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P3D v5 Using ADE to Fix Runway Marking Flickering?

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Hello, everyone.

I'm a super novice with ADE, occasionally using it to update some taxiways on default or freeware airports, but I'm trying to solve an (annoying) issue with a few default airports and hoping ADE could help. In P3Dv5, at PHJR and KMIC for instance, I get flickering runway marking textures (the material itself, taxiways, and buildings are still visible - and only at a few default airports) when I pan the camera around. I've tried to make a flatten but have run out of ideas otherwise. Is there a chance any experts may have some other suggestions to fix this? I don't have any meshes, scenery, or otherwise in the area; essentially as default as it gets that I know of.

Thank you!

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Have you checked that you don't have a second copy if the base airport (runways,taxiways, aprons) on your system, either in Scenery/World/scenery or as add-on scenery (but using a different ICAO code). Perhaps an old AFCAD file?
 
gadgets said:
Have you checked that you don't have a second copy if the base airport (runways,taxiways, aprons) on your system, either in Scenery/World/scenery or as add-on scenery (but using a different ICAO code). Perhaps an old AFCAD file?
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Correct, verified no duplicate AFCADs in my scans - both at KMIC and PHJR, occasionally KCOS it appears too I’ve now seen.
 
(but using a different ICAO code).
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If it's there, it won't appear as a duplicate. If there were a duplicate, the P3D would have eliminated (and perhaps told you about) it.

Flickering is the result of Fs/P3D attempting to display two images in the same 3D position.
 
gadgets said:
If it's there, it won't appear as a duplicate. If there were a duplicate, the P3D would have eliminated (and perhaps told you about) it.

Flickering is the result of Fs/P3D attempting to display two images in the same 3D position.
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OK; I still can’t find any AFCAD files that overlap these random airports in question.
 
Can't think of what else might cause "flickering" (which is the term you used). But if it were "flickering" in the way the term is most often used, you would have had trouble taking the screenshots you posted.

I don't know how P3D draws the markings on runways, but if we use a descriptor like "on and off" (or just "on then off") rather than "flickering", custom GPs act similarly where terrain elevation is slightly below ARP elevation. This is usually fixed with flatten at ARP elevation. You've said you've "tried to make a flatten", but you didn't give any details. So, if your attempt at a flatten was not flattening the entire airport to ARP elevation, you might give that a try.

Otherwise, I'm out of ideas.
 
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Can't think of what else might cause "flickering" (which is the term you used). But if it were "flickering" in the way the term is most often used, you would have had trouble taking the screenshots you posted
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Correct, it was difficult to get an angle and timing down when I took the screenshots; needed multiple attempts. Panning the camera around, or simply waiting a second or two, the markings would come back momentarily then disappear again.

Should I change the airport elevation itself, or use a flatten polygon(or some combination of flatten options)?
 
Either way would work though, unless you have reason to change the ARP elevation, I'd suggest creating a flatten at ARP elevation.
 
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Either way would work though, unless you have reason to change the ARP elevation, I'd suggest creating a flatten at ARP elevation.
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Continuing trying to work with PHJR, unfortunately no change creating a flatten at the default ARP elevation.

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It's time to eliminate something on your system as the cause. If you post your AD4 file, I (and perhaps others) will test it.
 
I think your right Don, he needs to check and let us know if there are any other addons running like Orbx,
or any other scenery mesh or landclass running for those areas, anything that is an addon
 
I use Orbx Global and OpenLC NA, disabling those doesn't really result in any difference - same with FSDT PHNL. Airports so far with this:

KMIC
KCOS
PHJR
KOFK
Just discovered HI01 does this as well

AD4 file attached I've tried at PHJR. Not seeing any other files conflicting in the File Priority Analyzer. Thanks.
 

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The runway markings at PHJR are rock-solid on my system under PV5 - which suggests the underlying problem is in your system. This is not surprising since multiple airports (but not all or, I gather, even a majority) exhibit these symptoms.

However, I have no other ideas what the cause might be. (However, I remain convinced your system is trying to execute two different copies of the problem airports at slightly-different elevations.)

Be aware that simply disabling those two add-ons does not totally remove their effects. For example, ORBX Global makes major changes to (mostly by way of supplementing) stock data. Disabling it will stop the app from processing, but does not undo the changes to stock data. I'm not familiar with Open LC NA. The only way to fully eliminate their effects is to uninstall them. I doubt File Priority Analyse will be useful in analysing this issue. You're going to have to get "down in the weeds". One thing you might try is finding the ORBX files related to PHJR (the names of the files of interest will include "PHJR") and disable them individually. Also, if you have ORBX at the highest priority - which is how the installer will leave it unless you explicitly direct otherwise - move it well down, even to the lowest priority of your add-ons.
 
gadgets said:
The runway markings at PHJR are rock-solid on my system under PV5 - which suggests the underlying problem is in your system. This is not surprising since multiple airports (but not all or, I gather, even a majority) exhibit these symptoms.

However, I have no other ideas what the cause might be. (However, I remain convinced your system is trying to execute two different copies of the problem airports at slightly-different elevations.)

Be aware that simply disabling those two add-ons does not totally remove their effects. For example, ORBX Global makes major changes to (mostly by way of supplementing) stock data. Disabling it will stop the app from processing, but does not undo the changes to stock data. I'm not familiar with Open LC NA. The only way to fully eliminate their effects is to uninstall them. I doubt File Priority Analyse will be useful in analysing this issue. You're going to have to get "down in the weeds". One thing you might try is finding the ORBX files related to PHJR (the names of the files of interest will include "PHJR") and disable them individually. Also, if you have ORBX at the highest priority - which is how the installer will leave it unless you explicitly direct otherwise - move it well down, even to the lowest priority of your add-ons.
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Poor choice of words....yes Orbx Global and OpenLC NA were disabled for this previous test and deleted remaining folders. I had previously uninstalled them during my earlier testing.
 
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