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FSX Blender Tool-set Beta For FSX/P3D Test Files

I can't manually choose my SDK. Help! I also can't export my model to mdl
 
gastonj said:
Hi Kris,

I was testing v 0.903 but i found a problem using the FSX SDK. It is impossible to attach a visibility constraint to an animation. It is OK with the 0.85 version.

Cheers,
JMC
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Hi gastonj!

I will check into it.

Thank You!
 
VIAG Studios said:
I can't manually choose my SDK. Help! I also can't export my model to mdl
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Hi VIAG!

I do not understand! Why can you not manually choose your SDK. You are going to have to be more specific with your problem.

Thanks, Kris
 
Chrismot said:
Hi Kris and everyone,

The new version of Blender2FSX seems to work very well! Thanks to Kris and MANOCHVARMA RAMAN for their wonderful contribution!

BUT ..., has anyone tried the method proposed by Bill in this thread? I try to succeed in setting up this dimmable texture, but it seems that the black texture (diffuse texture) has absolutely no effect on the whole texture described ... That is to say that the texture set in Blender's "Emit" slot produces these effects also on the blacks below!

Could anyone help me in this particular case?

Thanks for all the support ...
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Hi Chris!

No, I have not tried anything like that before. After I get all the things tested that I am testing at the moment. I will see if I can get the dimmable texture to work.

At this time I am testing the tool-set with the new Blender version that is going to be released. Blender 2.79.

Thanks, Kris
 
Hello everybody,

Kris is still at work :) thanks

Kris I think you did not understand but "gastonj" has no problem,
He had forgotten to initialize the tool

Well, that's what I understood

Good luck
 
I'm a very beginning modeler (very literally as I just installed Blender for the 1st time a few minutes ago:)). Since 2.79 is the latest version and the tool is only compatible with 2.78, is there a way to download 2.78 version? Or will the tool work well enough with version 2.78 just so I can start tinkering with it (going through the youtube kpgamemods tutorials to create the simple airplane).

Thanks and I'm exited to start this challenging journey!
Greg
 
Rain effect in Glass Cockpit (P3Dv4)

Hello everyone,

you have probably noticed the possibility offered by P3Dv4.1 to include LUA scripts to insert, for example, rain effects on the windshield in the cockpit ...! It seems that this novelty can be added via textures managed by the LUA script in Prepar3D v4 \ Scripts \ PrecipWindshieldEffect.lua. But how to do with Blender2FSXP3D ...?

Thank you for your help...!
 
Rain effect in Glass Cockpit (P3Dv4) (UPDATE)

Hello everyone,

I found a solution, apart from Bender2FSXP3D: ModelConverterX, the version being developed, allows to insert a LUA script to a texture. Then just recompile the model for P3D v4. Note that the basic diffuse texture must be in DXT1 format. And it works...! :)

Good development to all!
 
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am at my wits end trying to get the Bender2FSXP3D tool set to work in Blender 2.79. I have followed the instructions in the thread
"Blender Tool-set Beta For FSX/P3D Test Files". After installing the files show up in the User/Blender Foundation folders of the C drive (Blender is installed on a separate [F] drive) addons/scripts folder but Blender does not show the FSX tab and going to User Prefs.-Add-Ons does not display the three add-ons for FSX/PD3. If I then manually drag the two files and the io_scenes folder into F drive addon folder, I get a message from Blender saying that I have the same files in two different locations. Deleting the files from one of the locations results in Blender not showing the files.

I have tried deleting all of the installations of Blender and reinstalling only 2.79. I tried to manually set the addon file location to the C: drive folder. None of that works. Blender just will not recognize the FSX/PD3 files.

Any ideas? I don't have much hair left as it is, and I am pulling what little I have out.

John
 
Hello John...

First,... let us see your add-on setup within the "User Preferences" screen (with the Addon tab visible), click on "Testing" in the "Supported Level" section (on the left hand side of the "User Preferences" screen). You might want to have it search for "FSX" (which is located above the "Supported Level" section),... You should see 3 addons (3D View: FSX Materials, 3D View: Toolset4FSX, & Import-Export: WIP - DirectX X format for FSX) ... they might or might not have check marks on them. Make sure that they do have check marks next to ALL of them.

If you don't see any of them... then install the addons using/ from the Zip file (there is no need to unzip the files what so ever).

To Install: click on button "Add-on from File..." then goto the zip file containing the add-ons (either double click on the zip file or with the zip file highlighted, click on the button marked, "Install Add-on for File...". Do not change anything concerning the location etc....

Make sure after either making sure they are marked with a check mark or after installing, click on the "Save User Settings" button.
 
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Pyscen said:
Hello John...

First,... let us see your add-on setup within the "User Preferences" screen (with the Addon tab visible), click on "Testing" in the "Supported Level" section (on the left hand side of the "User Preferences" screen). You might want to have it search for "FSX" (which is located above the "Supported Level" section),... You should see 3 addons (3D View: FSX Materials, 3D View: Toolset4FSX, & Import-Export: WIP - DirectX X format for FSX) ... they might or might not have check marks on them. Make sure that they do have check marks next to ALL of them.

If you don't see any of them... then install the addons using/ from the Zip file (there is no need to unzip the files what so ever).

To Install: click on button "Add-on from File..." then goto the zip file containing the add-ons (either double click on the zip file or with the zip file highlighted, click on the button marked, "Install Add-on for File...". Do not change anything concerning the location etc....

Make sure after either making sure they are marked with a check mark or after installing, click on the "Save User Settings" button.
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The Testing button worked. :) I had not been hitting that. Once I did, the three files showed, I checked them and saved. The tab came up. Now, all I have to do is figure out how to point it to the correct SDK.

Thank you!

John
 
Chrismot said:
Rain effect in Glass Cockpit (P3Dv4)

Hello everyone,

you have probably noticed the possibility offered by P3Dv4.1 to include LUA scripts to insert, for example, rain effects on the windshield in the cockpit ...! It seems that this novelty can be added via textures managed by the LUA script in Prepar3D v4 \ Scripts \ PrecipWindshieldEffect.lua. But how to do with Blender2FSXP3D ...?

Thank you for your help...!
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Hi Chrismot,

The latest Blender2FSX/P3D toolset allow you to add material script. You may try it and report how it works. You can download it from here.
 
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