Right!

For anyone interested I've uploaded a package called 04ScenPk.zip to Simv which contains everything you need to get started on FS2004 XML scenery design.

You don't need any prior experience or know-how as there's a detailed tute and full instructions included. I've even put MS's XML installer in to save you searching around on their website as I know one or two people have had problems finding it.

As I mentioned before, if people are interested in enhancing the UK (by putting in factories where MS have put green fields, boats on lakes etc where there is just empty water and so on) I'll be very happy unless it goes totally mad for people to send me their XML code for incorporation into a 'master' UK added-bits file.

This WILL NOT be for things like whole airports - upload those yourself when you've done them - just for little features and changes to the landscape that add to the overall pleasure of using the sim.

Look forward to feedback

Roger

Thanks Rollerball, Ill download that tomorrow when it comes available

Thanks Rollerball (again).........

I've just read through the readme files and you've explained everything excelently! Unfortunately I don't have Excel at the moment though. I think when my new computer comes it will have something called "Ability office" which apparrently is fully compatible with Excel.

PS. As I can't see the object files at the moment  - Can I place baggage handlers and Aircraft stairs with this??

Hmmmmm

That's how the data was stored in the SDK.

I've now put it into a Word file. If you like, I'll put that onto my website where people who don't have Excel can get it.

Give me half an hour or so.

OK

The Word file can now be got from the download page on my website.

Just look for the heading 'FS2004 Scenery SDK'

That's yer lot Bird! For the moment you'll have to add some APIs in FSSC for stairs.

But don't panic just yet.

The New MakeMdl SDK is due out soon and until then nobody knows how to add custom objects to the library. When that happens that's when it'll all REALLY start happening.

Now you see the principles, see where it's going?

What you've been doing manually AFCAD will do via its GUI (graphical user interface) ie you'll just click on a point on the screen (which will automatically get the lat and lon) and say insert library object 'X' at height 'Y' on heading 'Z'. Already AFCAD has got hold of 'drawing' in aprons and taxiways and the next bit (adding library objects) is about to happen I think. That's why it's all gone quiet for the moment.

Obviously FSSC and Airport will have to be re-written to do the same - I don't envy the poor so-and-sos

I've found a coupla problems. I can say now because it didn't work, but I made a file containing several carriers (might upload it sometime). What I then tried to do was put an 'airport' on each with taxiways and parking with the idea of getting AI to fly between em.

Nice eh! You could not only land on em yourself, but you could also have F15s or whatever flying between em as well (would just need to adjust the FDE - no big prob).

Everthing worked EXCEPT due to problems with the way the new scenery system works, (and AFCAD therefore repeats the problem) the sea level was brought up in a steep slope to the level of the carrier deck. See what I was saying about your height problem - the new method will automatucally bring everything together. Trouble was, I didn't want it to but no way to prevent it.

Anway, there ya go.


Roger

Remember in the movie 'Castaway' when Tom Hanks figured out how to build a fire?  I kind of feel like that now!  I just placed a crane on a building in downtown Chicago and it looks awesome!