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Object Placement Tool

Mameni

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Hi guys, I wonder if someone can tell me which is the best Object Placement Tool and the easier to use; I have downloaded a C130 aircraft that needs this tool so as to place it on FSX. Never have done this before and I am completly lost in the matter. Appreciate some help
Thanks
 
Hi,

Personally I think WhisPlacer is a good tool (and it is free). I know other people also use Instant Scenery, but that is payware. I would not use the Object Placement Tool from the SDK, since the user interface of it is really unfriendly.
 
Hi Arno, thanks for the advice; I will downloaded and give it a try------- and there's when the problems will start:D
 
Hi Arno, downloaded Whisplacer version 0.9. 23 December 2007 from their webb and now I have a Whisplacer folder on my C drive. However I can,t find an exe to run/start the program. Can you tell me if besides this file I have to download something else?
 
Whisplacer

As expected problems started once I finished downloading the software,but that is part of the game,isn't guys. I managed to get hold of the exe by doing a second download. So now I can see the main screen but am still having troble in downloading the necesary thumbnails from their main webb site. Download stops about 50% and it won't unzip. Any idea where else can I find the thumbnails that Whispalcer needs?
 
As far as I know they are only on the official website.

But to place your own object, you don't need the thumbnails. You can already start placing it without them.
 
Can recommend Flight 1 Instant Scenery

Comes with a library maker and you place the models directly in the sim. You can download a trail version, you will be restricted to KSEA but it certainly gives you an idea of what you're buying. Defiantly worth the money.
 
Whisplacer

OK guys thanks for your recomendations that I will try. However Arno and sorry for my ignorance:o but I am really new to all this; Can you give me a little advice on the steps that I need to make in order to place the airplanes? can I do this in spite of the software saying that no images will show until the thumbnails are installed?
 
FelixFFDS said:
A little utility to place objects using the Object Placement Tool is Abacus' "Scenery Shortcut" for FS-X (deluxe).

http://www.abacuspub.com/catalog/S700.htm

It's not the most feature rich utility, but you can't fault the cost...
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I never understood that "product". The OPT has a button called "Save as Scenery" already which gives you a XML file for BGLComp directly from the OPT. The additional layer that Scenery Shortcut adds is not useful IMHO.
 
Hi,

Mameni said:
OK guys thanks for your recomendations that I will try. However Arno and sorry for my ignorance:o but I am really new to all this; Can you give me a little advice on the steps that I need to make in order to place the airplanes? can I do this in spite of the software saying that no images will show until the thumbnails are installed?
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In the most simple case it would go like this:

  • Start WhisPlacer
  • File -> New
  • Tools -> Library Manager
  • Under CurrentScenery right click and "Add Object", then select your MDL file
  • Now add a new object to the scenery ("add library object" button)
  • click on the coordinates where you want it and then double click on the footprint that appears
  • In the dialog box click on the thumbnail (or empty one if not present), then you get the library browsers where you can selec tthe object you want. Under CurrentScenery you should find the one you added.
  • Adjust other properties if needed
  • Save as BGL file and view in FS

PS. This assumes you add the MDL in WhisPlacer as well (making it geo-locked), if you already have a library that is not needed, but than you need to load the library in WhisPlacer.
 
Whisplacer

Whow Arno I will sure give it a try but for a beginer like myself, it sure seems a vwery hard task to accomplish. I'll soon find out:)
 
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