After creating and painting your Deproni you have to convert it to a file format which will be accepted by AFP/D.
This will be done by the converting tool by Ipacs, called mqo_to_afp.exe (new version) or convert.exe (old version).

New version:
The program mqo_to_afp.exe and the personal license file should be stored in the same folder where you have saved your other files like the mqo and the bmp.
The converter itself is a DOS-application. Now open a DOS-prompt and type in the following line:

mqo_to_afp AS_Deproni

Then press Enter.

The converting will start and you will see the following log:

The result of the convertion will be a file called AS_Deproni.obj.

Please notice:
The program will create TWO files, an AS_Deproni.obj and an AS_Deproni.tgo.
The .obj file can be opened with an text editor, while the tgo file is an internal AFPD format.

The new converting uses directly the mqo file of the model, so be sure to have the right options for the materials, e. g.
ambient 0.50 (otherwise the model will be shown too dark in the AFPD).

Old version:
At first in Meta press File / SaveAs .

A new window will appear, where you can save your model as SUF-file.

Call the file e. G. AS_Deproni.suf. You will get another window, where you should use the settings shown below:

Meta creates two files: AS_Deproni.suf and AS_Deproni.atr.
The converter itself is a DOS-application. It should be stored in the same folder where you have saved your other files like the mqo and the bmp.
Now open a DOS-prompt and type in the following line:

convert AS_Deproni scale 0.001

Then press Enter.

Convert will start and you will see the following log:

The first part shows you, that the convert-tool is personalized!
The second part shows the messages from the converting. In case of errors you would see error messages too.

The result of the convertion will be a file called AS_Deproni.obj.

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