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Blender to MSFS

bdomi2

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Hi im trying to make an edit to the ju-52 model exterior LOD01 but when i try to export the model it ends up with an invisible exterior and only the interior appears. Am i using the blender to msfs exporter wrong. I can import the model fine but can't export back into the game. I'm trying to create a door fix for the ju-52 so my livery appears correctly. I would be simply moving to uv layout of the door so the textures are correct. I would not be physically changing the model just where to model gets its texture as it is a mirrored part.

Any help would be appreciated
 
Don't know whether this will help: Sounds like the normals of the surface that's disappearing are pointing inward instead of outward. While the model is in Blender, select it and go into Edit mode. Select All (faces) with the A key, and then under the Mesh menu, choose Normals and click Recalculate Outside. This happens to me a lot when I create surfaces for decals and such from curves and bevels. Also, there's a way to show the normals. Consult the manual if you don't know it. HTH
 
PhysicsTeacher said:
Don't know whether this will help: Sounds like the normals of the surface that's disappearing are pointing inward instead of outward. While the model is in Blender, select it and go into Edit mode. Select All (faces) with the A key, and then under the Mesh menu, choose Normals and click Recalculate Outside. This happens to me a lot when I create surfaces for decals and such from curves and bevels. Also, there's a way to show the normals. Consult the manual if you don't know it. HTH
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I had a try and same result, thanks anyway. Maybe I'm using the exporter wrong. All i want to do is move the uv layout of the rear door of the JU-52 so it mirrors a texture from a more suitable location and is scaled correctly. This way the door will have the correct metallics etc. from the fuselage 2 COMP file unlike the current door fix available on flightsim.to.
 
Unfortunately to make any changes you need to re-rig the entire model (in my experience). Animations, reassign textures and levels etc. Once you have 'possession' of the model then you can make any changes. And the blender exporter doesn't seem to like armatures so anything bendy needs to be completely re-done. I'd love if there were better solutions, and perhaps there are, but not that I've found with Blender so far.

Hmm, and then I find this regarding armatures: https://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/blender-armature-animation-support-thread.453672/
 
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