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Hi,I am fooling around with a small utility where I need to calculate the distance between two geographic points giving the latitude and longitude. More precisely I am trying to calculate the point at a given distance from the reference point. I am using the following formula, but my test shows that it is something like 10% off the size:longitude.Radian += distance.X / ((40075000.0 / (2.0 * Math.PI)) * Math.Cos(Latitude.Radian));latitude.Radian += distance.Y / (40007000.0 / (2.0 * Math.PI));I am aware that you should normally try to use the latitude between the two points, but my base point is always the center of the object, so I should be fine - and nothing will be bigg…

In Ground2K there is a linkage to FS2002 via FSUIPC. My problem is that I do not understand the use of this feature. I get the red dot for out-of-bounds and the green one for in-bounds ok. However, I do not know what I am to see. I click newline but what is supposed to happen. I see no line within FS2002.Dick

Heres what im getting:Scenery Library object not found. This may cause some scenery, such as some buildings, to not display. ID:0x00003004, 0x326c6552, 0x45455254, 0x42494c53I get this error with most of the addon sceneries created by James Belk. I recently installed his coghill scenery and i get this error near the main airport in all views when looking toward the airport. The error comes up multiple times..(about 5) and i also get one error when looking toward the smaller "ag strip" runway. I checked the scenery.cfg file and made sure everything was installed. Ive also made sure i have the trees addon installed. On one flight into coghill i got there before the t…

Hi allI'm using ground2k and drawning some roads on scenery, when compile i get an error : 622 lake curves 2 curves cross.How to join 2 or more roads without get errors?ThanksRobi

Hi all I am doing a new scenery of mkjs, how do I exclude the FS2002 default scenery (runway and taxiway ect.). I am using FSSC to do build the scenery, all so is there a way I can used other texture for my runway, I built some for my self.

HelloPosted this in CFS forum, but I thought I might aswell post it here too.Anybody know if fs2002 scenery works in cfs2?If not - is there a way to convert?ThanksThomas

FSConnect is an addon module for FS2002 (and FS2004 when it becomes available) that allows third party programs to obtain data regarding the user aircraft in FS. It also has limited ability to "write" into the sim (currently only latitude and longitude). It also has some "snoop" functions that let you read from, write to, or search the flight simulator address space.I'm looking for beta testers : either developers or non-developers. For the non-developers, I've put together a little demo program that simply reads a few data elements from the sim and displays them in a window. You just have to verify the output is correct and let me know if things work ok or not. For devel…

Hi,I am using FSTerrain 2002, ver. 4.00.37 to fix "holes" in 3 arcsrc HGT files. But I would like to use it to create BGL with this program. But don't seem to be able to. Is there a good set of instuctions available for this program? and If so, where can they be found.BTW, I have the SDK tooks files all in the FSTerrain folder.Thanks,Tim

I have read the documentation Ground2K for biginners that states their is no limit for size of BMP. I try to load and I get "Erreur BMP width or height >10000". If their is no limit then why the error? I am using near-photo-quality Terrascene immages most 13000 + W/H. Am I wasting my time?Richard;

I'm a newbie to scenery design, so bear with me.I found the 10 meter USGS dem file that I wanted. I translated this dem file into a binary file that fs2002 can use with a util. called read_dem.exe. I then created an inf file per the instructions in the scenery SDK, and used the resample.exe util. to create a bgl file. I viewed this bgl file on the bgl viewer that comes with the sdk. It looked great--rich with detail. However, when I place this bgl file in the scenery sub-directory of the addon scenery folder per the instructions in the sdk, I can see no change in the resolution of the landscape I'm trying to modify when I fly around it. In this case the landscape is Yosem…

G'dayis it possible to export direct from 3DS to FS or do you have to go via gmax. i tried moving all the FS gamepack files to their respective locations in 3DS but nothing happened. also, my model looks fine in 3DS and gmax as shown below, but is all screwed in FS. i've played wioth all the scale and tranform settings for hours with no results.Any help would be greatly appreciatedMichael Normandeauhttp://forums.avsim.com/user_files/12196.jpghttp://forums.avsim.com/user_files/12197.jpg

FS2002 Innsbruck LOWI Lanclass update is available at the AVSIM library now. Thanks John for Landclass Assistant and Orlando for his landclass table.Link to some pics:http://forums.avsim.com/dcboard.php?az=sho...id=113413&page=Wolfgang

Great source for most of New York State:http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gateway/mg/cir.htm9/11 has restricted some of the images.. but there are thousands of square miles to choose from!Vinhttp://www.vinscimone.com/dancnkid.gif

I would like to change some of the existing FS2002 scenery (and some payware add-ons, like Ultimate Hong Kong) because of misplaced ILS etc.Currently I use AFCAD and EasyNavs.Is there a tool where I can edit these sceneries graphically?Andreas

I'm really new at this with FS2k2 - hoping my efforts will easily transfer to 2k4...anyhow.I want to merely add on and modify an existing airport in FS2k2. I usually fly from KLEB (Lebanon, Muni, NH) and hate the fact that the tarmac is way too small in the GA parking, terminal and cargo areas and that the taxiways are not quite right. Is there a simple (preferably free) program which will allow me to add pavement and move buildings without getting involved in starting from scratch?Any tips are more than appreciated.Thanks,sg

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Why Why Why.....I was looking at a SAT photo of the PDX airport over at Mapquest.com a few minutes ago and got the Image centered up like I wanted it as I was going to use it for a background image/template.Well.....I went to click the order print now button and looked at the prices I was floored to the ground when I saw the difference between a 8X10 and a downloaded copy. The res was 1200X1500.There was a $45.00 difference between the 8X and the DL the 8X was 24.95 and the DL was $69.95........Why Why Why!!!!!!!I would have thought the DL would be cheaper.Does anyone know of other source to purchase SAT photos of airports usable in scenery design???? I dont mind spending…

Having excluded the default FS2002 airfield and added my own I find something odd. My ILS for 08 works perfectly but the ILS for 26 only gives GP readings - no localiser signal.Has this been experienced before by anyone?boneshttp://fsaviation.net

Arno,not long ago You have posted an example of an object with ground poly wrapped in two area blocks (if I remember correctly). The object used classic PerspectiveCall and ShadowCall, while ground used only LayerCall. Can You please give me an example of header You have used there or maybe if someone remembers that topic...Many thanks and best regards,Goran BrumenFS Slovenija 2002 teamhttp://slovenia.avsim.net

To any ground 2k enthusiast:Is anyone crashing when a ground 2k featured scenery approaches night?Also, I have tried to create a polygon of a peninsula the shoreline is there but the underlying textured polygon is missing. Any ideas? Regards,David S.

I am working on a new KGEG(Spokane Inter.) in GMAX and am planning a trip to GEG in the next two or three weeks to shoot some profiles of the building as well as work at getting some digital images I can convert into Photoreal textures.Question.....is there a tutorial on the net that is available for what I am trying to do.Thanks for the help.

Hi All,I am getting this error when Compiling using FSSC a Busyobjects API -> IfVarRange( :Skip 346 4 ) -> too few parametersScasm compilation status: error(s) 1Now, I did not get this error with the beta... any help appreciated.Thanks,

Can some one help with the following.I wanted to use the EXPORT function in Gmax that came with FS2002Pro to make two TV masts that are VRPs at my local Airport EGFF Cardiff Wales, using the Gmax TV mast model that Nick Ryall kindly released with is Cornish Landmark Scenery for this purpose.I get messages saying Makemdl could not be found but I have it in Gmax and then when I restart Gmax I get a load of error messages regarding DLLs that have not loaded.Can someone advise on the correct setup of Gmax ( what should be where ) or alternatively produce the Bgl for the two masts and post it in the file library ( I only wanted to use Gmax for this one job )The masts are :- We…

To any scenery designer,I have 2 questions:First, I have used FSDS v1.6 to design objects and place them in Architect 3.1. However when FSDS was updated to version 2, I was unable to get it to comple in Architect 3.1. I have not used Architect 3.3 yet but I was wondering--before I download it--if it's compatible with FSDS version 2?Second, I use Architect to place objects because when I place directly using FSDS version 2 I get strange shimmering effects and there seems to be a limit in the bgl size of the objects created. It this a problem with FSDS version 2 or is there an updated SCASM version I should use instead? Thanks.Regards,David

I have about 5GB of TerraScene near photo quality scenery using TerraScene default textures, but sadly no REGEN. I have tried Ground2K but I am at a loss with this one as I can not understand the LWM construction. I just wonder if anyone is working on a program that will use DEM, Land Use and or Shape Data files. I do know someone had mentioned trying but was having trouble getting FS2K2 to understand Shape File Data. I hope someone will post some news on a program of this type in the near future, or Ground2K for example become more user friendly.Richard;