I'm new to scenery design, I'm more of a repainter myself. I got the most recent version of FSSC. I played around with the older version a year and 1/2 ago an tried to make a complete fictional airport from scatch but never completed it. To my question, is it possible to add to default airports (i.e. tarmac, terminal, taxiways, hangers, etc.) in FS2K2? Thanks, DougD ???

Thanks for the reply Hagar..............................

Hi Xmit. Yes, that's how I do it. Hit Shift + Z to bring up the onscreen co-ords. To position it accurately go to Map view. Then hit Q & then F1 to place you at ground level & show the exact altitude. I find the quickest & easiest method is to take a shot for reference. This can be imported as a "backdrop" in FSSC. Right-click/New Misc Object/Backgound Image.

Providing you configure your files & install them like any other 3rd party scenery you should have no problems. Activate your own files as a new area from the Scenery Library. If objects are in the wrong location or cause a conflict the new area can be modified as you wish or simply deactivated/removed.

Hi Xmit. I should point out that I'm no expert scenery designer. I make it my business to try as many FS utilities as possible & work out the best way to use them. I'm still discovering the new features of the latest FSSC. These make it more user-friendly than ever once you understand the basic principles. It should get easier the more you use it.

First, from FSSC/Tools/Properties/Settings you should set the Flight Simulator version. From the Locations tab set the path to your FS2002 root directory. When using the new Export Scenery Wizard click the Browse button to direct the  export path to the desired location. This can be a previously configured scenery folder in FS2002\ADDON SCENERY or a temp folder anywhere on your HD. The BGL files will be created in a Scenery subfolder in whichever location you choose. The Scenery subfolder will be automatically created for you if necessary. Textures can be exported in the same way providing FSSC can locate them.

The scale of the Backgound Image will depend on the zoom factor in the sim & display resolution you used when taking the shot. It can be adjusted to suit from within FSSC. This can take a little figuring out depending on what you're doing. Some idea of the distance between 2 points on the image is a great help. Working with a new runway of a known length is comparatively easy.

The Area16N Flat Area is one of the best things about FSSC for me. Basically, it flattens the terrain over the selected area. This is much better than the old Flatten switch manually added to Scenery.cfg. It's no longer limited to a 4 point rectangle & can be a complex shape with up to around 50 sides. It should remove default scenery objects like buildings, runways etc. It can also be lowered to create a depression in the terrain. It's possible to use more than one Area16N in a single scenery area. Make sure the A16N.bgl option is selected from the Export Wizard when using it.

I hope this gives you some ideas. Good luck.

Hi Doug. It's been a while since I used FSSC & I made the mistake of relying on my memory. Sorry, I should have checked before replying. 

The Area16N Flat Area is more suited to new aiports. You might not need it for existing ones. Use the Exclusion Object to remove default scenery objects. Right-click/Exclusion. This is a simple rectanglar exclusion area which has options for excluding visual scenery, VOR, ILS & NDB. More than one Exclusion Object can be used in a single scenery area. These can be sized to suit.

For the Background Image use Top-down view, not Map view as I stated earlier. Hope this did not confuse you too much. 

Hello Hagar, well my installations were a disaster. The first time I used the exclusion and it totally wiped out the default airport scenery, I'm not sure why. So I tried it again, I little simpler install this  time. Well it went a little better.
I didn't wipeout the whole airport. Most of the default tarmac textures nearby by new terminal were gone and my terminal was off by about 3-5 degrees even after double-checked the heading, etc in FS2K2. Thank god MS put in system were you can delete added on scenery and restore it to the default look.............................

Hello Hagar, I actually figured it out this morning.  Apparently when your at a default airport you don't need to use exclusion if there isn't any 3D objects in the way or the 16N flat area because it's already flat. Who would of thought?........Well the only thing was that it wasn't in the exact position that I wanted, but after moving it little-by-little. Presto! Portland Jetport has a terminal now. I'm gonna try some smaller scenery projects at existing airports to get better at FSSC before tackling any big projects. Oh, one question Hagar. In FSSC what does the "repeat" mean on the level editor of the 3D objetcs? Thanks for the time...........

That advanced building tool is pretty cool to use. My terminal looked pretty funny though before I figured out you can set height for each level. It's trial & error my friend but it's starting to pay off. Appreciate the time...............