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FSX Elementary Scenery Modification Question

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First, I am a real novice at Scenery design/creation and modification.

That said, I am reasonably literate around computers, and consider myself able to follow reasonably explicit directions.

I have a "piece" of scenery, in the form of a .bgl file, that I wish to move/relocate geographically.

Is there a GUI utility that I can use to do what I believe needs to be done:

1. convert the .bgl to .xml

2. edit the .xml to change the "lat=" and "lon=" parameter values, and save the changes.

3. compile the .xml into a .bgl for use within FSX.

I would assume (probably incorrectly) that, if the .bgl "runs" in FSX currently, all I would have to do is change the values in the LAT & LON fields, and re-compile the .xml into a useful .bgl file.

Any pointers, directions, tutorials, etc. will be most appreciated.

Thanks :confused:
 
All the theory is correct, the XML file is a placement file, you just have to change his position in lat long coordinates, and recompile again, with the Bglcomp.exe.
 
I think we need a bit more information. What do you mean by scenery? An airport? Some buildings or other objects somewhere away from an airport; or the terrain such as a forest or mountain?
 
Jon,

This is some buildings and "roads" placed away from an airport (out in the middle of the desert" East of Yuma, Arizona).

It is a target area known as "Yodaville", and is displaced slightly from the "photo-real" underneath it (the photo-real is MegaScenery Earth - Arizona).

What I'm trying to do is get them "lined up".

It's just a common .bgl file (which can't be opened in ADE, since there's no "airport" defined within it.

I will "muddle about" and endeavor to get the SDK BGLCOMP to compile the modified XML file.

Al
 
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Roads may be terrain vectors compiled with Shp2vec. If that is the case then you will probably have to place an exclusion and then add them back in the right place.

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And problably you can't move the buildings and objects at once. you will have to decompile and place them one by one.
You could place them with the Sdk OPT (object placement tool) once you get the guid of each one.
 
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