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Tools for convert mesh to ASCII and back?

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Geonick

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I'd like to modify a scenery add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator FS2004 and FS2002.

My intention is (among others) to insert obstacles, etc. Of course rights must be considered.

I think one needs the following three steps:
* From binary mesh data (FS2004/02) generate to some ASCII format (DXF?)
* Edit the scenery with some 3D-tool (importing ASCIII format)
* Generate binary modified mesh data again from ASCII format

What tools do I need?

-- Geonick
 
Hi Geonick,

I think you are confusing some parts of the scenery.

In general you do not need to load the default scenery in your tool, to be able to add new things to it. If you make a new 3D object for example, you can place it in the scenery at a given lat/lon.

If some part of the default scenery is in the way, you can make an exclude to remove it. But you certainly do not modify the default files (that would make a mess of distributing your scenery :)).

Maybe if you tell us what kind of objects you want to use, we can give you a better advice of which tools are best. Another issue there is which FS are you using? Should be scenery work in Fs2002, Fs2004 or both?
 
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