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Sidney Schwartz

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I've been reading about effects and attaching them to objects. As a test I tried compiling the Effects House from the FS9 AttachTool SDK and placing it in FS9. It already has a smoke effect attached to it so I would expect that to show. Any idea why it doesn't? I also tried making a light with the landing light effect attached to it. It exported and compiled OK but that effect didn't show either. The effects slider in FS9 is at max. The area I placed the house in doesn't have any excludes, at least as far as I know. Any hints? :confused:

Sid
 
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Hi Sid,

Where did you place the object? If there is an exclude active in that area it will exclude the attached effect as well (this is a known bug).

Also, not all effects work in the scenery, some seem to be for aircraft only.
 
Hi Arno,

Happy New Year. :D

No, no excludes. I'm using the Effects House object from the SDK. It has a chimney smoke effect already attached, and I attached the vent steam effect as per the instructions. Here's the illustration from the SDK showing what it's supposed to look like in FS9. Neither effect shows for me.

I also tried creating a simple light pole and attaching the landing light effect. Also nothing showed. Could someone post a model with an attached effect that they know shows in FS9? I'd like to try it and see if it shows in mine.

Sid
 
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OK, after reloading FS9 the vent steam effect appears, but not the chimney smoke. At least that's an improvement. :p

In the pic is a simple light pole I made with the landing light effect attached. It also shows, but I was expecting it to be a beam of light and not just a blob like the nav lights. Is there a light effect that will cast light on the ground, like the landing lights do?

Sid
 
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