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FSX Stock scenery objects not showing up

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I am in the first stages of redoing a stock airport so I added the exclude all, then redrew the runway, aprons, taxiways, parkings, etc. Added the windsocks and for the time being I added stock scenery objects (hangars) until I have the time to design them.

For the tower, which I also moved, I checked the "Add scenery object". The problem is that while everything else shows, including the fuel vehicle parked at the Vehicle Parking place (has a vehicle taxiway) shows up but all the stock hangars I added are not visible! I can see autogen buildings in surrounding the airport but those I added are not shown.
 
Hi Emilio:

Typically, when an airport is processed by an airport utility (ex: AFX, ADE, FSX Planner etc.) and then copied into a "new" version of that airport as a project file and/or BGL file(s) for editing by the end user, "some" types of objects are excluded... and IIRC, most commonly, scenery library objects are among those excluded. ;)



Have you examined your output BGLs to see if there is an exclude which prevents the "stock hangars" from being rendered ?


I suggest that you open the FS SDK SHP2VEC generated "CVX" BGLs in:

[FSX SDK install path]\SDK\Environment Kit\Terrain SDK\TmfViewer.exe



I also suggest that you open the FS SDK BGLComp generated BGLs in ex: NotePad (...after decompiling any "BGLComp XML" placement file with):


Alessandro Antonini's BGLXML version 2.1:

http://www.fs2000.org/index.php/downloads/doc_details/9077--fsx-bglxml-21\

...Or:

[EDITED]

Scruffyduck's BGL2XML current version:

http://downloadcenter.scruffyduck.org.uk/ > ScruffyDuck Utilities > BGL2XML > Bgl2Xml Version 1.50


NOTE: This 'current' version of BGL2XML has been tested and found to be fully functional for purposes of reviewing BGLComp XML source code.



FYI: A previous discussion on malfunctioning older versions of BGL2XML (I) encountered, has been removed from this thread ...and relocated here:

http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?p=594865#post594865

[END_EDIT]



Once the BGLComp XML code is available, look for any excludes that may prevent rendering of scenery library objects placed at your airport.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc526978.aspx#ExclusionRectangle


Hope this helps ! :)

GaryGB
 
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