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MSFS MSFS2020 SDK, is it available??

palacio802

palacio802

Hi. I have developed for FSX and X-Plane, and now I would like to do the same in MSFS2020. But I can't find the SDK. Is it available for the general public?
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scruffyduck

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Kaiii3 said:
any way of getting it without the game? I do not want to spend $$$ only for the SDK....
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Since the SDK uses internal tools and compilers from the sim the SDK alone is useless
 
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Warmbrak

The SDK is downloadable from outside the sim (a simple MSI package) and the documentation can be viewed directly from there without the sim entirely (html pages).

Edit: The download link however appears to be generated by the sim and could be unique, so a registered license of MFS may still be required, which is probably appropriate.
 
scruffyduck

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I do not believe it is possible to get the SDK outside the developers mode in sim. Of course once you download it you have an installer for it on your system. Again though without the sim it is not going to be much use. The developer mode appears to be built in and the external package tool calls the sim executable. It has SimConnect in it but that is no secret and I think the FSX one might work although the ASB guys are clearly working on the F20 version
 
scruffyduck

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Run the sim. Go to Options > General and look for the one for Developer Mode. Turn it on and save it.

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You should now have a menu at the top left. Goto Help and download the SDK

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theisomizer

theisomizer

We have asked Asobo for the ability to have a standalone executable that does not require the sim to build packages without a sim install and graphics card so it can be run on a CI server. The request has been acknowledge but nothing has been committed to.
 
aguiraf

aguiraf

Thank you very much for your information regarding the "Developers" tab. I select DEVELOPER MODE TO BE "ON", but I do not have the menu on the left hand corner. I don't have the menu at all. Any thoughts will be appreciated.
 
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neilb

Reading the SDK it doesn't look as difficult to alter scenery for 2020 as it does to alter aircraft. All I would really need as I create Farm Strips is a programme to exclude Facades and trees, leaving the airfield as it is and the ability to place, mdl's from model libraries. Sounds simple I know but I think someone is well capable of doing it. A programme like FSX2XPLANE would be great. Neil
 
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