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[FSDS] XML file?

tylerpilot

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Hi,

In FSDS, when I export as an .mdl file, I also get a .XML in the same location. What is it for and what should I do with it. Will it go in my Scenery folder or the texture folder.

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Hi,

It seems to be a sample XML for placement of the object. It is compiled with bglcomp and turns your mdl and XML in a bgl file. So FS does not use this file directly and it does not go in your scenery project.
 
This XML file can be used for placement, if you remove the comment code (starts with <!-- and ends with --> ), but the main use is to create a library object BGL file, so you can place the object with programs like Rwy12 or Instant Scenery. That is what the ModelData line is for.

If this is an FS2004 object, all that is required is to run this XML file through BGLComp (drop the XML file onto the BGLComp exe file), and a BGL file will be created. Place this into an active scenery folder. You no longer need the MDL or XML files (except as backups!).

To reduce the number of FS2004 BGL files (if you have created multiple objects), you can either use Library Creator XML, or:

1. Copy one of the XML files and rename it something like MyLibrary.XML.

2. Copy the other ModelData lines to this renamed XML file - place them right under the existing one.

3. Save the XML file.

4. Create the MyLibrary.BGL file as described above.

5. Place this into an active scenery folder (the SCENERY subfolder). Place any textures for the objects in the corresponding TEXTURE folder.

6. Use your favorite library object placement program to add these into FS (Rwy12, EZ-Scenery, Instant Scenery, and ADE are typical programs that will add library objects).

I create a MyLibrary.txt file from a copy of the MyLibrary.XML file (just takes some deleting) so programs like Rwy12 and Instant Scenery will list them by name rather than by GUID.

Hope this helps,
 
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