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To Matthew, re: PolygonHoles

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Hi Matthew!
I just did some testing with FSXKML 1.04 and so far it's working very well!
When experimenting a bit with PolygonHoles, I found that no matter which direction I draw a Polygon in GE, it is saved with its coordinates clockwisely.
Well, as you know, PolygonHoles must be in the opposed direction in relation with their parent Polygons. Of course, one can always invert the direction in FSXKML. But when we are talking about several dozens islands (which is the case in my scenery :) ) this process can be very tedious.
My question/proposal/suggestion/wish is: since everything we draw in GE is in one direction, and Holes should be in the other direction, wouldn't it make sense to invert the coordinates of Holes automatically at build time? IMHO it seems very logical.
Thanks for the patience and for this GREAT program!

Rafael
 
Rafael said:
Hi Matthew!
I just did some testing with FSXKML 1.04 and so far it's working very well!
When experimenting a bit with PolygonHoles, I found that no matter which direction I draw a Polygon in GE, it is saved with its coordinates clockwisely.
Well, as you know, PolygonHoles must be in the opposed direction in relation with their parent Polygons. Of course, one can always invert the direction in FSXKML. But when we are talking about several dozens islands (which is the case in my scenery :) ) this process can be very tedious.
My question/proposal/suggestion/wish is: since everything we draw in GE is in one direction, and Holes should be in the other direction, wouldn't it make sense to invert the coordinates of Holes automatically at build time? IMHO it seems very logical.
Thanks for the patience and for this GREAT program!

Rafael
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Yes... good idea. I didn't realize GE always wrote the polygons in a clockwise direction irrespective of which way they were drawn.

In that case, I'll write polygon holes in an reverse direction automatically.

Give me a day or so and Ill upload 1.05 with the auto reverse fix.
 
Wind Direction optional

Hi, Matthews

As GE isn't the only source to FSX KML's polys, I think that changing the wind direction should be first verified by the program or left as an option to the GE's users.

José

PS:
=== v1.04 Beta - 20th Jan 2007 ===

Issues resolved:-

* Add REVERSE POINTS button to allow direction of polygon/polyline to be reversed

I didn't find that buton. Could help?
 
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That would be easy to solve. Just make the "reverse point order in holes automatically" an optional feature (stored in the INI file, of course, so we don't have to set it up every time). And the manual reverse method could be left the way it is, so that users can experiment freely.

Ah, before I forget. Matthew, I found a bug. When I start FSXKML and the previously used KML (stored in the INI) does no longer exist, an error happens and it's no longer possible to remove the KML from the list in the UI.
Also, I noted that the export path for the shapefiles now is the same path of the program's exe. Previously my shapefiles were saved at the same folder where my KML is. I think a better way would be to specify an output path (saved in the INI, of course). As a default, an "output" folder in the same path of the EXE would be fine, I think.

Rafael
 
Rafael said:
That would be easy to solve. Just make the "reverse point order in holes automatically" an optional feature (stored in the INI file, of course, so we don't have to set it up every time). And the manual reverse method could be left the way it is, so that users can experiment freely.

Ah, before I forget. Matthew, I found a bug. When I start FSXKML and the previously used KML (stored in the INI) does no longer exist, an error happens and it's no longer possible to remove the KML from the list in the UI.
Also, I noted that the export path for the shapefiles now is the same path of the program's exe. Previously my shapefiles were saved at the same folder where my KML is. I think a better way would be to specify an output path (saved in the INI, of course). As a default, an "output" folder in the same path of the EXE would be fine, I think.

Rafael
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Thanks, good ideas... Ive released v1.05... please see this thread:-
http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3907
 
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