MAIW Scenery Library Objects not appearing in P3Dv2.4

[Nigel Frenck]

Hi

I've been reading with interest the two threads on converting MAIW scenery files so that they will appear within P3D but am having no luck in trying to get ModelConverterX_1.3 to work on my computer which is running Win 7 64bit, it keeps crashing on selecting the exec file.

The Error file shows:-
Description:
Stopped working

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: CLR20r3
Problem Signature 01: modelconverterx.exe
Problem Signature 02: 1.0.0.0
Problem Signature 03: 4e3cf1cb
Problem Signature 04: ModelConverterX
Problem Signature 05: 1.0.0.0
Problem Signature 06: 4fc9127f
Problem Signature 07: 261
Problem Signature 08: 221
Problem Signature 09: System.IO.FileNotFoundException
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 2057

So, is there another converter that I can use or does someone know how to get the MAIW Scenery Libraries to appear in P3D by other methods

Nige

[Ripcord]

version 1.3 isn't the right version for converting to P3Dv2.

Go to Arno's download page:

http://www.scenerydesign.org/modelconverterx/

The latest stable release of ModelConverterX is version 1.3. The development release has all the latest features, to check them out use the development releases package.

http://www.scenerydesign.org/development-releases/

[Nigel Frenck]

Well, I don't understand whats going on here because I've downloaded the latest release of ModelConverterX v1.4 but every time I right click and use "Run as Administrator" on the .exe symbol I get a error message up as before with the following details:-

Description:
Stopped working

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: ModelConverterX.exe
Application Version: 1.4.0.0
Application Timestamp: 512a5de6
Fault Module Name: KERNELBASE.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.1.7601.18409
Fault Module Timestamp: 5315a05a
Exception Code: e0434f4d
Exception Offset: 000000000000940d
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 2057

and that's using the developers release version!

Help!!!!

[campbeme]

No good asking here for help on that program buddy. Go to Arno's site, like the previous post suggested. Arno is the developer of MCX ask him on his forum, this will be your best solution.

[Nigel Frenck]

Done that Buddy! Still waiting for a response but I thought I'll try another avenue!!

[Nigel Frenck]

just an update to above threads. Solved the problem of loading MCX by updating my motherboard! After I 'd rebooted, MCXv1.4 loaded OK!

Am now trying to convert MAIW Scenery Libaries to work in P3Dv2.4 and if I'm correct I need to convert all the texture .bmps to .dds format??

Nige

[Ripcord]

I think in general it probably helps but this is what I do, using the model convertsion tool v 1.4 and have had pretty good success with it.

This is regards to some Taxi2Gate sceneries, but it still pertains to whatever object library bgl files you need to convert.

http://www.iflysimx.com/topic/1004-cuba-in-p3d-v23/

[Ripcord]

Major update to this thread -- just so everyone knows, I reached out to John Stinstrom back in April (2015), and he provided all his original files -- models and textures, etc. -- for these libraries:

Military Airbase Objects (also we know it as MAIW ABO)
Cargo Mil
JGSE

All but 3, maybe 4 objects in the MAIW ABO library converted. I had to convert them in smaller batches and recompile the library, but it worked. The other two libraries also worked, without issue, using the same method.

I have permission from JS to post them here or wherever. His exact words were "I won’t be around later so good luck with your conversion and of course you have my permission to post your results." Hope this means that he's just travelling or otherwise engaged with RL, and not ill.

I will post some screen shots of the problem objects and maybe we can together decide how we can fix and go from there.

[Hazza]

Ripcord, I would be interested in these. Would you be able to provide a link to wherever you've posted them?

Cheers

Hazza

[bvanhout]

Hi Ripcord,

Any chance you would be willing to assist with converting John Stinstrom's "European Military Objects Library" for use with FSX/P3D.

Regards
Brian

[Ripcord]

Brian, I just saw this. Tried it this morning without success.

I am hoping somebody else has already done this.

[Ripcord]

As for John's other libraries, mentioned earlier in this thread *well over a year ago" I remember that they were converted and posted by somebody else, and so I never worried about trying to finish converting these. Now I cannot find that location however, where they were made available. It was in the last year, I think. Can anybody refresh my memory?

[Greg]

We did. Most of John's libraries (a.o. those mentioned above) are part of our MAIW Global Scenery Library Objects packages, available for FS9 and FSX/P3D in the Download Hangar.

[Ripcord]

HAH! I just realized this Greg, and I was returning to this thread to call myself a dumbass!

[Ripcord]

Hi Ripcord,

Any chance you would be willing to assist with converting John Stinstrom's "European Military Objects Library" for use with FSX/P3D.

Regards
Brian

Greg

So I wanted to ask if this is also in the works? I am having problems with 4-5 objects in this library, cannot load them at all.

Mark

[Greg]

Hmm no I don't think so, but as we have permission from John to include his libraries in our pack, we may as well try to add it to a new version of our MAIW Global Scenery Library Objects... I'll need to talk to Martin.

[Ripcord]

I can convert all but 4 objects. Those 4 just won't load. If you want I can send you what I have so far.

[bvanhout]

That would be great, thanks Ripcord.