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Pandasoft X Exporter Help
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n4gix
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It should be in the Prepar3D SDK, or you can simply use the one from the FSX SDK. Either one will work since they are identical...
P3D: ..\Prepar3D SDK 1.0.2042.0\Environment Kit\Modeling SDK\3DSM7\Plugins\XToMdl.exe
FSX: ..\SDK\Environment Kit\Modeling SDK\3DSM9\Plugins\XToMdl.exe
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and also when i create a box and export it as a an esp 1 direct X file i get this?
i click yes
didnt know what to tick so just clicked ok
no guid set? so i clicked ok
no friendly name set? so i clicked ok
whats this mean? i click ok
why did it fail?
whats happening? i clicked yes on the first one and ok on all the rest. what do i do?
Thanks,
Blake
i click yes
didnt know what to tick so just clicked ok
no guid set? so i clicked ok
no friendly name set? so i clicked ok
whats this mean? i click ok
why did it fail?
whats happening? i clicked yes on the first one and ok on all the rest. what do i do?
Thanks,
Blake
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First of all, you really need to read the SDK documents. You will never get anywhere by just blindly clicking buttons... 
Every model requires a GUID/Friendly Name. You use the new Tools to accomplish this for every new project. It is only done once.
You also need to set up the System Unit Scale in Max to "1 unit = 1 meter". This is accomplished in Max's Configure dialog. This need only be done once. Max will remember your choice.
The "Mixed Materials" is a warning. Since you didn't create an FSX Material, Max will export an empty Standard (FS9) Material. Simply click "Yes" for now.
As for XtoMDL.exe, you've already been told that it is a "Command Box" program, which means that you need to send all of the "flags" that are required whenever you run the program. You can NOT drag-and-drop an .x file on it, nor can you simply type xtomdl.exe to make it work.
See this Wiki article for details on how to set up and use XtoMDL.exe:
http://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.php?title=XtoMDL
Every model requires a GUID/Friendly Name. You use the new Tools to accomplish this for every new project. It is only done once.
You also need to set up the System Unit Scale in Max to "1 unit = 1 meter". This is accomplished in Max's Configure dialog. This need only be done once. Max will remember your choice.
The "Mixed Materials" is a warning. Since you didn't create an FSX Material, Max will export an empty Standard (FS9) Material. Simply click "Yes" for now.
As for XtoMDL.exe, you've already been told that it is a "Command Box" program, which means that you need to send all of the "flags" that are required whenever you run the program. You can NOT drag-and-drop an .x file on it, nor can you simply type xtomdl.exe to make it work.
See this Wiki article for details on how to set up and use XtoMDL.exe:
http://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.php?title=XtoMDL
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*** READ THE DIALOG BOXES ***
They are written in English!
The first two are normal. (the first one tells you that you have not used FltSimX materials)
The last three relate to the fact that you have not applied a GUID or Friendlyname before exporting your model.
You need to do this (same way as you do in FSX)
Use the ACES tools | ExportLOD | File Properties.
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I'll leave you to do some reading about the rest.
They are written in English!
The first two are normal. (the first one tells you that you have not used FltSimX materials)
The last three relate to the fact that you have not applied a GUID or Friendlyname before exporting your model.
You need to do this (same way as you do in FSX)
Use the ACES tools | ExportLOD | File Properties.
...
I'll leave you to do some reading about the rest.
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Listen to them Blake - you need to read documents and a lot of them.
However, we all have to ask questions, but alot of your answers have already been documented very well in the Wiki, the Wiki is my favourite part of this forum 'cause it tells me nearly everything I need to know.
I HAVE asked alot of questions here as some of the tutorials are not in depth or are out of date. But I still do alot of reading and searching.
Anyway, do as they say and read up on the wiki, it does help alot. I can't give no other advice than that since I make things for FS9 which is farely straight forward... AFAIK FSX has a few more steps to go through to get a model from max to the engine.
Regards
However, we all have to ask questions, but alot of your answers have already been documented very well in the Wiki, the Wiki is my favourite part of this forum 'cause it tells me nearly everything I need to know.
I HAVE asked alot of questions here as some of the tutorials are not in depth or are out of date. But I still do alot of reading and searching.
Anyway, do as they say and read up on the wiki, it does help alot. I can't give no other advice than that since I make things for FS9 which is farely straight forward... AFAIK FSX has a few more steps to go through to get a model from max to the engine.
Regards
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Yes, you can't jump and skip some steps, and you can't go faster, that's for all, what are saying the prorgram is that you need export with the Aces tools, i this case prepare3d, assign a guid and check the units in configure menu, just that. they aren't really a problem. The problems sometimes is to get the programs itself work, 