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Making a landable platform in SketchUp
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Can't be done in Sketchup. You'd have to convert it to Gmax (using ModelConverterX) and then you could "harden" the platform so you can land on it.
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Hi,
At the moment there is no way to make a platform from SketchUp directly. So you would have to use GMax for that (you can also make a separate platform in GMax and place it as another MDL close to your SketchUp object).
In the future I plan to add support for platforms to ModelConverterX, so then it would be possible to add them easier to SketchUp objects.
At the moment there is no way to make a platform from SketchUp directly. So you would have to use GMax for that (you can also make a separate platform in GMax and place it as another MDL close to your SketchUp object).
In the future I plan to add support for platforms to ModelConverterX, so then it would be possible to add them easier to SketchUp objects.
Thanks for the quick replies! I'll try using gmax in between.
I suspected that, cause I found an option "Platform" grayed out in the application
I suspected that, cause I found an option "Platform" grayed out in the application
I managed to do this by creating just the platform in gmax.
I also tried doing the whole model in gmax (by exporting to 3ds from ModelConverterX) but I couldn't get the textures to work correctly when exporting the model with textures from gmax (either only one of the textures was applies to the whole model, or all textures were missing and the model was transparent in FSX). Any ideas on this?
I also tried doing the whole model in gmax (by exporting to 3ds from ModelConverterX) but I couldn't get the textures to work correctly when exporting the model with textures from gmax (either only one of the textures was applies to the whole model, or all textures were missing and the model was transparent in FSX). Any ideas on this?
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Hi,
When you import the 3DS file into GMax you will have to check all textures. The 3DS format can only store DOS 8.3 names, so you might have to assign the correct texture name again.
Also check the size of your textures, they need to be a power of two to work in FS. SketchUp does not have this restriction.
When you import the 3DS file into GMax you will have to check all textures. The 3DS format can only store DOS 8.3 names, so you might have to assign the correct texture name again.
Also check the size of your textures, they need to be a power of two to work in FS. SketchUp does not have this restriction.