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No no, what I mean is, I can model in 3d programs just fine (I have about 4 years experience with that). The problem is that celestia won't recognize my file types (.max). Looking at the models I have downloaded it looks like it uses either .3ds (spacecraft) or .cmod (planetoids) files but I don't r...

I know how to place spacecraft. The problem is I don't know how to create the meshes for them nor how to add textures correctly. I can't create the meshes with my current 3d program (3ds max 7) and am wondering what program I need in order to create them.

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I have been looking through your various models and am greatly impressed at the detail and skill put into them. However, when I attempted to download them every single one gave me a download error saying that it was no longer available. Now granted it has been some time since you originally put them...