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Attaching default fsx effect to an object

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kagazi

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I'm experimenting on attaching either a solid white light or white strobe to either a pole or radio tower - at this point I'm trying to get the attach to work. I've viewed a few default fsx effects choices using fx tools.

Unfortunately, when I add the code below to view the object with attached light in fsx, I only see a default red hazard stobe.

My question is: If my library object that I have added using ADE has an effect associated with it (default fsx) is it possible to overwrite the effect with my own using xml and compiled into my airport scenery bgl?

An example of one effect is below.

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<FSData version="9.0"
xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'
xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="bglcomp.xsd">

<SceneryObject
lat="N38 57.11070"
lon="W077 26.83839"
alt="0.0000M"
altitudeIsAgl="TRUE"
pitch="0.00"
bank="0.00"
heading="180.65"
imageComplexity="NORMAL">
<LibraryObject
name="{a134eaa9-b11f-42aa-ba09-c34c29a03bc4}"
scale="1.00"/>
<AttachedObject
attachpointName="attachpt_fx_lightObsWhiteFlash60Hi"
pitch="0.00"
bank="0.00"
heading="0.00">
<BiasXYZ
biasX="0.00"
biasY="0.00"
biasZ="0.00"/>
<Effect
effectName="fx_lightObsWhiteFlash60Hi"
/>
</AttachedObject>
</SceneryObject>

I have also attempted to use fx_obslight, fx_obslight2 and a few others but still I can only see a default red hazard light attached.

The library object shown above was added to KLAS using ADE. This is all new to me so I appreciate any advice or help.
 
Hi,

I think it is only possible to specify the attached effect in the XML code when you have an empty attachpoint in your MDL object. So not when an effect has already been attached to it.
 
Thank you Arno. I will give it a try with an object that I know does not have an effect.

kagazi
 
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