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FSX autogen display issue
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HolgerSandmann
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Hi Mike,
could be spatially overlapping land class files that get loaded at different times. I know of similar issues with mesh files that may or may not get loaded depending on the approach path.
As you know if FS loads a land class tile without autogen your vector autogen pipeline won't show. I'm not positive but I believe the determination happens for the entire length of the vector at the vectors first point. Vectors get clipped at QMID11 boundaries in addition to your own start and end points so you may want to concentrate your search at QMID11 boundaries.
Alternatively, you could experiment with splitting your vector in or near the areas that lack pipeline sections.
Cheers, Holger
could be spatially overlapping land class files that get loaded at different times. I know of similar issues with mesh files that may or may not get loaded depending on the approach path.
As you know if FS loads a land class tile without autogen your vector autogen pipeline won't show. I'm not positive but I believe the determination happens for the entire length of the vector at the vectors first point. Vectors get clipped at QMID11 boundaries in addition to your own start and end points so you may want to concentrate your search at QMID11 boundaries.
Alternatively, you could experiment with splitting your vector in or near the areas that lack pipeline sections.
Cheers, Holger
HolgerSandmann
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Hi Mike,
sorry, I wasn't very clear. What I meant by "concentrate your search at QMID11 boundaries" was in regards to the land class file(s) not the vectors. All vectors will be clipped by Shp2vec at QMID11 boundaries (traffic vectors at QMID15) so there's no need to do that yourself.
I have to say though that I'm not 100% certain that's the issue; it's just that the directionality of the effect sounds like the same issues I've encountered with land class and mesh files. However, vector autogen does have some oddities other than the requirement for land class with autogen and it does look as if all land class tiles in your screenshot have active autogen.
I assume you've only made one land class file that follows your vector line. However, there may be others installed on your system that cover the same area or parts thereof. If you fly in an area the sim will constantly check for new landscape files it should load. Now, if there are "competing" files for the same area it can happen that the sim loads the one it encounters first and then doesn't load the other unless you do a manual scenery library refresh. The coverage area of these files usually aren't identical, which is why the situation can be reversed depending on the direction one flies.
Like I said though, it looks as if the area in the screenshot has full autogen coverage. Still, might be worth temporarily deactivating other Alaska land class add-ons you might have, or experiment with different classes for your own land class file.
Cheers, Holger
sorry, I wasn't very clear. What I meant by "concentrate your search at QMID11 boundaries" was in regards to the land class file(s) not the vectors. All vectors will be clipped by Shp2vec at QMID11 boundaries (traffic vectors at QMID15) so there's no need to do that yourself.
I have to say though that I'm not 100% certain that's the issue; it's just that the directionality of the effect sounds like the same issues I've encountered with land class and mesh files. However, vector autogen does have some oddities other than the requirement for land class with autogen and it does look as if all land class tiles in your screenshot have active autogen.
I assume you've only made one land class file that follows your vector line. However, there may be others installed on your system that cover the same area or parts thereof. If you fly in an area the sim will constantly check for new landscape files it should load. Now, if there are "competing" files for the same area it can happen that the sim loads the one it encounters first and then doesn't load the other unless you do a manual scenery library refresh. The coverage area of these files usually aren't identical, which is why the situation can be reversed depending on the direction one flies.
Like I said though, it looks as if the area in the screenshot has full autogen coverage. Still, might be worth temporarily deactivating other Alaska land class add-ons you might have, or experiment with different classes for your own land class file.
Cheers, Holger