MSFS XML Help / Simobject

[WTFlorian]

Hello,

i have (at least i'm pretty sure of it) followed the following tutorial to get a simple simobject into the sim.

However, i'm running into an issue, and since i have basically zero knowledge about xlm codes, i thought i would try and ask for help.

It says: "Error encountered here" - but what is the problem ?
Can anyone shed some light on this ?


I have attached the "SimObjects" Folder from my project as i'm unsure where i have made a mistake.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Cheers

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ModelInfo version="1.1" guid="{26675d21-e81f-4d5a-a70b-c1fd83e7c83d}">
  
    <LODS>
      
        <LOD MinSize="0" ModelFile="scip-signals.gltf"/>
      
    </LODS>
  


      
    <Behaviors>

<Component ID="t16" Node="x0_t16">
<Visibility>
<Parameter>
<Code>(A:AMBIENT WIND DIRECTION, Degrees) 67 &gt; (A:AMBIENT WIND DIRECTION, Degrees) 240 &lt; and if{ 1 } els{ 0 }</Code>
</Parameter>
</Visibility>

<Component ID="t34" Node="x0_t34">
<Visibility>
<Parameter>
<Code>(A:AMBIENT WIND DIRECTION, Degrees) 241 &gt; (A:AMBIENT WIND DIRECTION, Degrees) 67 &lt; and if{ 1 } els{ 0 }</Code>
</Parameter>
</Visibility>

</Component>
      

    </Behaviors>
</ModelInfo>

 

[=rk=]

A couple of things I notice; you have an empty "Airplanes" directory in your project sources folder, the software can easily create any folder it needs, so I don't think the empty folder will prevent a build, but it raises questions, especially without the project definitions.xml, but anyway.

Presumably you have an animation, that definition and GUID should go in on line 3, before <LODS>
"<Animation name="signals" guid="anything besides the GUID of the model" type="Standard" typeparam2="signals" typeparam="AutoPlay,Random" />

I'd try moving that "model info" closing statement, </ModelInfo> up above the "behaviors" tag and renaming that to "ModelBehaviors," both for opening and closing. (<ModelBehaviors> and </ModelBehaviors>)

That's all I notice. The animation line is key, absolutely necessary, the ModelInfo and ModelBehaviors edits I am pretty sure of.

 

[WTFlorian]

Thank you for offering your help, i appreciate that.

I have added the "packagedefinitions" to my initial post, sorry for not thinking about that in the first place.

The "airplanes" folder was added when i created the asset group (in the sim) - but as i followed the tutorial i have added the landmarks folder, since it seems to work for him.
I'm sure i followed it step by step, but obviously i messed up somewhere along the way.

Presumably you have an animation

I do not, it's two objects which should be visible/invisible according to the winddirection.

But i'm a bit confused about renaming the <ModelInfo> - the xml starts with this line

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ModelInfo version="1.1" guid="{26675d21-e81f-4d5a-a70b-c1fd83e7c83d}">

Would i change this to

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ModelBehaviours version="1.1" guid="{26675d21-e81f-4d5a-a70b-c1fd83e7c83d}">

That doesn't look right, does it ?
The ModelInfo is the first tag to be opened, shouldn't it be the last to be closed ?

I'm sorry if i sound like an idiot, but it's quite alot for me to learn.

 

[=rk=]

No, the "ModelInfo" definition line #2, is fine, as far as I know. The term I recommend you edit is "Behaviors," to ModelBehaviors."

I am quoting from a model.xml for an animated SimObject I placed in the sim. The object flickered and later worked exactly as intended, with animation as a scenery object, but the xml essentially worked for SimObject and whether these terms I am suggesting might have made it flicker, would be yours to decide.

So yes, as far as I understand, "ModelInfo" is a separate argument from "ModelBehaviors," so it has to close first.

 

[Anthony31]

You haven't closed the t16 component.

You need to insert another </Component> after

</Visibility>

and before

<Component ID="t34" Node="x0_t34">

 

[WTFlorian]

Thank you @Anthony31 - this seems to have done, well, something.
But now i'm confronted with another error i haven't seen before, you wouldn't know anything about that too, would you ?








Thank you very much for helping, i will gladly attach any file you may need to "investigate"

I can see the "output path does not exist" error - but to which asset group is that rteferring to ?
And why all of a sudden ?

 

[mamu]

You should check your placement .xml (SCIP.XML) for this error, line 736, column 260

That line can have a duplicate attribute name

A culript could be some Vectorplacement objects

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[WTFlorian]

A culript could be some Vectorplacement objects

How did you know ? This was it, i removed them, did them again (just a fence) and viola, now it works.

Thank you, beeing able to successfully compile the project again is a huge relief.

You need to insert another </Component> after

</Visibility>

and before

<Component ID="t34" Node="x0_t34">

And thank you for pointing this out, i wouldn't have found it without your help.

 

[mamu]

How did you know ? This was it, i removed them, did them again (just a fence) and viola, now it works.

Thank you, beeing able to successfully compile the project again is a huge relief.


And thank you for pointing this out, i wouldn't have found it without your help.

I supposed that was Vectorplacement because it is known to have lot of bugs, the duplicate properties is one of them.
Be aware that at the moment, when you compile the scenery and place in community there is a big issue showing several lods of the same object at the same time.

I would avoid using them till SU10

Some more info here:

Problem with the Vector Placement Tool - MSFS DevSupport

Enterprise solution for all your Social Q&A needs.

devsupport.flightsimulator.com

 

[WTFlorian]

I'm sorry for just replying now, i must have missed your post.
You're right, the vector placement tool seems a little messed up, fences start appearing in mid air etc.

I just wanted to thank you for your post, very much appreciated.

Cheers