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MSFS A couple of observations

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It appears that the drawing of footprints for library objects, especially vegetation, really slows down the screen display in ADE. Some objects have a pretty complex footprint and slow down zooming, etc. Any way to include an option to reduce footprint complexity? The footprints for library objects were pretty simple for FSX.

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There is an option to turn off the drawing of detailed footprints. The code generating them is from Arno and I believe that he has optimizrd the drawing. Like too many aprons Asobo seems to have created objects with a very high number of triangles.. I assume if these are your own creation then you are in control of the complexity to some degree.

Settings > Options > General and uncheck Draw Detailed Footprints.

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You can hide Library Objects and Models by Unchecking View > Library Objects

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These options should help with some performance issues

You can also hide one or more objects by selecting them and using the F8 Key, You can temporarily make hidden objects visible by using the D key or restore them all from the View Menu. This way you could hide stuff that is complex or in an area you are not working in and restore them later. You have quite a lot of control over what appears in the ADE display You can check how many hidden objects there are in the status bar at the bottom of the Display

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Ahh, so, I notice that aprons are created with TONS of points around corners. I started cleaning up some myself, but I gave up after a while. But, if they create extra triangles which could affect performance maybe it's worth it to clean all of them up/create all new ones using the others as templates?
 
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It appears that the palm tree library object footprint is the main culprit in slowing down ADE. Since I am working in tropical zones, it is a real problem for me. The hide individual objects is a good option except when there are a lot of these objects. Anytime you need to view a hidden object, unhide all objects is the only option, then requiring individually hiding objects again. Eliminating the view of all library objects has obvious issues if you are working with them. Eliminating detailed footprints in settings is the best option except for one thing. Library objects then show as a rectangle with the center shown in the center of the rectangle that shows the outer bounds of the object. Models show a rectangle depicting the size of the object but does not show the outer bounds of the object. Rather, the center is at one corner of the rectangle. It would be helpful if library objects and models could be have separate view settings and/or the model undetailed footprint is corrected. I knew I could find some way to complain.
 
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If you want to restore one object hold down the D key so hidden objects appear and left click on the one you want back. Let go the D key and the rest will hide again. You can multi select to hid a group at a time
 
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Okay, one of the best things about ADE is the well written manual that I don't read. I had to start up my old FSX computer to retrieve the manual and move a copy to the new computer on which I am now working. That said, is there any way to get the non-detailed footprint of models to show the same way as library objects?
 
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