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FS9 makemdl compiling problem question for arno

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Dakota

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Hi everyone,

I am trying to make a windsock in FSX that rotates in the wind using the GMAX FS 2004 Gamepack. For this I used Arnos tutorial (Thanx Arno!). Everything worked fine tweaking the asm file and the object when placed in FSX rotates in the wind.

However the object looks like it's been welded together and is missing all the details. Thin wires etc have disappeared. I have read about makemdl doing this if vertices are closer than 4mm together. How can I work around this using GMAX?

Apparently there is a tutorial by Bill Lionheart but the link is no longer functioning.

Help appreciated
 
I know this happens in VC models, but I wasn't aware it happened with scenery? I believe that Bill's tutorial is for aircraft models.

What happens when you export it from GMAX and use it in FS without tweaking it?
 
Thanx tgibson,

I actually made a new basic model from scratch and now everything is fine. There most probably was something wrong with the original model, which I actually prefer and put a lot of time into.

Thanx!
 
You can always select parts of your old model and use Export Selected from the File menu. Then check if it looks OK in FS. Perhaps you can find out if only one part is bad that way and rebuild it.
 
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