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Jan 28^th, 2007 at 6:44am

Grbld Offline
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Hi everybody,

I want to import a default FS2004 airport, and then modify the ground of that airport. Right now, most airports are on a big flat platform at the airport elevation, but I want to be able to change the elevation of certain parts of the airfield.

So what I need is one or more programs so that I can:
1. Import a standard FS2004 airport
2. Modify the ground levels of the airport at certain spots
3. Save it back into FS2004

Can anyone help?

Thanks,

Grbld

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Reply #1 - Jan 28^th, 2007 at 10:59am

wji Offline
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AFCAD2

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Reply #2 - Jan 28^th, 2007 at 11:06am

Grbld Offline
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Hi wji,

I know how to use AFCAD 2, but to my knowledge, there's no way to change the alevation of certain parts of the ground at an airport. I can change the elevation of a runway, but if I put it lower than the ground level, it'll just find itself below the ground and invisible.

What I want to do is change certain parts the ground elevation (mesh) for an airport, and get rid of the flattened area of a default airport. So some parts of the airport are higher than others, with smoot slopes between areas. If it can be done with AFCAD 2, please tell me how.

Grbld

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Reply #3 - Jan 28^th, 2007 at 11:27am

wji Offline
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"Right now, most airports are on a big flat platform at the airport elevation,"
That sounds to me like the AF2 airport elevation is above the surrounding terrain elevation and the two have to married-up, but then, Chacun à son goût ?

Try FlattEx
1.)Flatten
2,)Exclude
3.) AFCAD2
4.) Add scenery objects

"So some parts of the airport are higher than others, with smooth slopes between areas."
Negative . . . it's not gonna happen (except at the edges of the Flatten= area)

P.S. Jon Patch is an expert on this subject and is undergoing tests to establish sloped runways, etc., in FS9 and FSX. Read what Jon has to say about terrain.

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