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Different interpretations of paths

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Hello

I'm currently using ADE ans FSX_Planner, both latest versions, to use respective available facilities.
Especially, FSX_Planner for aprons, fences drawing.

I noticed a curious thing with xml file:
1/ opened in ADE
test1eb7.jpg

2/ same xml opened in FSX_Planner:
test2js3.jpg

All is correct so far; I just "Save" the xml file in FSX_Planner, without any change.
3/ this file opened in ADE:
test3fq7.jpg


As you can see, all nodes are correctly positionned, but they are linked very curiously (especially with the N and E ends of runways, out of screen)!

As a precaution, I just copy the "Aprons" and "Fences" section of FSX_Planner xml file, and paste them in the ADE xml file, so it works correctly.

As I don't know which of 2 tools is concerned by this problem, I post the same topic on both SDE and FSX_Planner forums.

Thanks for answer.

Aside of this problem, a suggestion: could useful "Reference markers" and "Guidelines" (pink crosses and lines of Afcad) be implemented on tools?

Pierrot - FMEP
 
Hello

I'm currently using ADE ans FSX_Planner, both latest versions, to use respective available facilities.
Especially, FSX_Planner for aprons, fences drawing.

I noticed a curious thing with xml file:
1/ opened in ADE
test1eb7.jpg

2/ same xml opened in FSX_Planner:
test2js3.jpg

All is correct so far; I just "Save" the xml file in FSX_Planner, without any change.
3/ this file opened in ADE:
test3fq7.jpg


As you can see, all nodes are correctly positionned, but they are linked very curiously (especially with the N and E ends of runways, out of screen)!

As a precaution, I just copy the "Aprons" and "Fences" section of FSX_Planner xml file, and paste them in the ADE xml file, so it works correctly.

As I don't know which of 2 tools is concerned by this problem, I post the same topic on both SDE and FSX_Planner forums.

Thanks for answer.

Aside of this problem, a suggestion: could useful "Reference markers" and "Guidelines" (pink crosses and lines of Afcad) be implemented on tools?

Pierrot - FMEP

That is certainly odd. My first guess would be that there is some problem with the taxiway paths being assigned to parking spaces and not to taxiway points. If you open the file again in FSX Planner does it display correctly? I can't speak for Jon as I don't know how ADE determines whether or not a taxiway path should be drawn to a parking space or a taxiway point.

Can you send me the xml code for this, both before you save it in FSX Planner and afterwards. Then I can compare them to see if there is a difference that may be cauing this.
 
If you can post the xml as Russell suggests then I will take a look as well.
 
OK I have tried this myself with FSXP R14 and ADE version 0.35. I can comfirm the problem. ADE scrambles the paths on loading an XML saved from FSXP. However saving that airport as XML in ADE and re-loading it corrects the scrambling of Taxipaths. I also noticed scrambling of ApronEdgeLights that is not corrected by saving and re-loading in ADE.

I can confirm what is happening. FSXP does not write the taxiway points into the XML in index number order, although there is no particular reason to do that and BGlComp does not care. ADE expects them in that order so scrambles the drawing of taxi-links. Saving and loading causes ADE to re-index so the paths are correctly drawn.
 
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Hello

Problem fixed with FSX_Planner 15:

* Updated the xml written during a save so that the taxiway points and parking locations are now written in numerical order.

All is ok now; same xml file can be used in both tools; no longer "mixed" paths.

Thanks! Pierrot - FMEP
 
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