Newest EDM Model Tools

[joey45]

I'm on 129550 and that works well with no problems.

[uboats]

thanks

[-Rudel-]

Anybody have EDM plugins prior to 2016 November? Roughly any version before 119466.

 

Cheers

[upuaut]

Anybody have EDM plugins prior to 2016 November? Roughly any version before 119466.

 

Cheers

 

Hi,

 

here are some old plugin-files.

[-Rudel-]

Awesome, thank you!

[firewill]

Just wonder, is DCS default material support alpha channel? I cant get it work here, only if I switch to glass material, then alpha channel affects.

[Automan]

Yes, it works with Default too.

After Make Cool do these step:

 

Double Click on your Map

Bitmap Parameters:

Monochannel Output --> Alpha

Alpha Source --> Image Alpha

 

Double Click on your Material

Material Attributes:

Misc --> Alpha Test

[firewill]

Yes, it works with Default too.

After Make Cool do these step:

 

Double Click on your Map

Bitmap Parameters:

Monochannel Output --> Alpha

Alpha Source --> Image Alpha

 

Double Click on your Material

Material Attributes:

Misc --> Alpha Test

 

Thx for the tip! I've try everything in bitmap parameters, never scroll down to find that option. :thumbup:

[The_Fragger]

Hi guys,

 

anyone can tell me which version the latest EDplugin is ?

 

Cheers

 

Olli

Edited October 12, 2017 by The_Fragger

[Hawkeye60]

Try this version,

 

 

129550

 

I look forward to the Bo-105!

 

Hope this helps,

 

Hawkeye

[The_Fragger]

Many thanks Hawkeye ! Works like it should :thumbup:

 

Try this version,

 

 

129550

 

I look forward to the Bo-105!

 

Hope this helps,

 

Hawkeye

[yasser hacini]

can i use the plugins for 3Ds max 2017

[joey45]

Download it and try....

 

on ma mobile

[eelcoool]

Anybody got the latest modelviewer, links dont work anymore :(

 

Thanks!

[razo+r]

Anybody got the latest modelviewer, links dont work anymore :(

 

Thanks!

 

the modelviewer is located in the bin folder of the DCS installation path.

[eelcoool]

the modelviewer is located in the bin folder of the DCS installation path.

 

THankss found it

:thumbup:

[DHZSM]

hey guys, any edmplugins for Max2018? The latest versions seems to be only for 2016

[joey45]

No. Hope they do.

 

on ma mobile

[cubanace]

Are the links for the Newer Tools for EDM down?

 

I just installed 3dx max 2016 and windows 10 and when I click on the link to get the edm tools the links stay like loading and says it cant reach that address or cant find it ex,":helpsmilie:Blank Page"

[Hawkeye60]

Hope it is ok to leave this here,

 

For 2016, Working version,

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/62utunc5oz16d42/edm-plugins-129550.zip?dl=0

[cubanace]

Hope it is ok to leave this here,

 

For 2016, Working version,

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/62utunc5oz16d42/edm-plugins-129550.zip?dl=0

 

Thank you i fixed the problem it was my stupid Firewall, i got windows 10 and i overlooked the setting,thanks in advanced,we will be back in modding in no time :D

[SkateZilla]

This weekend I'm fighting w/ Smoothing again,

 

As soon as I cut the squares for the Bort Numbers and detach them, the smoothing goes wonky,

 

Even if I Wipe and re-smooth the sections, there's a distinct difference between the normal mesh and the part cut w/ the bort numbers,

 

Tried Re-Smoothing Individually,

Tried Re-Smoothing all Meshes together,

Tried Editing the Normals.

 

No Luck.

 

I think it doesnt like being cut in editable poly mode..

 

Might just go back to my original plan

Make Clone Main Mesh, cut bort meshes out, delete the rest, and apply transparent single layer, and animate that,

 

it just wont have any specular on it.

 

I'm trying to figure out how BST just cut Bort Meshes on the F-86 and didnt have any seams on speculars or smoothing.

 

Examples..

 

First Shot, w/ Squares Cut out of the nose mesh, you can clearly see a smoothing group difference both around the Bort Number Meshes, and a few bad groups heading up the nose which appeared after the cutting.

 

 

Second Shot w/ Bort meshes exported, I Imported them to a scene before I cut them and just put them over top of the nose mesh, smoothing groups on the nose remain fine, but there's still an evident line around the meshes.

 

My Fail safe right now is to remove the specular and diffuse layers from the material and just export decals w/ transparency set, w/ separate meshes.

 

I might try to use other cutting methods but so far, no luck.

 

 

Skate, this is where I had difficulty. The solution that worked for me is a bit time consuming though.

 

1. I made the cuts, but did not separate.

 

2. I applied a Normal modifier, selected all the normal and made them explicit.

 

3. Made 3 copies of the object.

 

4. (one object at a time) delete polies around the bort number section.

--- 1st object delete bort number area.

---2nd object, delete all polies but 001

---** 010

---** 100

 

It's important not to detach the section, but delete the polies around them.

 

For export, go to the settings and check/select "mark def off"

 

 

 

 

While optimizing the model/meshes for future use, I decided to give composite layered borts another shot so the borts inherit the airframe's specular/pbr values and look more natural.

 

I was able to re-cut all of the numbers except the nose, previous trouble spots were easily done, and the other hard spot on the vertical stabs was easily fixed by making an extra cut to separate the smoothing groups and eliminate the corrupted smoothing/normals.

 

My issue is the NOSE, no matter how I try to cut out the number sections, every cut corrupts the normals/smoothing,

 

I've tried to disable smoothing and re-smooth/ unify/explicit the normals, everything.

 

Nothing has worked, I even started fresh from the source model to make sure the adjustments havent caused bad vertices.

 

Nothing has worked.

 

-Polygon Cut

-Mesh Slice,

-Boolean,

-ProBoolean,

-ProCutter

 

Maybe I could try inserting Extra Vertices, I'm not sure.

Edited November 12, 2017 by SkateZilla

[Weltensegler]

@SkateZilla The tension of normals interpolates to their neighbours so if you detach or cut that relation breaks and the higher tension from other sides make the normals change there orientation which results in a break in smoothing/shading.

 

To fix that you need to get the new normals of both edges to align in the original orientation and strength with each other which is in many cases close to impossible but in some it is.

It will be much harder on asymmetric and organic surfaces as in your case and some normals may need to be modified individually to only reduce the problem but its very easy on symmetric bodies.

 

I gonna make an example on a sphere and you can see how far that brings you or maybe inspires new solutions for your individual case with a more organic loaction.

 

 

Hope that helps a bit.

Let me know here or in SplashOne discord, cheers

 

WELD

Edited November 12, 2017 by Weltensegler

[SkateZilla]

Not sure if it's 100% Normals or if Smoothing Groups Play apart,

 

I've played with both smoothing groups and normals and I'm still not able to eliminate the problem, it only shows in EDM Format, in 3DS and other Formats there are no problems.

Edited November 13, 2017 by SkateZilla

[Weltensegler]

Smoothing works by normals. as shown in the video I made.

 

I'm too rusty to try it in EDM and see if the normals reset on export.

I may try the next days.