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FS2004 How to harden an SBuilder poly?

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This is what happens when I make a custom poly in SBuilder. I've made a simple rectangle VTP2 poly for the cargo area at my local airport and have chosen Cement type from the drop-down menu. But in FS9 when the aircraft is taxiing the tires scatter dirt along the path, same as taxiing on the grass. So, the question is - how can I harden the poly surface to make it function as a concrete apron.

The other question is about modeling aprons in SBuilder. Well, I have a freeware KBOS airport by George Grimshaw. The AFCAD shows NO apron surfaces but apron links and taxiways only. Me thinks the author had done the surfaces in another program. Is it possible to model aprons this way, i.e. without using AFCAD manager's default options?!?

Thank you!
 
Hi Bina,

I don't believe there is a way to do what you are asking, the cement you speak of is just a landclass texture with no further properties.

I don't know the scenery you mention but it sounds like the aprons are hi-res photoreal textured polygons. These can be produced with Gmax using the FS2002 Gmax SDK but it's quite a complex procedure.
 
There are also some BGL commanders that can make an area smooth (SCASM SurfaceType command), but I am not aware of a way to produce these from VTP2 polygons.
 
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