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FSXA TS does not import BGL file

FlyingAxx

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Hi Don,

Today I tried to import a BGL file from FSXA that I'd just produced with ADE (of course the CVX containing the airport background). It seems that something happens as there is no error message and the imported file name shows up. Nonetheless the aircraft symbol disappears and there is no visible polygon. When trying to close the file TS tells me that there is unsaved data, but when attempting to save it the function is not available.

Further observations:
The aircraft is not repositioned (even if positioned correctly before, after booting TS, it's shifted to the North Pole without any effect on FSX).
When positioned via FSX or ADE or Plan-G above the airport, TS still doesn't show anything even if forced to show the respective airport area. --> see picture

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It's strange, as existing projects are loaded successfully, but trying to import the related BGL that had been their base, failed as well. I do have the latest version of TS.

Regards,
Axel
 
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I suspect it's got something to do with the "stuff" in the .bgl that TS knows nothing about. The import function is intended to import simply flatten files. The CVX files generated are likely to contain much more.

I'm away from my development system until at least tomorrow evening. If you don' get it working before then, please send me the .BGL file (and the .ad4 file so I can determine what's in thee bgl), and I'll take a look.

Don
 
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Here you are, both files are attached. It's just a try correcting the airport's position (quick and dirty). The CVX contains a background exclusion, the airport flatten, and three LC polygons

However, I cannot remember experiencing such a problem before. However, it might have been good luck up to now.

Edit: I just compiled the project again after deleting all other polygons and it still doesn't work as it seems...
 

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It looks like it going to be Wednesday before I return home. Try exporting only the flatten from ADE (i.e., temporarily delete the exclusion and the LC polys.)

It's not clear what you were attempting to accomplish by importing this file, since TS handles only flattens. (TS should have extracted the flatten and allowed you to edit it, but you would not be able to re-import it back into ADE.

Don
 
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Don, I just want to re-use the already existent airport background poly to fit the airport into the waving landscape around. At the moment it's partly elevated and partly sunken. I'm not interested in importing any other poly-types at all. I'm using your nice tool from time to time without any intention to re-import anything into ADE. The whole thing is part of a measure preparing legs for a trip around the world for a couple of guys (online) striving to cover even some remote areas. This particular airport will be our intermediate station likely this week and I decided to work it out in ADE yesterday. However, it would be nice knowing what is going on here as specifically remote airports are often misplaced in FSX and the elevation had been realised sometimes by confusing Meters and Feet as it seems (not in this case - the default is wrong, nonetheless). Of course I would prefer reading directly ADE files (obviously a future function?).
 
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Sounds reasonable. But, you will have to separate the flatten from the rest of the polys. Otherwise, you will have 2 flattens (with all that implies). So, what I suggest is that you export all the terrain polys except the flatten in one CVX .bgl, and (after I investigate the current issue) load the existing CVX (or a .bgl containing only the flatten) into TS and do your thing with it. Then, of course, you would load the 2 CVX files into Flightsim.

I'll get to work on this ASAP.

Don
 
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gadgets said:
But, you will have to separate the flatten from the rest of the polys.
Click to expand...
Indeed, after transferring the results into TS I usually change the airport background into a LC type poly or whatever fits in specific cases.
 
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Axel, I'm now back home and have run you .BGL file. As you reported. my screen also is blank.

I'll make a new release ASAP.

Don
 
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