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aerostudios
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Posted: 11th Aug 2012 05:14 Edited at: 11th Aug 2012 05:16
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Can anyone tell me, why these 2 look so different? I attached an image showing 2 views of the same aircraft in the 2 apps. The image at the bottom is how the model appears in AC3D. I then export the scene as a .X file, and then load it into my game using DB PRO. The image above is how that same aircraft looks in DB PRO. Anyone know what I need to do to correct the model? Is it perhaps a normal map that isn't being applied to the model or something? In AC3D, the aircraft reacts to changes in the light angle.

Plus, the shadow texture I am using looks great in AC3D, and looks like poop in DB PRO. It is simply a PNG file.

I can't tell that there is anything wrong in the texture map.

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basjak
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Posted: 11th Aug 2012 06:19
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I had this problem before when used AC3D but worked when I used the command:

Quote: "set object normals objno"


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aerostudios
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Posted: 11th Aug 2012 06:57
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thankz! I will test it out and let you know

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aerostudios
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Posted: 13th Aug 2012 02:32
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well i added the command you suggested and also

SET NORMALIZATION ON

with no change. so i'm baffled still

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WLGfx
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Posted: 13th Aug 2012 03:10
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Yeah, definitely looks like a problem with the materials. At first glance it looks like all the normals are reversed or none existent.

It's definitely nothing to do with the texture but the material settings itself, probably the normals...

Although I have had bad experiences with png files in the past with DBP so you could try another format for that, but I doubt that's the main problem anyway...

Mental arithmetic? Me? (That's for computers) I can't subtract a fart from a plate of beans!
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Posted: 13th Aug 2012 05:44
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from my experience. AC3D looks at normals in opposite direction from DBpro when packing .x files. go to surface on the top left buttons then click on flip normals.

let us know what happens.

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MrValentine
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Posted: 13th Aug 2012 08:44
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Set alpha mode¿

There are quite a few commands for transparency... Believe me I have tried them all... And they can be tricky...

Try TGA format...

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