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Changing colors of grass polygons

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I've been using FSPlanner for a couple weeks now, and, for the most part, it's going smoothly. However, I've encountered a couple problems. 1) I've tried to modify the colors of grass, gravel and other polygons but the colors don't change after the bgl is compiled. 2) I discovered that I can't create a new polygon if it touches another one already created. For example, adding a square of grass next to a ramp polygon. I have to created the adjacent polygon so that it doesn't touch the other one. I then was able to move it into position. Now, however, when I try to move the new polygon it jumps away from the place it was created so far that I have to zoom out to find it outside the airport radius and move it into position. When I first started using the program, the new polygon only moved when I moved it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike
 
You have to create your poly with the vertices near the place you want them and then when the poly is finished you edit it to reposition the vertices as close as you want to the edge of the other poly.

As for changing the color of the grass I am stumped, AFAIK in FSX Planner you cannot do that. You can select the type of material of the runway, apron and taxiways but nothing else. Or am I missing some easter egg feature? Everything related to ground stuff you have to do apart with FSX KML, SBUilder or something like that.
 
Is this the texture in FSX that you are trying to change? If so then that is only possible by changing the actual texture used by the simulator. Airport Design Programs that generate XML code for the MS Compiler (such as FSXP) just specify the apron (runway or taxiway) surface type. It is then up the scenery engine in FS to interpret that. Thus if you want to change the grass color you can replace the relevant texture - but bear in mind that this is usually going to change all the grass aprons world-wide.
 
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