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FSXA CVXExtractor Help PLease

Thanks JR, I tried that line but still with no result.

I checked and my version of .NET Framework is 4.5.2 (not sure why this is important but it is mentioned earlier in the post)

I seem to be in the same predicament as familton (the topic starter), has he resolved the issue at his end?

My end goal is to get an accurate layout of the shorelines so I can put together some photoreal water and shoreline textures together, I'm not sure if this tool is the best way of achieving this but I think it has the potential of making it easier. My cheat technique has been to take a screenshot of the file in tmviewer! (obviously I'm a novice with scenery design but I'm trying to learn the techniques)
 
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FBK289 said:
My cheat technique has been to take a screenshot of the file in tmviewer!
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I confess to making a blend mask from a screenshot in tmfviewer at one time! It actually worked really slick so whatever works! :)

Well I dunno, I just checked and I have .NET Framework 4.5.1 installed according to programs & features. You're doing this outside of Program Files (x86) right, so it's not a UAC write permissions issue? If all else fails post up your .bgl and I'll see if I can KML it.
 
I posted a reply earlier but I can't find it now. Patrick helped me. He had me create a file called test.txt. Next he had me rename it to test.cmd. Then I edited the test.cmd by adding:

cvxextractor -i "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Scenery\0302\scenery\cvx2622.bgl" -t KML -o C:\Users\Bob\Documents\Test -f Shorelines

and saving it which is for my system. My User name is Bob and I have FSX in the default location but I have the FSX folder security set so I can read and write to it. It writes the cvx2622.kml to My Documents\Test. It works fine.

It is a lot easier to write and edit the file this way rather than having to type it in the CMD line. I just hit ENTER on the test.cmd file and it creates the file.

I just save the test.cmd file and overwrite the folder and bgl filename for my next bgl file. I created a shortcut to open the folder with the flies. Bob.
 
Where is your cvxextractor.exe? Is it in a folder on your desktop called cvxextractor? Is your cvx2815.bgl in the C:\cvxexrractor folder? Bob.

Update: I just plugged the 0301\cvx2815.bgl into my command file above and it made the cvx2815.kml in a few seconds. It is about 3Mb. If you want it PM me with your e-mail and I'll send it to you. If you have Skype we could chat and share screens too. Bob.

P.S I only extracted the shorelines.
 
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I deleted my last post Bob as I think I got it to work, I had to run off to rl work however so I couldn't explain myself (I'm on a train using my tablet right now)

No, my cvxextractor was not on my desktop, I don't know why it thought it was....maybe because that's where my test.cmd file was located? Anyway I moved the extractor to my desktop and tried it again and I think it worked (I had to edit the txt file as the syntax was incorrect - forgot the -t). It produced a file but I will have to confirm when I get back home later, I'll be pretty stoked if it has!
 
I hope it works for you. Do you have WIN7? What is the path for your FSX? Let us know if it worked. Bob.
 
I got it to work!
I do have win7 and my path is C:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X
Thanks again JR and Bob :D
 
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