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FSX SbuilderX jagged edges using flatten

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Just northend of KSEA The ground and 4 lane hiway should be about 100 ft lower that the airport.(about) I did a flatten in SbuilderX using meters, of course. East\West seems to mesh nicely because the default land rises father out. I drew my poly to come close to those areas. North\south, however, has to be a bit narrow. Both sides drop like a rock and are extremely jagged!!! I've seen this often and am wondering how I can keep this from happening.

I do realize there is an option - set all points to same altitude or alt and slope for each point and heading!!!!!! Heading? i.e. which way the slope is to go? Slope is understandable.... pitch - how steep the incline. I can't seem to control which point I am modifying. Help Please. Bob
 
Hi Bob:

Generally speaking, all sloped flattens are dependent upon terrain mesh resolution and FS terrain mesh slider settings for the 'precision' with which they can be displayed when rendered at run time in a flight session. :idea:


Search FS Developer using the words "sloped" "flatten" (without quotes) as a search query.

You'll then find some good info on the sloped flatten creation process, info on factors affecting how they will display, as well as the importance of specifying to any end users what terrain mesh settings and/or add-on mesh are intended to be used with an add-on airport you have built. ;)


If there are other issues apparently unrelated to terrain mesh and/or FS terrain mesh slider settings used, it might be a good idea to post a screenie of the problem area here, so the SBuilder gurus can offer more specific help. :twocents:


Hope this helps ! :)

GaryGB
 
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Gary- Thanx. Yes - the sliders do help tremendously. I'll try to grab a screenshot on this. Bob
 
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