+mue 715 Posted January 12, 2015 I wrote a tool that someone may find useful: a LOD viewer.I tested it on Windows 7 and 8. Unfortunately it doesn't run on Windows XP.From the readme.txt:LODViewer Version 0.1Author: mueUse at your own risk. The program is free for personal, non-commercial use.Usage:LOD files are loaded with File->Open...The program also tries to read the ini file with the same basename (eg. tank.lod -> tank.ini) for textureset information. The texture directory can then be selected via the texture directory combo box. If no ini file is found or it does not contain textureset information then the texture files are assumed in the lod file directory.The left upper window shows the node structure: node names and material ids. Nodes can be selected with left click and deselected with ctrl+left click.The lower left window shows the texture file names of the materials.The right graphic window displays the 3D view of the lod object. The view can be manipulated with the mouse:rotation: left click + movetranslation: right click + movezoom: mouse wheelreset view: middle clickNodes can be selected with ctrl+left click, and deselected with ctrl+left click on a blank area.Selected nodes are highlighted in red. Nodes whose texture couldn't be read are displayed in green.Known issues, missing features, bugs:-simplistic lighting (no specular, glossiness, reflection, bump mapping,...)-no transparency-no decals-problems with reading some tga filesScreenshot: (Download link temporarily redacted) 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrench 9,846 Posted January 12, 2015 can't download it ... eset is blocking the site. how about attaching the zip to the post above? --- another question, does it read both ANSI and Unicode? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Do335 382 Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) Holy crap this tool is great. Thanks mue. Does this mean we no longer have to 100% rely on the .out files? Edited January 12, 2015 by Do335 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peugeot205 2,745 Posted January 12, 2015 Does this mean we no longer have to 100% rely on the .out files? That's right , I think Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lauro rafael 23 Posted January 12, 2015 Working Good. Thanks mue. \o/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gatling20 753 Posted January 12, 2015 Nifty tool, thanks Mue. It will be very useful for finding parts ands placing decals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 10,234 Posted January 12, 2015 same issue as Wrench mue. Norton doesn't like it and wont let it in. could you do a zip or rar on this thread? of course, reading the history so far it might just not work for people named Kevin..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FastCargo 412 Posted January 12, 2015 Gentlemen, I'm getting at least two sources on my computer that says this is malware. Can any of our established members who aren't afraid of possible malware evaluate this thing? FC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+whiteknight06604 934 Posted January 12, 2015 seems to be riddled with problems. nothing but popups and warnings the second I downloaded it...thanks for the garbage..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FastCargo 412 Posted January 12, 2015 Alrighty folks, several members (including myself) are saying that their anti-virus software reports this as malware. The download link has been removed until a 'clean' version can be evaluated as safe. Mue, we hope you can provide us with a better version for folks to use...or find an upload site that is less questionable. FC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Do335 382 Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) FastCargo could it be the file hosting site, it tricked me into downloading a "download.exe" which's around 1MB in size. The tool itself is a .zip ~7.3MB. Been running it to check component assignments in the data inis and got no problem AV wise (MS essentials). Edited January 12, 2015 by Do335 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FastCargo 412 Posted January 12, 2015 FastCargo could it be the file hosting site, it tricked me into downloading a "download.exe" which's around 1MB in size. The tool itself is a .zip ~7.3MB. I was thinking that as well, that site seems a little...tricky. We would be happy to host the file here at CA when we have a 'clean' copy of it. FC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+whiteknight06604 934 Posted January 12, 2015 unless it's uploaded somewhere safe(combatace for one) one can only come to the conclusion that it was uploaded to that site with the intention of causing a little mayhem. I'm going to have to sit through hours of scans and a possible restore thanks to this nonsense. I have years of navigating "nefarious' websites looking for files so I'm not some noob just randomly clicking links. If this wasn't done intentionally it certainly was damn irrisponsible. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gatling20 753 Posted January 13, 2015 Download the Zip file, not the EXE file which is also offered. The EXE file will be malware, or worse, in my experience. The Zip file seems safe to me. I downloaded it, scanned for bad things and found none, and opened it. The viewer itself works fine, on Gen1 or Gen 2 aircraft, and with either ANSI or Unicode files. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrench 9,846 Posted January 13, 2015 ok, then, well why don't one of you that has the "non defective" file, upload the zip of the viewer to this thread as an attachment??? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Do335 382 Posted January 13, 2015 Yea Wrench check attached. (disclaimer: file author is thread OP mue and simply ULing here for file sharing) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lauro rafael 23 Posted January 13, 2015 I'm trying but the file's size is 7,06 MB, i can upload only 1MB :'( Avast (yes, it's a crap) scan OK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodiak 27 Posted January 13, 2015 That looks like a nice tool! A lot of people here can use it! Thank you Sir. My best regards, Kodiak. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SayethWhaaaa 245 Posted January 13, 2015 Scanned the LODviewer.zip/contents with MSE and Malwarebytes. Both record it as clean.My personal advice, never, ever download or activate anything named 'download.exe'. I've seen too many of those and they're always dodgy as sh*t. PS, I've been dying for something like this for years!! I have years of navigating "nefarious' websites looking for files... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+whiteknight06604 934 Posted January 13, 2015 fine....I meant porn ;) it's hard to find Mongolian Yak bestiality flicks in the states. the tool looks awesome BTW, and no I don't mean the Yak's 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 10,234 Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) now that its running, wicked! i thank you, and the 3d modders might thank you (as i can stop askin what a given meshname is! ) interesting obseervation, Veltro's 767 showed the skins, but A-37B and C-5 did not those being items i have skinned recently and C-130E DOES show the Euro 1 skin. i know thats not original to the model Edited January 13, 2015 by daddyairplanes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SayethWhaaaa 245 Posted January 13, 2015 I've noticed that, of some of the skins don't immediately show, sometimes not even in the pull down menu. But if the skin is in the same folder as the lod, it should display automatically. Mue, random question, but this will only show one lod at a time, yeah? ie, If I'm using a model with additional added elements like the Altas Cheetah, can I get the additional lods to show as well? Oh, and I love this, btw! Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+EMCON360 215 Posted January 13, 2015 Another Good Addon To The Toolbox. I Use umc2v1.3 From John D Bradley aka Plastic Bonsai To View Early Generation Exported Lod's,Picked It Up At Gulf Knights Airbase Site When It Was Available. Useless Except For One CritcalFunction. You Can Convert Less Complicated Lod's To Object.x And Import Into Lithunwrap 1.3 AndThen Export UV Maps. Brad Bolthouse Also Has A Hand In UltimateUnwrap3D Pro Which Claims To UnwrapSF2 Lod's. At The Point Where umc2v1.3 Crashes You Can Then Use 3D Object Converter By Zsolt KárpátiTo Open The Next Generation Of Lod's But Like UltimateUnwrap3D You Will Have To Pay For FullFunction. Last I Checked 3D Object Converter Was At V4.80 Originally Found At 3DLinks.com A SiteWith A Wealth Of Information. Once You Get Up To The Level Of Lod Exporter With Bump Map Support This Utility Will Fail To OpenLod's. This Nifty Little New App Will Get A Foot In The Door Of The Next Generation Of Lod Exporters. Nice Work mue !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrench 9,846 Posted January 13, 2015 interesting .... it only seems to open LODs that already in a mods folder; ie: within an already existing aircraft folder. As some may remember, there are NO lods in any of the object cats since one of the 2012 patchs. Many of us have archived extracted "pre lock" object cats. This don't seem to open them from their extracted folders. doesn't seem to have any issues opening a lod from WITHIN an in-game aircraft's folder, where all the inis and textures and so forth reside. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+RAVEN 414 Posted January 13, 2015 I downloaded the executive by mistake and Norten fogged a Trojan, but got a cleane Zip. This tool is awesome, I've been looking for a cockpit mesh name for years to remove a part, found it in ten seconds with this tool. Hopping the. View rotation gets a refinement, also I can't select a texture folder? Everyone give mue a beer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
