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FSXA Airport terminal replacement coordinates (FSX)

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Hi everyone, I've designed a complete airport terminal, which is basically a large single building, in Sketchup Pro 2024. I'm aware of the process exporting to ModelConverter X and then to FSX.

My question...this new terminal will replace a third party terminal in my 'ADD ON SCENERY' that currently occupies the exact same geo spot in FSX. (My terminal is fundamentally a high detailed upgrade of the same building that's currently there, that's all.)
How do I find the geo coordinates of the terminal in the ADD ON SCENERY folder that I want to replace?

Thank you.
 
You mean latitude and longitude? If so, move your plane to the center of the current building while in FSX and press shift Z to get the red lettering on the screen. That will include your latitude and longitude positions. If you want higher accuracy, a tool like ADE will give you that position to more decimal points. Just move the mouse to the position of the building on the airport display and read the latitude and longitude. If the building is not displayed, move your plane to the building in FSX and then use the connect feature in ADE to display a red cross at your aircraft’s position.
 
Thank you Tom. I will try that. I am using MCX for the first time and my .dae file from SketchUp had a few power of 2 errors which I have now fixed. I do use ADE so will take your advice about higher accuracy.
 
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