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Is there any way to export a gmax object in a way that it always faces the user in the game ? I would like to build these cardboard stand-up type people and objects for my scenery without having to use 1,000,000 polygons for one person.Thanks for any suggestions!Matthias

Hello,I was just wondering how some people get it to run the old FS2002 make MDL for Gmax in coexistance with the new one.I tried to install the FS2002 MakeMDL afterwards and followed the instructions as mentioned in the file "Installing the FS2004 Gmax SDK over the FS2002 Gmax SDK.rtf" that came with the FS2004 Gmax SDK.Everything works fine so far. Gmax starts with the title "FS2002 Gamepack" when I use the new ink-shortcut. But the BGL file type doesn't show up when I click "File -> Export". (???)Thanks for your helpSasa

I have posted this question two different times, I am sure someone knows the answer!The default Name North America East for the most part is LOD 5, Howener the BR9name is much larger. Is there a way to resize the files to LOD 5. There is no way I could make an area of 40X30 Degree area.PLEASE HELP AND RESPOND!Richard L Hill;

Another newbie question, no doubt dumb. I've got Holger's Jasper Park (Canada) color sat photo showing in my G2K4 window.I see no FS2K4 default scenery. Nor do I see the improved scenery I loaded earlier into my FS2K4 ("Cordillera Canada: Enhanced Terrain" from FSGenesis). I thought I would see one or the other, superimposed with the sat photo image. So I also don't see any of the default roads, rivers, lakes, etc. So I can't exclude them.1) Why don't I see any FS2K4 default scenery? "G2K For Beginners" doesn't mention how you get to see the FS2K4 default stuff. When I click on the "FSConnect" icon (top of screen, 2nd from Rt) I get the following error: Two windows…

Hi all,Just a quick one - any of you guys who have been disassembling the FS9 default scenery library come across the GUID for the San Francisco carrier?It's a nice model if a bit under-sized and I'd like to try using it with a larger scale even if it is area delimited.Thanks in advance.Roger

Hi AllI am slowly getting my head round this scenery design lark. What I am stuck with is finding a good animated windsock macro I can use. I have tried the FS library object one and it doesn`t seeem to work properly.Please help me. I`m learning the standard overhead rejoin in real life and I need my windsocks to check when circling overhead!Thanks in advance.James

I've had FSDS since 2000, but until the past 2 days, never used it in a practcal sense beyond doing the tutorials that came with it.In attempting to make an object for FS9, the object displays fine except that it follows the viewing point around, as well as the elevation! In other words, it behaves as though coded to rotate to aircraft yet no such code is written! Comparing the code to other *.api's that I have made with EOD for example, doesn't indicate anything which should be causing this to occur.Has this been observed before, and if so, is there a fix....besides doing a crash course on Gmax??

I have been experimenting with effects and for some reason some type of effects work fine and some don't show up at all.I know there is supposed to be smoke coming out of the factories, but not on my machine, no matter what settings I try. But the engine start smoke, smoke trail, etc. work fine.I compiled a few bgls with effects. fx_steam1.fx for example works fine but fx_SmokeStack.fx or fx_SmokeStack2.fx does nothing.Does anyone have any experience what causes effects not to show up at all ?Thanks,Matthias

Well I've tried colouring black and white satellite photos to use in FS but I'm disappointed with my efforts. They look too much like poor paintings rather than photographic scenery. I've been using Paint Shop and Photo Shop evaluation products. My method is by using several layers of different colours and varying the pixel something or other (!). I'm no expert with this sort of thing so I hope people know what I'm talking about!!!However, as far as I can see, unless you're an artist, I can't see how only using 3 or 4 colours can hope to truely represent the real world. Shouoldn't I be using 10 or more even in rural areas? However, the more layers the more time needed.Am …

How do you guys use SRTM data and how do you convert it to be used in FS2004?Thanks

Hello guys,As I remember well there is a utility which is capable of excluding special shapes and not just rectangular.You can fill in more then 4 cocordinates to make the shape you want.Anyone an idea where I can find it ?Thanks,Gerard

Hi all (at least those with Ground2k4 experience),I'm currently at work with the southern half of teh Willamette Valley, Oregon. So far I have all teh railroads within my image area finished, as well as the Willamette River from Corvallis to Salem (as polygons).Sometimes I wonder if I should use seperate projects to keep roads and railroads and water in seperate bgls.... but tht's not my question.When doing the excludes, should I blanket the entire image area, or just those sqares that contain data I want excluded? In terms of file sizes, as well as how much work it will take to do three clicks for each of the roughly 7200 squares. Also, I noticed that some people hav…

Hi groupCould anyone explain how to get textured ground polygons to blend in to the surrounding tiles. Mine seem to have a hard straight edge but I see most airports have them with a softened edge.Im using Airport for Windows and afcad2.1Any advice would be much appreciated.Thanks in advance

Hi all!!New to the Scenery Design community here. Would like some help with the following issue. I've been designing a ficticious airport and some major buildings/scenery around my home area. I've put two hangers on an apron; one is completely lit up at night, and the other is not. Both macros were created using the latest verion of Nova, and I used Nova's default bitmaps on both of them. I'm using both AFCAD2 and FSSC to create the airport and other scenery. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, attached are some pics showing what I'm talking about. If you have any idea why and how these bitmaps differ, please reply. By the way, I'm using PSP 7.0 to do my graphics w…

Hi all,I'm puzzled by something! I discovered that you can alter the distance at which the macros show up by changing the value in the box V1 in the properties screen. But there is another V, namely V2! What 's the function of this V2? Any help would highly appreciated!Kind regards,Cees Donker

Hello there all who may look im looking for some one to help me.i would like to know if anyone can make a me threehangers for fs9 .. yes i know i maybe asking much but all i can offer is adverts for your site and give you full credit for the work thats if anyone taken the offer Thank you very much see you next time Andy

HiHave just modified an AFCAD 2 file for a small addon microlight strip located in South Devon UK (Halwell near Dartmouth). Despite making taxiways and parking for AI aircraft and including new airport/aircraft/flightplan info the AI aircraft I choose do not appear:-(Could this be because I need to modify their AIRFILES to make them use the new shorter strip? I have checked through some airfiles but am not sure what I should modify to make them STOL!Any ideas thoughts etc appreciated!AdamAdam Moorewww.hhuk.netJAR PPL/IFR (A)Win XP Pro - Dell Dimension 4500P4 2.54 GHz - 1GB RAMHightech Radeon 128MB 9800Pro IceQ19" CRT 1600x1200 @ 100hzAudiophile 24/96FS2004 + UK2000 1/2/3/…

G'Day everyone.I finally bit the bullet and decided to try out scenery design. Ive made a simple building in GMAX v1.2When I go to export it. I get a error message saying that the model isnt specified in meters but the model will be made into meters (or something along those lines).As far as I knew. You had to go to Customize/ Units setup/Metric Meters...thats what mine is checked on... but it stil says it isnt in meters.Does anyone know what Im doing wrong here?Cheers,Ryan

Hi Arno, I have tried to register onto your website a number of times but ever since I downloaded the new WIN XP fix for internet security I have been having problems with some cookie-based registrations. I am in the process of finishing Phase 1 of a new scenery for Singapore. Why Singapore? Singapore is a city-nation of over 4 million people and a city of intriguing architecture which Microsoft failed to reveal. I would like to get your critique and comments regarding Commercial Singapore( Singapore's Central Business District)--which I intend to upload to AVSIM and others by month's end--for which I will lavish praises on you when I upload the scenery. To that end, I wo…

Hi ThereI`m a newbie to FS scenery design I can just about cope with Airport and FSSC. However, I am really struggling with the following: I have used the exclude facility within FSSC to get rid of the default airfield but I am stuck with the ugly default grass pad which I would like to remove. I have done some searching in this forum and came up with a reference to a tool called DefArea which apparently does this. However, I cannot fathom how it works. Can anyone help me?So far, I have established that I should be removing layer 4 (please correct me if I am wrong - I don`t feel confident with these layer thingies!). Also, I have installed Defarea and FSConnect without pr…

I want to add a primitive runway at a specific location. I have the texture for the runway and everything. Where do I begin...I don't mind drudging through software, I just need a little direction.Thanks,Ryan

Hi everyone, I'm experimenting with a new method with AutoAsm. I define a lake as a water polygon in the usual way. If there is an island the polygon is defined as land and so on. The island polygon will always appear later than the water polygon in the ASM file. This works fine. If I set the island to a different elevation then that works fine. However, by definition the island is flat, which is extremely boring. The obvious solution is to define the island as -9999. It seems that -9999 works for land polygons as well as water polygons. However, there is a problem. If both the water and island is defined as -9999 it works fine, with both the water and island 'cling…

Congratulations Arno, and the rest of the team of the newly released NL2000 v2.9 scenery, that I just installed. The most impressive installer I have ever seen too, with an outstanding "feature panel" to tweak every imaginable aspect of the scenery.YOU HAVE MADE A FANTASTIC WORK OF ART!!!:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)JoaquinMadrid, Spain:-yellow1 :-yellow1 :-yellow1 :-yellow1 :-yellow1 :-yellow1 :-yellow1 :-yellow1 :-yellow1 :-yellow1 :-yellow1 :-yellow1 :-yellow1

Hiya allTrying to make road in FS connect with new roads from FSSC is there any EASY way short of saving and loading fFS, seeing your wrong and trying again ?

HelloHow can i made a landable Helipad with Gmax for FS2004.Drawing it's not the problem.thanksRemo Hug