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Ade_gp 0.0.88
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Sorry for that, you are absolutely correct, there was another GP bgl in that directory 
Could you now please change the width of each of them to 5 metres without changing anything else. Do you see any difference from when they were 1 metre wide?
The only way I see a difference is if I reselect the texture and line type when I change the width.
Could you now please change the width of each of them to 5 metres without changing anything else. Do you see any difference from when they were 1 metre wide?
The only way I see a difference is if I reselect the texture and line type when I change the width.
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Hi,
Have been away for a while and updated ADE to the latest version with gp 0.0.88.
Went back to NSTU and tried to flip the yellow chevrons polyline along the runway horizontally.
To my surprise I unfortunately had to deal with a couple of unwanted results:
- flipping caused the scaled line to become completely unscaled;
- flipping back to what it was before restored the scaling;
- there is no indication anywhere to what degree I had the scaling done and therefore had to repeat the scaling by trial and error until I had it right again.
Have I missed something that was mentioned in an updated manual in the meantime?
Roby
Have been away for a while and updated ADE to the latest version with gp 0.0.88.
Went back to NSTU and tried to flip the yellow chevrons polyline along the runway horizontally.
To my surprise I unfortunately had to deal with a couple of unwanted results:
- flipping caused the scaled line to become completely unscaled;
- flipping back to what it was before restored the scaling;
- there is no indication anywhere to what degree I had the scaling done and therefore had to repeat the scaling by trial and error until I had it right again.
Have I missed something that was mentioned in an updated manual in the meantime?
Roby
Roby, as usual, a picture is worth 1000 words - or rather, in this case, 1000 words does not replace a picture.
I am unable to reproduce your first issue. However, while trying to reproduce the second, I did manage to force some sort of rescale. But, it's not repeatable, so it must be due to some uninitialized variable. I'll keep looking for it.
Don
I am unable to reproduce your first issue. However, while trying to reproduce the second, I did manage to force some sort of rescale. But, it's not repeatable, so it must be due to some uninitialized variable. I'll keep looking for it.
The amount of rescaling is (and has been for some time now has been) displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the panel.
Don
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Hi Don,
No, it did not
. The ADE_gp update deleted them.
Still, I am now at a loss what to do.
I created a texture for the chevrons a while ago of the correct dimensions to have the width, the length and the spacing of the chevrons more or less correct and drew a gp line that was more or less to my satisfaction. It did not need any line def because its dimensions were already defined (I think but I am no longer sure). It was a straight line so I did not need to do any scaling, just some rotating.
Now all this does not seem to work any longer.
Do I have to start all over again and rethink what kind of new logic you implemented in the updates?
As for the scaling, I meant that, once you have scaled an object and want to edit it and change the scaling again, you can nowhere see what you have done before because the program does not give you that information.
I copied a previously made gp-line and flipped it and this is what I get with a line_def:
and without a line_def:
As you can see, I am at a loss to understand what happened. Please also notice that I managed to get it right in previously made chevrons (the ones of the correct dimenesions).
Maybe you need to include some examples of how to do things in your manual for dummies like me because I no longer manage to grasp it .
No, it did not
. The ADE_gp update deleted them.Still, I am now at a loss what to do.
I created a texture for the chevrons a while ago of the correct dimensions to have the width, the length and the spacing of the chevrons more or less correct and drew a gp line that was more or less to my satisfaction. It did not need any line def because its dimensions were already defined (I think but I am no longer sure). It was a straight line so I did not need to do any scaling, just some rotating.
Now all this does not seem to work any longer.
Do I have to start all over again and rethink what kind of new logic you implemented in the updates?
As for the scaling, I meant that, once you have scaled an object and want to edit it and change the scaling again, you can nowhere see what you have done before because the program does not give you that information.
I copied a previously made gp-line and flipped it and this is what I get with a line_def:
and without a line_def:
As you can see, I am at a loss to understand what happened. Please also notice that I managed to get it right in previously made chevrons (the ones of the correct dimenesions).
Maybe you need to include some examples of how to do things in your manual for dummies like me because I no longer manage to grasp it
.Roby, a line always needs a linesdef.txt entry if you want it to be straight.
Now that I know there was no lines_def entry, I can tell you that it wasn't the flip that caused your problem. Any edit would have resulted in a similar situation.
Re the changed scale on copy, that too is almost certainly a consequence of the missing entries.
The problem of the lines_def and texture_def files being overwritten by the update received considerable discussion while you were away. A solution has been implemented. Unfortunately, you'll have to restore any missing entries manually.
While the manual is quite clear about the need for texture_def and Lines_def entries, I can appreciate that in your situation (you didn't know they were missing), you might not have "connected the dots". As you suggest, I will add a note to the manual advising that when lines don't display as expected, to check those entries.
Don
Now that I know there was no lines_def entry, I can tell you that it wasn't the flip that caused your problem. Any edit would have resulted in a similar situation.
Re the changed scale on copy, that too is almost certainly a consequence of the missing entries.
The problem of the lines_def and texture_def files being overwritten by the update received considerable discussion while you were away. A solution has been implemented. Unfortunately, you'll have to restore any missing entries manually.
While the manual is quite clear about the need for texture_def and Lines_def entries, I can appreciate that in your situation (you didn't know they were missing), you might not have "connected the dots". As you suggest, I will add a note to the manual advising that when lines don't display as expected, to check those entries.
Don