FS Design Studio 3.5 released

Abacus has released FS Design Studio 3.5, the extremely popular 3D design tool for Microsoft Flight Simulator. This is a free upgrade for existing owners of version 3, adding Flight Simulator X support. Here’s a complete list of new and improved features in 3.5:

• New FSX compatiblity. Use XToMDL and BGLComp tools to provide robust FSX feature set
• New FSDS V3 compatiblity. Use MakeMDL to maximize backward modeling capabilities
• New Scenery compatible with FSX Libraries
• New Enhanced boolean operations provide powerful way to cut and split parts
• New Animation capabilities per FSX SDKs
• New Support for using specialized textures: nighttime, lightmaps, more.
• New Export to .x file fomat. For advanced users who want to “tweak” the .x file for XToMdl and MakeMDL.
• New Aircraft Specification Sheet simplifies setup of new aircraft for Flight Simulator
• Updated FSDS V2 & V3 compatibility. New version recognizes and handles earlier file versions.
• Updated Unlimited Undo / Redo. Protects your model from inadvertent design errors. Roll back each design operation, step-by-step.
• Updated User selectable Autosave interval. Safeguards your model from computer failure.
• Updated HELP files with tutorials for making animated scenery.

You can order FS Design Studio 3.5 from the FlightSim Pilot Shop for $49.95.

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