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ADE ADE Version 1.79.7410 Dev is released. Supports P3D v5

Taxi points, aprons and parking spots can have an altitude in v5 for sloping airports. If you check a v5 stock airport you will see that the altitude is set to the airport reference altitude, This raises two issues - first changing the airport altitude in v5 will need all these set to the new reference and second loading a project file earlier than v5 means I will probably need to set these altitudes. when the project is first loaded in v5
 
Is the stock airport Courchevel LFLJ missing some objects? I've got a bunch of black squares with a variety of GUIDs just NE of the runway. The only reason that I looked at this airport is that it has sloped features. If no one else is seeing this, I may have to reinstall P3d5 as there must be a library file missing somewhere. I perused the OBX file that corresponds to this location (OBX49150.bgl) and none of the GUIDs are in that file.
 
Jay - There are a bunch of new objects and I am pretty sure that not all of them are in the LOM. That's probably why you are seeing blakc boxes. Not that there is a missing library in the sim. I presume this is what you are seeing?

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Yes. Thanks. I just wanted to make sure that it wasn't something wrong with my p3d5 install. BTW, landing anything except a hang glider at this airport is almost impossible. And then when you do, the fuel trigger is unreachable!
 
I suspect that it is going to take the community some time, effort and grief to make properly working sloped airports............
 
Hi,
I try to make a slopped runway but my terrain is flat.

Should i have a look at how to make a custom mesh or there is something else that i can do ? for example custom ground poly in ADE ?
 
Aurelien ETIENNE said:
Hi,
I try to make a slopped runway but my terrain is flat.

Should i have a look at how to make a custom mesh or there is something else that i can do ? for example custom ground poly in ADE ?
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I have mostly figured it out in ADE, if you give me a couple of days I can put together a how to. The basics are easy but getting everything to work corrector is trial and error.
In general the Runway slope is determined by The Tunway Link idicator. Taxi ways by the Taxi Links. Then use the Flatten Polygons in small sections to build up the ground around it.
 
I have a question.

Let say the airport default altitude is 35ft (10.668m as per the real airport information) and some of the taxiway and runway points are below 35ft (ex: taxiway 9.84ft, runway at some point are 31.9ft), what should we put at the airport default Altitude?

When I put the default 35ft I am having this problem.

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Stock Airport:
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Download P3Dv6 SDK here:

Software Development Kit – Prepar3D

www.prepar3d.com www.prepar3d.com

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If you do actually have P3Dv6 'properly' installed:


When installing P3Dv6 SDK, allow it to use its own internally assigned Drive / Folder Paths; this by default will be in:

C:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v6 SDK 6.1.10.31609\


After P3Dv6 SDK is installed, ADE should find this SDK automatically when it starts up ...IF you actually have P3Dv6 properly installed.

ADE Startup Mode Prompt > Choose: P3Dv6


FYI: If ADEv1.79x has no startup Mode for P3Dv6, bear in mind that ADE was only partially compatible with P3Dv5 when Jon retired.

I do not have P3Dv5 or P3Dv6 installed, so you may- or may not- find that ADE can work with all features / requirements of P3Dv6.


...You can 'try' this, however:

If you do not have P3Dv6 'properly' installed, or it is not actually installed on your computer:

...Select a P3D numeric version that is installed.

Then, navigate:

ADE Menu > Tools > New User Wizard > Complete / Verify / Update Info In All Sequenced Dialog Boxes > {Folders} > Use P3Dv6 paths:


SHP2VEC Compiler Path: C:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v6 SDK 6.1.10.31609\World\Terrain\SHP2VEC.exe

BglComp Path: C:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v6 SDK 6.1.10.31609\World\Scenery\BglComp.exe


If you do not actually have a version of P3D installed, your ability to use ADE with P3D SDK may vary with each P3D SDK version chosen.


Generally speaking, most- but not all- FSX scenery made in ADE using P3Dv1.4x SDK will still display in all P3D versions.

https://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/resources/prepar3d-v1-sdk.227/

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GaryGB
 
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Robert Armstrong said:
This comes up when I start ADE
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OK, so what FS versions are actually offered to you by the ADE "Choose FS Version" pick-list on your computer when ADE starts up ?

You must click the "down arrow" icon in the pick-list to the left of the [OK] button, and 'choose' a FS version from the list displayed.

GaryGB
 
Robert Armstrong said:
I don't get a choice. It will not show anything.
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So, are you saying that the ADE pick-list is empty, and there are not any FS Versions displayed within the area of the pick-list dialog box ?


PS: Based on your post history here and elsewhere, you were using FSX Stem Edition (aka: "FSX_SE"); is it still installed on your computer ?

GaryGB
 
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