Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin - download here

texasranger · 24th November 2018, 12:16 PM

Hi Andy,
Thanks for the update! I just tried the new X-Plane plugins and here's what I got:

I
800
OBJ

TEXTURE dev_int_02.png
TEXTURE_LIT dev_int_02_LIT.png
TEXTURE_NORMAL dev_int_02_normal.png
NORMAL_METALNESS
BLEND_GLASS
POINT_COUNTS 17184 0 0 52179

The "NORMAL_METALNESS" AND "BLEND_GLASS" directives are mutually exclusive, so it should be one or the other. Also, it would be nice to have the "GLOBAL_specular 1.0" written to the header every time as a checkbox option.

Thanks!

x-crafts · 23rd February 2019, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by texasranger

Also, it would be nice to have the "GLOBAL_specular 1.0" written to the header every time as a checkbox option.

Thanks!

I second this!!! I cant think of how many hours of my life I've spent just having to manually edit the exported files just to get them to use the PBR model, and its just about adding that one line to the beginning of the export.

Would this be possible?

Thanks for your hard work!!!

Marko

Joko · 4th March 2019, 06:07 AM

Hi Andy,

I recently got AC3D v8 and you latest x-plane plugin, but I noticed that the windows of the x-plane plugin are all the time in the foreground, even when I'm working on an other application. The windows of the AC3D tools go to the background when an other application is in foreground, but not the ones from the x-plane plugin. Is this just in my case or is it a bug? As you can see in the attached picture "TextEdit" is in foreground, but the x-plane plugin windows stay in foreground.

Also the "animation time" window seems to have a bug (maybe only in my case). As you can see the window continues to the right after the vertical scroll bar. Not a very big bug, but sometimes a little bit irritating.

I hope I could describe everything clearly and my english isn't that bad

Thank you in advance.

Best Regards,
J

P.S.: I'm using OSX 10.13.6 High Sierra

Joko · 26th March 2019, 11:03 AM

Nobody having the same issue?

Andy · 26th March 2019, 11:47 AM

Hi Joko, I'm going to look at the plugin soon. I'll investigate this and see if there's a fix.

Joko · 26th March 2019, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy

Hi Joko, I'm going to look at the plugin soon. I'll investigate this and see if there's a fix.

Thanks ;-)

agonius · 14th April 2020, 07:54 AM

Hi,

What about the linux XP plugin for AC3D 8.5?

Thanks!

Andy · 25th November 2020, 08:41 AM

Linux plugin now available - see first message.

Andy · 6th February 2021, 07:14 AM

Thanks to Ray Hill for this document which describes how to build 3D cockpits for X-Plane using AC3D: http://www.inivis.com/external/xplan...3Dcockpits.pdf

(added to 1st message in this thread)

Steve_Wilson · 19th July 2019, 10:27 AM

From time to time, sometimes frequently, I have to restart AC3D in order to get a complete object file. In other words, sometimes all I get is the header with no actual object. This can be rather annoying if it happens several times during the work day.

Update: I just confirmed I'm on B3 - the latest.

24th November 2018, 12:16 PM	#1
texasranger Member Advanced member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 33	Re: Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin Hi Andy, Thanks for the update! I just tried the new X-Plane plugins and here's what I got: I 800 OBJ TEXTURE dev_int_02.png TEXTURE_LIT dev_int_02_LIT.png TEXTURE_NORMAL dev_int_02_normal.png NORMAL_METALNESS BLEND_GLASS POINT_COUNTS 17184 0 0 52179 The "NORMAL_METALNESS" AND "BLEND_GLASS" directives are mutually exclusive, so it should be one or the other. Also, it would be nice to have the "GLOBAL_specular 1.0" written to the header every time as a checkbox option. Thanks!

4th March 2019, 06:07 AM	#3
Joko Junior Member Junior member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 8	Re: Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin Hi Andy, I recently got AC3D v8 and you latest x-plane plugin, but I noticed that the windows of the x-plane plugin are all the time in the foreground, even when I'm working on an other application. The windows of the AC3D tools go to the background when an other application is in foreground, but not the ones from the x-plane plugin. Is this just in my case or is it a bug? As you can see in the attached picture "TextEdit" is in foreground, but the x-plane plugin windows stay in foreground. Also the "animation time" window seems to have a bug (maybe only in my case). As you can see the window continues to the right after the vertical scroll bar. Not a very big bug, but sometimes a little bit irritating. I hope I could describe everything clearly and my english isn't that bad Thank you in advance. Best Regards, J P.S.: I'm using OSX 10.13.6 High Sierra Attached Thumbnails

26th March 2019, 11:03 AM	#4
Joko Junior Member Junior member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 8	Re: Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin Nobody having the same issue?

26th March 2019, 11:47 AM	#5
Andy Administrator Professional user Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,565	Re: Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin Hi Joko, I'm going to look at the plugin soon. I'll investigate this and see if there's a fix.

14th April 2020, 07:54 AM	#7
agonius Junior Member Junior member Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 4	Re: Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin - download here Hi, What about the linux XP plugin for AC3D 8.5? Thanks!

25th November 2020, 08:41 AM	#8
Andy Administrator Professional user Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,565	Re: Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin - download here Linux plugin now available - see first message.

6th February 2021, 07:14 AM	#9
Andy Administrator Professional user Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,565	Re: Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin - download here Thanks to Ray Hill for this document which describes how to build 3D cockpits for X-Plane using AC3D: http://www.inivis.com/external/xplan...3Dcockpits.pdf (added to 1st message in this thread)

19th July 2019, 10:27 AM	#10
Steve_Wilson Junior Member Junior member Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 2	Re: Latest AC3D X-Plane plugin From time to time, sometimes frequently, I have to restart AC3D in order to get a complete object file. In other words, sometimes all I get is the header with no actual object. This can be rather annoying if it happens several times during the work day. Update: I just confirmed I'm on B3 - the latest. Last edited by Steve_Wilson; 19th July 2019 at 10:31 AM.