I am busy remodelling the airport of Inishmaan in Ireland. I downloaded several aiport compilations and made some adjustments because many of the airports are wrongly placed or have weird buildings. Now everything is at the right location and the buildings look the way it should be. But there is a light tower with a rotating light remaining near the airport, which in real world isn't there at all as far as I know. I have been looking for the file that is responsable for the placing of this tower, but I cannot find it. Is there an easy way to locate this file ? I already disabled all areas in the Scenery Library which could be related to the tower, but the tower shows up everytime. Of course it's not a big thing but I would like to know why and how this thing is showing up everytime. I added a cockpit view. Maybe someone recognizes the tower ??
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Find the BGL-file that contains not existing lighttower
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Christian Bahr
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Hi.
The object is an airport object. It is not a single object, but it is the main object (tower) and an attached airport beacon light:
Both objects are located in the file "airport_objects.bgl" in the folder Global\Scenery
The object is an airport object. It is not a single object, but it is the main object (tower) and an attached airport beacon light:
Both objects are located in the file "airport_objects.bgl" in the folder Global\Scenery
I found the tower in the airports_objects.bgl thanks to the post of Christian. Thank you for that.
Leaving me with the question where the instructions are given to place this tower on this location.
I assume that airports_objects.bgl is only an collection of objects without placing data.
So, there must be a file that indicates the placing of this tower on the location, for instance near the airport of EIMN.
Or am I mistaken ??
Leaving me with the question where the instructions are given to place this tower on this location.
I assume that airports_objects.bgl is only an collection of objects without placing data.
So, there must be a file that indicates the placing of this tower on the location, for instance near the airport of EIMN.
Or am I mistaken ??
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Sometimes 3-D objects have the coordinates directly, sometimes they have a separate placement file that contains the coordinates for the 3-D model. But in this case, the beacon tower in the Stock Airport is included as a scenery object (yellow diamond):
You can just delete this object or you can exclude this object with a Exclude Rectangle.
You can just delete this object or you can exclude this object with a Exclude Rectangle.
Hi Christian,
As I mentioned above I made a MOD of an already custom made EIMN with ADE , because the airport layout wasn't right. So I replaced runways, apron etc. and added my own made airport office building, smoke coming out of the chimney and the fire truck is on the apron. All is now at the right place according to Google Maps.
I started up P3D and slew to the location of the tower. In ADE I placed an Exclude Rectangle on the spot where the plane-symbol was (the tower was not visible of course) and compiled my airport again. The beacontower has vanished. !
I also located the file in which the EIMN airport should be oresent (APX45130.bgl) but I was afraid to damage this file by deleting the tower and then recompiling APX45130.bgl.
I like the way the tower was demolished
Doesn't matter anyway, the tower has disappeared. Thanks to all who have contributed to this solution.
Image of the airport office.)
As I mentioned above I made a MOD of an already custom made EIMN with ADE , because the airport layout wasn't right. So I replaced runways, apron etc. and added my own made airport office building, smoke coming out of the chimney and the fire truck is on the apron. All is now at the right place according to Google Maps.
I started up P3D and slew to the location of the tower. In ADE I placed an Exclude Rectangle on the spot where the plane-symbol was (the tower was not visible of course) and compiled my airport again. The beacontower has vanished. !
I also located the file in which the EIMN airport should be oresent (APX45130.bgl) but I was afraid to damage this file by deleting the tower and then recompiling APX45130.bgl.
I like the way the tower was demolished
Doesn't matter anyway, the tower has disappeared. Thanks to all who have contributed to this solution.
Image of the airport office.
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