MSFS20 Default Taxi Designator Error in New Project

[muffo]

Problem with taxinames. I am buliding an airport on China ( zgow) but when I compiled it there is an error: did not find taxi_name #0 needed in path #xx ( xx number) at airport ZGOW. Until yesterday I hadn't problem. Solution? Jon I sent you a message error through ADE.

System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Index non compreso nell'intervallo. Richiesto valore non negativo e minore della dimensione della raccolta.
Nome parametro: index
in System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException(ExceptionArgument argument, ExceptionResource resource)
in System.Collections.Generic.List`1.get_Item(Int32 index)
in ScruffyDuck.AirportDesignEditor.Listers.Lister.ProcessTaxiNameList()
in ScruffyDuck.AirportDesignEditor.Listers.Lister.DisplayList(ListType localType)
in ScruffyDuck.AirportDesignEditor.Listers.Lister.InitializeList()
in ScruffyDuck.AirportDesignEditor.Listers.Lister.OnListTypeSelectorSelectedIndexChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e)
in System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.OnSelectedIndexChanged(EventArgs e)
in System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.set_SelectedIndex(Int32 value)
in ScruffyDuck.AirportDesignEditor.Listers.Lister.SetListTypeSelectedIndex()
in ScruffyDuck.AirportDesignEditor.Listers.Lister.InitializeListTypeSelector()
in ScruffyDuck.AirportDesignEditor.Listers.Lister.LoadList(ListType pType)
in ScruffyDuck.AirportDesignEditor.MainForm.GetList(ListType listType)
in ScruffyDuck.AirportDesignEditor.MainForm.OnPathNameListMenuItemClick(Object sender, EventArgs e)
in System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
in System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
in System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
in System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
in System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
in System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
in System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
in System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
in System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
in System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
in System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

 

[rhumbaflappy]

First, load the project in ADE, and then edit the Project Properties (click ON 2 Way Edit), save the properties. Save the project. Exit ADE. This allows changes made with MSFS DevMode to be used in your ADE project.

Start MSFS, go to ZGON (which I think is nearby) and load the project in DevMode. View the airport in the Inspector and then load the airport in the Scenery Editor. Ignore the warning (you need to add hold-short points in your taxiways), and Save the scenery in the Scenery Editor (this saves the airport xml). Exit MSFS.

(You can now add the compiled package into the Community folder, so next time you can go right to ZGOW in the sim).

Start ADE, Open your project, and you can start editing (add the hold-short points first).

As to why ADE could not create the airport just had to do with the lack of 2 way edit. It is the only way the TaxiName can be added to the project's airport.

 

[muffo]

Hi Dick thanks for you help. I will try it and I'll tell you how it ended.

 

[muffo]

Hi Dick now the problem is general! I tried to build another airport in Papua...same problem. Pheraps the problem is a windows update made some days ago?

 

[rhumbaflappy]

If you are building an airport from scratch (no default to modify) you may need to tick the 2 way editing in creating the project. Then you may need to open the project in DevMode to add the TaxiName entry. Otherwise you could add a Taxiway entry manually to the airport XML... but you still should use 2 way editing, as that allows ADE to read the airport XML rather than the internal ADE project code.

<TaxiName
index="0"
name=""/>

 

[muffo]

Hi Dick, I saved my project in two way mode. I compiled my project with fspackagetool, now I see the taxiway, but the name is blank. I don't understand why until last week, If I was building an airport from scratch, I hadn't this problem. Informatic mistery.. I compiled with fspackagetool because under dev mod the sdk doesn't compile nothing ( it write nothing to do). I solved this last problem, I compiled with dev mode into msfs2020, but If draw another taxi the name is always blank. The important think is now I see the taxi, thanks.

 

[scruffyduck]

I have added the issue of blank taxi designators and the list view to my to do list. If I understand it then this occurs when a new project is created and the default taxi designator is not generated.

 

[scruffyduck]

I have moved this to its own thread

 

[muffo]

I have added the issue of blank taxi designators and the list view to my to do list. If I understand it then this occurs when a new project is created and the default taxi designator is not generated.

Thanks Jon.