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What I'am doing wrong?
I placed texture on my aircraft in Gmax-I see it in vewport placed correctly.
Texture is named TU334(my model name)_T.bmp and placed in aircraft folder.
Texture is 512X512 pixels and in 24 bit format
I reloaded texture before compiling.
And in sim aircraft color just changed from blank grey to blank white and there is no texture...

Texture is 512X512 pixels and in 24 bit format

This is your answer. 24 bit textures will not display in FS. Convert them to 8 bit, 32 bit or one of the special 16 bit Extended BMP formats. DXTBmp might come in handy. http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk/index.htm

Please read through a few topics in the Aircraft Repainting forum for further tips.

Yes I read topics but there is one problem-when I convert textures to 32 bit or DXT3 format(I use Image tool) and try to reload it in Gmax-Gmax says that it is unsupported format and daznt load it-Gmax dazn accept anything that is not 8 or 24 bit and regular bmp.

The answer is to use 2 separate sets of textures. One in Gmax & the other in your FS project. These will be the same basic textures in the appropriate formats.

Ok,thanx Hagar,I'll try work this way...

Ok,thanx Hagar,I'll try work this way...

I know of no alternative method. This is how I've always done it. I've never had a problem.

I know of no alternative method. This is how I've always done it. I've never had a problem.

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Model in FSDS2 - you'll get warned if you use 24-bit images...  other than that, you can use and view the DXT textures in FSDS2 as well (I believe 32-bit, but since I typcially texture in PSP native 24-bit and just save as 8-bit for texture assignment and viewing)

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Model in FSDS2 - you'll get warned if you use 24-bit images...