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Does anyone have any feedback concerning AFCAD.The release version at present I believe is AFCAD221 which has surpassed the usual three monthly update period.Questions:1/ When will a new version be available.2/ What can we expect, will we have macro placement, background pics etc.Thanks for any Info.AFCAD is an excellent programme, I ask these questions because my version 221 said to check for an update as it was older than three months.

Ground2K that is, I was just wondering what people out there use in general for creating Towns and Roads etc. specifically European. I have just created my first masterpiece:-) but there was a lot of trial and error. I drew the polygon around the map of the town/village which is quite small, however when I picked the fill for it (small non grid) I got more fields than town. I eventually opted for large city which filled the area (albeit with a few large buildings).I would appreciate any ideas.ThanksPaul

Hi all!If I use xml programming for place buildings and I use BGLComp to compile the xml file, I get buildings that are controlled by Scenery option slider of FS2004. These buildings are visible from 30miles and aren't related by a texture.If I use Annotator Tool, I place buildings that are related by a texture and there are visible only by 5 miles. The control of the density of these buildings is on the Autogen slider of FS2004 video options.I'm working on a region of Italy with BGLComp, buth I can create only 595 buildings in a 25square km otherwise FS2004 crashes. I notice that if I add Annotator Tool Buildings, I can use more than 595 building in that area.Question is…

I wan't to add an ils to one of my runways. But it won't save. If I remember right afcad won't save navaids. Is there a workaround for this or am I stuck? Oh this is for FS9.

I would sure like to see someone add illumination to our "Texas Dandelion" - the Reunion Tower(revolving restaurant etc.) in downtown Dallas.Microsoft provided an excellent rendition of the tower - just West of the BankOne Building which is outlined in Green neon - but failed to illuminate it at night.Each intersection of the metal grid surrounding the"ball" has a high intensity light which is controlled by a computer. Various patterns can be displayed and when they are all lit, it indeed looks like a gigantic dandelion.Location: Take off from Love Field (KDAL) 13R and you will see it about 1 o'clock.This is as prominent a landmark as the BankOne Building at night - es…

Hi all!Do you know what is the structure of a agn file?Do you know if there is a possibility to create agn files without using of Annotator tool?Thank you for the responsesRegardsAqui

where can i get the real airports informations? such as maps and lenght of runways or the type of runway lights etc. therefore i can make a real airport by use these informations. thanks

Hi,My name is Tom and I want to say hello to everyone. I'm new to this forum and FS2004. I want to place objects such as fuel trucks, fork lifts, cars, trees, buildings, etc. in and around my parked aircraft - cargo type. Can anyone suggest a scenery program that a novice like me could use. Hopefully, a program that would have ready made objects or objects to use as templates. In other words, something easy to learn. Thanks.Tom:-wave

Guys, I fly often out of two airports that I have flown into many times in real life. KFTY (Fulton County-Brown Field) in Atlanta and KAUO, Auburn-Opelike Pitts Airport in Auburn Alabama. Both of which contain some scenery anomalies I am trying hard to correct with exclude bgls.At KAUO, this airport is directly north of I-85...which MS in its wisdom has located almost at the foot of RWY 36. Include some stupidly scaled billboards, which present a hazard to ILS landings on this runway. I would like to create an exclude file to blow away the billboards at the foot of the runway (there are about 3 of them there.)At KFTY, at the foot of RWY 32, there are a handful of gen…

Hi allI'm trying to redo an airfield in fs9. i used afcad to add taxiways etc and wanted to use fssc or airport to get rid of the autogen over my new apron except when i do this everything disappears. How do i get around this?Thanks!

I downloaded Mat Dalton's Ayer's Rock scenery (ayers_rock.zip) found in the library but the "rock" is pure white. I've checked with the author and all looks well with the file structure. I've loaded it several times, doing so into the "scenery" file and the "addon scenery" file and still the same results. Also, when I remove the file from the scenery file, the 'rock' still appears white, no textures. Any ideas? (see attachment)

Howdy,I'm trying to import a Surfer BLN file into SBuilder (2.01) but keep getting "Run Time Error '5' - Invalid procedure call or argument" and SBuilder shuts down.The ASCII data are in lat/long, WGS84 and look like this:8-151.55179995 59.64184423 15-151.55167444 59.64182533 15-151.55148025 59.64179567 15-151.55127618 59.64176397 15-151.55106171 59.64173192 15-151.55083815 59.64169958 15-151.55061144 59.64166663 15-151.55044406 59.64164326 153-151.54462313 59.64546563 16-151.54662145 59.64483623 16-151.54903627 59.64407370 1629-151.70190746 59.71022267 17-151.70182361 59.70997531 17-151.70174502 59.70974423 17Any ideas? Perhaps a different separator?Cheers, Holger

Hi, I was hoping that someone would be able to help me. I have figured out how to exclude rivers out of my town. My problem is that after I exlcude the rivers, they leave river shaped craters in their wake. :( Any way to get rid of these without flattening my beautiful terrain? I hope so. A flatten flattens a whole square and makes the scenery too fake looking. This is FS2004.. using ground2k4 Adam

Does anyone know how to add a 3D gate bridge to a default scenery or addon scenery? I have GAMX, GROUND2K4 and AFCAD 2.11. thanks

I try to create a couple of legs for the defult cessna and pa28 to populate my little airfield. Normal legs to and from the field works fine, but when I try touch and go the sim crashes now and then. It seems to be when the aircraft holds short for the second time after one completed leg including touch and go laps...The following are examples of my flighplans that crash the sim: AC#1945,SEJFG,1%,2Hr,VFR,08:03:12,TNG09:20:04,012,R,0000,ESKB,09:35:21,09:50:13,012,R,0000,ESSBor AC#1945,SEJFG,1%,2Hr,VFR,08:03:12,TNG09:20:04,012,R,0000,ESKB,09:35:21,09:50:13,012,R,0000,ESKBI load the sim at this airfield at 08:00 and watch the action for a while. Especially the second example…

Does anyone know how to add a 3D gate bridge to a default scenery or addon scenery? thanks

Hi,Is it possible to use a night texture if the day texture is partially transparent ? (Format DXT1 with Alpha/Colorkey). The night texture does not display in my case.Cheers,Siggy

Any good tutorials out there to help those of us who are struggling with converting api macros to xml?

I am using FSDS v2.24 to design a unique macro.What I am attempting is a tree canopy limbo. What this entails is two trees placed about 170' apart with a canopy about 200' above the ground. The plane will then attempt to fly under the canopy without crashing.In FSDS I have set the project properties to crash detection 'off'. For the individual parts (trunk / canopy) I have set the part properties to crash detection 'on'. But when I compile the macro, the crash detection is on for the entire macro. The plane crashes when it goes in between the trunks.Here is a picture of what I am designing.http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/81824.jpgAny help is appreciated.Thanks

Ok, I need some help, how can I make my ramp lights light up the ground? Can I configure them as aircraft taxi lights? I made the lights with GMax. Any help would really be appreciatted.Allen ThayerReal KABQ

I would like to add the Lake Ponchatrain causeway to FS2004. With USA Roads, I now know exact positioning of the Causeway.I figured that I would start out with a simple bridge, and it is definitely missed.But I have absolutely no experience in the area. Could someone give some suggestions on what tools I need to use to do this, and how hard it would be?Thanks in advance.

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I am trying to modify the 2 hangers at Moffett Field, Calif.I need to change the sizes as well as move them.I know the GUID and can place them.1.) How do I find the GUID in all the .BGL files ? Is there a search routine using the GUID that I can use ?2.) After I find it and extract it, what tool do I use to convert it from the .mdl to GMAX format so I can edit it ?3.) Do I need to edit the textures as well or will they wrap ok ?Should be easy for one of you....ThanksJib01

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hey, everyone: I just downloaded a scenery for NZWN, but there r some stupit aircrafts with this scenery together, these aircrafts r fake and use gates. I have da real AI, so I dont want to see these fake aircrafts around my airport. TELL ME HOW TO REMOVE THEM PLEASE. THANK U VERY MUCH!!!