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FSX Must have a valid vegetation GUID set

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I am new to annotator having read some tutorials and documentation but still having some basic problems with it.

I loaded the Autogen Descriptions into the AG Configuration Editor. There I selected AG Bush General and opened the tree down to the one I desired "Bush General 8ft", more detailed than that was not possible so the selection was made in the Editor.

Then In the Annotator I loaded the BGL that contains the photoreal scenery tile. I want to use it to place lines of trees with the annotator.

In the Control Strip (Annotator) I clicked on the Vegetation (V) button. Since I already selected on the Editor the type of bush I wanted, I proceeded to click on the Set GUID button that is next to the Vegetation (V) button. At this point -in spite of having made my selection- it still shows GUID NULL.

When I click on the photoreal tile I get "Must have a valid vegetation GUID set" error. It makes sense because the control strip shows GUID NULL for the vegation. What I don't understand is WHY it doesn't take the GUID if I have already selected the type of tree in the configuration editor?

In the attached image you can see I have made the selection(s) in the Autogen Configuration Editor (A) and still no GUID with the proper configuraiton in the Annotator (B). I want to pin those trees to the photorealistic tile shown in C.
 

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As it turns out, if you select the most specific item from the selection tree (say, Bushes General ft) such as those listed in the selection tree with a small cone icon on the left, it will NOT set the Guid.

If on the other hand, you select a group/category (Ag Bushes General) rather than the item that is expanded below the category, only THEN you can Set GUID.

Strange but then again I am not very impressed with the programmer than wrote the Annotator.
 
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Hey, it has been a lot of years after you posted this. If you read this, you have to know that you solved my problem! Thank you a lot! It feels like I have been searching for this awnser all over the internet:)
 
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