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Lost Object Placement Tool

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Hi Group,

I am trying to make the switch from designing for FS9 to FSX and having some difficulty.

I had the FSX Object Placement Tool working until I installed SbuilderX and FSUIPC4. Now the tools drop down is gone - replaced by an "add on" box that has only FSUIPC in it. Next, I tried deleting the FSUIPC.dll and replacing the dll.xml with the version that worked before, and now I have neither "Tools" nor "Add Ons."

Can anyone out there offer suggestions on how to get the object placement tool back? I would like to use it even if I can't have FSUIPC.

Thanks for the help,

Larry
 
Sounds like your "EXE.xml" got over written when you installed the new add ons.

You will need to edited the EXE.xml to include what you lost, see the SDK's for how to edit.
 
I guess the dll.exe is meant, but I would indeed check that file to see if the OPT is enabled correctly there.
 
confused

Thanks for the reply, but I'm confused guys. The only file I edited when I installed the object placement tool was the dll.xml file located in my applications data folder. After installing FSUIPC the file had changed, but only the lines required to activate FSUIPC. The lines that launch the Object Placement Tool were left as they were. The only file I know how to edit is the dll.xml. Where are the files you are refering to?

Thanks,

Larry
 
Sorry for the error - I meant the dll.xml> Here's mine so you can see.

<?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>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>..\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>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Traffic Toolbox SDK\traffictoolbox.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Visual Effects Tool</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Special Effects SDK\visualfxtool.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>FSUIPC 4</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Path>Modules\FSUIPC4.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>
 
Thanks mikrco - I have checked my dll.xml file and there are some differences between your file and mine. I was starting to think that FSUIPC4 was not compatible with the MS Object Placement tool but obviously you are using both of them. I think I will start from scratch and edit my dll.xml file again.

Many thanks for your help.

Larry
 
Failure

OK -- I am beaten. No amount of editing the dll.xml file is going to bring back the tools drop down box and the Object Placement Tool. I suppose it is something simple that is causing this, but it isn't a syntax error. I give up.

Larry
 
Did you change more than installing FSUIPC? If you for example installed the FsX SP1 without installing the SDK SP1A the Object Placement tool will not work either.
 
Hi Folks

Also ensure that FSUIPC matches the FSX version.

If you've installed SP1 and SDK SP1A
you'll still need to have updated FSUIPC after doing so.

If you haven't then the MS tools menuitem won't appear.

HTH
ATB
Paul
 
Thanks for the replies. I have not installed the service pack or the SDK service pack. I used the latest version of FSUIPC4 from Pete's web site.
It appears that FSX is not reading the dll.xml at all. It ignores any changes in the lines to launch the Object placement tool.

I really appreciate your efforts to help. I'm getting nowhere.

Thanks again,

Larry
 
Problem Solved !!

Well Arno and Paul, you have found my problem. I had installed the SDK SP1A without realizing that it was an update. However I had NOT installed FSX Service Pack 1. When I took your suggestions and started checking for matchups I discovered what I had done.

I installed SP1 and now I have the tools drop down with the Object Placement tool in it.

Now I am almost afraid to reinstall FSUIPC4. Is it likely to allow me to keep the OPT? If I have to choose, I would rather have OPT.

Thank you both very much for finding my error.

Best regards,

Larry
 
Hi Larry,

There is no problem in installing FSUIPC, it does not conflict with the OPT at all.
 
Thanks Arno. This Forum, and especially you, have really been good to me. You have helped me over hurdles several times and I really appreciate it.

I posted a message over at the SBuilder forum for anyone else unaware of the need to match FSX and the SDK.

Thanks again,

Larry
 
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