I have seen many times, especially from Jon and other knowledgeable people, that you should always avoid opening an airport directly from the .bgl file. Yet another thread suggests this is a good way to lose ground polys and lights.
The recommended "source" is the ADE project file. Here's the catch, though. If I open another author's work with ADE, it has to be with through .bgl file because the only one who has the project file is...the project author.
Case in point, I am using some photoreal mesh scenery and the mesh creator has modified the airfields within the area of the mesh to match the terrain. We've all seen airports sitting on plateaus or sunk into pits because the default airport is at a different elevation than the mesh.
Despite the excellent work he has done in matching airfields to terrain, I want to make improvements to these modified airfields by adding objects and taxisigns, etc. My only recourse is to open it with the .bgl because I don't have a project file, the author does. Am I "damaging" the field when I do this?
Also, when we open a stock airport, say KORD, to bring it up to 2017 appearances aren't we opening the .bgl file that contains KORD. We won't have a project file until we open the stock .bgl and modify it and save it.
Kinda begs the question of the chicken or the egg. Can't have an egg without a chicken, but you can't have a chicken without the egg.
Randy
The recommended "source" is the ADE project file. Here's the catch, though. If I open another author's work with ADE, it has to be with through .bgl file because the only one who has the project file is...the project author.
Case in point, I am using some photoreal mesh scenery and the mesh creator has modified the airfields within the area of the mesh to match the terrain. We've all seen airports sitting on plateaus or sunk into pits because the default airport is at a different elevation than the mesh.
Despite the excellent work he has done in matching airfields to terrain, I want to make improvements to these modified airfields by adding objects and taxisigns, etc. My only recourse is to open it with the .bgl because I don't have a project file, the author does. Am I "damaging" the field when I do this?
Also, when we open a stock airport, say KORD, to bring it up to 2017 appearances aren't we opening the .bgl file that contains KORD. We won't have a project file until we open the stock .bgl and modify it and save it.
Kinda begs the question of the chicken or the egg. Can't have an egg without a chicken, but you can't have a chicken without the egg.
Randy