which is better than FSX) by this tool.
Blender is also a good program. It has render capability. If you are new to any programs, I would recommend Blender.
 
Thanks Chris and Tic for the help, so the best bet for now is to make FSX objects and tweak with MCX for P3D since MCX gives access to any new P3D material settings or other features (I'm also curious if there are new animation or attachtool features). Using MCX is not ideal since the P3D settings would not be in the source file, but it's a good workaround.

Maybe a Blender2P3D tool set will happen some day. I'd help with it if I could wrap my brain around Python code. :)

I'm learning about Blender, it's an incredible program. Very complex but fortunately there's a lot of good learning material available.
 
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