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Adding taxiway points to an existing taxiways.

jgarnold

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I want to add a new taxiway point to and existing taxiway so that I can add a new taxiway parking with its taxiway and join it (merge) to an existing taxiway path.
I have tried using ctrl click and various other ways without success. I have also tried (object) taxiway point add which places a point anywhere which then can be moved but don't know how to join it the the existing taxiway path.
I have also looked at the SDK document without success (maybe looking in the wrong place).
 
John, the simplest way is to select the existing length of taxiway and use the “ Split Taxiway “ function.
This will create a taxiway node in the middle of the selected taxiway length, which can be dragged either way to suit your requirement.

Pete Beeby.
 
Thanks Pete. Worked like a dream as they say (it was actually "Split Path" and I also noticed "Split by Material" and "Split by Colorisation" which I must research for my own knowledge). Learning new things all the time.
 
Many thanks to Pete (and John) here as I am gradually updating my insight on how to convert FSX airports for use in MSFS.

I found more details on the above cited procedure here:

https://www.google.com/search?q=MSFS+"Split+Path"&client=firefox-b-1-d&hs=4Zg9&sca_esv=cd6edaa9cfb5e90b&ei=iClIaYnrBI6tp84P8dmH8Qc&ved=0ahUKEwiJz-Ldlc-RAxWO1skDHfHsIX4Q4dUDCBE&oq=MSFS+"Split+Path"&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiEU1TRlMgIlNwbGl0IFBhdGgiMggQIRigARjDBDIIECEYoAEYwwRIyzRQpw1YviFwAXgBkAEAmAFloAHQBaoBAzguMbgBDMgBAPgBAZgCB6ACnwTCAgoQABiwAxjWBBhHwgIGEAAYBxgewgILEAAYgAQYkQIYigXCAgUQABiABMICBRAAGO8FwgIIEAAYogQYiQXCAggQABiABBiiBJgDAIgGAZAGCJIHAzYuMaAHsyWyBwM1LjG4B5gEwgcFMC4zLjTIBxOACAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp


...and in the MSFS SDK:

https://www.google.com/search?q=site:+https://docs.flightsimulator.com+"Split+Path"&client=firefox-b-1-d&hs=OF1o&sca_esv=cd6edaa9cfb5e90b&ei=FylIab_ZM6y1wN4PufyY4Q8&ved=0ahUKEwj_wKColc-RAxWsGtAFHTk-JvwQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=site:+https://docs.flightsimulator.com+"Split+Path"&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiM3NpdGU6IGh0dHBzOi8vZG9jcy5mbGlnaHRzaW11bGF0b3IuY29tICJTcGxpdCBQYXRoIjIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRirAjIFECEYqwIyBRAhGKsCSPlpULEOWJlmcAF4AJABAJgBf6AB6A2qAQQxNy4zuAEDyAEA-AEB-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&sclient=gws-wiz-serp



FYI: My recent scenario was not only how to address the above issue, but this one too:

https://devsupport.flightsimulator.com/t/how-do-i-link-unlinked-taxiways/3853



BTW: AFCAD / ADE FS2Kx display control via 0-Meter object width is now replaced by MSFS' 1-Meter minimum AFD object width.


Imported FSX airports using < 1-Meter widths are tolerated by ADE Fault Finder if using rhumbaflappy's ADE2020_Alpha_21.zip:

https://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/ade-2020-alpha-21-hf5.455259/post-934220


Imported FSX airports using < 1-Meter widths tolerated by ADE2020_Alpha_21 Fault Finder cause MSFS SDK GUI to throw errors.


IIRC, when scruffyduck added the option in ADE to toggle display of AFD objects with the visibility flag, it was only for P3D ? :scratchch

https://www.google.com/search?q=FS+...4B4cFwgcFMC42LjLIBw-ACAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp


If so, FS2Kx airports imported to ADE must be processed / edited by ADE version 1.79 prior to import into ADE2020_Alpha_21 ?


GaryGB
 
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Well done Gary for your update on the procedure on adding points to an existing taxipath. With reference to ADE, I used it heaps with FSX but not feel very comfortable using DevMode in MSFS2020 although I did not know that (it seems) ADE can output file(s) for MSFS2020.
BTW I am adding more parking at Sechelt as per previous post here.
 
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