P3D v5 HeadingFromNearestLine - no hdg rotation

[Clutch Cargo]

I am trying to get my transmission towers to rotate via the heading of the nearest line which is in this test using a road. A basic test but I cannot see even the slightest rotation.

Here's the script:

ImportOGR|B:\CA Data\OSM Data 2023\CA_63_BX46_towers.shp|*|*|NOREPROJ
ImportOGR|B:\CA\Section_63\Roads\CA_BX46_second.shp|*|*|NOREPROJ

PointToPolygon|power="tower"|10;10|HDG|0|String;objType|power_tower
HeadingFromNearestLine|objType="power_tower"|fclass="secondary"|HDG

CreateAGNLibObject|objType="power_tower"|{04b3be62-557e-4f7a-9140-9fae690526eb}
ExportAGN|P3D v4|B:\CA\Section_63\CA_BX46\Test Objects Towers\texture

Each steps appears to be working correctly, looking at the script results, especially at the HeadingFromNearestLine step. Here's a screening of scenProc's results:

Yet, not a single tower rotates even a little. They are all facing true north (0 degrees), I believe. Shouldn't I see something? Thx.

 

[Clutch Cargo]

Just an update... I found one other thread on this subject. So I tried adding the FTYPE="LINE" as so;

HeadingFromNearestLine|objType="power_tower"|FTYPE="LINE" AND fclass="motorway"|HDG

I also moved the SplitGrid|LOD13|* after the HeadingFromNearestLine but no change as was in the post. I also tried a different road, a motorway, which is more "curvy" so I think I would have seen a lot of different rotations but still nada. If I manually change the heading say to 90 degrees I do see all the towers change as just a test to make sure they can rotate.

 

[arno]

Hi,

I always use that step on the point features. If you use it on the polygon features it will not rotate the polygon itself, just add an attribute.

 

[Clutch Cargo]

Ah,... that worked.

on a semi-related question... have you ever been able to delete an object found in the P3D/Scenery/Global/scenery folder? In particular, I have been trying to delete the default transmission towers. Tried mask polygons, exclude polygons of different objects all the way to "ALL" have not worked. Placing the polys either in my custom scenery folder or in the Global/scenery folder... no go. The only way I have found is to delete that object found in the hazards.bgl which I would prefer not to do. Interestingly, if I just have my photoreal scenery in game, just the scenery folder, the default towers do not appear. But the minute I add a texture folder they appear over my photoreal scenery. Not sure why that happens... one of the great mysteries of P3D I guess.

 

[arno]

Are they not terrain vectors of the type utility? Did you try an terrain vector exclude for them?

 

[Clutch Cargo]

To be honest, I have not heard of the term terrain vector exclude. I'll need to look that up... thx for the lead on this.