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Mar 14th, 2010 at 7:22pm

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Hello guys,

I do a lot of flying simulating the real world operations of Air-Glaciers SA, most of it in the SA315B LAMA.

In the real world, operations in mountain areas can last longer than a single tank of fuel, so a fuel truck is brought up and when the helicopter's tank is nearly empty, it lands and is refueled right on the site.

I've decided now to take up a project to get something similar to work in FS(X).

Currently I need help figuring out how to do two things:

(1) Take another vehicle from the FS default ground vehicle library and make it into a "fuel box".  I DON'T want it to work like a fuel truck, where it pulls up and you enter in new fuel.  I need it to work like a "fuel box".  It wont need to move at all, just sit there.

(2) Find a way to easily place it.  The location will change from operation to operation, so I want a fast click and place method, not a complex scenery re-design for every single flight.

If it's actually possible, it might be cool to have real-time fuel loading, but if not imagination will work just fine.

Thanks for any help!
 
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Reply #1 - Mar 14th, 2010 at 8:21pm

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What scenery design tool are you using?
 
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Reply #2 - Mar 14th, 2010 at 8:30pm

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In the past I've used the Instant Scenery tool, and it works for most things (I use it often when ops require a cement truck or logging truck), but it is unable to place working fuel boxes.
 
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Reply #3 - Mar 14th, 2010 at 9:29pm

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Airport Design Editor works very well for placing objects. You can add a fueling parking spot. Then you can add, say, a fuel tank next to this. (The fuel tank would be an actual object, just for looks.)

I suggest trying out ADE.
 
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Reply #4 - Mar 15th, 2010 at 9:32pm

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Is ADE freeware? would it be relitivly point and click or is that more the scenery placement tool thing im thinking of?
 

one of the starters of the burner pandemic
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Reply #5 - Mar 16th, 2010 at 12:11am

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ADE is free. It is very easy to use. You can open a default airport in it and then just add objects there. Basically point and click...and more!  Cheesy
 
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Reply #6 - Mar 16th, 2010 at 12:31pm

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...which won't help a bit for placing a fuel box out in the middle of the back-of-beyond, as the OP wishes to do...
 

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