Placement of objects as effect

[JT8D-9A]

Hi,
i'm wondering if it is possible to place an FSX Library object as an effect (static).
The library object (e.g. a snowplough) should be only displayed in a certain season (e.g. Winter) and as far as i know, only effect files are allowing to control the date and time.
I don't want that the user has to switch BGLs.

That's what i have tried but it doesn't work:

[Library Effect]
Lifetime=5
Version=2.00
Radius=1000

[Properties]
Spot=1
Tower=1

[Emitter.0]
Lifetime=0.00, 0.00
Delay=0.00, 0.00
Bounce=0.00
LOD=1
Light=0
No Interpolate=1
Rate=1.00, 1.00
X Emitter Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Y Emitter Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Z Emitter Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Drag=0.00, 0.00
X Particle Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Y Particle Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Z Particle Velocity=0.00, 0.00
X Rotation=0.00, 0.00
Y Rotation=0.00, 0.00
Z Rotation=0.00, 0.00
X Offset=0.00, 0.00
Y Offset=0.00, 0.00
Z Offset=0.00, 0.00

[Particle.0]
Lifetime=0.00, 0.00
Type=22
X Scale=1.00, 1.00
Y Scale=1.00, 1.00
Z Scale=0.00, 0.00
X Scale Rate=0.00, 0.00
Y Scale Rate=0.00, 0.00
Z Scale Rate=0.00, 0.00
Drag=0.00, 0.00
Color Rate=0.00, 0.00
X Offset=0.00, 0.00
Y Offset=0.00, 0.00
Z Offset=0.00, 0.00
Fade In=0.00, 0.00
Fade Out=0.00, 0.00
Rotation=0.00, 0.00
Static=1
Face=0, 0, 0

[ParticleAttributes.0]
GUID={C545A2A1-E2EC-11D2-9C84-00105A0CE62A}


I'm not really an expert for effect files and i hope you can help me. Thanks in advance!

 

[rhumbaflappy]

Placing objects as effects can work:

http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12414

...but there are problems when switching seasons within the sim, and FSX will crash. It would almost be better to have different seasonal scenery folders, and activaste them according to your flight preference.

Hopefully, conditional display will be resolved in FS11.

Dick