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Weird problem with separation plane

mamu

mamu

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italy
Problem: the last third of the runway edge lights must be yellow (in the direction of the airplane) instead of white
Solution: SEPARATION_PLANE and lot of tweak!

Following the skills acquired in this thread
http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2870
i came to this code

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Code: 
SEPARATION_PLANE primoGruppo_rwy18_bianche, 0, 0, 32767, 35945399
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, 1097.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 1
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, 1097.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 20
BGL_JUMP_32 primoGruppo_rwy18
primoGruppo_rwy18_bianche label word
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, 1097.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 43
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, 1097.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 38
primoGruppo_rwy18 label word

SEPARATION_PLANE secondoGruppo_rwy18_bianche, 0, 0, 32767, 32013359
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, 977.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 2
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, 977.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 21
BGL_JUMP_32 secondoGruppo_rwy18
secondoGruppo_rwy18_bianche label word
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, 977.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 39
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, 977.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 44
secondoGruppo_rwy18 label word

SEPARATION_PLANE terzoGruppo_rwy18_bianche, 0, 0, 32767, 28081319
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, 857.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 3
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, 857.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 22
BGL_JUMP_32 terzoGruppo_rwy18
terzoGruppo_rwy18_bianche label word
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, 857.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 40
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, 857.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 45
terzoGruppo_rwy18 label word

SEPARATION_PLANE quartoGruppo_rwy18_bianche, 0, 0, 32767, 24149279
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, 737.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 4
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, 737.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 23
BGL_JUMP_32 quartoGruppo_rwy18
quartoGruppo_rwy18_bianche label word
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, 737.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 41
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, 737.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 42
quartoGruppo_rwy18 label word
  
SEPARATION_PLANE quintoGruppo_rwy18_bianche, 0, 0, 32767, 20192559
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, 617.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 5
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, 617.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 24
BGL_JUMP_32 quintoGruppo_rwy18
quintoGruppo_rwy18_bianche label word
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, 617.379, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 46
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, 617.379, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 47
quintoGruppo_rwy18 label word


; luci bianche
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, 497.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 6
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, 377.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 7
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, 257.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 8
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, 137.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 9
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, 17.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 10
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, -102.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 11
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, -222.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 12
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, -342.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 13
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, -462.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 14  
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, 497.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 25
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, 377.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 26
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, 257.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 27
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, 137.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 28
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, 17.279, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 29
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, -102.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 30
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, -222.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 31
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, -462.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 32

;fine pista 36
SEPARATION_PLANE quintoGruppo_rwy36_bianche, 0, 0, -32767, 19070394  
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, -582.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 33
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, -582.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 15
BGL_JUMP_32 quintoGruppo_rwy36
quintoGruppo_rwy36_bianche label word
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, -582.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 56
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, -582.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 57
quintoGruppo_rwy36 label word

SEPARATION_PLANE quartoGruppo_rwy36_bianche, 0, 0, -32767, 23065059
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, -702.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 34
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, -702.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 16
BGL_JUMP_32 quartoGruppo_rwy36
quartoGruppo_rwy36_bianche label word
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, -702.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 49
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, -702.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 54
quartoGruppo_rwy36 label word

SEPARATION_PLANE terzoGruppo_rwy36_bianche, 0, 0, -32767, 26934474
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, -822.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 35
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, -822.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 17
BGL_JUMP_32 terzoGruppo_rwy36
terzoGruppo_rwy36_bianche label word
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, -822.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 50
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, -822.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 53
terzoGruppo_rwy36 label word

SEPARATION_PLANE secondoGruppo_rwy36_bianche, 0, 0, -32767, 30866514
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, -942.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 18
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, -942.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 36
BGL_JUMP_32 secondoGruppo_rwy36
secondoGruppo_rwy36_bianche label word
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, -942.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 51
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, -942.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 55
secondoGruppo_rwy36 label word

SEPARATION_PLANE primoGruppo_rwy36_bianche, 0, 0, -32767, 34818541  
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, -1062.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 37
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, -1062.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFF2F2C6h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 19
BGL_JUMP_32 primoGruppo_rwy36
primoGruppo_rwy36_bianche label word
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 223.077, 0.862, -1062.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 48
    BGL_LIGHT LIGHT_NAV, 148.418, 0.731, -1062.721, 20, 0.60, 0.40, 0FFEDBF34h, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 ; source poly num = 52
primoGruppo_rwy36 label word

If I look in top-down, spot or tower view the lights are working well. From cockpit view, as soon as I taxy forward the quintoGruppo and quartoGruppo (number 5 and 4 in the schema above), terzoGruppo-secondoGruppo-primoGruppo disappears (3-2-1) (both white and yellow ones).As soon as I turn the airplane by 180°, the white lights appears again...pretty strange,isn't it?
Any suggestion?
 
Your code looks OK from a first look.

One thing you need to be aware of is that the SEPERATION_PLANE command works from your viewpoint, not from the aircraft reference point. So that means it will work differently from spot plane view. But usually that means it is correct from the cockpit and wrong in the other views.

Are you using a MDL file to place the lights? And if so, do you give it a rotation in the XML code?
 
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