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Sascha

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Hey!

I have a strange problem :( I try to convert Pattonville to FSX. I developed Pattonville completely in gmax, and that is my problem. Many objects have a Multi/Sub material with several textures on one model. But i cant change the material inside the Multi/Sub material. In 3dsMax i can change the material without any problems. Is it only in 3dsMax possible?

Gmax:
material1.jpg


3dsMax:
material2.jpg
 
In GMax you simply need to create a new FSX Material, assign the same bitmaps to the Diffuse Color slot, etc.

Then, drag-n-drop the new FSX Material from the Material Navigator into the desired Sub-Material slot in the Material Editor.

Although the Multi-Material in this image is "empty," it could just as easily be an existing "FS9" Multi-Material with Standard Materials already in the slots... ;)

Image1.jpg


BTW, unless you really like hearing the "error ding" remember that Material names cannot have "prefix numbers" when exporting to FS...

IOW, 01 - degault is not a good name. Default_01 is acceptable, but still vague. Better to name it something that describes it better. I typically use the same name as the major part to which it is applied.
 
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Thank you soooooooooooooo much dude! You saved my life ;)

Dont be worry about the names, they were only a placeholder for the screens ;)
 
Now i have a other problem...

If i want to export the Model i get following message:

Running model

Start! (C:\Users\BlackJack\Desktop\runway)
Loading X C:\Users\BlackJack\Desktop\runway...
ERROR: Invalid X file: C:\Users\BlackJack\Desktop\runway.
Error!
Error!

The FS2004 files work fine...
 
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