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i wanna DIY a airport.but i dont know what kinds of software will be used in a design for a noob.if someone know this. please told me(A link will be better) : )
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FSX Noob for help!
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If you are just starting out:
Airports: ADE
Terrain, roads, polygons: ADE
Buildings: download libraries from the net, add them to the LOM in ADE, and add them as 3D Objects to your ADE file.
Later you could learn Sketchup (or GMAX) and create custom buildings.
Airports: ADE
Terrain, roads, polygons: ADE
Buildings: download libraries from the net, add them to the LOM in ADE, and add them as 3D Objects to your ADE file.
Later you could learn Sketchup (or GMAX) and create custom buildings.
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Tom,
As I never really worked on models (I just started with payware "Instant Object Studio") your hint regarding Sketchup looks quite promising. It's ages ago that I tried GMAX and even if I have some experience in 3D-modelling I never made it following this path. Now I understand that there should be a common data format that is usable for MSFS, right?
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If you have Instant Object Studio you can start with that, if you like.
I'm not sure what you mean by a common data format. Any format capable of being converted to an FS MDL file can be used to create scenery objects. And ModelConverterX has many choices to do just that.
I'm not sure what you mean by a common data format. Any format capable of being converted to an FS MDL file can be used to create scenery objects. And ModelConverterX has many choices to do just that.
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Thanks Tom for the answer. I just meant what you wrote, having the capability to produce a file that can be converted. I don't have any experience in this field and I did not know about the possibilities provided by ModelConverterX.
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Tom.thanks for u help.ok,i may try to learn the ADE at first.it looks like a most important application for a noob or airport design~ : )
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Another noob here; produced my first airfield, but a bit confused about adding buildings; theres a mention earlier in the thread about downloading libraries from the net (to compliment the provided library with ADE) but I've not found anything... looking for WW2 style hangers / towers /buildings in particular; can't believe someone hasnt done this yet!
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But where are the file libraries?
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Ahh righty, thanks. As you see, new to this game, and crawling up the steep learning curve 
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beware of the overhang.....or is it the hangover
