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Getting Object Placement Tool to work...

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oliklottka

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Hi,
this is my dll.xml:
Code: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>

<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
  <Descr>Launch</Descr>
  <Filename>dll.xml</Filename>
  <Disabled>False</Disabled>
  <Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>Object Placement Tool</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <Path>C:\Programme\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Mission Creation Kit\object_placement.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>Traffic Toolbox</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>MyTraffic\traffictoolbox.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>

The paths are right... What is wrong? Nothing shows up in the FSX... Is there another file I have to check?

Thanks
Oli
 
I will do this as soon as I get home. I did not think that this had to do anything with the Object Placement Tool, as I thought it was another addon.

Thanks
Oli
 
oliklottka said:
I did not think that this had to do anything with the Object Placement Tool, as I thought it was another addon.
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It is another addon but you have it enabled with an incorrect path. I think this will cause the menu not to appear.

George
 
The path was correct... But I tried setting the absoulte path and after this I tried deleting the second addon... Still no menu!

Other guesses?

Thanks
Oli
 
Just to be sure, are you using the latest SP of both FsX and the SDK? Else they will not work together. So you need FsX SP1 and the SDK SP1A.
 
Ok, works now... But I really dont like it.
Which is the easiest way to put objects in the scenery when you have altitude, coordinates and object id?
Is there any way to the objects without loading every single one in the Object Placement Tool?
 
If you have all the placement information already, just writing the XML code by hand must be the fastest way.
 
Hi,
can I just add them in my EDLG2.xml from FSX Planner? What is the right syntax for this?
And can you answer my other question, please? :) :
Is there any way to view all the objects without loading every single one in the Object Placement Tool?

Thanks
Oli
 
Hi,

oliklottka said:
can I just add them in my EDLG2.xml from FSX Planner? What is the right syntax for this?
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Technically yes, but that probably means they will be overwritten if you make some changes in FsX Planner. So I guess it is better to make a new XML file for your placement only.

The syntax would be something like this. Of course you can add as many SceneryObject commands in this file as you wish.

Code: 
<FSData version="9.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="bglcomp.xsd">

	<SceneryObject lat="40" lon="-40" alt="0M" pitch="0.0" bank="0.0" heading="0" altitudeIsAgl="TRUE" imageComplexity="NORMAL">
		<LibraryObject name="{34a88f08-4ec0-4079-995d-b82d3569aa09}" scale="1.0"/>
	</SceneryObject>
	
</FSData>

oliklottka said:
Is there any way to view all the objects without loading every single one in the Object Placement Tool?
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Not in the Object Placement Tool. Someone has made a picture pack of all the default objects, there is a post about that on the forum (but I can't find it right now).
 
Hi,
thanks, the syntax really seems easy.
I would appreciate it very much if you could help me trying to find those default object's photos... Tried a few searches but found nothing...

Thanks
Oli
 
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