importing models from Gilbert Engineering!!!

[tractormike21]

Hello everyone,
I must be missing something...  I have looked on the wiki, on youtube, on the forum, and I cannot figure out how to import  the models for a couple of items I purchased from Gilbert Engineering this year.
I have a couple of small snowflake models that I would at least like to see if there are models and how to wire them before I push pixels!

I have looked for Gilbert Engineering, I have looked for the google drive, etc.  no luck.

Could someone please point me a direction?  I would prefer not to build custom models, but if I have too, I have too.  I am trying to get smarter about how I do this!

Thanks,

I hope everyone's shows are running successfully!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

[keithsw1111]

So they aren?t in the downloads. In that case I suggest you contact them.

[tractormike21]

Thank you Keith for responding.
Now for the dumb questions?  Downloads?  What are you referring too here?
I can contact them, but still we need to understand what to do!

Thank you,

MIke.

[keithsw1111]

The last black button on the layout tab gives you the ability to download some vendor models directly in xlights.

[K-State Fan]

There are over 250 Gilbert Engineering models in the in the XLights shared google drive folder

[tractormike21]

o.k.

The last 2 buttons i have are the create new download button and the one marked add obj.  The add obj button is greyed out and the download doesn't seem to do anything.
I have attached a screen shot.

Being new to using RGB and vendor models, I have not done this and I have not gone to the google drive.  any direction will be helpful!

[Gilrock]

Click the Download button then you gotta left click and drag in open space to draw a square which will define where the model gets placed.  When you let go of the left button the Download dialog will appear.

[tractormike21]

I will try that when I get home.

Thank you Gil!

[tractormike21]

O.K.

A couple of updates.
1.)  I found the google drive and the files for my props and put them in my xlights directory.  Same directory I use for my sequences and media.
2.) I clicked the second icon from the left and drew a box on my layout.  Got an error message. "Unable to retrieve any vendor information!

So, now I am stuck....  any help will be appreciated!

Merry Christmas!


MIke.

[Gilrock]

Well you are trying to use the download feature so it needs to connect to the internet.  Also go under tools and purge vendor cache

[tractormike21]

Purged the download cache, tried redrawing using the second to right button from the right (the one that looks like a down arrow, says "Create New Download"), and I still get the "Unable to retrieve any vendor information.

I am running Xlights version 2020.23 64bit version if helps!

[superdave]

That is the problem.  You are running an OLD version of xLights with a known bug that exhibits this problem.  There was a forced change on the website which causes old versions of xLights to not know there is an update AND not be able to download these things.

Go to xLights.org and download the latest... currently 2020.55 and it will solve the download problems. 

[tractormike21]

Dave,

Thank you, that did the trick!!!
Normally this time of year i don't update any code, but I didn't realize I was this far behind!
Updating Xlights cleared the problem and now I can see my props.

Thank you and Merry Christmas!!!

Mike.

[superdave]

Awesome! I'm glad you got it sorted!

Merry Christmas!