Read scenery data [Archive] - FSDeveloper Community

PeterW

15 Dec 2007, 14:36

Hi,

is there a way to read the scenery data of the scenery FS2004 is currently showing? Or a way to get the BGLs currently in use?

Regards
Peter

scruffyduck

15 Dec 2007, 15:09

It is a long time since I looked but maybe you can find it via FSUIPC?

PeterW

15 Dec 2007, 15:12

I did not find anything relating to the scenery in FSUIPC.

scruffyduck

15 Dec 2007, 15:52

Sorry but I do not have the FSUIPC SDK with me and I am away from home

arno

16 Dec 2007, 02:57

Hi Peter,

I don't think I have ever heard of a tool that will show you the files that are currently used by FS. What do you need them for?

MarkkuS

16 Dec 2007, 06:06

Hi!
The LWMViewer shows which bgl-files are loaded, but don't know how this is done.

chris.eve

18 Dec 2007, 04:27

I think LWMViewer does the job imperically, that is to say, knowing what co-ordinates FS it at, it simply shows the relavent AP, FL AB etc. files that pertain to those co-ordinates. If you re-name one of the default files, say to AB94813a.bgl, LWMViewer will no longer display it.

jimkeir

18 Dec 2007, 08:43

Hi,

That's right. It builds its own scenery database and loads every file that covers the displayed area. It's got no idea what FS is using. It's been a while since I looked - I can't remember if it goes by filename or by the min/max coordinates in the file header.

Cheers,
Jim

PeterW

06 Sep 2008, 15:58

IntelliScene from Vistamare seems to do exactly what I want. But I don't know how it can access the BGL.
Does it read out the memory where FS has loaded the BGL?

arno

07 Sep 2008, 03:06

Hi,

I am not sure IntelliScene does actually know which BGL files you are reading. But you would have to contact the authors, I don't know of anybody on the forum who has deep knowledge of that tool.