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Recent content by Colin Gray

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    P3D v4 Ground poly base image vs ground poly airport

    @GaryGB this is going to make me look bad, but I had no idea there were tools inside ADE. I mean I know I can change airport reference data, but I wasn’t aware Don had tools in ADE as well. I know I can import images with the coordinates from FSET and SBX. Your reply (#9) has given me a lot to...
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    P3D v4 Ground poly base image vs ground poly airport

    @Tim Collins I definitely could’ve picked an easier airport for my first attempt. I thought using the same image I used in Blender would fit better. It isn’t the best quality. Is there a better source for satellite images? Two questions for you. First, my GP-based airport should sit above the...
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    P3D v4 Ground poly base image vs ground poly airport

    Pixel count for my satellite image: 8930px x 5080px. If you have an optional alternative and the time, I’m open to any suggestions. Thanks Gary.
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    P3D v4 Ground poly base image vs ground poly airport

    Yes, PHNL - Honolulu. Forgot that an airforce brace is also part of it. A little more work to do, but I’m getting very good at making taxi lines. Airport layout has changed a little bit since FSX/P3D, just trying to bring it up to date. Textures are custom - not default. I don’t know if this...
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    P3D v4 Ground poly base image vs ground poly airport

    @GaryGB thank you for the response. I wish there was a method to my madness. Most of what I do I copied from YouTube tutorials. Bill Womack has a series of videos on how to make airport sceneries. They are a few years old, but easy to follow. They do miss out on some steps, but through trial and...
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    P3D v4 Ground poly base image vs ground poly airport

    Good evening. Not really sure the best way to describe what I’m trying to say. I have put together a ground poly of runways, taxiways, and aprons (airport diagram). I have pretty much figured that out - for now anyway. I also have an image that I want to use that covers the immediate area...
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    P3D v4 Ground Polygon Wizard not cutting up into small pieces

    Hello, I think I'm finally getting somewhere. I've been trying to create a ground poly for MWCR. Not quite perfect yet, but things are showing in the sim. I have a question about the GPW. When I check the box for slice polygons and click on convert, I'm not getting a bgl the has multiple images...
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    P3D v4 Blender to MCX to P3D am I missing something?

    Good afternoon, Finally getting my head around making ground polys. I've made a relatively simple one using Blender 2.79. I've exported it as a collada final. Used MCX to convert to a mdl and then a .bgl (not sure why really) and then used the ground poly wizard to set location and elevation...
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    P3D v4 Blender Issue - can't make a solid object

    This is what I get when I try to make a polygon: I've tried using the snap to surface function, but it seems to attach it to the opposite side only.
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    P3D v4 Blender Issue - can't make a solid object

    Good afternoon, Pretty sure that my subject line doesn't quite say what I want it to. I've been following Bill Womack's tutorial on making ground polys. I'm using Blender 2.79 as that what he used in those videos. When I try to trace the apron using vertices, everything seems okay until I...
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    P3D v4 Question About Ground Polygons

    @GaryGB my mistake. It’s still freeware, but not Avsim. I found it here: https://www.onfinal.dk/ekrk.php @arno opened the file with tmfviewer. It shows the picture of the ground. Does that confirm it’s a photoreal BGL? I thought I read that I can’t really for anything to edit the file. I can...
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    P3D v4 Question About Ground Polygons

    @Chris Eve and @arno Thank you for your replies. Sim is P3Dv4.5. Scenery is for Roskilde (EKRK). It looks like it’s a satellite ground photo. I’ll see if I can figure out how it was made. Thanks again. Colin
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    P3D v4 Question About Ground Polygons

    Good morning. I downloaded a small airfield off of Avsim. There is a ground polygon for the surrounding grassy area. It doesn’t change with the season, so it is very green this time of year when the remaining area is white with snow. I had hoped to edit the file to add some winter textures to...
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    P3D v4 Exception Error When Compiling

    Good evening, I'm using the latest version of AFLT and I get the unhandled exception error when trying to compile an airport. Save library for - P3Dv4 is the only option Pilot Control is left blank Airport Operates 24hrs is checked Runway lights and Approach Lights Always on is not checked...
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    P3D v4 Attached Object Editor - position location

    Good afternoon, Not sure if this is possible. I have a model for approach lights and I would like to attach a library object to make them visible from a little further away. There are a number of lights that I would need to do this for. Aside from trial and error, is there an easier way to find...
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