Model import and export: Difference between revisions

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 == FlightGear Import/Export ==
-In FlightGear, a utility called 'threedeconvert' is bundled with the source, which has the ability to convert a number of 3d file formats. Exporting and importing 3d files for FlightGear can involve using the bundled 'threedeconvert', although it does not have to, given there are a number of third-party converters and import/export tools for 3d modeling applications.
+In FlightGear, a utility called '3dconvert' is bundled with the source (Windows binary available  [ftp://ftp.ihg.uni-duisburg.de/FlightGear/Win32/3dconvert-win32.zip here]), which has the ability to convert a number of 3d file formats. Exporting and importing 3d files for FlightGear can involve using the bundled '3dconvert', although it does not have to, given there are a number of third-party converters and import/export tools for 3d modeling applications.
-It depends on a library called PLIB for making conversions between formats. As of this writing, _threedeconvert_ can only open or save in formats supported by PLIB with any restrictions PLIB places on them.
+It depends on a library called PLIB for making conversions between formats. As of this writing, _3dconvert_ can only open or save in formats supported by PLIB with any restrictions PLIB places on them.
 This utility is dependent on the PLIB library. If you dig deep enough into PLIB documentation, you may find in a very obscure page