SceneryDesign.org Let me start with the answer to the question I posed in the title: YES. Earlier this week I introduced a scenProc update that could handles holes in shapefile polygons. This new features used the functions I have to do boolean operations on polygons. Things like intersect or subtract two polygons. This functionality is also […]
Blinking lights
In the attached object editor of ModelConverterX you can add lights to your object. On export to FSX these lights will be converted into effect (FX) files. Besides the colour you can now also specify a blink duration for those lights. This means you can create flashing lights. If you enter a blink duration of […]
Dot vs. comma again, argh…
This must one of the most annoying “features” of the FS SDK tools. Many of them only work correctly when the decimal character is set to a dot. For example MakeMDL or XtoMDL refuse to work correctly when the decimal character is a comma. Many developers bump into this problem, since a lot of countries […]
Save some memory and disable the preview
In my bugtracking system I now and then get error reports from people who run out of memory while working on a model with ModelConverterX. These bugs are often impossible to reproduce on my side, as it depends on the PC the application is run on. If you are using the 32 bit version of […]
Drawcall batching settings
I have made a few small changes to the ModelConverterX settings when it comes to drawcall batching. With these changes it is now also possible to make MDL files without drawcall batching. In some cases that is needed, because the batching can give some artifacts. Before there was one setting that controlled whether LOD worked […]
Axes colours
And the last (small) change for today. When viewing the grid the positive X, Y and Z axes are now coloured differently. This will make it easier to see what the orientation of the model is.
Solid ground below your feet
Another small change to the ModelConverterX preview. There is now an option to show a ground polygon as well. Especially when viewing buildings this might give a better impression of how the building will look. The color of the ground polygon can be adjusted in the options.
Where does the light come from?
A while ago I changed the way the lighting works in the ModelConverterX preview. Before the light would always come from the view point, while now there is a separate light location. The downside of this change is that you now can see that some sides of the model are always darker. I have been thinking about […]
Flattens from 3D objects
Last week I got approached by different developers with suggestions for ModelConverterX to create flattens. So given multiple questions about the same subject I was trigged to look into this issue. Since I mainly create scenery for the Netherlands I have never had trouble with flattens myself. I think in the Netherlands you would even […]
Choosing shaders
A new option has been added to ModelConverterX, with this option you can force the preview to use simple shaders. This option has been added because certain graphics cards have performance issues with the more complex shaders that are used by default. By setting the ForceSimpleShader to true the preview is forced to use the […]