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Problems with attaching objects/effects

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Hi,

I can´t attach objects/effects within gmax by using the Attachtool. Even if i follow the instructions from the SDK word by word, the effect does not show up in fltsim. I looked at the xml file which is generated by gmax when exporting a scenery model. Shouldn´t there be the code which adds the effect to the model ? ( <AttachedObject attachpointName .... )
Or is that code in the mdl-file. If yes, it may be a problem of SGX which I use to place my models.
 
The code is inside the MDL object, so you don't see it in the XML code.

Do you maybe have an exclude active in the area? Excludes often give trouble with attached objects. If you are using one, try to remove it to see if that solves your trouble.
 
I have of course an exclude. I had to remove the standard FS2004 airport which i try to make. But i will try without an exclude.
 
It is indeed the exclude area which causes effects/attached objects not to appear. So Gmax gets more and more nonsense for me. Most things I like to do can´t be done by gmax models or only with very high knowledge. Guess I hav to go back and use FSDS2 :(
 
I don´t want to call it a bug, either. But the problem is the new mdl format which you create with gmax. Gmax was not designed for MSFS. It´s just a 3D modelling programme which has the function added to create mdl files. FSDS on the other hand is specifically designed for MSFS. I have many possibilities to edit my models according to my needs without knowledge of bglc or something else.
 
If FSDS serves your needs, why are you trying to learn GMAX?

If FSDS leaves some needs unmet (perhaps why you are trying GMAX), then why are you so bummed to find that GMAX will also leave some needs unmet?

Bob
 
McFU said:
I don´t want to call it a bug, either. But the problem is the new mdl format which you create with gmax. Gmax was not designed for MSFS. It´s just a 3D modelling programme which has the function added to create mdl files. FSDS on the other hand is specifically designed for MSFS. I have many possibilities to edit my models according to my needs without knowledge of bglc or something else.
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That is not true. If FSDS would ever be updated to the new scenery format, it would have the same problems with the attached objects.

The gamepack, MakeMDL, which creates the scenery files for you is specially designed for FS, so that GMax is a more general tool says nothing. It is the quality of the gamepack that counts (which can still be improved of course).

But the exclude bug you encountered here has nothing to do with GMax, it is just something strange in the new scenery format MS is using. Will probably be ironed out in future FS versions.
 
I try to use gmax because,a s arno said, FSDS is not being updated (at least not for the time being). But if it was, i hope it would be easier to build sceneries because it would be a tool only designed for the needs of FS.
I know now that gmax is not the reason for the disappearing effects (sorry if i "hurt" someone). But hopefully MS will work on the new format. I´m learning day by day new things through this forum and do really appreciate it.
 
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