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FSX Objects ignore airport flattern

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Hi there,

i converted some x-plane objects for the FSX. Normally it works very fine but in this case my converted objects ignore my custom set airport flattern so they are under the airport level in the ground.

When I´m adding the objects everything looks normal. when I reload the scenery not till then the objects ignore the flattern.

Any idea what to I can do?

Thanks,
Holger
 
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Hi Holger,

The objects are not designed to be under the ground? I mean the origin of the object is at the right location?

When converting an object I don't think there is much you can do regarding to flattens,
 
Hi Arno,

no, it is a kind of an industry hall. I found that it have nothing to do with my airport flattern. Seems that this objects have a hard altitude information which is close to sea level. In reality these buildings are very close to the sea. The terrain in FSX is higher than it is in reality. This seems to be the reason why the buildings are under ground.

Hmm ...
 
When placing it are you sure you are using AGL and not MSL? Above Ground Level will place it above the ground, Mean Sea Level will place it at a fixed elevation.
 
I place it with Instant Scenery which usually works very well. You can place it directly in FSX. You get what you see. Probably other tools work in a similary way, I´ve never tried one.

Meanwhile I've found a solution in simply moving the object a little bit along the z-axis with MCX. Nevertheless it would be very interesting for me to know the reason why these objects behave differently than all others.

Best regards,
Holger
 
Instant Scenery places an object with its center 0 position (vertically) on the ground. If these objects have their 0 position located high up they will be placed underground.

The default radio towers and such have their 0 position at the very top of the mast, so if you place them at 0 elevation they will be underground. This makes it very easy to create a 200 foot tower - just place the object at 200 feet and you have it.

You might have seen some objects in the default libraries that don't display anything in IS - sometimes if you try lifting them up they will magically come out of the ground. :)

Hope this helps,
 
Thank you all!

My solution was to put the object a little bit higher (z-axis) with MCX.
 
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