Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin - download here - Page 3

xrotors · 13th June 2018, 04:49 PM

Hi Andy, we were just wondering if you foresee a newer X-Plane plugin compliant with the forthcoming particle system.

Andy · 13th June 2018, 06:31 PM

I’ve not seen the full specs yet but adding support in the plugin for particle emitters sounds like it would be relatively easy to add.

bushhere · 17th November 2018, 03:26 PM

I installed the 3.3b3 plugin in AC3D 8.3 along with commands & datarefs.tcl, but the X-Plane drop down menu does not appear in AC3D.

Andy · 17th November 2018, 06:18 PM

You need the 64 bit plugins with 8.3 (near top of first message)

Quote:

Originally Posted by bushhere

I installed the 3.3b3 plugin in AC3D 8.3 along with commands & datarefs.tcl, but the X-Plane drop down menu does not appear in AC3D.

bushhere · 17th November 2018, 08:14 PM

OK...Did that, then opened & saved an 8.0 .ac file, then quit AC3D. When I reopened the file by clicking on it, AC3D loaded, but the X-Plane menu went missing again. Will I always have to load AC3D before opening .ac files from now on? The same thing happens with new files generated in 8.3. AC3D 8.0 has been deleted.

Still confused

Andy · 17th November 2018, 08:26 PM

Are you using the latest beta? There was a problem with the licensing when one would overwrite another. It would mean that one would start up unlicensed, which may explain the missing plugins. 8.3.11 is what you need - check Help->About. You may need to enter your key again.

Ranny · 28th January 2019, 03:50 PM

I tried to open some X-Plane V11 OBJ files using this X-Plane plugin, and received zero triangles imported. I believe that I followed the instructions exactly. Should we expect this X-Plane plugin to work with X-Plane V11 OBJ files?
Thanks, Ranny

Andy · 28th January 2019, 04:50 PM

It’s a collision with the wavefront obj plugin (which also handles .obj files).

move plugins/obj_import.p out of the plugins (or rename it to a different fiel extension e.g. obj_import.p.old) and restart AC3D.

Fix coming soon.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ranny

I tried to open some X-Plane V11 OBJ files using this X-Plane plugin, and received zero triangles imported. I believe that I followed the instructions exactly. Should we expect this X-Plane plugin to work with X-Plane V11 OBJ files?
Thanks, Ranny

Ranny · 28th January 2019, 05:07 PM

Thank you - that worked. I am new to AC3D and will try to learn how to manipulate the model.

Andy · 30th January 2019, 10:14 AM

The X-Plane plugins have been updated.

The current version is now 3.4b3.

Please see the first message of this thread for the download links. http://www.inivis.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7032

Previous versions of the plugin could cause hangs and slowdowns when updating some objects. This one has been tested by a few people and it solved the problem for them. It was also reported that this version feels a bit faster - I'd be interested to know if others notice this.

13th June 2018, 04:49 PM	#1
xrotors Member Expert member Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 51	Re: Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin Hi Andy, we were just wondering if you foresee a newer X-Plane plugin compliant with the forthcoming particle system.

13th June 2018, 06:31 PM	#2
Andy Administrator Professional user Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,565	Re: Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin I’ve not seen the full specs yet but adding support in the plugin for particle emitters sounds like it would be relatively easy to add.

17th November 2018, 03:26 PM	#3
bushhere Junior Member Junior member Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 2	Re: Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin I installed the 3.3b3 plugin in AC3D 8.3 along with commands & datarefs.tcl, but the X-Plane drop down menu does not appear in AC3D.

17th November 2018, 08:14 PM	#5
bushhere Junior Member Junior member Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 2	Re: Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin OK...Did that, then opened & saved an 8.0 .ac file, then quit AC3D. When I reopened the file by clicking on it, AC3D loaded, but the X-Plane menu went missing again. Will I always have to load AC3D before opening .ac files from now on? The same thing happens with new files generated in 8.3. AC3D 8.0 has been deleted. Still confused

17th November 2018, 08:26 PM	#6
Andy Administrator Professional user Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,565	Re: Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin Are you using the latest beta? There was a problem with the licensing when one would overwrite another. It would mean that one would start up unlicensed, which may explain the missing plugins. 8.3.11 is what you need - check Help->About. You may need to enter your key again.

28th January 2019, 03:50 PM	#7
Ranny Junior Member Junior member Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 2	Re: Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin I tried to open some X-Plane V11 OBJ files using this X-Plane plugin, and received zero triangles imported. I believe that I followed the instructions exactly. Should we expect this X-Plane plugin to work with X-Plane V11 OBJ files? Thanks, Ranny

28th January 2019, 05:07 PM	#9
Ranny Junior Member Junior member Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 2	Re: Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin Thank you - that worked. I am new to AC3D and will try to learn how to manipulate the model.

30th January 2019, 10:14 AM	#10
Andy Administrator Professional user Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,565	Re: Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin The X-Plane plugins have been updated. The current version is now 3.4b3. Please see the first message of this thread for the download links. http://www.inivis.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7032 Previous versions of the plugin could cause hangs and slowdowns when updating some objects. This one has been tested by a few people and it solved the problem for them. It was also reported that this version feels a bit faster - I'd be interested to know if others notice this.