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I am using Airport for Windows V.30 Build 192 in Windows 7.SCASM v. 2.96FSX AccelerationI am trying to edit a scenery file that I had saved prior to Windows 7.I can edit the file OK and save it under a new name.However when I compile the resulting SCASM .SCA file, it write a proper .sca file, the compiler seems to be doing its thing, but it does not compile it at all, the .BGL file remains at 0 byte.Is there a solution to this problem.Is there a way to import a file created with Airport for Windows into Sbuilderx 313.Thank you for your help.

Just wanted to say I've downloaded as an update and it's great. Seems to work as advertised and will absolutely speed things up.Now, if only Slew Mode could revolve around a point.... ;)

Hi all it's my first post :),I've recently made a re-design of Skiathos (LGSK) in Greece for FSX using ADE 9x. With my FSX i'm also using UTX. I have an issue that the old exterior boundary for the old airport still remains. At first there was the fence itself and the perimeter, now it's just the perimeter. This is a bit of a problem for me as not only does it keep the old scenery ground texture in a larger space than needed, the old perimeter crosses over water because i'm using UTX and this causes a raised area of water which is aesthetically disgusting. Help would be very appreciated and i've attached an image to explain better :( (My friend has also used the .bgl for…

Hi folks,I am interested in making a very basic piece of scenery for FS9 - basically a small hill. It cannot be a normal mesh because it has to exist inside of an airport (with all it's excludes etc) in between two runways. Currently I have added a 'hill' by making two flatten statements in the scenery.cfg which cause the mesh to bleed through in the middle of the airport but this is an inelegant solution which sometimes gives g3d.dll crashes (I suspect it's the hill anyway)...I have seen sceneries where there are 3D polygons for snowdrifts etc and think this is the kind of thing I need to make - a lump in the airport which has a texture (seasonal would be even better but…

My earlier question is found in this post. Remake of Kahului Apt, Maui using older scenery and undertaking a decompile and recompile after edits.http://forums1.avsim.net/index.php?showtopic=286931I have decompiled the file, took out the offending trees and vegetation along with some other objects that were also problematic. I recompile the file and then added new trees and planes and hangers and odds and sods to clutter up the airport. The product is looking quite good!.However, I was so absorbed in the airport remake that I failed to notice that the airport had somehow created a huge exclude of autogen for miles around.If I use the original files or the new ones I hav…

How do you add (and adjust level of) vehicle traffic using ADEX?I have tried adding vehicle taxipaths outside of aprons with default Traffic Scalar of 0.7 (in Airport Properties), but cannot see any traffic.

Hey Guys,I made some Sceneries for FSX with the great ADE(X).Now I want to convert theese BGLs for the FS9, too.I tested my files, but there is nothing to see in FS9.I just used deafult objects of the FSX and think, that is not the reason, why FS9 simmer can

Is there a way to make the default taxiway signs permanently bright? Perhaps something I could add to the xml file before converting it to bgl?vololiberista

G'day,Does anyone know anything about these guys? The stuff looks outstanding but I can't find much about them. There doesn't seem to be a way to see their forum, (if they even have one), and there is no way to register, that I can find. Any help would be greatly appreciated, as this really does seem like excellent stuff but the secrecy is a little strange and I can find no reviews or advertising. Considering that it's fairly expensive payware scenery, it does seem odd. Thanks up front.Here is the link; http://www.simaddons.com/pages/simaddons_news.htmBe of good cheer,Fritz

Do you know what is the red line object that usually appears near the start of the runway in ADEX - see attached pic?In this pic, the object is not near the start of runway, and I am wondering if it can be edited and moved?Cheers.

Hi there Guy'sI am trying to make a Photoreal ground texture for a small airstrip called "Rowland Flat" in the Barrossa Valley South Australia.Can anyone point me in the direction of a tutorial for making a blend mask for photoreal scenery using Gimp 2.I have been using different resourses ie"Modifying Default Airport Terrian with SBuilderX/OZX Developers Guide,{Making scenery for country airstrips}""to try to work out what is going on but to no avail.I am able to create a BGL that is photoreal in SBuilderX that is the size of the initial BMP but after changing the INI file adding [source2] etc...and trying to compile with my blend TIFF resample does not seem to work.It j…

Aloha from PHOG,I have been designing FS9 landclass for some time and now am trying to get the tools together for FSX. The only tool I am missing is something like the Cell Grid by Richard Ludowise. His program was very useful for accurate landclass design. It makes it possible to see exactly where the landclass texture will be placed.Does anyone know of a cell grid like program for FSX. I live on Maui and am ready to improve the landclass so that it will be much closer to what I see out here. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Chip1

Hi all folks. I want to design Sheremetyevo airport as it was around 1980.Do any have pictures, dimensions from this airport ?I am no so competent with 3Dsmax but I will try my best.

Hello,I have been searching the forums for this answer. How do I put a working rotating beacon on top of an object such as a control tower or water tower? I have placed them before using the rotating beacon tutorial available in many of these scenery design forums. But those are already on a small stand. The objects in Instant scenery do not seem to light up at night. I use Instant Scenery and ADE9 as my main scenery addition programs. A search in the forums shows this topic came up a few years ago but all the links in those topics are not working. Any help in this area would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance,Ken

Okay i tryed to make photoreal scenery for FSX using SBuilderX and i cant do it because im missing some files that i cant download. i followed instructions from fsdeveloper.com and i made the photoreal scenery but i cant compile it because i dont have a program that only exists in FSX Deluxe edition or somthing like that. If someone here knows how to make photoreal scenery for FSX can i ask them a favor?I would like Photoreal scenery for the Dominican Republic, mostley in Punta Cana. I would like the whole island done but if not i would like only these three provinces, El Siebo, La Romana and La Altagracia (which has higuey and punta cana in it) Check google earth for pro…

I am updating a stock FSX airport using ADEX and have extended the runway, moving the start of runway object with the extension.I am using WOAI traffic solely for my AI traffic, and I see one of the AI aircraft does not move to the end of the extended runway to do a U-Turn. It appears the aircraft is turning where the runway previous ended :( What have I missed or done incorrectly?

Hi,3 months ago I bought Aerosoft EHAM for FS2004 and it contains some bugs (no problem, every piece of software initially contains bugs)It's now more then 3 months after release and still no patch, which is becoming very annoying.Of course I have contacted Aerosoft through their forum, but they are clueless when a patch will be released.To make a long story short:2 stretches of frequently used taxiways behave like they are dirt tracks, slowing down a jet considerably.It requires about 50% N1 to plough through which is very annoyingCan I fix this myself temporarily by adding an extra bgl or something?Be advised, I have no experience creating/editing scenery, but I'm open …

Do you know how to remove taxi signs on the runway at Pudong, Shanghai airport (see pic below)?I am using the AFCAD scenery file zspd_ade_rs_fsx.zip downloaded from http://library.avsim.net/zipdiver.php?DLID...19&Cookie=1.

Hello,I am using the wbkk_mw.zip (http://library.avsim.net/zipdiver.php?DLID=117076) AFCAD file, and am finding my aircraft does not descend lower than 80 feet on the ILS 02 runway approach. Consequently, the aircraft overshoots the runway unless I set the engines to idle at 80 instead of 50 feet.Do you know why is this, and how can it be fixed with Airport Design Editor X?

I used to know the answer to this one but it has been 3 years since I flew FSX.I downloaded a pacific island set of scenery that is supposed to be FSX compatible.The trees on the islands have black squares around them. Is this an incompatibilitybetween FS2004 and FSX or a graphics setup problem ?Should I ask this question at a different forum ? :( :( :(

Hi,I am trying to line up my different faces on the .BMP file on my GMAX polygon. Each time i drag an edge, as soon as i click to drag the next one, the previous one resets into it's original postion, this is real frustrating. Once in a while i am able to do it, but most of the time, they always reset themselve... What the %$^#% am I doing wrong???Frustrated Marc

Eiresim Scenery Design announces the release of 'Cork Ultimate' for FS2004. Made to a high level of detail and accuracy, Cork Ultimate is the most realistic release to date from the Eiresim Team.It is the first Irish Airport to include high detail 20cm/pixel aerial imagery that captures Cork Airport in all its glory.Attention to detail has been the key behind developing Cork Airport and all airport structures have been included with the scenery, including the nearby Business Park in its entirety.Purchase FS2004 version here.http://www.eiresim.com/eick.htmlExpect FsX Version to be available within the next month.

Hi all,I am trying to extract google earth tiles with FSearthtiles 1.0, and instead of having 1 big bmp of the extracted zone, i would prefer each tile extracted separately in one bmp file. Is there any way to do this ? Many thanks for help.Fabrice

I am just wondering, is there a way to set an ai airline gate priority in a parking spot.For example, i would like to use gate A for a particular airline and gate B for that airline as well, but ONLY if gate A is occupied already.Can you put something in the parking code section to create these prioritys?I seem to recall from my FS2004 days that you could put something before the parking code you want to use, a number or something, that would say to only use this spot if the other one is occupied.I have been out of the loop for many years in FS and am slowly trying to remember it all!Help would be greatly apprectiated!ThanksBeau

I am noticing a lot of aircraft landing at YBCG (coolangatta) and landing WAY short of the runway. When I am watching them, they seem to be going fine then all of a sudden they drop to 0 and bounce along the ground all the way to the runway.I am using airport facilitator X to edit my airport files, and in this example, i extended to runway to match the correct length. Have i forgotten something that is causing the planes to land short?CheersBeau