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Pangaea
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« on: June 11, 2013, 08:32:01 PM »
Hello. i recently got a new pc.. i had transfered m3d over. and it works fine.. however when i try to open any of my msi projetcs.. the sorfware dosent do anything.. .it just shows me the default thing and even when i render it renders the default thing.. re-setting formula ..still same... 3d navigator shows the default thing too

can somone please help me
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« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2013, 08:39:31 PM »
Please can somone help me

here is a video i made of the problem


  how the heck do i put a youtube on the page?huh??
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Pangaea
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« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2013, 08:42:45 PM »
sigh:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/_JTq6_l9tL4&rel=1&fs=1&hd=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/_JTq6_l9tL4&rel=1&fs=1&hd=1</a>
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Pangaea
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« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2013, 09:01:04 PM »
Well out of curiously i thought to install the very latest m3d.. and still the exact same thing is happening.. no matter what msi project i open.. m3d just sits there with the defualt thing

so this is now an issue with Mandelbulb3d v1.7.9.3  AND (jees how the hell do i see what version my last one was) arggg this is  a complete nightmare.. can somone please respond
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« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2013, 10:23:13 PM »
not sure about this as i haven't had the same problem, do you still have the old pc? You could try saving to text, then open from clipboard. (Also your video seems to be set to private)
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« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2013, 10:47:59 PM »
Quote from: Pangaea on June 11, 2013, 09:01:04 PM
Well out of curiously i thought to install the very latest m3d.. and still the exact same thing is happening.. no matter what msi project i open.. m3d just sits there with the defualt thing

You're trying to open an msi file?

Not surprised Mandelbul3D is confused - I am too!

The msi file extension is unrelated to MB3D - try an m3i file instead! 

If that was just a typo - please post one of the files if the size is small enough for attachments  (Mandelbulb3D uses m3i, m3p, m3v, m3a, and even the new m3c extension - but no msi).
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« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2013, 11:08:23 PM »
I'm just a n00b, but I've noticed that if the location of the m3i's/Mandelbulb 3D is changed, they won't open. Saving the parameters in a text file seems to avert the problem. I usually use the m3i's when I'm actively working on a project, and then convert to text to archive, upon completion. Some of my m3i's run almost a gig...don't want too many of those around.
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« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2013, 11:19:43 PM »
Quote from: CyanideClyde on June 11, 2013, 11:08:23 PM
I'm just a n00b, but I've noticed that if the location of the m3i's/Mandelbulb 3D is changed, they won't open. Saving the parameters in a text file seems to avert the problem. I usually use the m3i's when I'm actively working on a project, and then convert to text to archive, upon completion. Some of my m3i's run almost a gig...don't want too many of those around.

I never experienced that.  I move m3i's all over the place - even to different computers  (sometimes from a PC to a MAC running MB3D under WINE!).

I treat the actual program as portable too - never an issue moving the program folder either.

One other possibility I just thought of besides the misnamed msi extension : did you check the ini directories?  Is there an error message about missing formulas in the little "info" window when you try to load an old file?  Often one needs to reset the Ini Directories top point to the correct folder with all the m3f formulas or it can't find anything!

Good luck with it and let us know more information if none of this helps.
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« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2013, 11:35:47 PM »
Okay, I didn't know to change my initial directories...thanks.
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