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Hello,I was looking through the list of objects in the FSX SDK Object Placement Tool and noticed this "GEN_SceneryEffect" {36d99924-a3b8-420e-a3fd-83abc2db6206}Does anybody know what it is/does? Thanks.

Hi,at first I started SBuilder, loaded the background air image of the airport and excluded the autogen with an exclude polygon - Image: http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/769/edlg1eq2.jpgI saved this as EDLG1.bgl (look at attachment).Then I started FSXPlanner and created an new airport (It isn't in default FSX). I took the coordinates from this from the official charts. I just placed runway and tower, just to test it. I left Airport Test Radius at 1m, because I don't know what it does. Image: http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/2141/edlg2mc6.jpgI saved this as EDLG2.xml and compiled it to EDLG2.bgl (look at attachment).After placing those two .bgls in the Addon Scenery F…

Hi folks - I was annotating some Tileproxy tiles the other day, and I noticed that the accuracy of the placement wasn't all that good. I was filling in some trees (polygon method) around a grass airstrip and homes, and although I was careful not to intrude on the runway in the annotator, the trees flowed onto the runway in the simulator. Is there a buffer zone I should give when annotating autogen vegitation, or is there something else causing the problem? (I'd LOVE to be able to annotate this right to the edge of the strip, as that is precicely what it looks like in real life - very cool do descent into what seems like a forest) -Greg

Hi,I was planning a flight to Mackenzie (CYZY), and, as usual, I compared the FSX scenery with the Google Earth view. I was surprised that a large lake near the airport was completely missing.For other reasons, I also checked the same area with TMFViewer, and, second surprise, the lake was there !I quickly noticed that the polygon representing the lake was a WaterPolyGPS, and, according to the SDK, can be seen on the GPS, but not in FSX. (Actually this is so in the cvx1512.bgl file, but the adjacent cvx1412.bgl file seems to be correct.)So I have two questions : is this an error made by MS ? And : is there an easy way to change the nature of these polygons ? (from WaterPo…

Hi there,I know absolutely nothing about scenery design, but have been flying in FS for years. I was just wondering whether it is possible to 'create' and island.Lady Elliot island ( http://www.ladyelliot.com.au/Default.asp ) is a very small island at the very south end of the Great Barrier Reef. As you can see from the website, it has a runway through the middle. THis island is not in FS (too small I presume). I vsisted the island last summer, and would like to fly there in FS. Is it possible to make the island for FS? Or isn't it possible to add landmass? Sorry, it's just I have no idea about the capabilities of scenery design.Regards,Dan

Just wondering... Can 3D Studio Max be used to create scenery objects for FSX? Or does one have to use Gmax?Efrain Ruiz, VAA1CEO/PresidentVirtual American Airlineshttp://www.virtualaa.com

how do you all measure the lengths of taxiways and distance of nodes? i couldnt locate this basic and most important tool in it.i need this measuring facility badly to modify my airport with help of realworld data i have, such as the distances of rapid exit taxiways from threshold, etcany help will be appreciatedregards

When I looked for a way to georeference and match up my large (advertised as) NAD83 photoreal DOQ color bitmaps, I was never really satisfied, even when I used the UTM coordinates obtained from Topozone and converted them to Lat long extents. Then I realized that a constant Northing coordinate like 4500000 does NOT mean a constant Latitude in degrees/ minutes /seconds as you move East or West. If you go into Topozone on the Web and move from 630000 Easting/4500000 Northing to 640000 Easting/4500000Northing on a WGS84/NAD83 map you find that you go South from N40/38/26_W73/27/45 to N40/38/20_W73/20/40 in D/M/S format.That means as you move 7 minutes/5 seconds East, (10 …

Hi there is there any of you guys who can help to design some scenery for Port Elizabeth because no one has ever designed scenery for our city,i will supply all information which is needed.Thanks

Does anyone out there know how to get a local library object into one of the Global libraries so I can use this object anywhere in the world?It is my airline sign and I would like to use it at any airport rather than just my local airport. The instruction manual doesn't really address other than saying Local objects are limited to a certain location.Any help would be greatly appreciated.Mohaje75PS- I originally posted this question in the AVSIM Library Forum by mistake, so disregard that post.

I keep getting an error in the APX46130.BGL file. BGl2xml converts ok but it gives an error when opening with fsxplanner. If i open with amaya XML editor it gives an error on line 12446

Is there a document or other source of images of FSX's landclasses?I'd like to be able to browse the different landclasses to pick for my scenery instead of relying on the text descriptions.

Ive used Nova for quite a while doing simple buildings and hangars. It s avery easy to use and excellent program for making quick custom buildings. I recently moved to a new system and copied my folder and tried to use the exe out of that and I am getting errors. I'd like to reinstall it but its no longer available. Anyone have the install stuff for this or know of a way I could get it to run?Thanks!Hornit

Several landclass textures will cause an alternate texture to pop thru on steep slopes. This is very evident on farmed fields where groups of trees appear within the field due a sloped area. In my area (near Pittsburgh) the remaining farmers work fairly steep slopes. The appearance of trees with the fields is not real. Also, when trees do appear they have a jagged geometric outline which is also not real. Does anyone know how to adjust the degree of slope that triggers the pop-up of trees on sloped areas of some textures?Regards,Dick BoleyA PC, an LCD, speakers, CH yoke

Since the demise of AD&D I have no capability to design scenery. What I would like is to have someone build me two (2) seaplane bases: one on Presque Isle Bay, just NE of Erie, PA; the other just south of Long Point State Park on Lake Chautauqua, NY. It would be just N of the bridge across the lake where the lake narrows. Both of these sites have been used for amphibian landings. Thank you. [email protected]

Hello to everyone,I'm new on this FSX, so i need some helpI just download the "fsx_modified_terrain_cfg" file but now i dont know how to install it?which folder should i select to install the "fsx_modified_terrain_cfg" to make it work ?Thanks

Hi all,Build 14 of FSX Planner is now available. You can download it here: http://www.zbluesoftware.com/clients/FSXPlanner.zipHere is what has been changed/added/fixed for this version:* The icon used to draw the jetways has been modified to make it easier to see where the jetway is located and its direction relative to the parking space.* ILS Beams can now be added to the airport. You need to display the navigation toolbar (View -> Additional Toolbars), then select the ILS Cursor. Then an ILS beam will be added when you click on the airport. After adding the ILS Beam, make sure you assign it to the correct runway.* The runway propeties display has been rearranged …

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I wonder if it has occured to anyone what tools the FSX development team at Microsoft/Aces Studio use to create the airports and terrain in FSX? They must have to go through all the issues we try to solve on our own and I wonder why they allow us to reinvent the wheel (developing our own utilities) rather than just provide us with the same tools they use. I'm sure even if they charged a reasonable fee for those tools their would be a good market in the FS development community for "official" utilities. Anyone have any thoughts?

I have the entire state of West Virginia in 2 meter photographs. I have tried the supposedly newest version of Terrabuilder that still ask for 256 color immages.I have tried Photo Scenery Maker For FSX lackind in documentation, it seems to do things but can not get setup working right. Anyone with sucess pleas respond or email me at [email protected] would like to try FSX SDK but do not know the first thing about it. Antone knowing the steps please feel free email me.

A new version of FSX Planner, build 11, is now available. It can be downloaded here: http://www.zbluesoftware.com/clients/FSXPlanner.zipThe following describes what has been updated for this version:* The primary and secondary blast pads are now drawn on runways.* The primary and secondary threshold offsets are now drawn on runways.* Runway threshold marks are now drawn on the runways.* Runway fixed distance marks are now drawn on the runways.* Runway touchdown marks are now drawn on the runways.* Runway precision marks are now drawn on the runways.* You can now 'close' a boundary fence by holding the shift key down when double clicking to finish the fence. This creates…

Hi all. I just started humming with SBuilderX. After browsing a while with Luis-Feliz Tirado's tutorial, I can now flatten and exclude almost at will.I would like to know if it is also possible, using this tool, to create small seasonal ground polys (let's say in the order 100-500 feet on the side - for a piece of lawn for example) to which I would apply seasonal textures I would create for for this specific area. Although, for the moment, I'm looking to apply those to flatten piece of land, it would be nice if I could succeed to do the same on small areas of meshed terrains like the side of a small hill. Thanks for any feedback,Hugo

Hello,I had created several sceneries for FS2004, such as Lake Hood and the Mobile Bay area, and recently started updating them for FSX. Mostly this involved deleting roads and trees which no longer worked, and moving buildings around to get a better fit. However, one of our upstanding citizens broke into my house and stole the computer.I don't know if it is possible to do this, but if I download the original sceneries, can the objects be retrieved from the bgl file, moved, and then recompiled? The textures, I assume, would still be useable. Originally I used FSDS2 and Airport, so I'm not up on the current techniques or what programs are being used now.Thanks

The title pretty much says it all. I would like to place AI planes as scenery objects with the Object Placement Tool and be able to see them in a regular freeflight. I don't want them to move, I would like them to be static. Is this possible? Thanks.

I have a few questions!1. I have my entire state of SID State Area Mapping files that are 10,000 x 10,000 feet. 5,000 x 5,000 pixel 24 bit immages. 2. I want to place photo immages of all airports only! Is there a minimum of area coverage?I want to use each individual photo, or should I merge them into say, 7.5 minute Quads of 5 x 5 immages, or should i use each and its coordinates seperatly?Richard;