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Help with streams and river creation

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Tigermoth747

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Hi, I'm just getting my feet wet making rivers and streams for FSX. It looks like the Polyline streams are very narrow, like a small creek. Is there any way to adjust the width of a polyline stream?
I am guessing the solution is to use a Polygon water shape for my rivers. If I do it this way is there a recommended drawing tool to use? For example, I would like to draw a line and then clone it to the side and connect the ends to create a polygon. Google Earth doesn't let me do anything like this, it looks like point by point editing is all it supports.

Thanks,
TG747
 
Tigermoth747 said:
Is there any way to adjust the width of a polyline stream?
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No, at least to the limit of my knowledge. There may be a width setting inside the TERRAIN.CFG but I am not sure.

Polylines are best used for creeks and small rivers. Where I live, we are used to BIG rivers (Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, etc.) but we must always put things in perspective--when I travel out to Colorado, what is a RIVER out there is a CREEK where I come from.

I am guessing the solution is to use a Polygon water shape for my rivers. If I do it this way is there a recommended drawing tool to use? For example, I would like to draw a line and then clone it to the side and connect the ends to create a polygon. Google Earth doesn't let me do anything like this, it looks like point by point editing is all it supports.
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I know of no tool other than your two hands and eyes. If you find one let me know.

Drawing rivers is difficult but it can be done with pretty good results. The trick as far as I'm concerned is getting elevations correct...but...FSX has sloped water poly capability.

You can either use the sloped water (being careful about your elevations) or you can use the stair-step approach. The sloped water is more realistic but sometimes difficult to pull off.
 
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