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Has anyone managed to figure out if it is possible, using scenery design or AFCAD, to set the Tower view to the height and location of the scenery tower in FS9 like we had in FS2k2?At the moment if you create a video of your approach and then play back in tower view the view is at some arbitary place and not at the tower location.I understand you can edit the tower position in the saved video file but that is a right PITA was of doing things.I have also tried locating the tower using AFCAD2, the tower position stays but the tower view of a flight video is not where the tower is located by AFCAD2.TIA

Hi... does anyone know what's the story with www.taxiwaysigns.com ?Also, does anyone know how to make taxiway signs in Airport for Windows, for FS2002?Richard

I'd like to get a .txt file of the available parking locations for an airport. I can view them in AFCAD 2, but I can't export them to a text file. Has anyone accomplished something like this yet? Or are we all still waiting for yet another SDK from Microsoft?Thanks,Mark

Am I lost? I just took off from KIND (FS2004 or FS9, whichever you prefer), Indianapolis Int'l, and did some local flying. First, I couldn't find IMS, Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Then I flew over downtown and couldn't find the Hoosier Dome. Do I need to adjust my scenery settings? I have done a good deal of local flying at other cities and so far have found all other stadiums. IMS is a strong visual cue for approaches to Kind (R-22 R & L), not to mention it's size and fame.Frank P

Ground2K4 V5.32 has been posted. You will find it in FS2004 Utilities Library.Search for Ground2K4_patchV5_32.zipThis release is a patch for V3.50Christian

I am re-structuring the coastline of Guam and for the most part it is going great! There is one problem I cannot solve...http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/54970.jpgThe Coastline is fine, but the Breaker/Reef will not fill in...

Hi guys,rather "just for fun", I fumbled around with one of the Megascenery LA textures, and look what I got (mind the gif quality). Now, it took me about 5 minutes to get there, so why can't the professionals do that?I tried to clean the textures a little (removed the dark patches which make the tiles look so blurry), and sharpend it slightly. I find the result quite good, however it would take ages to convert all files to 32bits, edit them and re-convert ... -Daniel

In my recently completed Vancouver Airport scenery, runways and aprons will not show in TopDownView unless the altitude is set to 30 miles or I remove a macro of a radardome. I converted this radardome macro from ASD2.1, and after a few adjustments, the radardome shows okay in the scenery and is representative of what is there in reality. I would like to retain this macro if possible and would therefore like to correct the coding so that TopDownView shows correctly.I have attached a copy of the API file, I would appreciate if somebody knowledgeable could please review this file and see if they can cure the problem?NigelVancouverI have attached the text below since I am…

Hallo all,When I compile this file .txt (MS notepad) with bglcomp only last object (Silo del Grano) go out in .bgl of FS9. Is it necessary make only one bgl for one object? Thanks<?xml version="1.0"?>

I need to read the scenery files to get all the airports in FS2004 (runway length, parking radius, etc).Is there a program to do that? Or could somebody tell me in which format the airports are saved in the bgl files?ThanksCristiano

Hi all Found today into my FS9SceneryWorldTexture folder a file called detail1.bmp. Found that it is responsible for that nice dot-effect (at least for me) on default ground texture. Also, found 4 other files in main texure folder (runway_detail.bmp, runway_detail02.bmp, taxiway_detail.bmp and taxiway_detail02.bmp) that do the same thing but acts on runways and taxiways. I was wondering: how do I apply such effect to regular ground poligons (aprons)? How do I apply such effect (dots) to my home-made textures? Another question: how to make poligons with the same texture resolution as the runways and taxiways (aprons textures looks a bit large to me, and I'm trying to m…

I have tried my hand at creating a chainlink fence using EOD)for a scenery that I am doing in FSSC. It does look good but flickers. Is there a way to make this flickering stop? Cheers from Bill

I have been away from scenery design for some time and have upgraded to XP recently. I have decided to install gmax1.2 and copied the makemdl.exe file into 'gmaxplugins' folder. When I need to export the gmax model as .bgl file to FS9 I only get the 'save as - Plasma (*.P3D)' format extension option. I can't remember having this previously. The makemdl.exe do not open at all.What am I doing wrong? Has gmax moved on while I was away? PLEASE HELP.Thanks.kthy2003

Hi, and MERRY CHRISTMASI have made a tree in FSDS2, i have seasonal textures but they dont show up, and there is no option in fsds to add them.Does anyone know a way???Can it be done in gmax............and how. ( the texturing part only)BestChris DK

Hi All, I wanted to edit some bridges and a couple of roads in myarea in FS2002. What program would you recommend to do simple editing like this? Thanks in advance for the help. Dave

Hi DevelopersI am wondering if anybody has successfully compiled a Directional turbulence or a uni_directional turbulence bgl as described in the SDK DocsPlease if anyone can post some working XML ready to compile the above features it would be a great help to get me on the way with this featureThanks Greg

Hi, thanks for reading this. Do you know where I might be able to find some good Michigan scenery? Preferably something fully compatible with FS2004 and that covers the Southeast Michigan area including Detroit and Plymouth (Plymouth-Canton-Metteta 1D2)... I just reloaded FS2004 after removing it from my hard drive after it first came out, and wanted to give it another try. Problem is, the default Michigan scenery/terrain in my opinion is awful! Well, any help on helping me find some good Michigan scenery this would be greatly appreciated, please post back if you have some ideas...!Thank you,Steve

Hi and merry christmas to all of you friendsSorry but I am trying to put some night effets in my scenery. so I made a couple of cones with very light yellow color and applied transparency to it of 20 in the opacity menu.Then I made the little input in the asm file as it shows:*****BEFORE***** IFIN1 OBJECT_0_FAIL, image_complex, 2, 32767 ADDOBJ OBJECT_0_SCALE SHADOW_CALL OBJECT_0_SCALEOBJECT_0_FAIL label BGLCODE BGL_JUMP_32 OBJECT_0_END *****AFTER***** IFIN1 OBJECT_0_FAIL, image_complex, 2, 32767 ADDOBJ OBJECT_0_SCALEIFIN1 OBJECT_0_FAIL, tod, 3 SHADOW_CALL OBJECT_0_SCALEOBJECT_0_FAIL label BGLCODE BGL_JUMP_32 OBJECT_0_END …

I wonder how arrival routes works. The SDK describes only possible values but do not explain them. Any suggestions? ThanxMarky Parky

Well.... This morning I stood up. Not running yet... But getting there. This I've learned this morning before 8:00 am.All Atibutes under "Scenery Object" Have to be there. Mandantory....lat=lon=alt=altitudeIsAgl=pitch=bank=heading=imageComplexity=All HAVE to be in the fileAnd.... All the ag_Buildings_1 thru 6.... are churches.I have gotten about 6 different files to compile this morning using XMLSpy.Joe W.

Hi guys. Im new to scenery design. I was wondering if anyone here knows which programs to use and if there are any tutorials available for creating high detailed scenery for FS2k2/2k4. Right now I just want to learn how to make scenery with various programs including Gmax. Eventually I want to be able to make high detailed airports that are comparable to payware scenery.Thanks.

Gentlemen,Using FSDS2.4, is there a way to create a row of lights such as in a tower? I've tried using textures with limited success. Thanks.

Hi everyone. Is there a simple way to make small edits to the scenery of a specific airport? I usually fly out of Buchannen Field in Concord - RW as well as in FS2002 - and I'd like to make the FS airport a little more realistic. Nothing major, just some runway/taxiway signs, logos on those buildings that are correctly placed, and maybe add a couple that aren't there at all. Is there any way to do this simply, or does it involve learning a lot of stuff and installing special editing software as used by those of you who write some of these great add-on airports I've downloaded?Richard

Very basic problem..I tried to run the Chelan.xml file in the SDK through BGLCOMP. Drag-drop or run withcommand line (chelan.xml) I get the same result. That is - the small black screen flashes very quickly. If I use any non-xml file I see the same thing thus I believe, for some reason, the process is never beginning.I downloaded the various XML items from Microsoft including msxml4msms.exe as well. I placed the results of msxml4msms.exe in the BGLCOMP SDK folder. This folder contains the chelan.xml file.Dick Boley @KLBE

Hello, i have a question, can somebody tell me how to add the new runways to my FS2002 KMIA, i can add it with the AFCAD 1.4 but when i open the FS the textures of the runway r not there , and next to me a building :( can somebody help me please or do it for me please :'( :'(