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hi i am trying to make a file for rwy 12 with gmax i have make mdl, and some sort of like file libray creator. and i try to export it like "taxilite.mdl" because that is what the tutorial said to do but i cklick O.K. then it says "dont know how to save that file type" and it is getting very annoying. any knowledge welcomed.
 
Hi,

Is this problem when exporting from GMax? What kind of export type have you selected in the file dialog then? It should be set to "Sceney object (MDL)".
 
That probably means you have not installed the gamepack for Fs2004 yet. Please download the GMax SDK from MS and install it into your GMax folder.

Or if you already did that, you forgot to start GMax with the Fs2004 shortcut, instead of the normal shortcut.
 
You have to use a special shortcut to startup Gmax, otherwise some plugins won't be loaded. You can find the shortcut in the folder \Gmax\Gamepacks\fs2004\ . You can copy this shortcut to your desktop for example. You can remove the original shortcut from your desktop.

Thomas
 
when i open gmax/gamepacks/fs2004 there is no fs2004 i can only open gmax/game packs and that folder is empty.
 
i donloaded all the stuff i need now i still get a pop-up saying "Make MDL was not found ,or failed to convert the model specified in 'D:\Program Files\GMAX\MakeMDL\Cone' to .MDL file. Check system paths. how do i check the system paths? and after i cklick O.K. it says "export module failure. PLEASE HELP.
 
Did the gamepack get installed properly in your gmax/gamepacks folder (you should have a fs2004 folder there now)? And did you use the Fs2004 shortcut to start GMax?

If that is all true it could still be that you have your units no setup correctly (MakeMDL works best if you have GMax set to use meters). And also your windows decimal character should be set to dot (some countries use comma by default).

Hope this helps,
 
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