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Hi, I'm checking a model that i'm making using 3DS Max in FS9. First time i tried it, it seemed to work fine, everything looked to be in place, until i decided to do a few take-offs and landings.On my second approach i switched to Tower view to see how the model was looking, when the model wasn't looking at all!!! it had vanished!! i switched to spot view and could only see the lights of the Baron ( I'm using the Barons default air file and config file). Panning around, the model began poping up then hiding again :-hmmm At first i thought i had left some object hidden and had forgotten to delete it before compiling the model, but that was not the case.I noticed that the model would at times blink on and off almost at the same time as the light, so i removed them from the cfg file, but still no luck!! Appart from the things i tried above, i've also changed to the latest MakeMDL, I've tried creating another object (a cube) and flying it around using the same air and cfg files which worked perfectly.Is this a problem with using 3DS Max instead of GMAX ?? Has this happened to anyone else ?? and is there a solution ??If you're reading this bit I'm extreamely greateful for you putting up with my babbling on about my problems and trying to help :-hah Thanx :-hah :-beerchug

Hi, here is a picture of my first model for FS made with 3DS Max.http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/61418.jpgUncompleted parts : * Wheels, and struts * Propellers * Interior * Window cutouts * Flap cutouts * Animations * Antennas * Ailerons, and flap hinges * and whatever other small details the seneca might have :-xxrotflmao So far she has 3432 polygons hopefully i can keep her under 6000!I've run into a problem and i hope some one can help me... How do you make the trim tabs move together with the control surfaces ?Also i was wondering if any one has any performance info on the seneca, or anyone that knows the movements of the landing gears ??Thanx everyone for your help, i could not have gotten this far if it wasn't for you guys!! :-beerchug

Wow!! thanx for your replies, i can finally finish my model.Thanx everyone!!

Thanx for your help JetBlue_83!! i managed to get the windows to be transparent but i couldn't quite get the extrude to work for me. :(Whenever i extrude the pillars inwards i'm left with a whole where the pillar is. Do i have to extrude twice on the pillar ?? or copy the pillar ?? Too confusing for me!! :) So MUCH to learn so little time!!What i meant by seeing the inside of the cockpit is being able to pan around in MSFS and see the interior, the door panel, (the pillars)... a think it has something to do with flipping poly's?? i don't really know.Here is what i got so far...http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/60713.jpgThanx for your help JetBlue_83

Hi...This is my first 3D model ever(besides 3D studios chess tutorial). I'm modeling a Piper Seneca and can't seem to make the windows transparent. Could anyone please give me some pointers or tutorials that can help me out ?Also i would like to know how to see the insides of the cockpit and give the pillars some depth.http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/60657.jpgThanks for your help :)

Thnk you both very much, taking in your suggestions i finally got it working as i needed.

Hello, i'm trying to setup my backdrops in gmax and have run into a little problem...Originally i used to set them up as backdrops in in each viewport, but got sick and tired of the images moving about everytime i zoomed in or reloaded a project. So i decided to use a method jetBlue_83 explained on a post (#14174) last year of mapping the images onto boxes. I've done all that and works fine, but when i create an object (fuselage, wings or whatever...) i can't see the backdrop.I tried freezing, hiding, wireframes but no luck!Is there anyway of viewing only certain objects in wireframe mode while leaving the box which has the image mapped onto it in Smooth + Highlights mode ??

Ok, after several more hours of playing around with Window XP settings i finally managed to get SquawkBox to work. For some odd reason my Firewall must be running at the same time as SB AND, my Anti virus progras must be all turned off aswell as several other things i had running, but then...1/2 way thru a flight from Melbourne to Sydney i accidentally pressed "Ctrl + C" and FS9 closed, kaput, chau chau, sionara, asta lavista baby!!! the problem now is that when i run FS9 and try to create a multi player session it freezes up and i have to reboot!!I'm thinking i might have to re-install FS9, but i rather try to find another way around it...Help please :)

Hi,Ever since i installed Microsofts Combat Flight Simulator 3 along with DirectX 9, i have not used SB, not until today when i finally got my hands on FS9. I have made sure that i have read everything that i needed to read to use SB again, only this time with FS9. I've gone thru guides, tutorials, posts here at AVSIM and made sure i downloaded everything.Anywayz...Everything was goinng fine until i ran SB. It got to the 'find game' section and did not find any, it just stayed there searching.. no error messages no nothing!! I've followed every instruction down to the last letter (that i can get to) and downloaded everything they say. I have DirectX9a but still nothing..Can some one please help me ???I really want to get back up there with the rest of you guys!Thanx Diego Coslovich