How to keep a rwy from flattening where it is placed?

[Bahnzo]

I can't for the life of me......

When I place a runway, it flattens the area it's placed. Is there no way to have the runway follow the undulations in the land?

Thx!

 

[Szpike]

Not directly, doesn't look like there's a control on that.

You will need to re-deform the runway (RunwayDeformation) along its path...

 

[Bahnzo]

Really? Then what is the "terraforming" option for in the runway options? I mean, the default airports are placed "on the land" and follow the undulations, I can't believe we can't do the same?

I'll have to look up the RunwayDeformation, but I didn't see that anywhere. Any advice?

 

[GaryGB]

Hello:

After the current MSFS-2020 SDK is downloaded and installed, you may wish to search the MSFS SDK Documentation :

[MSFS SDK install path]\Documentation\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 SDK.chm

Keywords:

* Terraforming

* Rectangle


A YouTube video by FSDeveloper forum member 'Benney' (aka "BenneyBoy444") shows how MSFS-2020 'Terraforming' works:

Note that BenneyBoy444 has a number of comprehensive video tutorials on working with MSFS-2020 SDK (...many thanks, Benney ! )

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0kX_z9ahGIe5Kvt5YTWGiA

TIP: Play this and other SDK YouTube videos at maximum resolution, using slower speeds under the 'settings' icon on the video window toolbar.


A couple of topically pertinent discussions here at FSDeveloper:

MSFS20 - Airport RunwayDeformation Tag

Dear All; Do you know how to use the RunwayDeformation tag on the FS2020 SDK ? I took that code from the airport example on the SDK. Regards Alfredo Mendiola Loyola

www.fsdeveloper.com

https://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/a-step-by-step-scenery-creation.448445/post-851407



PS: This is what Google finds when I search for specific keywords:

Google Search

GaryGB

 

[Bahnzo]

Thanks, I'll look at all that. First I need to download the updated SDK I suppose. Didn't realize that didn't update itself.

 

[Bahnzo]

Seems the answer is learning the profile editor in the runway's terraforming properties.

Still, I don't understand why not just place the runway on the surface? We have all sorts of options to make things flat, but if you are creating a small, dirt field, you want to follow the contours of the land.

Also: watched some of Benny's videos, very good job there covering a lot of topics I'd been wondering about....like covering up satellite photos left behind.

 

[neilb]

I've designed a few farm strips and a lot of the fields are rarely flat. Because all the fields are grass I cheat and hide the actual runway normaly somewhere in a clump of trees then simply move the start points to the ends of the grass strip on the underlying scenery. I make the runway transparent. So you land on the actual terrain not the runway. the entry in the airport menu looks bit strange but who actually looks at that?

 

[neilb]

A better example

 

[Bahnzo]

I've designed a few farm strips and a lot of the fields are rarely flat. Because all the fields are grass I cheat and hide the actual runway normaly somewhere in a clump of trees then simply move the start points to the ends of the grass strip on the underlying scenery. I make the runway transparent. So you land on the actual terrain not the runway. the entry in the airport menu looks bit strange but who actually looks at that?

Interesting! I wonder tho, how this would effect AI planes?

 

[neilb]

I don't use them but you can't have both I'm afraid.