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Hi Folks,do You know the *really* simple Dash-8s from German Airports standing e.g. at EDMA? I am looking for something similar, since I just want to "stuff out" a hangar, much more than the tail won't be seen anyway... Best would be low-poly, single texture file.Anyone knows of a Dash-8 or CRJ like this? Or will I have to spend a weekend building one myself?I know the old jets2.api package by Luis de Sa, but look for regional a/c.Thanks for any help,Torsten

Hello,Here's a part of code I do not understand completely. I think I get the most out of it already, but I desperately need to know what part of the code that tells the altitude of the object? I know almost certainly that it is in this code, for various reasons. :); Part: Light.Beacon.9:Part22IfVarRange( :nolight_22 7c0 2384 2384 )IfVarAnd( :correct_direction_22 386 8000 )Jump( :nolight_22 ):correct_direction_22Dwx( af c636 4392 df03 44bc 7b33 420c 0 bf80 0 0 ef22 3304 8608 b1af 7d37 3f7c 237 be29 1c6b b303 237 be29 7d37 bf7c )Dwx( b2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9558 67 0 0 0 0 e3e3 ffe3 0 0 0 0 0 0 )Dwx( ae ):nolight_22Return

I almost have my process down to a science and I hope to be posting files for download within the next couple of months. The files will be in "*.x" format so you will be able to place FS Folks just about anywhere you want.

I added the missing night textures and an Surface area, so you can taxi to the hangar.If you have Austria Professional, don

I am stuck, I can't figure out how to name a material in the new Gmax. I simply want to make a material called:light_strobeSo I can have flashing red lights on a power station chimney. A simple requirement which I have done many times in the past with the old Gmax, I just can't seem to make it happen with the new materials thingy.At the moment the only way is to export the lights from old Gmax 1.1 projects and then import them.What seems to happen is that I get a material called something like:(1):LIGHT_STROBE (Standard) - this does not work.however the imported material (from 1.1) is called:LIFGT_STROBE (Standard) - and this does.I know I am missing something here, but I…

Anybody know Earthviewer 3d? Its been around some month already, but just recently have i discovered the power this has.So I was just thinking maybe some talented Scenery Designers out there could use their areal photos, which are of very high quality, and literally for everywhere in the USA!, to create some scenery!BTW, it can be downloaded from nvidia.com (only works on nvidia cards) and is free of charge for 30 days.Anyways, let me know what u think!Cya

Hello guys,I have been looking in posts for this problem but I still can't resolve the problem. Using LWMDraw3 I made a complete "redecoration" of short Slovenian coast and I was hoping LandClass will fill up missing polys with land. Unfortunatelly not so I would like to ask You for help. I am attaching the picture with these sea pockets which should be filled with land.Thanks in advance!Best regards,Goran BrumenFS Slovenija 2002 teamhttp://slovenia.avsim.net

Today i uploaded the first scenery, I made for MSFS. Not perfect, but I hope you enjoyhttp://ftp.avsim.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboa...rum=DCForumID47Harald

What is the relationship of the file names shown by the program and those of FS2002?Which field of LandCalc 2 shows the landclass dierctly beneath the aircraft in top down (ctrl-S) view?Dick

Happy New Year all....Right then, we have decided to start work on some new animations for our airport. They are not frequency controlled or anything, so they should be quite easy.Firsty, I am certain I can do this in GMAX, but I am wondering if their is any other utilities out there that can make it easier...I have a few vehicles, that I want to take certain paths around the airport. Much Like the Simflyers scenery (which is very good at this).Any ideas appreciated.Thanks,Nick WhittomeIrish Flight Sim Designwww.ifsd.ie

I decided it's about time I get my lazy butt to work today and get this thing finished.Here it is!Shearwater (CYAW), Nova Scotia, CanadaEnjoy!http://ftp.avsim.com/library/search.php?Se...2scen&Go=SearchBTW - If you want to join, I am hosting multiplayer ATC out of CYAW for the next little while...Join shearwater.homeftp.netAlso using roger wilco!shearwater.homeftp.net:3782/ShearwaterSee you soon!David

Need some help here folks, looking for the replacement taxiways and runways that just came out not only a month ago, cant seem to find them and had to reload Flightsim the other day and am looking to put these back on, the runways and taxiways came in one zip file, any help would be great, I have searched Flightsim and here, but I am might not be putting in the right info, thanks again.JB

My problem is as follows: I used textures 1024x1024 converted to dxt1 and initially all looked OK. However, suddenly some of the users started to have problem with display. The textures were "pinkish" polygons wherever hirez was used. I started playing with FS settings and after switching off "hardware acceleration" box I got what I was looking for . Pink textures all over. The problem though that after switching back to "acceleration on" pink was still there. I could not restore textures untill I resized them to 512x512 and converted them again. That worked. Is there a limit for the textures in FS? And why it worked initially? Ted

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What can cause taxiway sink under the sorrunding terrain? I thought that mesh was the problem, but appears that that was not it.Taxiway connects apron with the runway and is halfway invisible. Ted

Hi all,I'm using the neat tool LWMDraw and pushed it to the limit. Ken says in the docs that he tried more than 130 points. That works indeed. I've tried 280 and it gave me a runtime error - all the code was gone - oh well:-)Now, question is, how can I put more than one costline into just one source code? It's not a problem to split the project into more than one line. This way I can continue with LWMDraw. But I don't want to have a separate bgl file for each line.I'm not a programmer, maybe this is an easy task but I don't know, where to put the code between the header and the end of the file.Can somebody give a short example please? Thanks in advance and also thanks onc…

Hi guys!I've completed my trees for my upcoming scenery and i'm really excited about the way they have turned out! (NO FRAME HIT SO FAR)BUT...The in the third picture you will notice, i'm having trouble with disappearing textures. I do have the textures set to double sided in GMAX and i'm using a DXT1 Bitmap for the texture. Any ideas of what I can do to get the backface of the polygons to show up? I also want your opinions on the shadows. Should I keep them or get rid of them?-BTW I'm using "PLANES" in Gmax for the branches...Any help would be appreciated!David

I asked this some half a year ago, but at the time there was no answer available. So, is it now possible to add or modify the airways and intersections in the FS2002 GPS and map view?I remember Christian said he would write a howto on this, I wonder if you have progressed in this area yet?

Hi all.Here's an interesting site for landclass data:Global Land Cover Characteristics Data Base Version 2.0There is a world set, and sets for continents as well. The resolution is 1km/pixel.Dick

I cannot understand the new material editor....before you just made a texture...selected it and applied it.how the heck do you do it now? Im pullin gout hair..and about to go back to 1.1Gary HayesProject Openskyhttp://www.projectopensky.com

Hi,Is it possible to assign textures on one polygon "side by side" in FSDS2 just like it is possible in GMAX? Simple question as that...

Hi.I've heard that there won't be any .bgl files in FS2004, is that correct? If that is true, then we won't be able to use Airport or FSSC to create sceneries!!! :(

Hi all,I am inspired by to the fantastic Lago Georender en Emma Field scenery's and rather new to scenery design.I have spent three whole day's on this forum, on scenery design sites, on asking questions to people and downloading SDK's and scenery design programs.I have build a Dirt Runway at the top of a 5.500 ft mountain and like to add naturally looking taxiway's (i hate the sharp lined polygons), roads and groundtexture and after that a few barracks ofcourse.In the last three day's i found out that the learning curve can be rather steep.Now my question to all you scenery design pro's (Grin):Is there any site or big tutorial available who explains how to start, where t…

Ok im sure you all get this often, but if you would please direct me somehwere where i can get started.I want to make my own detailed terrain mesh of my area.I have no clue where to start. I understand I may need to pay to get some imagery to base it off, but other then that I have no clue.

Hi Evereone and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! I'd like to know if there is any way that I could make close-to-real scenery textures without the need of taking pictures with a digital camera??? How should I proceed? And is there any tutorial available that explains the process of drawing those textures??Thank You and Regards,Jean.