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Airport beacon question

elsmoko

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Hi,
I'd like to add a functional rotating beacon to a small airport I've created.
Can this be done with ADE by adding objects and affects ? I had no trouble
adding a tower (for the beacon) and a beacon light assembly at the top of
the tower; however I haven't figured out how to make it functional (to light
up and rot.ate). Presumably some effects can be added to accomplish
this. Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Best to all,
Ken Boardman
 
Can be done with ADE just right click, add, beacon.
The tricky bit is getting the height correct.
 
And you'll need to delete your non-functional beacon or you will have a duplicate visual display.
 
Thank you for the very fast replies. Pix is attached Last night I actually had the the tower and lantern assembly
erected to my satisfaction ( as mentioned above ), I just couldn't get the lantern to "do it's thing". I started up FSX
tonight to take a screen cap to illustrate the issue and (of course) it worked perfectly.
Best regards,
Ken
 

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An afterthought > are there any secrets to increasing the brightness of the beacons ?
Ken
 
Hi Ken:

Are you wanting the existing default airport rotating beacon (both light and base) to be visible from a greater distance ?

I am not sure if it can be done without altering 3D models themselves, as the light cones are translucent 3D objects, not Fx.

https://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/airport-rotating-3d-beacons.451551/


If one were to use MCX to import the default beacon base, then export it to a 3D model format that can be imported in a 3D modeling application such as Sketchup or Blender, one could add a large triangle or rectangle welded to the bottom of the base, NOT textured, so it extends the object visibility radius.

One could then export in a 3D model format MCX can import, to finally export from MCX into a FS2Kx scenery MDL or BGL.

Some related info:

https://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/light-beam-puzzled.433273/


I am not certain what size ratio applies to FS2Kx invisible base extensions vs. increased visibility distance, but MSFS has this:

www.fsdeveloper.com

MSFS Scenery Lights

Just starting a discussion about Scenery lights. These are made from Blender 3.1 with the Official Asobo Blender addon: None of these lights cast a shadow. Point, area, and sun seem to be identical.
www.fsdeveloper.com www.fsdeveloper.com

GaryGB
 
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The only way I know to make it brighter is to increase its size, which makes the visual object quite large. Note however that as you move further away from the airport it will increase in size automatically.
 
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