How can I get an exclude to work on a scenery object?

[CaptCargo]

For anyone who can help me with this troubling problem, I and all who run across this problem, will be in debted forever. The problem is excluding light poles and telephone poles. I can exclude the heck outta everything with either xml or other type of excludes but I can't get rid of these pesky poles.
I have made previous postings with no help.Here is a copy of the xml file:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<FSData
version="9.0"
xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'
xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="bglcomp.xsd" >
<ExclusionRectangle
latitudeMinimum ="26 3.50"
latitudeMaximum ="26 4.50"
longitudeMinimum ="-80 09.00"
longitudeMaximum ="-80 08.00"
excludeAllObjects = "TRUE"
excludeBeaconObjects = "FALSE"
excludeEffectObjects = "FALSE"
excludeGenericBuildingObjects = "TRUE"
excludeLibraryObjects = "TRUE"
excludeTaxiwaySignObjects = "FALSE"
excludeTriggerObjects = "FALSE"
excludeWindsockObjects = "FALSE"/>

</FSData>

I'm also attaching a jpg of the problem child which you can see in the middle of the road in front of the terminal.
CaptCargo
aka:Joe McCormick
Hollywood,FL

 

[arno]

I think those elements belong to the default VTP lines (roads for example). In Fs2004 these roads have elements like signs, lights, telegraph poles etc attache to them.

To remove these you need to make a VTP exclude, as you can not exclude them with a XML or a SCASM exclude. I can't remember the layer number they are on at the moment.

 

[CaptCargo]

I think those elements belong to the default VTP lines (roads for example). In Fs2004 these roads have elements like signs, lights, telegraph poles etc attache to them.

To remove these you need to make a VTP exclude, as you can not exclude them with a XML or a SCASM exclude. I can't remember the layer number they are on at the moment.

Hi Arno,
Is this info contained in an SDK from Microsoft? If so I can and need to read up on it. It's consuming too much of my life......
JoeMc
(captCargo)

 

[arno]

This is what I found in the Terrain SDK, but I don't know exactly to which of them the autogen is attached. I think it is just paved roads.

Type of Data                           Layer ID
Streams and power line corridors       4
Unpaved roads and railroads            5
Paved roads                            6
Airport skirtings and parks            7
Shorelines                             8

 

[Joe W]

Hi Arno,
Is this info contained in an SDK from Microsoft? If so I can and need to read up on it. It's consuming too much of my life......
JoeMc
(captCargo)

Capt Cargo
If these are new roads that you placed and the poles are popping up where you don't want them..... Try doing the road in the opposite direction. If doing the road from A to B puts poles in the apron or runway areas..... Try to do the road in the B to A direction.
Joe W.

 

[CaptCargo]

Hi Guys,
The problem is the scenery object already coded into the Microsoft textures, I think Arno is correct in that a VTP exclude is warranted, but how? The example in the SDK is non existant! If I'm missing it, straighten me out. If anyone knows the format for a VTP exclude, please share your knowledge.
Thanks,
Joe McC.
(CaptCargo)

 

[Bryan]

Isn't This a Job for DefArea?

DefAreaV2.0 by Christian Fumey would allow you to exclude a VTP line by slewing over it in FS9 using FSConnect or similar. It is available in Avsim Library

"From ReadMe

DefArea creates automatically .bgl that contains excludes for roads/rivers/shorelines

For that, you need in FS to follow roads, rivers and /or shorelines once DefArea is activated.
You can fly in normal mode or in slew mode.

DefArea recognizes your line by the corresponding layer.

Rivers==> layer 4
Rails==> layer 5
Roads==>layer 6
Terrain polys and bridges==> layer 7
Shorelines ==> layer 8


Hope this helps

 

[CaptCargo]

It's a Miracle!
Thank you Bryan, what a wonderful little program. It's a little short on docs but works great. Once activated acts like an eraser, start the program, fly around the area you want to exclude, stop, creat a bgl, and your done!

WOOHOO
I can patch up my cuts and bruises and move on, did I say thank you?

Thanks,
Joe McC
(CaptCargo)

 

[Gorchi]

Hi,
I would agree with Bryan - DefArea is the most suitable tool to make such excludes. Just slew over telephone poles with aircraft and make exclusion. I am not sure if layer 6 will remove them - at least at my airport telephone poles remained but on layer 5 they gone away.
With DefArea You can produce excluding BGL right away (with BGLC from FS2002 BGLC SDK - http://download.microsoft.com/downl...tall/sdk/W982KMeXP/EN-US/bgl_compiler_sdk.exe) or You can check (and optionally update) source file which is notepad like text file with extension ASM.

Best regards,