Newest EDM Model Tools

[tobi]

17 minutes ago, mkel2010 said:

I don't know if the plugin you're using is from ED or a user called Tobi. I found that Tobi's EDM plugin would not work with anything above Blender 2.X. Downloaded an earlier version of Blender and it worked fine. You might try that.

It works below 4.0. 3.x is fine

[Homelander]

@tobi and @mkel2010

As I mentioned in the first post, this is the official Eagle Dynamics plugin for Blender, which you can download here:
https://files.eagle.ru/mods/edm_blender_plugins/

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Tobi's plugin works flawlessly with Blender 3.6! Unfortunately, this plugin does not support LODs, so I decided to try the official plugin from ED.

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Download the official plugin and give it a try. In the zip file, you'll find a manual (located in the "manual" folder) as well as pre-made 3D models (located in the "Learning_Demo" folder), which come with animations, lighting, and more.

[tobi]

29 minutes ago, Homelander said:

@tobi and @mkel2010

As I mentioned in the first post, this is the official Eagle Dynamics plugin for Blender, which you can download here:
https://files.eagle.ru/mods/edm_blender_plugins/

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Tobi's plugin works flawlessly with Blender 3.6! Unfortunately, this plugin does not support LODs, so I decided to try the official plugin from ED.

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Download the official plugin and give it a try. In the zip file, you'll find a manual (located in the "manual" folder) as well as pre-made 3D models (located in the "Learning_Demo" folder), which come with animations, lighting, and more.

I know I use my exporter with 3.x too. I was just answering to the 2.x thing, which was about the unofficial.

[Homelander]

@tobi

Do you know of a way to create LODs in Blender, aside from exporting multiple models and referencing them in a .lua file?

PS: Are you planning to implement the LOD export in your plugin?

[tobi]

1 minute ago, Homelander said:

@tobi

Do you know of a way to create LODs in Blender, aside from exporting multiple models and referencing them in a .lua file?

PS: Are you planning to implement the LOD export in your plugin?

No i am using lod files

[Homelander]

Am 27.8.2024 um 03:41 schrieb Homelander:

Problem solved

Every time I attempt to export a 3D model using the Eagle Dynamics EDM plugin, Blender crashes. I have tested this with plugin versions "edm_tools_blender_plugin-239340.zip" and "edm_tools_blender_plugin-239341.zip" on Blender versions 3.6, 4.0, and 4.2. Additionally, attempting to export models from the Learning_Demo folder also results in Blender crashing.

Blender does not show me any error messages and no crash reports are generated.

OS: Windows 10 64-Bit.

 

Problem Solved 

The crashes were due to the BLENDER_EEVEE_NEXT render. Since I had checked the "Import settings" box when installing the latest version of Blender, incompatible settings from Blender 4.0 were imported. These settings ultimately led to the crashes. The latest Eagle Dynamics plugin now works with the most recent version of Blender (4.2.1 LTS).

[SVKSniper]

Dear ED. When can we expect a plugin for 3ds max ver. 2025?

[plott1964]

17 minutes ago, SVKSniper said:

Dear ED. When can we expect a plugin for 3ds max ver. 2025?

...uummm, never?

-ED

[Spatz]

...or for Blender ^^

[theyagizsina]

ED pls update the extentions

[theyagizsina]

still not updated...

[SpectrumZX]

Hi. I'm new here. How to run the standalone viewer? I downloaded it from the specified link, I try to run it, but it gives 2 errors about the absence of SceneRenderer.dll and Scene.dll

[razo+r]

45 minutes ago, SpectrumZX said:

Hi. I'm new here. How to run the standalone viewer? I downloaded it from the specified link, I try to run it, but it gives 2 errors about the absence of SceneRenderer.dll and Scene.dll

I would check your anti virus if it removed any files.

But if you have DCS installed, you already have a functioning modelviewer2.exe in your bin folder of your DCS installation. Just run that one instead.

[SpectrumZX]

2 часа назад, razo+r сказал:

I would check your anti virus if it removed any files.

But if you have DCS installed, you already have a functioning modelviewer2.exe in your bin folder of your DCS installation. Just run that one instead.

Yes, the game is installed, I found it in the game files. Thank you! But I still wanted to be able to use the standalone viewer and not install the entire game, for example on a laptop. I found the missing DLL in the game files, copied them and pasted them, but the viewer now gives an error "The procedure entry point could not be found in the dynamic link library C:\Program Files (x86)\edModelViewer2\SceneRenderer.dll"

Edited February 4 by SpectrumZX

[joey45]

Try installing it outside of the Program Files folder. I've had problems in the past with that. 

 

I installed version 2.9.13.5960 03-Feb and after copying the missing files over it is working.

[SkateZilla]

On 11/26/2024 at 12:18 PM, SVKSniper said:

Dear ED. When can we expect a plugin for 3ds max ver. 2025?

Pretty sure ED is moving to Blender, lol..  But they only make plugins for Max Versions they have licenses for.

[theyagizsina]

5 hours ago, SkateZilla said:

Pretty sure ED is moving to Blender, lol..  But they only make plugins for Max Versions they have licenses for.

I hope they have brought multiple arg export support for skin animations in the blender plugin. the plugins haven't received an update in a while and that scares me a bit. What do you think about this?

[SpectrumZX]

15 часов назад, joey45 сказал:

Try installing it outside of the Program Files folder. I've had problems in the past with that. 

 

I installed version 2.9.13.5960 03-Feb and after copying the missing files over it is working.

Thanks for the answer! The issue was not in the Program Files installation folder. I updated the game to the latest version, took the missing files SceneRenderer.dll and Scene.dll from there and the standalone viewer started working. It's a very strange idea from the developers not to put these DLL libraries together with the installer.

[Automan]

Il 26/11/2024 at 18:18, SVKSniper ha scritto:

Dear ED. When can we expect a plugin for 3ds max ver. 2025?

I’m in contact with Evgeny: plugin with 3ds max 2025 support is out now.

https://mods.eagle.ru/3dsmax_plugins/edm-plugins-246239.exe

 

 

Edited February 7 by Automan

[Automan]

I don't know if noticed before, the new links for plugins.

3ds max edm plugins
edm blender plugin
For major changes even changelog is finally available

The dowload portal:
Download portal
...model viewer folder is empty though.

[joey45]

mmmmmmmmm Changelogs.

[Tromp]

Sorry newbie. I downloaded training models from the Internet. Some are normally exported to EDM, while others are exported with a weight of 1kb. I seem to do everything the same, but I can't figure out what the mistake is. I have 3ds Max 2023, installed the latest plugins (edm-plugins-246944). Help please.

[razo+r]

2 hours ago, Tromp said:

Sorry newbie. I downloaded training models from the Internet. Some are normally exported to EDM, while others are exported with a weight of 1kb. I seem to do everything the same, but I can't figure out what the mistake is. I have 3ds Max 2023, installed the latest plugins (edm-plugins-246944). Help please.

Generally, if it's 1kb, it means it didnt export correctly and you made a mistake somewhere. However, without any more details from your side, we have no idea what you missed. There can be lots of reasons why.

[Tromp]

Thanks for the reply. Sorry again if that's not the right topic. Maybe I have the wrong settings?
 Why is the Boeing-727 exported without problems, while the Tu-134 is exported with 1 KB?

[Automan]

13 ore fa, Tromp ha scritto:

Thanks for the reply. Sorry again if that's not the right topic. Maybe I have the wrong settings?
 Why is the Boeing-727 exported without problems, while the Tu-134 is exported with 1 KB?

 

 

I suspect materials of the Tupolev are not correctly assigned or compatible with DCS. Material must be Standard (Legacy).  Then, for every new material introuced, you must apply MakeCool before export edm

 

 

 

Edited February 21 by Automan