its not opening for me, i tried installing dx9c, Net 2.0 and run as admin. does this even work on win10 ?

Yes, it does. I have some visual glitches with the 3D renderer, but it works OK in general.

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AirShark, when you install DirectX v9.0c, and the S3D installer, be sure and right-click their executable or msi file, and select "Run as administrator" on the install also. After the install, select the S3D.exe ("Program Files (x86) \skwas \Silent 3ditor" folder), and experiment with the "Properties" settings by right-clicking S3D.exe, and choosing Properties from the context menu. On the Compatibility tab, you might try the Compatibility settings (try Win7 or WinXP), and / or the "Disable fullscreen optimizations", and / or "Run this as an administrator", and / or use the "Change high DPI settings" button, and set the "High DPI scaling override" to "Application". You would have to experiment with those. One of my computers, I have them all set. On another, just the Admin, and on this laptop, none are changed... go figure that one out... reminds me of Silent Hunter 4... :roll: - Oh! You might have to change your UAC settings, if you have those cranked all of the way up. Notch that back one step at a time and test again.

Also, if it still won't open, look in the Task Manager and see if it isn't by chance in the Processes section running. If it is, right-click and End the Process. Try running it again...

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during the installation i got a hidden window beneath saying that one or two DX9 components that S3D requires are not installed. though i already downloaded and installed the directx web installer :doh:

From the readme in S3D:

Other than that, I can't help you because my technical skills are close to 0.

Is it possible to run 2 instances of the program side by side to compare files. If so, how would I do it? Say for example I would like to compare 2 particle.dat files from an original mod and an updated version of the mod and see the difference between the 2.

Double clicking on each file doesn't do anything, only the first one clicked is the active file.

Thanks.


CW:arrgh!:

yeah, no.

click and drag the second file into the open S3ditor window.
same for a third file....a fourth file, etc.

Thanks. :Kaleun_Salute:

To open a second, separate file, use the open instance of S3D, click on the usual "File - Open", and navigate to the folder of the 2nd object. It should open in a new window, and leave the first instance open also. If you have the dat of say the Shokaku open, you can use the S3D's links in the upper right to open the sim, dsd, etc. files. Then use the File-Open and open a 2nd ship, and use the same buttons on that particular ship's dat file instance in S3D in the upper right, just like the Shokakus's you did previously, and have all files of both ships open. Do a 3rd, do a 4th... you will eventually run out of computer, of course...

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updating Japlance's Directx9 link because the one he referenced was broken.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/down...ils.aspx?id=35


this additional installation, plus PB's Properties changes (above) will fix the problem of S3d running in win10/11.

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S3D manual
 

Hi, everybody.
Does anybody have a copy of the s3d editor manual? I' want to create additional animations and modification to the interior.:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

I do not remember a "manual" per se, but skwasjer did do some "tutorials", some of which are still alive in his signature. You can also "search" for him on YouTube and possibly find some others. Jeff-Groves is into animation also, and has a couple of threads here that might be useful. Use an external search engine and use "site:subsim.com/radioroom Jeff-Groves animation" for your search term, and see if that doesn't find some of his posts. :salute:

Thank you
 

Thank you for the informations.

There's SH3 animations and SH4 animations.
SH3 is easiest to create and S3D can handle them in KeyFrame or MeshAnimations.

Here's the important stuff about SH4 animations.
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...d.php?t=207142

And SH3 animation stuff.
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...d.php?t=176928

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