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Installation problems - Neil C - 12-26-2006
Hi
I've just sent TS a note re problems I'm having with the installer. Maybe someone here can help me - any help would be most welcome (and yes, I know I've probably done something really dumb :oops:
I've run the installer script and loaded max, but I get error messages as follows:
"DLL failed to initialize. Error code: 126 - The specified module could not be found
and similar for FumeFX.dlo, FumeFX_PF.dlo, FumeFX_TP.dlo and Afterworks.dlu
I’ve tried adding the various paths through Customise > Configure System Paths > 3rd Party Plugins, with paths to the plugins root folder, afterworks, afterworks > FumeFX and afterworks > Common, but that doesn’t seem to make any difference, and the FumeFX tools don’t appear in max
Cheers
Neil
- mamoe - 12-26-2006
Hi,
this question may seem a bit strange but did you use the correct installer for your version of 3dsmax? I only ask because I got the exact same error messages until I noticed that Turbosquid provides different versions of the plugin on their download page and I tried to install version 7 of the plugin on max9.
Best regards
Matthias
- Adso - 12-26-2006
I had the same problem - you need to make sure that in the max plugins.ini file any sitni satni plugin entries are in the order:
[Directories]
Afterworks Common=D:\3dsMax8\plugins\Afterworks\Common\
Additional MAX plug-ins=D:\3dsMax8\plugins\
...
FumeFX=D:\3dsMax8\Plugins\Afterworks\FumeFX\
AfterBurn=D:\3dsMax8\Plugins\Afterworks\AfterBurn3\
DreamScape=D:\3dsMax8\Plugins\Afterworks\DreamScape2\
... and make sure you don't have any duplicates of Afterworks.dlu around the place, just the single version that comes with FumeFX.
Hope this helps!
Cheers,
Adam
- sitnisati - 12-26-2006
Hello Neil,
It seems to me that you were installing 3ds max 7 or 8 into 3ds max 9 (as Matthias said).
I assume this because FumeFX_TP.dlo does not exists for 3s max 9 as there is no Thinking Particles for it (yet).
Please let me know if this problem persists.
Regards,
Kresimir
- Guest - 12-26-2006
Hi guys
Yep, you were right, I'd installed the max 7 version instead - I never even saw the pull down menu on TurboSquid's site I was in such a hurry to download FumeFX!
Thanks to you all for your help, I'm now up and running.
Regards
Neil
Re: Installation problems - dqse35 - 09-20-2008
Hi, I also recieved this error: "DLL .....FumeFX_TP.dlo failed to initialize. Error code 126 - The specified module could not be found"
Then I read here and got the idea to change my plugin.ini like this, the "Include" part moved to just under" directories:
[Directories]
[Include]
cebas plugins=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\cebas\3dsmax2009\cebas_plugin.ini
Afterworks Common=C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2009\Plugins\Afterworks\Common
AfterBurn 4=c:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2009\Plugins\Afterworks\AfterBurn4
FumeFX=C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2009\Plugins\Afterworks\FumeFX
;=;
Instead of:
[Directories]
Afterworks Common=C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2009\Plugins\Afterworks\Common
AfterBurn 4=c:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2009\Plugins\Afterworks\AfterBurn4
FumeFX=C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2009\Plugins\Afterworks\FumeFX
;=;
[Include]
cebas plugins=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\cebas\3dsmax2009\cebas_plugin.ini
It worked for me, don't get that error anymore.
Hope it work!!
Re: Installation problems - sitnisati - 09-25-2008
That is correct.
Cebas' TP files has to be loaded before FumeFX_TP , similar to AfterWorks Common folder files
has to be loaded before AfterBurn, FumeFX,etc...
Regards,
Kresimir