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Making Rivers

scubakobe

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Is there a way to make rivers in FS2004 like the Google KML method in FS-X? The only way I know to make rivers is use Google Earth and copy/paste the coordinates in to a flight file which moves my plane. I then make a line as I reset and move my plane down the river point by point. It's a slow process, so I'm thinking there must be a faster way to do it.

The people who make scenery enhancements for rivers and roads must have a different way to do it in order to enhance that many of them in such a large area.

Thanks,
Kobbe
 
Hi Kobbe,

I am using SBuilder (sb205) to re-draw river courses in FS9, I can load a map saved from SBuilder X's background images function and use that as a template to trace the correct river courses. You could use the SBuilder Google Maps url to make a calibrated map but the SBuilderX background image function is much easier as I am making a scenery for both versions anyway so hopefully they will line up with eachother for multiplayer simming.... at least that's the theory :D

This method has worked for me so far, the only problem being that the river bed(depression) is left in place and only the texture is removed, I can't find a solution to this and fear that there may not be one.
 
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