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FSXA Add Grass Using ADE?

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I created an airport background terrain polygon to flatten and exclude autogen/trees. I would now like to add back grass in some areas of the airport. I can't figure out how to do it. Some people say use a grass terrain polygon, but I don't know how to create one in ADE. Can someone help?
 
Hello:

Airport background polygons intended to work with land class scenery can have 1, 2, or 3 attributes when they are made.

Most commonly, Airport background polygons have all 3 attributes:

* Flatten

* Exclude Autogen

* Mask Class Map


The latter attribute, "Mask Class Map" automatically picks a land class texture type compatible with the local land class texture type beneath the area of the airport background polygon being drawn.

http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/trees.18151/


One can of course specify a 'particular' land class texture type when making a separate airport background polygon.

You may wish to review this topic in the ADE Manual and some threads here at FSDeveloper via searches on ex: Google


NOTE: Jim Vile's tutorial is IMHO one of the best on the airport background polygon creation process:

http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/landclass-visibility-problem.15173/


...Other noteworthy threads:

http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/cant-override-default-airport-background.428488/

http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/a-strange-observation-with-the-airport-background.137047/


PS: Alternatively, one can map a land class or custom aerial imagery (ex: very high resolution) texture onto a custom Ground Polygon (aka "G-Poly") via a different workflow than is used for typical airport background polygons created using the "land class" method.


Hope this helps ! :)

GaryGB
 
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