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Hello, I'm working on a scenery project for FSX using SbuilderX. As the title of this tread suggests, I'm wondering if there's a way to make a small lake that is water in summer, and land-able ice in winter.
 
I've looked at that. From what I see, it looks like an .inf source that is to be used with the resample tool. The link to the files that the author posted is broken. I might sound kinda silly in saying this but, how is a Geo-referenced picture that is ported into flight simulator able to make a land-able surface? On top of that, how would I get the imagery? The only thing that comes to mind is to buy a satellite photo that was taken during winter.

Basically, I'm an ignoramus, If I were to do this, I would need a general step by step guide.
 
Hi wilevi93.

It is a photoreal BGL processed by resample. You could take an aerial photo of the lake, color the water white, then color the rest black, then make the BGL using a similar INF file.

Code: 
[Source]
Type = BMP
Layer = Imagery
SourceDir = "."
SourceFile = "SouthernLakesIce.bmp"
ULXMAP = -88.828125
ULYMAP = 42.71484375
XDIM = 0.000526685393258427
YDIM = 0.000395903716216216
Variation = January,February,March
NullValue = 0,0,0

[Destination]
DestDir = "."
DestBaseFileName = "SouthernLakesIce"
DestFileType = BGL
LOD = 9,13
UseSourceDimensions = 1

You don't need to buy anything. Bing! or Google image will work. Just paint over it in photoshop or another paint program. Resample will make a photoreal with all but the lake ice nulled out.


Dick
 
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