Unable to setup the 3D stadium and player models

zinns_park_1982 · 05-07-2025, 12:13 PM

I receive the following error message every time I try to play a game with any 3D park I've created:

3D Model

Unable to setup the 3D stadium and player models.

Please ensure the critical stadium files are correct and restart the game. If the problem persists, enable debug mode in the Settings dialog, try again and check the data/debug/assimp_log.txt and data/debug/ootp_trace_xxx.log files.

I'm using Sketchup Make 2016 (free) to create my 3D parks, exporting them with objexporter, and loading them in OOTP. I'm able to align the grid and line up the fences/walls. When I try to start a game in 3D view, I get the error message.

I don't have the technical skills/knowledge to know how to fix this or even any idea where to start. I'd love some help on this. Thank you!

zinns_park_1982 · 05-20-2025, 07:43 PM

Is this a common error? Anyone got any ideas?

asrivkin · 05-20-2025, 11:45 PM

Hmm. The fact you can get them into the game and set the grid but can't play a game is odd, and I can't say that I've run into that error (though I'm on a Mac, and I suspect most folks aren't). Why don't you send your park to me (or put it somewhere and point me to it) and I'll see what happens if I try using it.

andjbock · 05-25-2025, 04:27 PM

I just got this too. Playing out a game during the draft, and I had a crash during the draft after saving the game in the middle. The crash messed up the game.

asrivkin · 05-26-2025, 10:18 AM

Hi,

Yes, we sorted this out via DM--what solved it in this case was that the park was set up correctly but didn't have any camera angles defined, so that if one went in to watch the game it didn't have anything to show.

Try adding camera angles in each stadium by copying the cameras from a different stadium (I typically use the default minor league stadium) in the park settings below where you set the grid and fence positions and height. Alternately you can save the camera angles yourself, though it'd be a lot more work. As long as you have one camera angle defined, I think this error should go away and you should be able to watch the games.

andjbock · 06-20-2025, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asrivkin

Hi,

Yes, we sorted this out via DM--what solved it in this case was that the park was set up correctly but didn't have any camera angles defined, so that if one went in to watch the game it didn't have anything to show.

Try adding camera angles in each stadium by copying the cameras from a different stadium (I typically use the default minor league stadium) in the park settings below where you set the grid and fence positions and height. Alternately you can save the camera angles yourself, though it'd be a lot more work. As long as you have one camera angle defined, I think this error should go away and you should be able to watch the games.

Thanks. This is still a problem for me, so I will try this tonight.

05-07-2025, 12:13 PM	#1
zinns_park_1982 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2025 Posts: 4	Unable to setup the 3D stadium and player models I receive the following error message every time I try to play a game with any 3D park I've created: 3D Model Unable to setup the 3D stadium and player models. Please ensure the critical stadium files are correct and restart the game. If the problem persists, enable debug mode in the Settings dialog, try again and check the data/debug/assimp_log.txt and data/debug/ootp_trace_xxx.log files. I'm using Sketchup Make 2016 (free) to create my 3D parks, exporting them with objexporter, and loading them in OOTP. I'm able to align the grid and line up the fences/walls. When I try to start a game in 3D view, I get the error message. I don't have the technical skills/knowledge to know how to fix this or even any idea where to start. I'd love some help on this. Thank you!

05-20-2025, 07:43 PM	#2
zinns_park_1982 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2025 Posts: 4	Is this a common error? Anyone got any ideas?

05-20-2025, 11:45 PM	#3
asrivkin Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Maryland Posts: 314	Hmm. The fact you can get them into the game and set the grid but can't play a game is odd, and I can't say that I've run into that error (though I'm on a Mac, and I suspect most folks aren't). Why don't you send your park to me (or put it somewhere and point me to it) and I'll see what happens if I try using it.

05-25-2025, 04:27 PM	#4
andjbock Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Somerville, MA, USA Bats: Right Throws: Left Posts: 3,637	I just got this too. Playing out a game during the draft, and I had a crash during the draft after saving the game in the middle. The crash messed up the game.

05-26-2025, 10:18 AM	#5
asrivkin Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Maryland Posts: 314	Hi, Yes, we sorted this out via DM--what solved it in this case was that the park was set up correctly but didn't have any camera angles defined, so that if one went in to watch the game it didn't have anything to show. Try adding camera angles in each stadium by copying the cameras from a different stadium (I typically use the default minor league stadium) in the park settings below where you set the grid and fence positions and height. Alternately you can save the camera angles yourself, though it'd be a lot more work. As long as you have one camera angle defined, I think this error should go away and you should be able to watch the games.