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MCX Spotlight gone / not shown

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Arno, please excuse me if I have my head in that dark spot. I am working with the latest drop of MCX (Development release) and found that MDLs (P3Dv5) that I previously added "spot lights" to with previous MCX releases are no longer present.
I back tracked this to a drop I downloaded on JAN 01, 2025 which works. The spotlight that I added as well as the attach point show and the details for each are displayed. (see attached pic)

However, the very next development release that I downloaded on MAR 23, 2025, which shows the attach point but not the "spot light". Rather the attach point details are completely different. (see attached pic)

What have I done wrong / dont understand?

Thank you in advance.
 

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Do you have the option to replace effects by light enabled?
 
Light enabled?...good question, I have no clue what or where "light enabled" is mentioned / used in MCX.
If this is an alternative, it depends on the complexity as I have significant lighting effects across many airports.
I also dont have any problems staying on the drop of MCX that works in my situation...just need to figure out the details of "light enabled" and the workload impact that it may/may not cause.
Remember...I told you my head is in that dark spot.
Cheers
 
Which version of MCX are you using now? The latest development release or a stable release?
 
I have always stayed with the latest development release.
Current that shows the problem above:

MR [ 641 ] - 2026-01-05 06:13:59.052000​

That last version that works for me was:

MR [ 515 ] - 2025-01-30 06:27:53.719000​


The above was retrieved from the "change log".
 
Do you have this option enabled when you select the MDL file to load?

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The quick answer is "probably not" as I have no clue where to find these options in MCX. ;)
 
As you can see in the screenshot, the options are shown on the import file dialog when you select the MDL file that you want to load.

In the old development release from one year ago the option would still be on the options form, that is something that has changed recently.
 
The light...both mine and the one in MCX is now on on the latest release.
MANY, MANY THANKS!!!!!
 
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