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P3D v4 placement files

You can view them in the placement editor.
 
Yes, but only if the object model itself is part of the bgl file as well. Not if the bgl file only contains placement info.
 
Ah! Thank you. Now I need to find how I can get rid of pesky taxi signs that show up in the middle of the taxiway. hahaha
 
A couple of questions regarding this thread.
1. When you say placement editor, you are talking about 'Object Placement' button in MCX, correct?
2. When one inputs the LAT/LON directly (not using the map), is there a "save" button or closing that Object Placement window saves it?
3. I loaded a bgl in MCX, see the object (a tree). I then opened Object Placement and gave it new LAT/LON. Exported the bgl. Do not see it in P3D at that location. Re-opending bgl in MCX and reopened Object Placement. The coordinates are wrong. I placed the location in North America and the LAT/LON has it in Europe? What am I doing wrong?

Update to my little scenario. So I was able to have the tree show up where I wanted if I used the map and moved around the crosshairs to the location I wanted. It would not work if I entered in the coordinates directly. Should it not work either way?
 
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Clutch Cargo said:
1. When you say placement editor, you are talking about 'Object Placement' button in MCX, correct?
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Yes.
Clutch Cargo said:
2. When one inputs the LAT/LON directly (not using the map), is there a "save" button or closing that Object Placement window saves it?
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When you modify the position it is saved in memory automatically. You need to export the scenery to BGL to save this back to disk.
Clutch Cargo said:
3. I loaded a bgl in MCX, see the object (a tree). I then opened Object Placement and gave it new LAT/LON. Exported the bgl. Do not see it in P3D at that location. Re-opending bgl in MCX and reopened Object Placement. The coordinates are wrong. I placed the location in North America and the LAT/LON has it in Europe? What am I doing wrong?
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Hard to say that from this description only. After you modified the position did the object show in the placement editor on the right location?
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Update to my little scenario. So I was able to have the tree show up where I wanted if I used the map and moved around the crosshairs to the location I wanted. It would not work if I entered in the coordinates directly. Should it not work either way?
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I just tried it here, but when I type th new coordinates in the property grid it works here. I get a BGL file with the right coordinates.
 
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