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SDK ERROR - Parking not linked to main graph

JDLinn

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I've made over 200 little airports and have put heli and dock parking into all of them. Today after the update I was putting these in and I got this error on both of them:

"Parking not linked to the main graph"

Also, the slew doesn't work when in the DEV mode. Anybody else seeing this problem. (I've cleaned out the caches, I've redone the community folder, I've got the world updates updated. I'm also noticing that my instruments no longer show when I'm in the "outside" view. I had just put in a new airport prior to the update hitting and it was working fine. After the update (sim and SDK), the problems arose.
 
Parking not linked to the main graph
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This means that your parking/fuel spots are not connected to the taxipath, or you have two or more taxi paths not properly connected somewhere down the line. As of SU7, if you have parking spots, they need to be connected to a taxipath, which needs to have at least 1 hold-short node before the runway, which then needs to connect to a runway path. Previous airport builds still seem to work fine, but moving forward this is a requirement.

Oh yea. And you wont be able to save your project until you fix every little error in the scenery. Whoever set that rule just made one of my lists earlier today..

Edit: I'm not sure on the slew mode, as I have always just used the dev camera with my mouse.
 
"And you wont be able to save your project until you fix every little error in the scenery"

Un-freaking-believable.

There are plenty of cases where this isn't possible or at all necessary, especially heliports.
 
Yes, today I've removed a dozen gates from my current project, yet to be linked, just so I could save it. So gone are the days of slapping down all the parking spots first.
However this is the first update I've ever sworn at, so I can't really complain.
 
I know the good old 'can I roll back to the old SDK' line is usually hopeless, but does anyone know whether reverting would get rid of this particular case?

I know most SDK functions are innate to SU7, but I would hope this is part of the surface interface that comes with the separate SDK.

Edit - nope.
 
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I see on the Development Update 18/11 there's a note that some things were not fixed in time for SU7, including this:

  • We had an error “Parking not linked to the main graph” that prevented you from saving your scenery. We downgraded it to a “warning” only so that you can still build your package. However if your parking have has a weird appearance, linking them to the main graph will solve the issue.
Hopefully we'll get this fix sooner rather than later next year.
 
christopherbritton said:
This means that your parking/fuel spots are not connected to the taxipath, or you have two or more taxi paths not properly connected somewhere down the line. As of SU7, if you have parking spots, they need to be connected to a taxipath, which needs to have at least 1 hold-short node before the runway, which then needs to connect to a runway path. Previous airport builds still seem to work fine, but moving forward this is a requirement.

Oh yea. And you wont be able to save your project until you fix every little error in the scenery. Whoever set that rule just made one of my lists earlier today..

Edit: I'm not sure on the slew mode, as I have always just used the dev camera with my mouse.
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Well I seem to have the same problem and have carefully connected all paths and holding points.. names the paths runway.. taxi and by their call sign A B C etc. When it comes to linking parking spots, normally one selects a taxi point perpendicular to the properly labeled and numbered parking spot then ctrl select the parking spot and then " create path">
In my case when I do that no path is created and the parking error does not go away.

Also many CTD while in SDK.. ahhhh.

I understand these programs are complex, but why does something that worked well suddently go off the rails. All my development projects are on hold until a fix can be found.
 
Martin Clarke said:
Well I seem to have the same problem and have carefully connected all paths and holding points.. names the paths runway.. taxi and by their call sign A B C etc. When it comes to linking parking spots, normally one selects a taxi point perpendicular to the properly labeled and numbered parking spot then ctrl select the parking spot and then " create path">
In my case when I do that no path is created and the parking error does not go away.

Also many CTD while in SDK.. ahhhh.

I understand these programs are complex, but why does something that worked well suddently go off the rails. All my development projects are on hold until a fix can be found.
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Select the parking spot, and place another node with it selected. It will create a parking link between the spot and the node. Then select the taxi link node and the new parking path node so that they are both highlighted. Right click on one and say merge points.

Maybe there is a better way to do it, but this is the method I was using that worked.
 
I select a taxiway node first, than with Ctrl Left Mouse Button the parkposition. Than right click menu create path.
And it saves the scenery even if the message could not save is shown. Because when I opened my scenery saved with errors, a polygon was in the scenery which I add before.
 
christopherbritton said:
Select the parking spot, and place another node with it selected. It will create a parking link between the spot and the node. Then select the taxi link node and the new parking path node so that they are both highlighted. Right click on one and say merge points.

Maybe there is a better way to do it, but this is the method I was using that worked.
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Thanks for your reply.. I tried and was successful using this method>

Select a taxipoint near where you want to place the parking and select it so that it is white.

Then go to TaxiwayParking in the Objects menu and select the type of parking you want eg. Ramp GA

Then next to ADD select the One-click placing and simply click and place the parking spot.

Deselect the one-click placing and a line should appear between the taxipoint and the center of the parking spot and the error will disappear.. Yeh>>
 
Martin Clarke said:
Thanks for your reply.. I tried and was successful using this method>

Select a taxipoint near where you want to place the parking and select it so that it is white.

Then go to TaxiwayParking in the Objects menu and select the type of parking you want eg. Ramp GA

Then next to ADD select the One-click placing and simply click and place the parking spot.

Deselect the one-click placing and a line should appear between the taxipoint and the center of the parking spot and the error will disappear.. Yeh>>
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Ok I apologize to SDK.. this works and it was my fault for not understanding the correct process..
 
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