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Old mdl versions read error

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Hello,

MCX versions after Dev 3/31/2024 e.g. Dev 4/7/2024 to current version Dev 5/27/2024 show the error shown below for models made by Mike Stone and Jens B. Kristensen. They read fine before 4/7/2024. Models by Kazunori Ito still read correctly in the latest MCX. Mike and Jens made a bunch of models. I only checked a few of each but they each failed to read. Examples are Stone's Bonanza and Jens Britannia. I found these on simaviation or avsim.

Hope this helps and not a wild goose chase.

Regards.

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at ASToFra.Object.Renderer.Renderer3D.ReadTextureCube(String texture, Boolean from2d)
at ASToFra.Object.Renderer.Renderer3D.LoadTextures()
at ASToFra.Object.Renderer.Renderer3D.SetObjectModel(ObjectModel newObj, ObjectChangeLevel level, Boolean loadTextures)
at ASToFra.Object.Renderer.Renderer3DControl.OnObjectChanged(ObjectChangeLevel level, Object obj, Object sender, String changeDescription)
at ASToFra.Interfaces.ObjectChanged.Invoke(ObjectChangeLevel level, Object obj, Object sender, String changeDescription)
at ASToFra.Object.Reader.AllObjectReader.RaiseObjectChanged(ObjectModel obj)
at ASToFra.Object.Reader.AllObjectReader.bw_RunWorkerCompleted(Object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
at System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker.OnRunWorkerCompleted(RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
 
Perhaps because they were probably created with FSDS and not GMAX.
 
tgibson said:
Perhaps because they were probably created with FSDS and not GMAX.
Click to expand...
The era that they were made makes if likely. I don't know how to check that. Other models of the same period could also be made with FSDS like those from Ted Cook which read fine in the current MCX. I recently made a model with FSDS for FSX which reads fine. Interesting that a change in MCX versions made the difference. From my knot hole, I think it could be a bug.
 
The error seems to be related to reading the environment map. I made some changes a while ago to read the fs2004 environment map correctly, maybe that's related. I'll try to find one of the models to reproduce it.
 
Hi,

I have downloaded the JBK Brittannia, but it loads fine here on my machine.

Are you loading the model from inside the FS2004 installation or from somewhere else? And what is the last line in the event log when the error happens?
 
Dude!

You are correct. I did send you off on a wide goose chase, sorry. Yes, I often check MCX updates outside of FS2004 installation. Checked a Jens Brittannia model inside FS2004 works fine. I go remember you making an environmental map change but didn't connect the dots.

Thanks for all your do and sorry for the bother.

Regards.
 
Hi,

Let me try outside of the FS2004 folder here as well then, MCX should not crash in that case but it seems it does for some reason.
 
I copied the Brittannia model outside of the FS2004 folder, but in that case it does still load here (instead of the FS2004 environment map, it will load the FSX environment map as MCX does not know it is a FS2004 aircraft in that case).

Can you maybe still show the log up to the error? I am wondering which texture gives this error.
 
See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at ASToFra.Object.Renderer.Renderer3D.ReadTextureCube(String texture, Boolean from2d)
at ASToFra.Object.Renderer.Renderer3D.LoadTextures()
at ASToFra.Object.Renderer.Renderer3D.SetObjectModel(ObjectModel newObj, ObjectChangeLevel level, Boolean loadTextures)
at ASToFra.Object.Renderer.Renderer3DControl.OnObjectChanged(ObjectChangeLevel level, Object obj, Object sender, String changeDescription)
at ASToFra.Interfaces.ObjectChanged.Invoke(ObjectChangeLevel level, Object obj, Object sender, String changeDescription)
at ASToFra.Object.Reader.AllObjectReader.RaiseObjectChanged(ObjectModel obj)
at ASToFra.Object.Reader.AllObjectReader.bw_RunWorkerCompleted(Object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
at System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker.OnRunWorkerCompleted(RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)


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************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.
 
Well good man,

I sheepishly apologized for wasting your time here. I found why this is happening. I moved FS2004 to another drive and didn't change to the new path in MCX. It reads fine outside of FS2004 now. It was confusing why some models were read fine outside of FS2004 and other not and all of the same model makers.

Anyway, learned more along the way. Thanks for the help.

Regards.
 
Ok, I'll close this bug then, fine to hear you solve it.
 
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