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MDLXReader Error

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I recently started building my own scenery objects again after getting sidetracked in a different hobby. I made several models in Sketchup and loaded them into ModelConvertorX and converted my textures and drawcalls as I also did. Now, when I try to export the MDL the log shows MDLXReader sending an error "This is not a supported MDL file, file is of type PV20". I tried loading and converting some of my old models that I successfully created years ago, and they still get the same error. When I try to add the MDL to the Library Creator, it says the MDL is not valid.

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Hi,

Sounds like you are using P3D v2 MDL files. Are you using the P3D v2 SDK?

From the screenshot it also looks like you have an older version. Recent version do support the difference between FSX and P3D.
 
I was using an older version of the V3 SDK, so I installed the the latest one, (3.4.18.19475), then changed all the ModelConverterX paths to new SDK. However, I still get the exact same error.

Am I correct in presuming that the log is saying?:

1) xtomdl.exe wrote MDL file

2) the reader (?) attempted to read the MDL xtomdl just wrote

3) reader errors saying xtomdl did not write the MDL in the correct format


What path to xtomdl.exe is correct? I chose the 2017 version (X64)
 
Are you using the development release of MCX? Version 1.3 does not support P3D v2 mdl files for reading.
 
Please use the development release then, version 1.3 only supports FSX and P3D v1.

P3D v2 and v3 have a different MDL format.
 
I also had to install the Dev Release for Library Creator. Everything is AOK now.... thanks
 
Correct, for Library Creator XML the same holds. Older versions are not aware of P3D v2/v3 MDL files and can't read them.

Glad to hear it's working now.
 
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