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TS Pro Alpha V0.027 Available for Evaluation

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I have just uploaded TS Prop Alpha version 0.0.27 to http://stuff4fs.com. Navigate to the Terrain Sculptor Pro page and click the Development Release menu item.

V0.0.27:
  • allows the user to replace or supplement existing FSX/P3D terrain data (previously, it always replaced existing data, which is why Alex lost half his lake),
  • allows addition of nodes to new entities started with hot cursor disabled,
  • Adds "(FS9-only)" to the name of terrains that can only be used with FS9, and
  • retains FS-9 widths of lines.
I've noticed that profiles generated when the user aircraft was some distance away at the start sometimes contain a bump or hollow near the start of the profile. I believe this is due to recording the ground elevation before Flightsim has "settled" after the move to your location. This doesn't seem to happen if the aircraft is "local" when the blend profile generation is started. I've also done a couple of things to try and address this. If you notice these bumps or hollows, just re-generate the profile (and let me know).

Hopefully THIS is the final alpha release.

Don
 
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gadgets said:
allows the user to replace or supplement existing FSX/P3D terrain data (previously, it always replaced existing data, which is why Alex lost half his lake),
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Don, this is a surprising reason, at least for me. I didn't find any clue that anything will be replaced when looking into the resulting files. Hey, now it seems to be the right time bothering you to change something less important: it's just about sorting some letters in a new way. My name is Axel (just trust in my signature). :coffee:

The second bullet point is useful, too, as it took a while before I realised the renamed INI file in one of your last versions, explaining finally why my previously enabled hot cursor mode had been lost.
 
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Small typo:
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The result looks good. I think I can delete my test case now again. Thanks Don.
 
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I didn't find any clue that anything will be replaced when looking into the resulting files.
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Axel (sorry about misspelling your name), whether or not a file replaces or supplements existing data depends on the -ADDTOCELLS flag being set or not prior to submission to shp2vec. Previously, I was not setting that flag, hence half a lake disappeared.

Thanks for the support.

Don
 
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Small typo:
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The result looks good. I think I can delete my test case now again. Thanks Don.
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Don, I know it's a minor glitch, but if one answers "No" to that dialog box, this error is generated:
Code: 
See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Index and length must refer to a location within the string.
Parameter name: length
   at System.String.Substring(Int32 startIndex, Int32 length)
   at Terrain_Sculptor_Pro.Compiler_CVX.MakeShape(Int32 iList, Int32 iPart, List`1& listShapes)
   at Terrain_Sculptor_Pro.Compiler_CVX.MakeShapes(String sPath_Shapes)
   at Terrain_Sculptor_Pro.MainPanel.mnuFiles_Export_FSX_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.7.2633.0 built by: NET471REL1LAST_C
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll
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TS Pro
    Assembly Version: 0.0.2.5
    Win32 Version: 0.0.2.5
 
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Don,

Even though the version shows 0.0.25 in the error message, that's a result from TSPro 0.0.27 (file date 3/10/2018 3:14 PM).

Jay
 
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Thanks for the report Jay. I tried it both ways before releasing yesterday without difficulty, so there must be a data dependence.

Unfortunately, yesterday, shortly after releasing 0.0.27 (I know, I forgot to update the assembly reference), I got a BSOD on my development computer. It's in the shop and I won't get it back until some time tomorrow.

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A little more information on the rogue flattening: When opening the compiled .bgl in TMFviewer, you can see where it has made a flattened area outside of the bounds of the blend polygons. Interestingly, this area corresponds exactly to the "QMID grid" when "15" is selected.
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Deleted the blend nodes and rebuilt it from scratch... now it's flattening a MASSIVE area around the airport but not flattening the airport itself. I think it has lost it's mind :D

(rebuilt it again, now it's only flattening the two squares like it was before) - attached files for reference, including the generated .BGL file. It's just adding points at that grid for no reason that I can tell.
 

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I've seen this rogue flattening before. It appears to be inserted sometime after the TS Pro generated .xml file is submitted to a third-party program to be converted to shapes (in preparation for shp2vec) and when it comes out after being processed by shp2vec. The last time I saw it, it sem to have been resolved by clipping at a higher QID level that required by the SDK. Clearly that was only a partial fix.

I'll explore further once I get my development computer back later today.

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Rebuilt the blend again, now it's back to flattening a massive area. Yeah, it has to be something going on post-TSpro. When I import the BGL back into TSPro, you can see that it has added random points on those grid lines.
 
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Just got a call from the computer shop. They've had to re-install Windows - which means I'll loose all my programs. So, for the next day or so, most of my time will have to be devoted to "computer recovery".

I'll get back to this ASAP.

Don
 
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Good luck to you. When switching to W10 at the end of last year, I did a clean install and reinstalling my FSX alone took me about two weeks (of course not each day and hour).
 
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Jay (et al), I'm back in business. Quite by accident, I have found what appears to be the cause of the "rogue flattens". The underlying issue seems to lie in the third party routine I use for converting XML to shapes, but from limited experimentation, I have a work-around that avoids it.

On the downside, I seem to have re-introduced an earlier issue that I'm wrestling with at the moment.

Jay, you reported above an unmanaged exception when you clicked "No" in the new dialog. I am unable to reproduce this - even with the latest file you sent. So, could you please send me files that will allow me to duplicate the situation.

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Don,

I'm happy to see you're back in business. Let me see if I can remember what I did to generate the error.

Jay
 
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Let me see if I can remember what I did to generate the error.
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Don't bother. I've found the only possible source of your error. It relates to hydro-polys and appears to have nothing to do with your answer to that question.

Don
 
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On the downside, I seem to have re-introduced an earlier issue that I'm wrestling with at the moment.
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Found and fixed.

I've got a couple other issues to address and I'll re-release ASAP.

Don
 
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