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I made this with MAPS2BGL and i want to know how to put like a layer over the lake using the default water textures. Can anyone please help me with this. I've tried using GE making a polygon, then open it with KML FSX , but its not working.

Anyone know how to do this?? Thanks
 
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Do you want the default water to show or do you want the default water effect to show? Two different things and each handled in the same manner. If you want the default water to show, make a blendmask and remove the water from the photo. If you want the default water effect, make a watermask and use that during compile.
 
To exclude any portion of the imagery you need to make a blendmask, which is a separate 8-bit, grayscale TIFF file. Black (pure black 0,0,0) get's left out, pure white (255,255,255) is shown. You will probably want to work on feathering the black/white line with some mid-level grays, as you will get some artifacting with just a hard line from black to white.

Details of blendmasks and watermasks can be found in the SDKs.
 
Where does the TIFF file go? And where to get the images. I use MAPS2BGL and there is a file called "TilesCache' but there jpg. format.

I dont quite understand how to do this. I Make a KML file using Google earth, then open it in MAPS2BGL, download the tiles. But how would you 'create a blendmask' ? Im confused. I understand the part of using 100% black, but where the images are for the BGL or something, it what i dont understand...
 
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