On this video i will get you started on repainting airplane textures for your simulator. I always, always, open any aircraft file using that dxtbmp. Later cfs1 aircraft have been modified to use the standard 8 bit windows bmp format. A repaint of ranchojens cessna 150 aerobat modified for flight simulator x. Voted by subscribers as the most complete flight sim website on the internet, we currently offer a massive range of downloads for fsx, as well as older flight simulator addons for the. Compatible with microsoft combat simulator 2 native aircraft. But im totally stumped when it comes to editing the panel. The all my aircraft textures look like the pic i posted. It in the original format you started out with however you downloaded it. For the purposes of this article the term fs means microsoft fs2004 and fsx. Dec 29, 2007 related to this topic, if you have an fs9 aircraft that has invisible parts with sp2, then you should take its textures, load them with imagetool comes with the sdk and save them as dxt5 textures. How to create a repaint for microsoft flight simulator. The proper name for the textures used on fs models is bitmaps. Fsx sp2 propeller aircraft from fs9, how to upgrade.
Carenado cessna u206g stationair 6 ii patch for fsx aircraft browser. He is a newbie at avsim without any repaintexperience. This file contains a fictional repaint of the pmdg 777200lr base pack. Civil aircraft downloads for fsx fly away simulation. Couldnt do it without you this aircraft was tested in fsx, with acceleration add on. Ive tried using dxtbmp, but when it loads my default image, it rescales it to 1024x1024 from the original 1024x768. In just a few minutes, you can dramatically transform the look of your flight simulator planes. I edited a texture earlier and used dxtbmp program then sent it to the editor, edited the texture the saved as original.
The fly away simulation download section for microsoft flight simulator x is an unrivaled selection of freeware flight simulator addons, available for download now. Bmp file in fsx and upload it to the plane the section of the fuselage just shows in. Jul 31, 2009 this feature is not available right now. Two units that participated in the battle of france in 1940. Games downloads active sky 2016 for fsx by hifi technologies, inc. How to edit aircraft for fsx using dxtbmp and photoshop youtube. This tutorial will provide a method for converting flyable fs2004 format aircraft mdl files into fsx format, using modelconverterx mcx. A completely new model of the vickers viscount, famous as the first turboprop airliner and a huge success all over the world. Use a multibit alpha channel dxt3 or dxt5 with a midgrey alpha channel where you want things to be semitransparent b. This is a rather exhaustive tutorial designed for a relative beginner to this process, but you will need to have some basic information about how fs planes work. Textures7 repaints are available for download at the moment.
Fsx fs2004 messerschmitt bf109g10 the messerschmitt bf 109 g10 gustav was the most numerous german fighter in service with the luftwaffe during the last years of ww2. I had the same problem with a different download because my video card does not support hi resolution textures. Boeing 787 family megapack with 82 repaints, probably the best freeware pack in the world for fsx and p3d. Paste the f6 folder into your fsx\simobjects\airplanes folder. This is a tutorial on how to use dxtbmp for converting files for flight sim. We will also be using martin wrights dxtbmp to convert our. Ive searched and searched, but cant find an answer i would like to customize my planes panel. Hi all if i want to use dxtbmp to improve the loading times of some of my fs9 add on aircraft textures, what should i save them as.
Page 60 general aviation aircraft downloads for fsx. For this tutorial, you will need dxtbmp, available here. Adam has extensive knowledge using various flight simulator packages and. May 20, 2018 does any forum member know of a program like dxtbmp that will run on portable apps and open these texture files as if they were a normal image. Paste the f6 folder into your fsx \simobjects\airplanes folder.
The gmax opacity slider wont do much in fsx, even though it does in gmax itself. This is a project aircraft created with blank bitmap textures the perfect starting point for. I pressed on, moving all my gauges to fit this new size, but when i load it in fsx. Modifications by mark rooks of rsdg rooks silva design group. The aircraft will be in there in a folder named f6. The latest version of dxtbmp does that im assuming by dds you mean the texture files for the default aircraft in fsx correct me if im wrong. This has worked for me on a couple of older aircraft. And to all of the makers of all the tutorials, utilities, tips, like airwrench, dxtbmp, how tos etc. If he had, he should have been familiar with dxtbmp in the first place.
Later versions will do the same thing, but differently use your manual to find out how to do it in your version. Compatible with native microsoft flight simulator fsx, fsx steam edition, fs2000, fs2002 and fs2004 aircraft. This is a 2004 default cessna 182 skylane modified for flight simulator x. This patch addes the correct thumbnails for the fsx aircraft browser and changes search criterias to ones in fsx. As said i still have the old installation file mwgfxdll. C150 orange aerobat support angel flight near you to install this aircraft. Adam writes all of the download section editorials after testing each of the files. We will also be using martin wrights dxtbmp to convert our textures into the final fs bmp format freeware. Includes the entire boeing 787 family of six models 787800rr and genx, 787900rr and genx, 78710rr and genx. Jul 10, 2014 download dxtbmp 8162432 bit and dxt extended bitmap manipulation for multiple versions of microsoft flight simulator, starting from the 2000 one, as well as cfs2 and cfs3. Dec 02, 2016 is there another tool that does nearly the same.
Go to the fsx directory, into the simobjectsairplanes folder. Nov 11, 2018 this is a tutorial on how to use dxtbmp for converting files for flight sim. This is a project aircraft created with blank bitmap textures the perfect starting point for any cessna 182 project. Oct 10, 2016 on this video i will get you started on repainting airplane textures for your simulator. Related to this topic, if you have an fs9 aircraft that has invisible parts with sp2, then you should take its textures, load them with imagetool comes with the sdk and save them as dxt5 textures. Compatible with several third party paid and freeware available aircraft. We currently offer a massive range of downloads for fsx, as well as older flight simulator addons for the everpopular fs2004, fs2002, cfs3 and now becoming ever popular with dediced virtual aviators is laminar researchs xplane series. Dxtbmp install before starting tutorial photoshop or equivalent. Dxtbmp dxt extended bitmap editor fly away simulation. In this setting, it is the model material settings that cause the difficulties, rather than the single bit colorkey alpha. The default aircraft and some addon aircraft in fsx use. If you want worldwide classic ai traffic, download files 110 at least from my ai aircraft page and install them.
Ive gotten reasonably proficient at installing and placing gauges in the g file. Just because its free to download does not mean that its. Program building on the knowledge gained with bmp2000 and specialised for the 16 bit versions of the extended bitmap. Dxtbmp the paint shop the aircraft painters forum how. Compatible with native microsoft flight simulator fsx, fsxsteam edition, fs2000, fs2002 and fs2004 aircraft. Open dxtbmp and navigate to the texture folder of the model. Fsxfs2004 messerschmitt bf109g10 the messerschmitt bf 109 g10 gustav was the most numerous german fighter in service with the luftwaffe during the last years of ww2. Fs repaint is an easytouse software for changing the appearance of your fsim aircraft. Developed with gmax and textured with dxtbmp, this dewoitine 520 reached nearly 32000 polygons and 2 vertices. Mar 08, 20 dxtbmp install before starting tutorial photoshop or equivalent.
When somebody is experienced in working with a complex paintingprogram like photoshop, it will take that person only a few minutes to explore and understand the program. Fs2004fsxp3d aeromexico boeing 7879, registration xaadl. Presumably i remove mipmaps and then do i save as extended bitmap or 24 bit bmp image or is there something else i need to do. At the moment i cant repaint any fsx aircraft, nor do other graphics work. If you are installing into fsx, also install the fsx version after installing the fs2004 files.
Fs2004 fsx p3d aeromexico boeing 7879, registration xaadl. Textures 7 repaints are available for download at the moment. Fs cannot use ordinary images such as jpg bmp gif tif etc. To start we need an aircraft to repaint, so im going to use the cessna 172 as an example i suggest you use the same for this tutorial. Download dxtbmp 8162432 bit and dxt extended bitmap manipulation for multiple versions of microsoft flight simulator, starting from the 2000 one, as well as cfs2 and cfs3. I tried to resave but it made no difference, the aircraft open in the sim and look ok but i dont think the files should look like this, any suggestions please.
Jan 10, 2016 to all who download and enjoy my planes. Does any forum member know of a program like dxtbmp that will run on portable apps and open these texture files as if they were a normal image. Download airbus a319100 french republic fsx rikoooo. Premier aircraft design repainting for absolute beginners for the purposes of this article the term fs means microsoft fs2004 and fsx some basic stuff you need to know. If this is your problem and you have fs2002 pro, you can use the program imagetool located somewhere in your fs2002 folder if you used full installation to create new lower.
Supports 565, 5551, 4444 and dxt cfs2fs2002 formats for loading and saving. Also supports dds and many other game texture formats. Aeromexico quetzalcoatl boeing 7879 complete with base model. Click on the dxtbmp button at the bottom of this page and then downloaded from the bottom of that page. Martinair boeing 777200lr phmce repaint for payware model. If you used the autoinstaller to install it to fsx look in the fsx root directory for a folder named aircraft. They correspond to historic aircraft of the period 19391945.
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