GMAX: FSX Gamepack and Windows 10 - Revision history

BASys: Replaced Applicable-FSVersion for MSFS with MSFS2020, added MSFS2024.

2024-05-25T21:20:15Z

Replaced Applicable-FSVersion for MSFS with MSFS2020, added MSFS2024.

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	[[category:SDK]]		[[category:SDK]]
	{{Infobox-Applicable-FSVersion		{{Infobox-Applicable-FSVersion
	\| ~~MSFS~~ = unknown		\| MSFS2024 = unknown
			\| MSFS2020 = unknown
	\| FSXI = false		\| FSXI = false
	\| P3D5 = true		\| P3D5 = true
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	\| XP10 = unknown		\| XP10 = unknown
	\| XP9 = unknown		\| XP9 = unknown

	}}		}}
	When updating from Windows 7 to Windows 10, many users experience an issue using Gmax under the FSX gamepack - an attempt to open the Gmax Material Navigator causes the display to freeze, with no alternative but to close Gmax from the Task Bar or with the Task Manager. (Several threads in the forums deal with this issue, in particular: http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/gmax-material-navigator-not-available-after-windows-10-upgrade.438506.)		When updating from Windows 7 to Windows 10, many users experience an issue using Gmax under the FSX gamepack - an attempt to open the Gmax Material Navigator causes the display to freeze, with no alternative but to close Gmax from the Task Bar or with the Task Manager. (Several threads in the forums deal with this issue, in particular: http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/gmax-material-navigator-not-available-after-windows-10-upgrade.438506.)

BASys: Categorised as - GMax & content related

2020-10-24T18:41:22Z

Categorised as - GMax & content related

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			[[Category:GMax]]
			[[category:Modeling]]
			[[category:SDK]]
			{{Infobox-Applicable-FSVersion
			\| MSFS = unknown
			\| FSXI = false
			\| P3D5 = true
			\| P3D4 = true
			\| P3D3 = true
			\| P3D2 = true
			\| P3D = true
			\| FSW = true
			\| FSXSE = true
			\| FSXA = true
			\| FSX = true
			\| FS2004 = true
			\| FS2002 = true
			\| XP11 = unknown
			\| XP10 = unknown
			\| XP9 = unknown
			}}
	When updating from Windows 7 to Windows 10, many users experience an issue using Gmax under the FSX gamepack - an attempt to open the Gmax Material Navigator causes the display to freeze, with no alternative but to close Gmax from the Task Bar or with the Task Manager. (Several threads in the forums deal with this issue, in particular: http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/gmax-material-navigator-not-available-after-windows-10-upgrade.438506.)		When updating from Windows 7 to Windows 10, many users experience an issue using Gmax under the FSX gamepack - an attempt to open the Gmax Material Navigator causes the display to freeze, with no alternative but to close Gmax from the Task Bar or with the Task Manager. (Several threads in the forums deal with this issue, in particular: http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/gmax-material-navigator-not-available-after-windows-10-upgrade.438506.)

Gadgets at 01:14, 5 January 2017

2017-01-05T01:14:28Z

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	That's it. You will now be able to open the Gmax Material Navigator.		That's it. You will now be able to open the Gmax Material Navigator.

	Unfortunately, there's a nasty side effect. This work-around affects the Gmax Asset Browser, which in part is responsible for managing materials. When this workaround is used, the FSX materials Emissive Mode setting in the exported materials adopts the default setting "Additive Night-only". For buildings, this is not generally a problem since that's the value you'd choose. But, for other objects, e.g., ramp lighting where you've probably used a blend of some sort, you'll have to correct the Emissive Mode in the .mdl file. Fortunately, that's easy to do with Model Converter X.		Unfortunately, there's a nasty side effect. This work-around affects the Gmax Asset Browser, which in part is responsible for managing materials in Gmax. When this workaround is used, the FSX materials Emissive Mode setting in the exported materials adopts the default setting "Additive Night-only". For buildings, this is not generally a problem since that's the value you'd choose. But, for other objects, e.g., ramp lighting where you've probably used a blend of some sort, you'll have to correct the Emissive Mode in the .mdl file. Fortunately, that's easy to do with Model Converter X.

	A pain? Yes! But, we've yet to find a better alternative for the continued use of GMAX with the FSX gamepack.		A pain? Yes! But, we've yet to find a better alternative for the continued use of GMAX with the FSX gamepack.

Gadgets at 01:13, 5 January 2017

2017-01-05T01:13:38Z

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	To avoid this freeze:		To avoid this freeze:

	-open the folder containing the active copy of the FSX gamepack, which will be located in your GMAX folder at''\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack'';		- open the folder containing the active copy of the FSX gamepack, which will be located in your GMAX folder at''\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack'';

	-locate the file abrowser.cfg (if it doesn't exist, open and immediately close Gmax from the gamepack and the file will be created;		- locate the file abrowser.cfg (if it doesn't exist, open and immediately close Gmax from the gamepack and the file will be created;

	-open this file with Notepad or another text editor and locate the line beginning "LastDirectory"; ~~and~~		- open this file with Notepad or another text editor and locate the line beginning "LastDirectory";

	-replace its values with a drive letter not valid on your computer, e.g. "LastDirectory=Q:"		- replace its values with a drive letter not valid on your computer, e.g. "LastDirectory=Q:"

	~~Then:~~		- save the edited file;

	-~~save~~ the ~~edited file~~;		- right-click on its name/icon in the FSX_GmaxGamePack folder and select Properties; and

	~~-right-click on its name/icon in the FSX_GmaxGamePack folder and select Properties; and~~		- under Attributes, check Read-only.

	-under Attributes, check Read-only.

	That's it. You will now be able to open the Gmax Material Navigator.		That's it. You will now be able to open the Gmax Material Navigator.

Gadgets at 01:12, 5 January 2017

2017-01-05T01:12:37Z

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	To avoid this freeze:		To avoid this freeze:

	-open the folder containing the active copy of the FSX gamepack, which will be located in your GMAX folder''\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack'';		-open the folder containing the active copy of the FSX gamepack, which will be located in your GMAX folder at''\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack'';

	-locate the file abrowser.cfg (if it doesn't exist, open and immediately close Gmax from the gamepack and the file will be created;		-locate the file abrowser.cfg (if it doesn't exist, open and immediately close Gmax from the gamepack and the file will be created;
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	Then:		Then:

	-save the edited file;		-save the edited file;

	-right-click on its name/icon in the FSX_GmaxGamePack folder and select Properties; and		-right-click on its name/icon in the FSX_GmaxGamePack folder and select Properties; and

	-under Attributes, check Read-only.		-under Attributes, check Read-only.

Gadgets at 01:11, 5 January 2017

2017-01-05T01:11:55Z

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	To avoid this freeze:		To avoid this freeze:

	-open the folder containing the active copy of the FSX gamepack, which will be located in your GMAX folder''\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack'';		-open the folder containing the active copy of the FSX gamepack, which will be located in your GMAX folder''\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack'';

	-locate the file abrowser.cfg (if it doesn't exist, open and immediately close Gmax from the gamepack and the file will be created;		-locate the file abrowser.cfg (if it doesn't exist, open and immediately close Gmax from the gamepack and the file will be created;

	-open this file with Notepad or another text editor and locate the line beginning "LastDirectory"; and		-open this file with Notepad or another text editor and locate the line beginning "LastDirectory"; and

	-replace its values with a drive letter not valid on your computer, e.g. "LastDirectory=Q:"		-replace its values with a drive letter not valid on your computer, e.g. "LastDirectory=Q:"

Gadgets at 01:11, 5 January 2017

2017-01-05T01:11:08Z

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	When updating from Windows 7 to Windows 10, many users experience an issue using Gmax under the FSX gamepack - an attempt to open the Gmax Material Navigator causes the display to freeze, with no alternative but to close Gmax from the Task Bar or with the Task Manager. (Several threads in the forums deal with this issue, in particular ~~[url]~~http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/gmax-material-navigator-not-available-after-windows-10-upgrade.438506~~[/url]~~.)		When updating from Windows 7 to Windows 10, many users experience an issue using Gmax under the FSX gamepack - an attempt to open the Gmax Material Navigator causes the display to freeze, with no alternative but to close Gmax from the Task Bar or with the Task Manager. (Several threads in the forums deal with this issue, in particular: http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/gmax-material-navigator-not-available-after-windows-10-upgrade.438506.)

	To avoid this freeze:		To avoid this freeze:

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When updating from Windows 7 to Windows 10, many users experience an issue using Gmax under the FSX gamepack - an attempt to open the Gmax Material Navigator causes the display to freeze, with no alternative but to close Gmax from the Task Bar or with the Task Manager. (Several threads in the forums deal with this issue, in particular [url]http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/gmax-material-navigator-not-available-after-windows-10-upgrade.438506[/url].)

To avoid this freeze:
-open the folder containing the active copy of the FSX gamepack, which will be located in your GMAX folder''\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack'';
-locate the file abrowser.cfg (if it doesn't exist, open and immediately close Gmax from the gamepack and the file will be created;
-open this file with Notepad or another text editor and locate the line beginning "LastDirectory"; and
-replace its values with a drive letter not valid on your computer, e.g. "LastDirectory=Q:"

Then:
-save the edited file;
-right-click on its name/icon in the FSX_GmaxGamePack folder and select Properties; and
-under Attributes, check Read-only.

That's it. You will now be able to open the Gmax Material Navigator.

Unfortunately, there's a nasty side effect. This work-around affects the Gmax Asset Browser, which in part is responsible for managing materials. When this workaround is used, the FSX materials Emissive Mode setting in the exported materials adopts the default setting "Additive Night-only". For buildings, this is not generally a problem since that's the value you'd choose. But, for other objects, e.g., ramp lighting where you've probably used a blend of some sort, you'll have to correct the Emissive Mode in the .mdl file. Fortunately, that's easy to do with Model Converter X.

A pain? Yes! But, we've yet to find a better alternative for the continued use of GMAX with the FSX gamepack.