object not appearing

[cbear]

I have created an object in GMAX and textured it with one from the tutorial materials. I exported it to .mdl and use the library converter to create the bgl and then moved the bgl to the scenery folder. I used ADE X to place the object at the airport but it does not show up. I Think my issue is with the textures. I do not seem to have any .dds files to put in the texture folder. Were and when and how are these created?


Thanks for your help.

Bruce

[scruffyduck]

When you created the object in GMax did you add textures to it?

[cbear]

yes I used the marble texture from the G-max tutorial folder. That is assuming that a G-max material and texture are the same thing.

Thanks

Bruce

[scruffyduck]

OK then you need to put that texture in the texture sub folder that matches the scenery folder that you put the object library bgl in. so if you put the library bgl in Addon Scenery\scenery. then you need to put the texture in Addon Scenery\texture.

[cbear]

Thank you for helping.


The texture is now in jpeg. Do I have to convert it to something else? What is the best way to convert them.

Thanks again.

Bruce

[scruffyduck]

This is really not my area of expertise. Hopefully someone else will be able to answer. However I don't think that FS can use jpef format as textures

[cbear]

Thanks for the help I have it working. I had to convert the jpg to dds. I googled and found DD convert 2.1.
http://eliteforce2.filefront.com/fil...onverter;29412.

Thanks again.

Bruce

[scruffyduck]

Thanks for the help I have it working. I had to convert the jpg to dds. I googled and found DD convert 2.1.
http://eliteforce2.filefront.com/fil...onverter;29412.

Thanks again.

Bruce

OK that is great.