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Lighting Illumination Failed in P3Dv3[SOLVED]

MANOCHVARMA RAMAN

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@jtanabodee you have done a great job for KLIA2. Your work pretty amazing.

I am on learning phase. I need your help to solve the issue on this thread. I have tried one way as mentioned by Dave Hoeffgen.

There are a few possible solutions:
  1. Use an extra version for P3D with alpha testing. P3D does a better job blending a material against itself so that edgy border look shouldn't occur
  2. SimObjects have better quality Z-buffering and therefor always blend where they actually are. So placing the lights with SODE can solve this. For performance reasons I'd recommend to merge them into one model for that.
  3. Attach an effect instead of the light polygon. This works for small airfields, because it's quite performance consuming it is not recommended for large airports.
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But unfortunately the first method doesnt work. You may check the details in this link http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/th...led-in-p3dv3-solved.439390/page-2#post-765898

I am not familiar with SODE coding. So, solution number 2 has no luck on my side.

I hope you can guide me please.

Thank you.
 
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dave hoeffgen said:
For this you best have a look ath the official SODE documentation:
http://sode.12bpilot.ch/?page_id=101
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Finally i manage to get some information from SODE sample file. I don't know where I did wrong, but the model doesn't appear in my sim. Can you please verify it?

Kindly refer the image below for the file location:

File location.jpg


Following are the codes for the appropriate files:

XML File name = "TaxiEdgeLight"

<SODE>

<!-- Data Probe serving its clients -->
<SimObject Name="EDP WMKP">
<Placement Lat="5.29719818" Lon="100.27683958" Alt="0" Hdg="0.0"/>
<Model SimTitle="12bPilot_SODE_Environmental_Data_Probe">
<EnvironmentalDataProbe ClientList="Taxi_Edge_Light"/>"/>
</Model>
</SimObject>

<!-- Time of Day based switching of Textures -->
<SimObject Name="Taxi_Edge_Light">
<Placement Lat="5.30890086" Lon="100.28642178" Alt="0" Hdg="000"/>
<Model SimTitle="Taxi_Edge_Light_Night">
<ConditionalVisibility Variable="TimeOfDay" Value="DAY;DAWN;DUSK;NIGHT"/>
</Model>

</SimObject>

</SODE>

_________________________________________________________________
sim.cfg :

[General]
Category=Viewer
Module=SODE

[fltsim.0]
title=Taxi_Edge_Light_Night
sim=
model=taxiedgelight
texture="taxiedgelight"
_________________________________________________________________
model.cfg :

[models]
normal= taxi_edge_light (this is the .mdl file)
_________________________________________________________________
texture.cfg:

[fltsim]
fallback.1=..\..\..\..\Scenery\Global\Texture
fallback.2=..\..\..\..\..\..\Scenery\Global\Texture
_________________________________________________________________

Please guide me.

Thank you.
 
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MANOCHVARMA A/L RAMAN said:
Finally i manage to get some information from SODE sample file. I don't know where I did wrong, but the model doesn't appear in my sim. Can you please verify it?

Kindly refer the image below for the file location:

View attachment 33370

Following are the codes for the appropriate files:

XML File name = "TaxiEdgeLight"

<SODE>

<!-- Data Probe serving its clients -->
<SimObject Name="EDP WMKP">
<Placement Lat="5.29719818" Lon="100.27683958" Alt="0" Hdg="0.0"/>
<Model SimTitle="12bPilot_SODE_Environmental_Data_Probe">
<EnvironmentalDataProbe ClientList="Taxi_Edge_Light"/>"/>
</Model>
</SimObject>

<!-- Time of Day based switching of Textures -->
<SimObject Name="Taxi_Edge_Light">
<Placement Lat="5.30890086" Lon="100.28642178" Alt="0" Hdg="000"/>
<Model SimTitle="Taxi_Edge_Light_Night">
<ConditionalVisibility Variable="TimeOfDay" Value="DAY;DAWN;DUSK;NIGHT"/>
</Model>

</SimObject>

</SODE>

_________________________________________________________________
sim.cfg :

[General]
Category=Viewer
Module=SODE

[fltsim.0]
title=Taxi_Edge_Light_Night
sim=
model=taxiedgelight
texture="taxiedgelight"
_________________________________________________________________
model.cfg :

[models]
normal= taxi_edge_light (this is the .mdl file)
_________________________________________________________________
texture.cfg:

[fltsim]
fallback.1=..\..\..\..\Scenery\Global\Texture
fallback.2=..\..\..\..\..\..\Scenery\Global\Texture
_________________________________________________________________

Please guide me.

Thank you.
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s far as I see it is the altitude entry in the placement xml. unlike bglcomp placement the altitude in SODE placement files deaults to above sea level.
The correct syntax for an object on the ground is Alt="0#AGL"
 
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dave hoeffgen said:
s far as I see it is the altitude entry in the placement xml. unlike bglcomp placement the altitude in SODE placement files deaults to above sea level.
The correct syntax for an object on the ground is Alt="0#AGL"
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@dave hoeffgen,

After changing the Alt to '0#AGL' on both placements on .xml file:

<SimObject Name="EDP WMKP">
<Placement Lat="5.29719818" Lon="100.27683958" Alt="0#AGL" Hdg="0.0"/>

<SimObject Name="Taxi_Edge_Light">
<Placement Lat="5.30890086" Lon="100.28642178" Alt="0#AGL" Hdg="000"/>

No luck, the model doesn't appear in sim.

By the way, does the .bgl file for the light model should be placed in the scenery folder if we want to use SODE?
(Note: Currently the .bgl file is not in the scenery file.)
 
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MANOCHVARMA A/L RAMAN said:
By the way, does the .bgl file for the light model should be placed in the scenery folder if we want to use SODE?
(Note: Currently the .bgl file is not in the scenery file.)
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You don't need a bgl file for SODE
Maybe also the SODE forum is a better place to discuss display issues.
 
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Ground splash not showing over ground poly on P3D? Add an empty LOD to the Taxi light 3D object.
 
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I am sorry. I am not familiar with P3D. I need a new set of computer to use with P3D soon.
However, as I have seen your light illuminate correctly but the light pole is not. I think you need the correct night texture for the light pole. The color of the lamp must illuminate to match the texture you use with the light texture.
 
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Hi,
I think you are focusing on the wrong thing. I think you need to adjust your TEXTURE on the light pole more than anything. Please take a look at this photo, I used your picture taken from MCX. I use photoedit program to brighten up the light pole lamp.

effect.jpg


What you need to do is not the LIGHT texture but the pole texture. You need to brighten it up to simulate the light bulb inside. The light texture itself is fine now, by considering on your screen shot.

Hi Dave,
Would you mind explain why we need SODE for this? I am not quite understand the reason.
 
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jtanabodee said:
Hi,
I think you are focusing on the wrong thing. I think you need to adjust your TEXTURE on the light pole more than anything. Please take a look at this photo, I used your picture taken from MCX. I use photoedit program to brighten up the light pole lamp.

View attachment 33540

What you need to do is not the LIGHT texture but the pole texture. You need to brighten it up to simulate the light bulb inside. The light texture itself is fine now, by considering on your screen shot.

Hi Dave,
Would you mind explain why we need SODE for this? I am not quite understand the reason.
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Hi@jtanabodee,
It works perfectly for me too with the old texture in MCX. The problem is after it loads on sim, it become like in this image: http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/at...nation-alpha-test-value-set-to-100-png.33353/
 
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