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Complete Thumbnail Pack for Version 1.30

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We have just uploaded a large thumbnail pack to AVSIM. This contains pretty much all the stock library objects found in FSX including those auto generated buildings in OBX files and location specific objects. Look for Yet Another Big Thumbnail Pack in the AVSIM FSX Scenery Design Section.

To use these:
  • Unpack the zip to a suitable location
  • In ADE Open the Library Object Manager (Tools > Library Object Manager
  • Use the small button to open a folder browse dialog and navigate to the thumbnail folder and Save it
  • Save and close the Library Object Manager

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You should now have access to many thousands of thumbnails. Please read the section in the release notes on Thumbnails and in particular comments about on-the-fly indexing. You may see a small hesitation in things like the tool tip when a new thumbnail is first accessed but after that it should be pretty much instantaneous.
 
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Thanks Lance much appreciated. They make an excellent compliment to ADE and cover most of the extra libraries I suspect people may want to use. I will refer to that download in future documentation.
 
Lance

I have been looking for a stairtruck (non-animated) since none can be located in FSX. Do you know if a sceneryobject exist. I did find one here FSdeveloper but appears to be FS2002.
 
When I navigate to the folder where I have placed the Thumbs (ADE/THUMBS), I can see them, but can not seem to save them for use in ADE. What am I doing wrong?
Gelowims
 
gelowims said:
When I navigate to the folder where I have placed the Thumbs (ADE/THUMBS), I can see them, but can not seem to save them for use in ADE. What am I doing wrong?
Gelowims
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Go to Tools > Library Object Manager. About half way down on the right is a box to select your thumbnail folder. Use the small button to the right and navigate to where you have them. Click Save to save the changes. Then close and re-start ADE
 
I followed the directions exactly and still cna not get this to work. I installed the thumbnails in the following folder on my computer (G:\ADE\Thumbs). When I point the Library Object Manager to that folder and click save. The window closes as should. I then closed and restarted ADE and the right folder is in the window, but not the right thumbnails. Hope this makes sense to you as it does not to me. Many thanks.
Gelowims
 
gelowims said:
I followed the directions exactly and still cna not get this to work. I installed the thumbnails in the following folder on my computer (G:\ADE\Thumbs). When I point the Library Object Manager to that folder and click save. The window closes as should. I then closed and restarted ADE and the right folder is in the window, but not the right thumbnails. Hope this makes sense to you as it does not to me. Many thanks.
Gelowims
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Makes sense up to the point you say 'not the right thumbnails' Not sure what that means
 
The GUID for the thumbs from Atlanta.bgl does not appear as I would suppose. The only ones there are the onealready there before I changed the folder location. Many thanks.
Gelowims
 
Jon, when ADE closed, i got the error posted below. any thoughts?

The process cannot access the file 'G:\Airport Design Editor\Thumbs\atlanta.bgl\{7e2f24bc-1835-43ef-8c28-714df1ae3b37}.jpg' because it is being used by another process.

at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.File.Delete(String path)
at ScruffyDuck.AirportDesignEditor.Listers.LibraryObjectManager.addNewThumbnail(String sourcefile)
at ScruffyDuck.AirportDesignEditor.Listers.LibraryObjectManager.findThumbnail_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
 
gelowims said:
The GUID for the thumbs from Atlanta.bgl does not appear as I would suppose. The only ones there are the onealready there before I changed the folder location. Many thanks.
Gelowims
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Sorry but I still don't understand. Are you saying that the thumbnail pack contains the wrong GUIDs? Can you confirm where you are seeing these? Is it that the Airport has objects that are not showing thumbnails?
 
Here is what I am doing.
I open ADE
I load the airport that I am working on
I then open the tools menu
I open the Library Object Manager
I go down to the place where I change the folder
I change the folder from G;\ADE\Thumbs to G:\ADE\Thumbs\atlanta.bgl
I then hit the save button
Closing of ADE is next.
I then restart ADE
open the airport that I am working on
right click to add a new library object
the correct screen opens, but the thums that are listed in the window on the left side are not those in the atlanta.bgl folder.
Gelowims
 
I read the compiled help and found that ADE should re-index the thumbs when I change folders, that is not happening. Therefore I still see the same thumbs when i close and reopen. Is there a manual way of indexing the thumbs?
Gelowims
 
Firstly you need to add the atlanta.bgl to the Library Object Manager. Select menu item Tools/Add then browse to Scenery\NAMC\Scenery and open atlanta.bgl:



Then click on "OK":



Exit/re-open ADE, load your airport and right-click/Add/Library Object. Select "atlanta.bgl" in the Library box and you should see all of the objects and thumbnails:

 
Wow- :( Ok - having a REAL problem finding the YET ANOTHER BIG THUMBNAIL PACK - anywhere - been to AVSIM - can't find it
Could someone PLEASE post a link? or give me info on where it is?
It would be very much appreciated.
Thanks:)
George
 
i discovered avsim was down when searching for this pack of thumbnails-- can i get it anywhere else?
 
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