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MCX converted texture files - where to locate them?

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Hi,
I have used the MCX to convert a legacy aircraft from P3d/FSX model to MSFS format and the aircraft is appearing and performing great- however the textures in cp for gauges and instruments do not occur at all. MCX create a folder named "legacy-vcockpits-instruments" next to the converted aircraft folder (which goes into the community folder). I assume that the mentioned folder shall be placed in the aircraft folder as it contains layout/manifest JSON files + a html_ui folder which beyond this hierarki of folders contain the instruments textures ( png fomat): "legacy-vcockpits-instruments\html_ui\Pages\VLivery\liveries\Legacy\saab_35j_51_panel"

1) shall the textures be converted further in some way i.e. to dds?
2) how shall such folder/s be mapped to show up properly?

Great thanks in advance for any help that take this further

Åke
 
Hi Ake,

MCX does nothing to convert VC gauges and it does also not create the folder that you mention. The VC textures are generated by the gauges in FSX/P3D. All MCX does is store the VC texture name in the model, I don't know needs to be done to put some gauges on that again in MSFS.
 
OK, I think I understand how you mean- the converter cannot and will not take care of the needs when it comes to the textures. A separate program is needed for that, but which?
 
MCX can save normal textures, but the gauges in a virtual cockpit are basically small computer programs that generate how the instruments should look. But converting those is outside of the scope of MCX.
 
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