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Hi there,

I've read the manual and searched the forums but to no avail.

I think it was a feature of AFCAD but I could have sworn it was added to ADE.
Is there a key I can press while in FSX/P3D (connected via ADE) to create a parking spot in the exact position and heading that I am in the sim?

I know I can edit it with the mouse, and change the heading with the proprieties but I found this method much faster.

Cheers,
Nick
 

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Yes - but it is a ProKey feature in ADE.
 
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Jon

ADE shortcut says

o – makes aprons and polys display less transparent

However that is the same key that adds a parking spot when connected to FSX.
 
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I see -------

The letter "o" cannot make something less transparent since the focus is on FSX and not ADE
 
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How to make aprons and ground polys more or less transparent is described in chapter 4.3.6 in the Manual.
It was not included in earlier manual-versions, V.1.65 is the first one.
The feature must have been introduced in 2014.
I did not check the Change Notes :( for more clarification

Helli
 
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Section 4.3.6 is correct and I don't see any need to update it. The more or less transparent always works when ADE has the focus window. Even if FSX is running and connected to ADE as long as ADE is the focus the Transparent keys work fine.

13.7.1 List of Currently Available ProKey Functions does not show in the list we can add the parking spot

15.2 Keyboard Shortcuts does not list the O key for adding a parking spot when FSX is connected to ADE and FSX has the focus (Prokey only).

Do you have a list of Keyboard shortcuts that work with Prokey only? I can't find one anywhere.
 
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Thanks Jim!

- I must have missed the "Add Parking Spot"-function with ProKey.
- I will look for it in Jon's notes and add it to the list for the next Manual version
- I did not create a list with Keyboard Shortcuts. It's a good idea to add this too.

Thanks again

Helli
 

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Key codes:



How the hell do I do this whilst moving the mouse or joystick o_O
 

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There is a
The "Ctrl" is accessibly with your nose :D

Helli

I saw a piece on an invention called a nose probe that a guy made so that he could use his smart phone in the bath and use the touch screen with this extension to his - well - nose. Looked a right idiot and even he admitted it was an entirely useless invention :)
 
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Beethoven - or was it Brahms? - anyway, one of the famous German composers once wrote a piece for piano and dedicated it to an at that time also famous piano player.
The piano player practiced and came up with the argument, that the piece could not be played, because there was a passage, where the left hand had to play very low and the right hand very high.
And in the middle was a very important note, which could not be reached by either hand.
The famous piano player challenged that nobody could play that.
Beethoven - or Brahms ;) - sat down, played the piece and (you know what's coming of course) bent down his head and played the middle note perfectly with his nose.

I don't suppose that George is a famous piano player, is he?

Helli
 

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I can just about reach <Ctrl> and "P" with my little finger and thumb of my left hand. The only slight possibility of reaching the <Alt> key would be if I turned the keyboard through 180 degrees :rolleyes:

As for playing the piano, my only claim to fame is playing Chopsticks (with one finger of each hand) :wizard:
 

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I think we are drifting off topic here ;)
 
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Hi,
I'm editing an airport so the gates in the simulator match those in the real-world. However, there are more gates in the real airport than the simulator. How do I create a new parking spot? In all of the "Add" options, I can't find a way to add a new parking spot nor a jetway. I think I will need both of those components to create the new spots.
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Kevin Davis
 

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Click the Add Gate Button (select the type first)

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The cursor changes to a circle. Move it to where you want it and left click to place it

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When you are done adding. Hit the Esc key to get the pointer cursor back.

You can only add a jet way to a selected parking spot:

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ADE will warn you if you try to add a jetway to a spot that should not have one such as vehicle parking
 
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