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SKetchup to Prepar3d v2

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adamjedgar

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Hi guys,
I am a little rusty on modelling.
1. How do i get model converter x to import a model from sketchup to prepar3d v2?

I do not have fsx on my system only the prepar3d v2 SDK

2. Also, my Norton 360 keeps deleting the Model Converter X executables. This is driving me nuts and i cannot seem to stop it from doing this. Any ideas?
 
Hi,

If you grab the latest development release there is support to export to p3d v2 mdl files.

Never heard such complaints about norton, so can't help with that.
 
adamjedgar said:
Hi guys,

2. Also, my Norton 360 keeps deleting the Model Converter X executables. This is driving me nuts and i cannot seem to stop it from doing this. Any ideas?
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FYI: A possible workaround for Norton 360 to stop deleting MCX was posted in reply to the OP in this thread over at the LM-P3D Forum:

http://www.prepar3d.com/forum-5/?mingleforumaction=viewtopic&t=7412.0#postid-39545


However, this flagging of MCX by Norton does beg the question as to whether MCX "Options" can be set to entirely disable recurrent "Phone Home" behavior ! :redflag:
 
If the problem is that MCX checks for updates at startup, then yes that can be disabled in the options.

That's the only internet communication that happens. Besides the sending of error reports on crashes of course.
 
I am not sure what it is about MCX that Norton deem unsafe, but it appears to be some kind of comparison Norton makes against a database. It sees MCX as being iffy that's for sure, even though it also says that many Norton users have this same mcx executable! (go figure). I had to make an exception for it in my Norton settings so that model converter.exe isn't immediately deleted the second I attempt to run the program. It could be the update checker, I hadn't thought of that.
 
Norton is highly not recommended. Creates more problems than it solves (unless you count not having viruses because you don't use the computer a solved problem)
 
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