Hey, I decided to install the Max 9 plugins today. I downloaded the installer on my Pc. I went through the installtion set up. I pressed install...It started installing, in the installtion note box it said "Unable to find 3Dsmax". It got me thinking. Anyway I found them in the Auran folder.
I went to the Auran directory and coped the 'Jetexporter' folder, the 'meshweights' and 'jetexporter' across into the plugin directory.
Now for some reason I load up 3Dsmax9 and I get unable to load the Jetexporter.dle and Meshweights.dlm files.
Anyone got any ideas on what to do?
Cheers,
Mike
This is what I wrote in the TrainzDev forum to the same question from you:
Are you sure you do have the right Max exporter? The zip file you d/load from DevWiki/Downloads as a MaxExporter Zip file for Max9 does not have a meshweight.dlm file included, just the Jetexporter.dle file of 438272 bytes large.
I had no problem just copying this file into Max's9 plugin directory on my recent trial Max9 version (that since expired) and that is all you will need to do too. It looks like you have one of the old AURAN JetExporters, which needed to be installed by clicking on the install exe. These old JetExporters were around when TRS04 was ruling the roost.
I am still using my trusty Max5 version as that version does everything I need to do for my creating urge. Just check out in DevWiki/Downloads for the Max Exporters.
EDIT:
I forgot to add this ReadMe file from the JetExporter Zip as you will either have to update or install some other files as said below :
Unzip or extract the exporters archive to your Desktop or other handy location.
Locate the exporter version to match your version of 3DS Max.
Copy the exporter .DLE file to your 3DS Max plugins folder.
For example. If 3DS Max is installed in
C
rogram FilesAutodesk3ds Max 2008
Copy 'JetExporter.dle' into the plugin folder so it ends up:
C
rogram FilesAutodesk3ds Max 2008pluginsJetExporter.dle
(*) You will also need up-to-date Microsoft Run Time Libraries for the exporter to load and run correctly.
Although run time libraries ship with your operating system, they are usually out of date. There is never any harm in updating your libraries, as the installer will simply add the files you are missing. If you don't have a compatible library version installed, the software will not run and you will likely see an ambiguous message like "This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect."
What are Run Time Libraries?
Have you noticed that when you run different Windows applications, they often look similar, with familiar buttons, menus and dialog boxes? That is because they share bits of program in libraries, usually packaged as .DLL files. As time passes, newer versions of these shared libraries are distributed, with the latest version shipping with your operating system at that time. Anyway, you need them, and if you don't have them they are freely available for download from Microsoft:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) (~2.6 M
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=200B2FD9- AE1A-4A14-984D-389C36F85647&displaylang=en
Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86) (~22.4 M
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0856EACB- 4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en
Follow the instructions on the web page, but you typically just download the .exe file and run it to update your system.
To test the exporter:
Start 3D Studio (it should load without unusual error messages)
Click File -> Export
Save as type, drop down and select Trainz format (*.IM, *.KIN)
If an error occurs while loading 3D Studio, or the Trainz format save type is not present in the Export dialog, carefully read the installation instructions again and repeat the process. If you have copied the files to the wrong location, carefully check that the file names match those of the Trainz Exporter before deleting those files.
Cheers
VinnyBarb