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Transferring P3D v4 (and earlier) project files to use with P3D v5
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Thanks - I will try and take a look at it
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Jon, after a lot of experimenting, I found this problem is only associated with the project file I sent you..aka, no other airport project file.
I took took this project file and deleted ALL taxiway signs via ADE, compiled and now have ALL the taxiway signs back, yet ADE lists NONE.
You being the expert and knowing I have a problem with my head in the dark place...any ideas? Remember, this project file, months ago was brought over
from P3Dv4 and I used your process (or at least I "think" I followed your process) to remove stock data status, etc. But someplace along the line, I may not have.
Might this update info help? I went from no taxiway signs and could not add any, to being able to add one (as a test) and ALL the stock signs are now present BUT ADE lists none.
I took took this project file and deleted ALL taxiway signs via ADE, compiled and now have ALL the taxiway signs back, yet ADE lists NONE.
You being the expert and knowing I have a problem with my head in the dark place...any ideas? Remember, this project file, months ago was brought over
from P3Dv4 and I used your process (or at least I "think" I followed your process) to remove stock data status, etc. But someplace along the line, I may not have.
Might this update info help? I went from no taxiway signs and could not add any, to being able to add one (as a test) and ALL the stock signs are now present BUT ADE lists none.
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Thanks for the extra information. I am not able to offer an explanation so far
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Jon, I have spent a few long hours trying to get a better handle on this. Today I reverted back to P3Dv5.1 (hotfix1) where I "thought" the issue of no taxiway signs DID NOT happen, I was wrong. I even went back to an AD4 project file for KDFW of April 2021. Still no taxiway signs, yet I can add and compile other scenery objects...windsocks for example.
I then took the 4/21 version which I "thought" was ok and noticed there were 2 control towers together on the west side. So I followed your process (please tell me if I did this in the wrong order)
1. Remove stock data status
2. Remove stock data
3. Load stock data
4. Delete stock data
All is goodness until #3, wherein ADE bails with the attached screenshot. This is directly related to the size of the AD4 as I have gone thru and deleted many objects and if I can get the AD4 down to 5,400 to 6,000KB ADE doesnt bail with the out of memory.
With the out of memory issue, I am stopped.
Please advise if I followed your directions correctly.
Dont spend any time with this problem on 5.2....it apparently started much earlier....sorry.
Thanks in advance.
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OK - ADE 178/9 is a 32bit program which can run out of memory, ADE2020 is 64 bit and therefore can handle more memory. I am looking to see whether the solution applied to ADE 2020 can be applied to 1.78/9 If so we may have a solution to your issue
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Many thanks. It would help a lot.
Now, is ADE 2020 currently ONLY for MSFS?
Also, the 4 steps I mentioned above using the tools you created in ADE 178/9, are those steps correct?
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Jon, I will try to shut up and stop bugging you, but I just had an "ah ha" moment. As mentioned, I executed the above 4 steps on an imported P3dv4 project file for KDFW.
I was able to successfully get it to compile, no OOM and still now taxiway signs... THEN I closed ADE down, restarted and "opened from the bgl" KDFW...the very same as I had just compiled and low and behold ALL of the taxiway signs have "exclusions" rectangles...all of them.
Does this help to figure out what I did wrong?
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ADE 2020 works only with MSFS
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See this post for a patcher to ADE from 32 bit to 64 bit https://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/patch-ade-1-78-9-from-32bit-to-64bit.453018/
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Works for me!!
Thank you!
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With the update to 64bit I can now reliably compile, store, etc. this very large KDFW I have created. As for the "ah-ha" moment, I have recovered ALL of the taxiway signs. A total dumb move by myself. In your instructions for moving a project file from P3Dv4 to v5, the last 2 steps caused me to go into idiot cycles. You state "Load Stock Data" (all of it), then you state "Delete Stock Data". And I did exactly that...BUT I deleted the stock data manually (via the List Stock Data), I did NOT use the "Remove Stock Data" tool, thus the stock object was gone BUT the micro exclusions remained. As you would probably say "bloody idiot" and that would be a good place to start.
All is now goodness...sorry for the thrash...if everything else fails... RTFM!!
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No worries - it happens to all of us 
Hello,
I'm trying to convert P3Dv4 ADE project for ZSPD scenery by WS into P3Dv5 valid ADE. I loaded V4 project into V5 ADE and then simply recompiled the file into V5. All the objects works without an issue, BUT AI wheels are sinking. I increased the height of the airport via airport reference, however the scenery ground and runways textures half disappeared :-(.
Would appreciate any help.
I'm trying to convert P3Dv4 ADE project for ZSPD scenery by WS into P3Dv5 valid ADE. I loaded V4 project into V5 ADE and then simply recompiled the file into V5. All the objects works without an issue, BUT AI wheels are sinking. I increased the height of the airport via airport reference, however the scenery ground and runways textures half disappeared :-(.
Would appreciate any help.