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so i get this problem when im going to give an animation to a ground vehicle car, when i imported the .dae file to mcx, the textures are fine
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then after i convert the file to .3ds so i can put it in gmax.... after i animate the model, then i export as .mdl, then i import the .mdl to the mcx and the texture didnt come with the model
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any solutions? thx
 
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You have to edit your GMAX materials to change the c~1.bmp (for example) to the real name of the texture file. Then export as MDL.
 
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Yes, .3ds format has the old 8.3 file name format eg wingtops.bmp and a longer name like lion_car_exterior_day.bmp would have its name shortened by the .3ds exporter to something with 8 characters maximum plus the 3-letter bmp extension in this case. JPEGs with the .jpeg extension might be shortened to having .jpe instead. Poor old Gmax...
 
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not sure if MCX could edit those textures just changing the name of textures en exporting again. if it's not the case you should reload the model in Gmax and rename the textures there appropriately and save.
 
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Tejal Bernardo said:
not sure if MCX could edit those textures just changing the name of textures en exporting again. if it's not the case you should reload the model in Gmax and rename the textures there appropriately and save.
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Yep i tried that, still didnt work
 
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could be bad news. when importing in Gmax problably you have to reassing the textures to the objects again. you did it? and check the textures format to be compatible with fsx , 24 bit Bmp or Dds.
 
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Hi,

In GMAX it's a very simple process.

1. Load your object.
2. Open the Material Navigator (button with 3 colored balls).
3. On the left make sure the Entire button is chosen.
4. Look down the list for filenames with the tilde ~ in it.
5. Double click the box to the left of the name.
6. Under Bitmap Parameters you will see Bitmap: and a long button with the texture name on it. Click it.
7. Browse to the correct texture (must be a format that GMAX can read - 24 bit BMP, PNG, TGA, etc).
8. Click once on the texture file.
9. Click Open and click the X in the upper right corner to close the box.
10. Repeat steps 4 through 9 until all the way through the list.
11. Save and Export your object.

BTW, if you also double click on the box with each Material name next to it (the parent of the texture boxes), click the Show Map in Viewport button, and click the X in the upper right corner the textures will be displayed in GMAX.

Note that you will need to have another set of textures in FS with the correct FS format (DXT BMP, DDS, etc.).
 
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Ok i fixed the problem... So the problem happened if i export the .dae file directly to .3ds, so i tried sto export from .dae-.mdl-.3ds..
It works perfextly, thankyou guys!
 
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Ezzzzz said:
Ok i fixed the problem... So the problem happened if i export the .dae file directly to .3ds, so i tried sto export from .dae-.mdl-.3ds..
It works perfextly, thankyou guys!
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Nice Work, keep it up. Do not hesitate to ask for help and advice. this forum has many expert that ready to give help and advice.

Jangan segan-segan bertanya. banyak para ahli yang siap membantu.
 
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