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FSX GMAX LOD and GUID

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I've created a simple object as a test to see If I can create something in GMAX and export it successfuly to FSX, but I'm stuck at the stage of choosing the LOD and GUID, basically, because, well....I can't find the menu!

How do I chose the GUID and LOD? or where do I get it from? All my searches on the internet yielded no useful result and the documentation didn't really help either.

(this is the part where I'm supposed to feel like an idiot...)
 
Or, simply pick from the "FS Tools" menu on the top bar...

You don't need to bother with LOD yet.
 
Just one problem, when I click run script, i get something like a file search bar.

n4gix, where exactly is it, I can't find anything saying FS tools
 
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amahran said:
Just one problem, when I click run script, i get something like a file search bar.
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Select "LODandNameTool.ms" from GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\scripts



n4gix, where exactly is it, I can't find anything saying FS tools
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It sometimes disappears on my system, but it should be the last entry on the menu bar

 
ah, um.....


unled8n.png



I found the script from the maxscript however, so that's okay, but does the unavailability of that menu option mean any harm to anything I do?
 
Alright, new issue. Thumbnail attached, happens when I click "Create new GUID for this file"

What next?
 

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You are running GMax from the FSX-GMax icon and not the default GMax icon?
 
default Gmax icon
Something is wrong when I select the FSX GMAX icon
unled10h.png


I would love to solve this problem, but I don't know how to, so...
 
See "Using Modeling Tools" in the FSX SDK Help:

gmax

In order for gmax to work correctly with the scripts and tools of this SDK, go through the following steps:

1. Ensure that .NET Framework Version 2.0 is installed. If not, install it from:


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...CB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en


2. Install gmax by visiting http://www.turbosquid.com/gmax and running the download and installer. After installation you will be required to register with Turbosquid to activate the product.

3. Ensure that the gamepack provided in the SDK (FSX_GmaxGamepack) is copied to the correct folder, which in a default installation would be the C:\Gmax\gamepacks folder.

4. Make sure that you run gmax from the shortcut provided (FSX_GMaxGamePack). The shortcut provides Flight Simulator X specific additions to gmax, and the recommended procedure is to copy the shortcut to your desktop.

5.In order to view all of the features of the Oil Rig Sample file, copy the files from the FSX_GmaxGamePack\textures\DDSFiles directory into the Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Addon Scenery\texture directory.

6. The gamepack supports the tools described in this document (attach point, animation manager, cloud tool, LOD and Guid generation) and FSX Materials.

Note
There is a known issue with gmax that will cause the model textures to not be found on first run of a model. There are two work-arounds to this problem:

. Open the model file once and from then on use the shortcut created at the bottom of the file menu in gmax.

. Redirect the path to the textures directory using Customize -> Configure Paths -> Bitmaps.

.
 
That's what I did, but the error keeps occurring.

What could possibly lead to this error? :confused:
 
What is the size of your GMax folder, and how many files and folders are in it?

In Explorer, right-click on the GMax folder in the tree view and select "Properties".
 
448 Files, 46 Folders, size: 59.3, size on disk: 60.2 :
folders:
autoback 328KB, 4 files
downloads 0KB 0 files
drivers 1.12MB, 1.13 on disk, 2 files
express 0KB 0 files
fonts 0KB 0 files
gamepacks 18.7MB, 18.8 on disk, 62 files, 19 folders
Help 0KB 0 files
html 0KB 0 files
images 0KB 0 files
Maps 3.09 MB, 3.15 on disk, 26 files
matlibs 36 KB, 40 on disk, 2 files
meshes 0 files, 0KB
PlugCFG 0 files 0 KB
plugins 2.34MB, 2.37 on disk, 9 files 1 folder
Scenes 95.5KB, 96 on disk, 1 file
scripts 0 files 0KB
sounds 0files 0KB
stdplugs 10.1MB, 10.4 on disk, 74 files, 1 folder
ui 3.25MB, 3.62 on disk, 200 files, 3 folders
web 45.4KB, 52 on disk, 3 files 1 folder


Would you like the details of any specific folder?
 
Hmm, your gamepacks is twice the size of mine, 8.43Mb, 32 files and 9 folders. Do you also have the FS9 gamepack installed?
 
It's only the FSX gamepack
contents
Files:
FSX_GMax (Shortcut) 2KB
gmax (Configuration settings) 2KB
plugin (Configuration settings) 1KB

Folders:
FSX_GmaxGamePacks, 9.35MB, 9.42 on disk, 31 files 9 folders
Plugins, 1.15MB, 1.17 on disk, 10 files 1 folder
scenes, 1.44MB, 1.45 on disk, 2 files 2 folders
scripts, 111KB, 124 on disk, 7 files 1 folder
textures, 6.64MB, 6.66 on disk, 9 files 1 folder

I copied the contents of the FSX_GmaxGamePacks folder outside of the folder in hopes of seeing if the error stops occuring, the contents of the FSX_GmaxGamePacks will be similar to these contents except there's no FSX_GmaxGamePacks folder
 
But, previously you stated:

gamepacks 18.7MB, 18.8 on disk, 62 files, 19 folders

So you must have more than FSX_GmaxGamePack in the gamepacks folder.

Similarly you stated:

plugins 2.34MB, 2.37 on disk, 9 files 1 folder

Mine is 1.15MB, 10 files, 0 folders.

Also, your error above refers to 3DS Max, did you copy the 3DSM folders from the SDK to GMax?
 
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sorry, 3DSM? :confused:
I thought I was only supposed to copy the FSX_GMaxGamePacks folder...
 
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amahran said:
sorry, 3DSM? :confused:
I thought I was only supposed to copy the FSX_GMaxGamePacks folder...
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You were, but your gamepacks and plugin folders are twice the size of mine.

These are the files in my gamepacks folder:

Code: 
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\abrowser.cfg
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\FSX_GMax.lnk
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\gmax.ini
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\plugin.ini
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\Plugins
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\scenes
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\scripts
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\textures
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\Plugins\BaseTypes.dll
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\Plugins\gmax_FSModelExp.dle
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\Plugins\gmax_MaxUtils.gup
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\Plugins\gmax_MaxXML.gup
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\Plugins\Managed_CrashTree.dll
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\Plugins\Managed_Lookup_Keyword.dll
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\Plugins\Managed_RiffMapper.dll
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\Plugins\MdlScan.exe
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\Plugins\MdlScan.exe.config
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\Plugins\XToMdl.exe
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\scenes\Clouds
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\scenes\Oil_Rig_Sample
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\scenes\Clouds\CumulusCongestus48-1.gmax
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\scenes\Oil_Rig_Sample\Oil_Rig_Sample.gmax
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\scripts\AttachTool.ms
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\scripts\CloudTool.ms
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\scripts\FSToolsMenu.ms
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\scripts\FSXAnimation.ms
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\scripts\FSXMaterial.ms
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\scripts\LODandNameTool.ms
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\scripts\startup
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\scripts\startup\BootStrap.ms
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\textures\cumulus01.tga
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\textures\DDSFiles
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\textures\oil_rig_texture_1.jpg
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\textures\oil_rig_texture_2.jpg
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\textures\oil_rig_texture_5.jpg
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\textures\OpacityTest.psd
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\textures\OpacityTest_Specular.psd
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\textures\transp_railing.psd
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\textures\DDSFiles\OpacityTest.dds
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\textures\DDSFiles\OpacityTest_Specular.dds
 
that is the only one missing:
G:\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePack\abrowser.cfg

And I have these as an extra:
...\GMax\gamepacks\FSX_GmaxGamePacks\Plugins\3DSMAX (folder)


What is your opinion on this situation?
And how do you propose we solve it?
 
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