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i can't get mission creation tool

Still down with OP.dll. C'mon guys you have to have an answer out there. Everything is correct but it is not starting. You are just looking at the OP.dll and not the other things that are needed to run it like SimConnect, FSUIPC, etc. HELP ????

Regards
Jib01
 
How are we supposed to help? If you disable everything except the OPT in the dll.xml and also disable all external tools like autothumbnail you should get the OPT - there's not much more to help.

If you don't succeed try to reinstall the SDK.
 
Ok, I found the problem. Maybe we all thought the same thing and that is why we were having problems. I knew it was a simple problem and maybe we all missed it.

1. There was a SDK_SP1 released a while back and we assumed that we had the right upgrade. That was incorrect. The first SP1 was 92megs in size.

2. The new SDK_SP1a is 166megs and is a total reinstall of the SDK with a lot more fixes. But one thing it does is remove GMAX. Why, I don't know but it does.

So for all of you that were frustrated because you were doing things right and couldn't figure out why it was not working, the SDK_SP1a is the answer to your problems.

There we go......

Regards
Jib01
;) ;) ;)
 
Thanks for the update. Let's hope this will end some frustrations with the OPT. :)
 
Jib01 said:
2. The new SDK_SP1a is 166megs and is a total reinstall of the SDK with a lot more fixes. But one thing it does is remove GMAX. Why, I don't know but it does.
Click to expand...

Only the GMax install files have been removed from the SDK. I think this was done because they take up quite a bit of space, while you can easily download them from the web when needed.
 
I had the same problem as MattyHale. I had everything set up properly, but saw no simconnect window, and no tools menu.

I then watched the videos on fsxmission.com, and saw that the tools menu shows up in Free Flight mode. I went to free flight, and saw that the OPT was actually installed and running. This was very confusing, because I was expecting to see the Tools menu on the main menu in FSX, and didn't realize that it was actually in the Free Flight mode.
 
He actually meant that he expected the tool to appear in the main UI, not in the fsx itself.
But as we're talking about an ObjectPlacementTool I thought that would be selfexplaining. :D
 
I've read this forum and tried the things suggested here (absolute path and just enabling OPT, and I cannot get the "tool" menu to appear in the free flight menu. I viewed the tutorial videos and as far as I can see I am doing everything right, however my experience tells me that I have missed something small but critical.

Here's a paste of my dll.xml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252" ?>
- <SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
<Descr>Launch</Descr>
<Filename>dll.xml</Filename>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
- <Launch.Addon>
<Name>Object Placement Tool</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Mission Creation Kit\object_placement.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
- <Launch.Addon>
<Name>Traffic Toolbox</Name>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Traffic Toolbox SDK\traffictoolbox.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
- <Launch.Addon>
<Name>Visual Effects Tool</Name>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Special Effects SDK\visualfxtool.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>
 
Do you have the dashes ( - ) in your file? I had this problem when I cut and pasted from the Mission Creation file text before the SDK SP1. It has been corrected in the SP1 file text.

Example:
- <SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">

You should remove the dash.

<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">

Gunner
 
when you're in FSX-as in flying, you are pushing 'ALT' and looking for the 'tools' menu on the tool bar up the top of the screen right?


chappy
 
Hi,

I am having the exact same problem... Maybe you can help horst? :(

1) I installed FSX SP1 a while ago

2) I previously installed FSX SDK and it worked then

3) I went to use it today and found the 'Tolls' bar was not on the menu bar during free flight

4) I uninstalled the SDK because I had no clue and reinstalled it

5) I tried all of the stuff mentioned on this thread such as the full directory to the dll.xml file

6) Here is the current copy of my dll.xml from the App Data folder:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252" ?>
- <SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
<Descr>Launch</Descr>
<Filename>dll.xml</Filename>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
- <Launch.Addon>
<Name>Instant Scenery</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>C:\Program Files\Instant Scenery\InstantSceneryFSX.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
- <Launch.Addon>
<Name>FSCopilot</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Path>Modules\FSCopilot.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
- <Launch.Addon>
<Name>AbacusCatapult</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Path>AbacusCatapultFSX.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
- <Launch.Addon>
<Name>Traffic Toolbar</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>MyTraffic\traffictoolbox.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
- <Launch.Addon>
<Name>FeelThere CitationX Helper</Name>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<Path>FeelThere\CitationX\CitationXH.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
- <Launch.Addon>
<Name>FS Recorder Module</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>C:\Program Files\FS Recorder for FSX\RecorderFSX.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
- <Launch.Addon>
<Name>FSUIPC 4</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Path>Modules\FSUIPC4.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
- <Launch.Addon>
<Name>Object Placement Tool</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Mission Creation Kit\object_placement.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>



Please, Please, Please could anybody put it into simple steps on what to do because I have tried so much but still no success! :(

Thank You
Kurt
 
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I Fully Understand Now

Here is what to do as Jib01 kind of said...

Install the SDK SP1 from FSInsider (Download Page) and install it and then the tool bar will magically re appear!!! :)
 
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