model whole in 3d
 

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/9...transpakm6.jpg

Look under the top of the tower on the left of the ladder : you can see through the tower, when in 3d it is whole, and when using normal 3ds rendering it is whole too.

When I use activeshade, here's what :

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9...escopiemc5.jpg
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9...d9e072f081.jpg

Missing side of the command deck on top and other otwer bits :damn: :damn: :damn:
whereas you can see in the rendered window of 3ds, the model is whole there ! and off course in game it lookslike the activeshade version of it !

inside pannel
 

I'll try and make one then... same for the part missing and only visible from the air ?

and if that's why, then the 3d model for my tower was in fact working... so I'm one step closer to add the Sen Toku as an Axis sub !

plus Peabody found a way to have 8 forward tubes !! it opens a whole new class of possibilities :)

flip
 

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/8...edcopiezh1.jpg
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/8...7275c2ff20.jpg

the faces on the side were flipped :up: Mikhayl !
went to surface properties/flip with faces selected.

let's see about that command deck now ;)

flip
 

that was the problem : why were they flipped in the first place ??????

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/9...p3copieoh8.jpg
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/9...442db427d0.jpg

missing parts
 

so basically you have to look at it from all angles, hit active shape, find what's missing (handrails, gun bases etc...) select the surfaces that don't show, hit "flip", hit active shade to check, save, find another missing part etc...

in this case the red selected faces were the ones I had to flip :

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/3...ipcopieqy8.jpg
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/3...26b570aa15.jpg

getting there
 

I think I've flipped all the faces that didn't show, gosh what a tedious job...

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8...flippeddm5.jpg



http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=137761 = modified tower -> IJN type AM submarine :)