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shp2vec and generating railways

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Hi guys,

I have a big problem with shp2vec. I tried it now on several multiple ways but none was successful. I have downloaded my .shp files from GeoFabrik to further process them. I then have added the railway.shp-file to my GIS, deleted all unused attribute table field, added the two fields for GUID and UUID (with the type GUID) and converted everything from multipart to singlepart feature. Finally the attribute table looks like this:
Attribute_Table.jpg


I then reexported that attribute table/layer to the new RRX0000.shp file and I also created the RRX0000.xml file with the following content:
Code: 
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<metadata xml:lang="en">
    <FlightSim>
        <Geometry clipLevel="11"></Geometry>
        <AttributeSet>
            <AttributeBlock name="Railways" guid="{33239EB4-D2B8-46F5-98AB-47B3D0922E2A}">
                <Field name="Uuid" type="GUID" />
            </AttributeBlock>
            <AttributeBlock name="Texture" guid="{1B6A15BB-05FB-4401-A8D1-BB520E84904C}">
                <Field name="Guid" type="GUID" />
            </AttributeBlock>
        </AttributeSet>
    </FlightSim>
</metadata>

When I call now shp2vec via the command prompt, I get:
Code: 
Shp2Vec.exe version 1.4.4747.0  -  VectorQuad 6
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Processing RRX0000.shp
..................

Writing vector data to E:\ProjectLuxembourg\Railways\New\cvx0000

DONE (1875 shapes)

Compression statistics
                          Type      Count   Bytes in  Bytes out
               Null (raw data)          0          0          0
              Predictive Delta        461      88696      30034
                  Quantization       1448      48992      24323

So all looks fine. I then take my file, add them to a new scenery layer and activate that scenery layer in my FSX. After loading up I am however not able to see my railroad. It is simply not shown. I then also deactivated any other addons (meshs, vector data, airports) but the railway is still not shown.
Can anybody tell me now, what I am doing wrong? I am trying to figure this out now for some time but never found a solution.
Thank you for any help!
 
What do you mean with photo textures? I just take the GUID and the UUID like stated in the SDK under .../doc/Environment Kit/Terrain SDK/Terrain and Scenery.html

I do not use any photoreal ground textures or so.
 
Hi Kevin,

the GUID in the .DBF file needs to reference the GUID of the actual vector(s) you're placing, not the type GUID that is required for the .XML file. For the default railway vectors that would be {DDE116BF-0E97-4EB6-A9EC-7EF93D9F2D0E}.

The easiest way to find the corresponding GUIDs is to open your active terrain.cfg file and then search for (e.g. "rail") or scroll to the block you're interested in and copy its guid= line.

Cheers, Holger
 
Ahh thanks Holger for that! Now it works.
One question now since I am not familiar with that: are vector applications like Orbx Vector changing that terrain.cfg file to change GUIDs or are these values on any running FSX system the same?
 
Hi Kevin,

both Ultimate Terrain X and Orbx Vector (and FTX Regions) add their own entries to the terrain.cfg file, they don't alter the existing default blocks. Thus, as long as you stick to the default entries then all users should have them in their terrain.cfg file. If you don't want to inadvertently call non-default entries then it's probably a good idea to store a copy of the default terrainc.fg file with your project documents and only use that file as reference for picking GUIDs.

Cheers, Holger
 
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