TDS Boeing 737-800 with VC

[Mackyboy]

Hi all,
Does anyone know if a default VC or advanced VC (Alrot) can be added to the TDS Boeing 737-800, I've tried to do it myself and been unsuccessful.
I have downloaded the TDS 737-700 with advanced VC, but can't find the 800 with same.
Can anyone help please

MB

[pete]

You can only add these VC's to FSX native models. With Skyspirit/Project Opensky/TDS - the model will always have an 'x' in the model name.

I don't think they have yet released a FSX version of their 737-800. But the Project opensky version will be very similar for the time being.

... OR .... they have released a TDS FSX 737-700 to which you can add the VC

[alrot]

Hi Pete.

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Mackyboy: some other post ask the same question here http://alrot.proboards.com/thread/176/t ... rollTo=731
is it a freeware? and if it is give me the link and I'll check it and what's going on there with that other exterior model (In advance If its a FS9 compiled model it wont work it has to be FSX native model)


Alex

[Mackyboy]

Hi Alex,
Here is the link to the TDS Boeing 737-800, I think it is FS9, but a buddy said it works with both FS9 & FSX
http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/content.p ... 0-Released

I downloaded the TDS Boeing 737-700, It has your fabulous VC, and work fine in FSX
http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/content.p ... For-FS2004

Thank you so much for your help in checking it out
MB

[Hagar]

Mackyboy. As Pete said earlier,

You can only add these VC's to FSX native models. With Skyspirit/Project Opensky/TDS - the model will always have an 'x' in the model name.

There is an FSX native model of the TDS 737-700 but I don't think they've released an FSX native 737-800 yet. Most FS9 models will display in FSX BUT FSX native models are not compatible with FS9 so would not be posted as FS9/FSX.

This article explains how to determine if a model is FSX native. http://www.flightsimworld.com/forums/topic/165025-how-to-use-default-fsx-vc-with-an-addon-plane/
I suggest opening the MDL file in Wordpad as the TDS files won't open in Notepad for me.

[pete]

Usually you can open the .MDL file (inside the model folder of your aircraft) with Notepad (Right click - Open with Notepad)


I have just tried one of the TDS models and it opened OK for me in notepad (took about 20 seconds to open)

In the 1st line of the model file you can see if it's FSX or FS2004

FSX- you will see MDLXMDLH
FS2004 - you will see MDL8MDLH


Note - X and 8 = the difference


With most FSX native models you can add a VC if it doesn't already have one.