Texture import issue in SDK from blender

[FluffyDragon933]

Hi all,

Texture on aircraft issue:

From blender 3.6.19, I have the add-on to export to the last MSFS SDK. The export from blender goes well, however the SDK cannot built the model due to gltf extension error (KHR texture reconized)

I tried to creat a texture from materialzed, so PRB texture, no clearcoat, no IOR, no transmission nor specular. (For some reason, if one of those parameter are >0, the model won’t build)

I applied this texture on a basic cube, but a warning remains and the texture does not apply to the model.

I might have missed a step on the texture setting but I cannot find out what.
Could you help me with that please?

[Yasmine]

Hello,

How are you exporting exactly ? Do you use the multi-exporter panel (here: The Blender Plugin) ? Otherwise you won’t get a gltf adapted to the sim.

You also need to set up your material from the MSFS panel (here: Blender Plugin Properties) in the material section otherwise tou will not see your texture in game.

Thank you

[DA40CGDFQ]

Sounds like you are using the surface panel and not using the MSFS properties panel in the material settings on the right side.

[FluffyDragon933]

Hello,

Thank you very much for the links and answers. I use the multi-export panel but none of the texture was done using the MSFS panel. I’ll begin with that and add a comment if needed (hopefully not^^)

All the best

[FluffyDragon933]

ok so,

Edit: still have to deal with the texture.xml

I have ONE questions:

• How do I scale the texture in blender, because I couldn’t find a way to do so in the msfs panel, and I have some serious big patterns wandering?

[DA40CGDFQ]

Use the uv scale input in the msfs properties

[FluffyDragon933]

that works, thanks, but only for detail UV inputs

Not optimal but I can deal with that for the moment.

As far as I search, I do not find how to build the texturelib.xml from blender. The documentation of the add on do not bring answer.
Can someone tell me what to do about it please?

[DA40CGDFQ]

You need to check that Generate textureLib is set.

[FluffyDragon933]

for some reason I don’t have the same interface despite the same add-on name

[DA40CGDFQ]

Do you have 2020 enabled?

Disable it, uncheck it in preferences

[FluffyDragon933]

EDIT 2: export works and some texture work, so I have to double check what I did on those who don’t work, thanks a lot!, topic can be closed

EDIT: very sorry, I found some doc on the new version install. Everything look normal now, thanks for your support

I have these ones but I don’t know if the 2024 is in it

[DA40CGDFQ]

2024 does not seem to be in that list. use “gl” as the search that way you get all gltf.

I have 2020 enabled here and 2024 off - this is Blendr 3.6 - what I showed before was 4.2 with 2024

[FluffyDragon933]

Well I actually installed the 2024 and the export works fine, however every texture implying images are displayed as pink checker. Other standard materials are displayed in their actual appearance.

is it a path issue? my textures are in the texture folder, same level as model

[DA40CGDFQ]

pink texture could mean bad textures for the sim.

size is multiple of 4 - 512 x 256 or 4096 x 4096 or 2048 x 512 etc. etc.

need to check the sim build errors

[FluffyDragon933]

I just checked all my images are complying to this requirement. Typically, I try to get carbon fiber material, all are jpg images 2048x2048.
The blander rendering goes wild with huge pattern as I put no image in the details (to get some depth), and no scale.

The rendering MSFS 2024 is checkered pink.

I get no error, and 2 warnings:
GLTFValidator | Found in c:\users\basti\documents\myfsprojects\darkgator\darkgator\PackageSources\SimObjects\Airplanes\DARKGATOR-MK1\model\DARKGATOR_LOD0.gltf - Data below ‘-65504.000000’ was clamped. In bufferView[451]: ‘’ for accessor[451]: ‘’
GLTFValidator | Found in c:\users\basti\documents\myfsprojects\darkgator\darkgator\PackageSources\SimObjects\Airplanes\DARKGATOR-MK1\model\DARKGATOR_LOD0.gltf - Data above ‘65504.000000’ was clamped. In bufferView[451]: ‘’ for accessor[451]: ‘’

[DA40CGDFQ]

you should be using png, but I thought jpeg works.

EDIT: are you sure all your meshes are scaled to 1.00

[FluffyDragon933]

yes sir, all set to 1.1.1 (ctrl+A, then scale)

I tried to save the jpg as png but I get critical errors following the root cause:
GLTFValidator | Found in c:\users\basti\documents\myfsprojects\darkgator\darkgator\PackageSources\SimObjects\Airplanes\DARKGATOR-MK1\model\DARKGATOR_LOD0.gltf - GLTFValidator | Invalid data (INF, -INF or NAN). In bufferView[617]: ‘’ for accessor[617]: ‘’ at ‘c:\users\basti\documents\myfsprojects\darkgator\darkgator\PackageSources\SimObjects\Airplanes\DARKGATOR-MK1\model\DARKGATOR_LOD0.gltf’

[DA40CGDFQ]

that is a problem with a mesh, skin or animation. you need to now learn the gltf standard and open the gltf in a editor like VS code or notepad++ to find what is causing that and fix it in blender.

[FluffyDragon933]

Understood, I might indeed have many thing to rework. That’s a start, thanks.

I read and compare errors to the spec and gltf file but the source of the error is not easyto find out.
I’ll dive in and come back here if I can’t find any clue.

[FluffyDragon933]

Hi there,

I removed ALL my textures to run some tests.

• naked model comes with 0 error, 2 warning, all tasks done, none skipped
  • warnings are of type “GLTFValidator | Found in blabla xxx.gltf - Data below ‘-65504.000000’ was clamped. In bufferView[10]: ‘’ for accessor[10]: ‘’
  • I can’t find such number in the gltf file in bufferview 10 or accessor 10, how can I find/correct this?
  • NOTE: if I build a second time, warnings won’t occur.
• If I add an empty MSFS material, same occurs
• If I add ANY image (.png, generated with material maker) in any slot, same occurs BUT I have pink checker

Tested maps were:

• Albedo (RGBA .png)
• Occlusion (R),Roughness (G), Metal (B) (also .png)
• Normal (RGB) in PNG

Do you have any clue to solve this or standard image that I can test with?