Excluding problem

[jojolino]

Hi!
I have a problem with an airport. I want to exclude this fsx airport and its elevation. The elevation is totaly wrong.
Attached an image how it looks now and the kml tags and there order. Who can help me?

 

[meshman]

withdrawn.

 

[jojolino]

I had tryed to remove the whole airport but I would be happy if I can correct the elevation in a first step. The wrong elevation comes from global2008, but without this mesh the whole island is nearly flat.
I have read many threads but no method works with this stupid airport (FTV)...

 

[pierrot1951]

Hello

Try to find many posts about this subject (especially in SBuilder topic).

In short, you need:
1- a "dummy" bgl to get rid of existing airport data (placed in World\Scenery)
2- a new "terrain" bgl (placed in your Scenery folder)containing (together):
* 1 polygon with AB exclude to delete old AB
* new polygon(s) for AB flatten (with correct elevation), exclude autogen, grass strip, ...
* sometimes: polys to exclude old roads, rivers, ... and lines for new roads, rivers, ...
3- a new Afcad bgl file, with correct elevation (in your Scenery folder)

Pierrot - FMEP

 

[jojolino]

Thank you Pierrot!
The dummy.bgl could created wit notepad for example (txt-file renamed) or must this one a working bgl?

 

[pierrot1951]

Hello

This file is created from the airport default bgl.
I take example of FMMC in Madagascar, I need to change.
(folder: scenery\0704\scenery)
I open the APX60390.bgl file with free SDE tool

I select the FMMC section:

==========================================
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!-- Created by Scenery Design Engine (SDE) on 20/10/2007 -->
<FSData
version="9.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="bglcomp.xsd">
<Airport
country="Madagascar"
city="Malaimbandy"
name="Malaimbandy"
lat="-20.3499999269843"
lon="45.549999922514"
alt="181.965M"
magvar="16"
trafficScalar="0.7"
airportTestRadius="5000.0M"
ident="FMMC"
>
<Tower
lat="-20.347464568913"
lon="45.5559432506561"
alt="16.459M">
</Tower>
<Services>
</Services>
<Runway
lat="-20.3499999269843"
lon="45.549999922514"
alt="181.965M"
surface="SAND"
heading="65"
length="1195.12M"
width="29.87M"
number="08"
designator="NONE"
patternAltitude="304.8M"
primaryTakeoff="YES"
primaryLanding="YES"
primaryPattern="LEFT"
secondaryTakeoff="YES"
secondaryLanding="YES"
secondaryPattern="LEFT">
<Markings
alternateThreshold="FALSE"
alternateTouchdown="FALSE"
alternateFixedDistance="FALSE"
alternatePrecision="FALSE"
leadingZeroIdent="FALSE"
noThresholdEndArrows="FALSE"
edges="FALSE"
threshold="FALSE"
fixedDistance="FALSE"
touchdown="FALSE"
dashes="FALSE"
ident="FALSE"
precision="FALSE"
edgePavement="FALSE"
singleEnd="FALSE"
primaryClosed="FALSE"
secondaryClosed="FALSE"
primaryStol="FALSE"
secondaryStol="FALSE"/>
<Lights
center="NONE"
edge="NONE"
centerRed="FALSE"/>
</Runway>
<Start
type="RUNWAY"
lat="-20.352197997272"
lon="45.5449815094471"
alt="181.965M"
heading="65"
number="08"
designator="NONE"/>
<Start
type="RUNWAY"
lat="-20.3478021919727"
lon="45.5550187826157"
alt="181.965M"
heading="245"
number="26"
designator="NONE"/>
</Airport>
</FSData>
==========================================

Save as FMMC.xml file; close SDE

I edit the code (Notepad++) to keep only following section:

==========================================
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!-- Created by Scenery Design Engine (SDE) on 20/10/2007 -->
<FSData
version="9.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="bglcomp.xsd">
<Airport
country="Madagascar"
city="Malaimbandy"
name="Malaimbandy"
lat="-20.3499999269843"
lon="45.549999922514"
alt="181.965M"
magvar="16"
trafficScalar="0.7"
airportTestRadius="5000.0M"
ident="FMMC"
>
<Services>
</Services>
<DeleteAirport
deleteAllControlTowers="TRUE"
deleteAllRunways="TRUE"
deleteAllStarts="TRUE"
deleteAllHelipads="TRUE"
deleteAllFrequencies="TRUE"
deleteAllTaxiways="TRUE"
deleteAllJetways="FALSE"
deleteAllAprons="TRUE"
deleteAllApronLights="TRUE"
deleteAllBoundaryFences="TRUE"
deleteAllBlastFences="FALSE"
deleteAllApproaches="TRUE"/>
</Airport>
</FSData>
==========================================


Then compile as dummy_FMMC.bgl (drag and drop xml file to bglcomp), endly copy in World\Scenery folder.


You can do same with FSX Planner: open APX60390.bgl file; just "Save xml as", edit and recompile.

I'm not sure, but I think that new ADEH tool automatically makes this work when you want to "Move an airport".

 

[jojolino]

Thank you for your help!!!
While trying some tools I've found an simpler way to do this.
FSX Planner can compile directly only a altitude bgl. This workes nice! Now "my" AP is in the right position!

 

[pierrot1951]

Ok! I think that more recent tools can do it in easy way.
Method I explained can work if you have to change elevation and/or position.

Good flights! Pierrot - FMEP