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how to open saved scm files in SBuilder

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HI Guys,

I'm reasonably new to this designing game, and SBuilder, but i'm working my way through it !!!!!!

I'm using SBuilder to place new taxiway signs at an airport.
Iam producing the relevant signage, and compiling a bgl and scm file in the work folder.

Problem is .........how do i re-open the scm file to continue working on the 'project'?

The files being save dare 'cov_taxi_signs_OB1.scm' and 'cov_taxi_signs_OB1.bgl'

I assume that i am compiling the correct attributes, re objects.

Placing the .bgl into my addon scenery/scenery file in fs9, shows the new signs.......brilliant.

I have made several new VTPP files for various airports and had no problem re-opening these and 'playing' further,.......but scm files...........NADA

Anyone help please????????????
 
Hi,

The SCM file is probably a temporarily SCASM source file made while producing the BGL file. I don't think it is a saved SBuilder project file for you to continue working with. That should be a SBP file normally. But you would have to save that manually before closing SBuilder.
 
Hello,

Since you say that you were able to re-open "VTP projects" and not "taxiway projects", I suspect that your way to "re-open" is to decompile the BGL. As pointed out by Arno, you should save your projects in addition to compile them. If you do that you can return back to your "source". Note that you can save the project in a binary format (SBP - for SBuilderProject) or in a TXT ascii format (SBX - for SBuildereXport). The later case allows you to inspect what you are doing and it is very helpful in debuging. You can not export (save the project as a TXT SBX file) the "landclass" part of a project.

The future SBuilderX is able to decompile objects so that you could get access to the source from the BGL. You could then export the project as a SBX file. Then you could start your present SBuilder for FS2004 and try to import the file generated by SBuilderX for FSX. May be this work or not :confused: If you want to try it, please write me privately.

Best Regards,

Luis
 
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