I have been trying to use SDK for many years. For that I have watched many videos on You Tube but any of them really helped . I always got discouraged and gave up.. until I have taken the time to watch your so detailled videos, Very well script. I am so glad now to have overcome this difficulty Thanks to your good work
Robert, that is a comment that makes me happy. I am glad I helped. When I create a video, I try to think like someone who has never performed the work before. I can do better because nothing is scripted; it is all adlib, and I might miss an important point, but that is my approach. I am glad I helped you.
Thanks to your excellent videos, I was finally able to make my own small airport. I never read any manuals if I can help it, you know the type. On top of that SDK is not very user friendly, though it used to be worse a few years ago. Anyway, I was able to create my own simple airport by literally following your video step by step. And whenever I got stuck on my own, I got back to your video again and played back the minute or the seconds that I needed. Great educational tool for those of us who wish to get even more out of MSFS2020. Thank you so much.
Thank you for the kind words. SDK seems complicated because it is a different process for you. In no time at all, you will navigate it like a pro. Good luck, and keep building.
You Sir are amazing for still writing me after I deleted the messages. Ive been trying to add parking spots to my hometown airport which is already a pay ware and on top of that I added some things around like ramp crew, airport vehicles and a few static airplanes. I deleted my messages because i was able to figure out the error as soon as I posted the questions, I somehow deleted the airport tab when deleting some unwanted scenery so I simply re created the airport under the scenery editor tab, typed in the name, some info and it worked for about two spots. Then the error comes back again as in the airport tab in red under scenery editor and all the parking ive added are in yellow showing warning. As im typing this I also figured it out 😂. I need to give each parking a number because it will show duplicates and that will trigger the warning. I will continue to watch this video im posting in. Thank you so much for you time and dedication and for making this videos that are so helpful
I try to be responsive. A couple of things about parking spots. Warnings will not prevent you from building the package, but red errors will. Tying the parking locations to the taxiways is the way to get rid of the warnings. I am sure I cover that. If not, I can point to a video where I do cover, tying it all together. Generally, you can add general scenery-related objects to an airport with a standard scenery project. However, changing things under ATC control, like taxiways, gates, and GA parking ramps, requires an airport modification project. It will begin to make sense as you do it a few times.
@@patriotsix5880 thank you! 🫡 Will try messing with it soon. I just subscribed. I apologize, Ive been watching you for a while and I thought I had subscribed a while back.
I’m looking to do this, but in Canada, the problem is, that runway markings are striped in Canada. It is not a solid white. It is a bunch of thin lines. So is there a way to change the material of the markings?
It is a good question and I do not know the answer without delving into the build. How are the runways marked in standard Asobo airports? If they are correct to Canadian standards the ability is in the SDK, probably in the options for the taxiway. I recall there are painted line options but I do not remember each option available. Good luck. If I need to hop in and look, I can, but as you know, that is a fairly long process to get to taxiways. I deleted the work I did in the video because it was for the tutorial only.
@@patriotsix5880 the only way I can get the striped design is if I outline a spot with the polygon and go to materials and select the paint stripes they used in the Canada update
@@nlhockey286 You missed the first question but that is okay. Let me start at YYZ, see what they look like, and compare that to a standard Asobo Candian taxiway. I have Flytamp YYZ.
@@nlhockey286 I am looking at CYUL. I removed the runway so I can see the areal image below. I can duplicate what the original runway looks like by selecting the following paremeters in the runway markings in the propperty window. Edge Markings Threshold Markings Fixed Distance Markings Touchdown Markings and (alternate touchdown markings (Europe) Center Dashed Line Number and designator at the end Leading 0 on single digit numbers (Europe) The remaining options are up to you.
Question: Would you know if there is a way to open an older airport that has the old file structure? It doesn't seem to load the buildings. Thx. And thx for the tutorials!
You can if you have the entire scenery folder. If all you have is a package, then no. If you have the complete scenery folder, load it in the editor. I made a video about this. I made them before the changes in SU-12, but the processes still work. ruclips.net/video/sdx9ll_Z9WE/видео.html
Hi Patriot Six excellent videos loving it. Just I have a concern about how to send a text label using SimConnect library, I want to show it on MSFS screen using either c++ or c#. Do you have an idea to do it so?
Yes. At this time with SDK, it is a complicated process. From what I hear from others it takes a lot of trial and error. I never attempted to build an ILS because making a video using "trial and error " would be hard for people to succeed. I will see if I can find time to do it myself and see if it is worth making a video. My goal is to give people steps that work first time every time. Thanks for watching.
Hello Patriot, another question for you: I just bought an airport scenery (LEIB) from Inibuilds and I am amazed they got so high ratings. I let the AI run for a few minutes and discovered so many errors with taxiways. Is this something I could change myself?
I am unsure. You can make changes by overwriting the airport with your own package with standard Asobo airports. I have never tried to make corrections to payware, and I am unsure of the outcome. You can undoubtedly add objects to payware with your scenery package, but I need clarification on edits. What changes do you want to make? Taxi signs?
@@patriotsix5880Hello, thanks for your reply. No, the taxiways and the way the AI planes move are a mess. No correct exits from the runway, taxiways going through GA area which 737s use. Planes taxiing ont he runway to get from pojint A to B although taxiways are availabe. So I assume they did not take good care of these taxiways and whether they are all connected nicely.
@@MotoFuzziIt sounds like you have a mess on your hands. We are all different, but my weakness is hand-crafted airports. If I find a good one on the marketplace or SimMarket, I can't resist. Yes, I create scenery, but I need to gain the 3D skills to recreate a large airport. If a suitable version is available for purchase, I would not hesitate to purchase it. I usually will add a few things here and there on my own, but recreating a large airport takes a lot of time unless somebody is a 3D wizard. I had a friend rebuild KMIA, which took him three or four months just for the buildings. You can buy it for about $20. $20 means less to me than months spent on building the airport. However, that is a decision you have to make for yourself. Not all airports are on the marketplace. Also, some creators are better than others. There are great creators out there, like FlyTampa out there. What airport are you working on?
@@MotoFuzzi I forgot you had a bad experience with a purchased airport. Liek I said, some are better than others. I really Like Flytampa's work and Dominicdesignteam. I have a few by Inbuilds. KDTW is one and to me it looks great. It has active passengers and a couple of trams. However, the taxi signs might be bad. I do not pay a lot of attention to taxi signs personally but as I said, we are all different.
@@patriotsix5880Hello Patriot, I am not sure what you mean when you talk about taxi signs. Do you mean the actual taxi signs? For me personally, they are not so important. Important for me is that the taxiways are all connected correctly and that AI traffic can flow naturally. What I noticed with the IniBuilds scenery is, that the scenery buildings and stuff are nice but another important factor for me is how the AI traffic flows. And if there are connections missing, and planes take the runway instead of taxiways to get from point A to B, then they certainly did not a good job. Since you have showed in your videos on how to lay taxiways and connect the nodes, I thought you might know. I don't want to lay new taxiways or buildings, I just want to correct the errors of missing nodes or whatever you call these points where taxiwaxs connect and AI can use to taxi to and from runways and the terminal building.
Is there a video in where is adding explained of existing scenery, and how to redo the so called AFCAD/ADE for AI traffic I have several payware airports in where my AI-traffic don't take off or simply stop taxi at a certain point. Thanks in advantage
Thanks for watching. I am unaware of a video or a way to change AI traffic. A payware is being built called Beyond ATC. The mod looks very promising in bringing a more true-to-life ATC; in addition, Beyond ATC is building its own AI Traffic model. If you see the videos, you can see how labor-intensive it is to make the AI traffic behave. I will link the video below. An excellent alternative to the Asobo AI traffic is FSLTL Traffic. FSLTL is free. What you get with FSLTL is the correct liveries at the airport in real life. For example, you will not see a Qantas livery at an airport Qantas does not fly. The AI traffic behavior is managed in the sim programming and not a part of SDK. So, we have no control. Check out these products below. It will improve your experience. Free FSLTL fslivetrafficliveries.com Beyond ATC ruclips.net/video/w_Z9Gq6Gx80/видео.html Good luck.
If there are no Helipads at my existing airfield do I still delete them like you did with the runways right at the begining? I added three helipads to EGPE but when I built the package and added to Community folder they didn't appear at EGPE. I have a paid for scenery already for EGPE, would that possibly be why its not working? Those are the only two things I can think of. I see my marketplace scenery in Packages/Offical/OneStore, would I need to edit it? Not sure how to proceed.
Thanks for watching. Technically there is no need to delete helipads if they do not exist at the airport, but honestly, it will not cause harm to tick delete. So, I would keep the delete ticked. You can edit payware airports in the official folder. For example, I recently deleted taxiways at a payware airport because the taxiways were not accurate. However, I was able to recreate the correct taxiways. As for why the helipads are not showing up for you, I am still thinking about it. There is something else going on. We may not solve the problem via RUclips chat. You will find a link to an international Facebook Group I have in the video description. We need to use a forum where we can share images, ETC. Discord is also an option where we can share screens. If you don't like Facebook, let me know, and we can go the Discord route. We will need to make an appointment that works for both of us.
@@patriotsix5880 Thanks for taking the time to reply, the error was completely on my part, I had two versions of the scenery I was trying to create. I simply dropped the wrong folder into the Community Folder. I shared your video with the guys on the Hype Discord, you just saved one of the lads a lot of time, he'd spent 12hrs trying to figure out the helipad thing. So many thanks!
@@cutlass6332 I am happy you figured it out. I was confident the problem was on the human side but wanted to avoid boldly going there. It usually is. 😃
Thank you very much for your materials. I learned a lot from you, which allowed me to take my first steps in "improving" the MSFS scenery. However, I have one problem that I don't know if it is possible to solve. Well, I would like to add new sections of roads and highways to the scenery, which are not visible in the default scenery. Is this possible in MSFS (with SDK) ???
I have successfully cleaned up roads using a polygon with asphalt as the material. It is slow and tedious, but it works. The most challenging part is matching the colors. To match colors, I take a screenshot, look at the screenshot in MS Paint, and sample the road color. Once sampled, you can use the RGB parameters in the properties of the added material. I hope that helps.
@@tombulva I don't have a video. It never occurred to me to make a video building a road. If you are uncomfortable trying, email me at patriotsix9677@gmail.com and send images of what you want and where. GPS coordinates will help me find the location. I will make the road and send you screenshots of how I do it.
Really nice video. I just purchased KBHM from the marketplace and of all things, the approach lighting for runways 6 and 24 are missing. Can I add those using SDK?
Did you use the sound sample from “Flight unlimited” Respawn after a crash . It would say press x for divine intervention. There was a choir sound and you were back flying at 5000 feet .
I'm a noob here. In trying to edit my home airport, all the buildings have disappeared when I run in normal mode. Trees are there, no buildings anywhere on the airport grounds. Any idea how I can just restore the airport to it's original settings? Thanks!
You can remove the package from the Community Folder, and it will return to normal. Could you let me know what you placed in the community folder? Were you able to open the packages folder and place that folder into the CF, or did you put the entire scenery folder into the CF?
Hello from Perú. I've been watching a few videos but I was wondering if by any chance you made a tutorial about editing Jetways. I have a scenery SPZO that is missing a couple of jetways and I wish to add them, also, it has an object (static aircraft) that I want to remove. May you please point to that video?, I appreciate you time and help, thank you in advance. Have a good one.
Greetings Reru. I do not have a video adding jetways. I plan to make a video, but I have been taking a break from making videos. Adding jetways is done by adding a parking space and, under parking space type, selecting jetway. That is what I know, and I have yet to learn all of the quirks and nuances of adding a jetway. To remove static aircraft in the objects menu, select Exclusion Rectangle. You can size the rectangle to meet your needs if you like. The rectangle has eight movable axis to allow you to size. An axis at each corner and a point in the middle of each side. The rectangle will remove all objects, or you can tick on the "remove all objects" button, expand the selections, and pick the object type you want to remove. You want to be selective so you do not remove objects you want to keep, so changing the size is essential. You can use as many rectangles as possible to remove everything you want. I hope that helps. I may get back to making videos after a rest.
@@patriotsix5880 Thanks for your swift reply. Well, I'm no designer or anything, but I always look forward to learning something new, I made liveries on my own, modify some too to my liking for instance. Modifying Airports is something I plan to learn. Thanks for the advice. Have a good one!, Cheers!!
Thanks for the great tutorials and the clear and concise directions. I am working on Skyranch (TN98) near Knoxville for my first starter project while following along your tutorials. I have a friend that flies out of there in real life. I had an issue with editing my starting spots today, they didn't translate to the entire length. Also would like to see a tutorial on how to adjust the mesh around the airport so shorelines and elevation can be a little more accurate.
Thanks for watching, Somewhere. I can help you understand the start location moves. I am working on a new series called Quick Reference Guides. The guides will walk through everything needed to overwrite an existing airport. "1-A MSFS 2020 SDK QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE - Overwriting an Existing Airport - Create a Scenery Folder" was uploaded last week, and I am uploading 1-B as I type. Your timing is fortuitous because 1-B is about replacing runways and moving start locations. It should be uploaded, and RUclips checks completed in about 9 hours. Probably sooner, but I have been working on this video for 16 hours, and it is 4:43 AM here in Nashville. 😃 I might need a few hours of rest while the video is uploading. The quick reference guides are shorter and cover fewer subjects but at a faster pace. I am in the process of offering an option besides videos for those who learn differently, and I plan to announce something this week. Good luck, brother. If you are subscribed, check your notifications late tomorrow afternoon. Thank care P6
Oh, I forgot about the mesh. Please give me an exact location to look at. I would like to see what you want to do. Please give me as much detail as you can. This is RUclips chat, so good communication takes work. I have a Facebook Group with many good folks in there who also help folks out. At least on Facebook, we can share images. If you use Facebook, you can find the P6 Scenery Group here. facebook.com/groups/788136852324508
@@SomewhereSimulated Awesome, brother. Here is the video we spoke about. Let me know how it goes with the start points, and please send the shoreline stuff when you get a chance. ruclips.net/video/X7YiSJkcakQ/видео.html
Is there a way to extract 3D models so that we can fix the shapes? My plan is to extract a house. Use that as a reference but add more details and also fix the shape. The roof is wrong, the doors, windows are not where they are supposed to be. And they are missing a garage door.
There is a way to do it but it is not in my skill set. I have a friend that exports Google Maps into Blender and then fixes buildings. He explained it to me but since I do not do it, the explanation was all gibberish to me. You can also use the Earth2MSFS tool if 3D photogrammetry is available in the location but you will not like the resolution close-up. It's made to view at a distance.
Excellent presentation. I see lots of exclusions and adding of objects. What is the best way to move a four-light papi from the middle of a taxiway to where it belongs? Thanks.
You can try to use an exclusion rectangle but it may not work. Not a polygon but an exclusion rectangle. Most likely you will end up redoing the runway to make it right. Good luck, friend.
Hey Brother, I'm just getting started on modifying my home airport KOLV as my first project and boy do I have a lot of questions. I've watched lots of your videos and they have taught me a lot about how do do most things. Thanks for all your great tutorials. So, if I delete the runway will it also delete the ILS for that runway or just the scenery? I want to hand place the runway edge lighting, change the PAPI lights to VASI and add the MALSR lights to RWY 18. If I replace the runway scenery will it remove all of these objects? I've already done taxiway lights, signs and added some buildings and gave them lights.
Hello Jeff, Thanks for watching. The short answer is no; it will not delete the ILS. However, when the airport or runway is ticked on the Scenery Editor, in the properties, you will see "Deletions" Take a look at the delete options. ILS is a separate category. I have started a new series which are shorter tutorials up to date and single subjects for each video. The first one went up last week, "1-A MSFS 2020 SDK QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE - Overwriting an Existing Airport - Create a Scenery Folder" The follow-up video title will start with "1-B" and is uploading right now and should be available in about nine hours. 1-B is replacing the runways. I will continue the shorter single-subject guides until I cover the subjects needed. So if you are subscribed, watch your notifications for the new video in about 9 hours. Happy building and flying. P6
@@patriotsix5880 Thanks for the update on runways, it’s just in time! I tried to do a runway last night and all went well until I tried to change the runway surface and it went to hell from there.
Thank you very much for the detailed tutorial. I have been facing problems with no runway or terminal and taxiway lights in some default airports. Is there any way to add back the missing lights?
There is. I made part two of this video here where I redo the taxiways and parking locations and link them all up to work with ATC. I also added taxiway lighting. I completed the recording yesterday and I am still editing the video. It should be up in a few hours. It takes time to edit and upload. Good luck with scenery building.
@@alapjani8508 You bet. I just finished editing part two. It takes a while to upload since I make all the videos in 4K but it will be ready very soon. It may be tomorrow morning before the CC is detected and added by RUclips. I usually wait on the CC to populate before I go public.
Hi Patriot Six. I am a new scenery developer and I’m trying to make an add-on that I’ve modeled and blender, but I’m having some trouble getting the model to integrate with the taxiway surface. Can you make a video on taxiway bridges or can we sit down sometime one on one and work on this issue together? Thank you
Can you explain the issue you are having? Can you export from Blender fine? Do you need help with the model in SDK? This will help me assess the next step.
@@patriotsix5880 Thanks for the reply. So, the model is showing up in msfs fine, but I'm having an issue with the sdk and terrain when using scenery editor. I have collisions set on the surfaces. I can taxi aircraft when on the bridge, but getting on the bridge is an issue. When I taxi up to the edge of the bridge, the plane sinks through the ground, then collides with the edge of the model, making the a/c stuck... Trying to make a smooth, seamless transition onto the bridge. I've tried adding terraforming to push the ground up to the edge so it's perfectly aligned, same issue. I've also tried to add a rectangle with a surface profile around the bridge and that doesn't help either.
@@CTde110 I went through the same thing at the airport where I live. There is a taxi bridge over the freeway, and in the SIM, it is flat. As you cross the bridge, a car might go through you. I tried many times, and I had a new idea each time, but I was unsuccessful. Finally, Feelthere built the airport. Problem solved. Here is what I think now in hindsight. A larger area has to be modeled and worked into the landscape. I have noticed many payware airports the creator has developed the entire area. That is my thoughts now.
@@ilynx2008 You know what they say. If a NY boy moves to TN he is still a NY boy. I am an import myself. I was born and raised in Western KY so I only moved a couple of hours away but the culture is the same here as home so it was an easy transition.
Can you do a video on fixing jetways? Example is KMDT. Default positions and markings are off. Planes spawn at odd angles at the gates and current jetways don’t work correctly. Great video!
Right now for me, i would like to learn "How to Remove" objects from an existing airport. My Home airport for example KHMT has objects where they don't belong like, taxi lights, runway signs, etc. I would like to remove them to make the airport correct.
At 16:21 of this video, I go to the delete command. This is the section where you decide what you want to delete and what you want to keep with the airport you are editing. I hope that helps.
I got as far as deleting the runways with the delete command, but unlike with yours the runways did not disappear when I ticked the box. Am I missing something. Also same with starts and taxiways.
Thanks for watching. I bet the sim runway and taxiways were removed and what you see is the satellite images and the base world map. Those will remain but you cover them up with your own runway. If you plan to place the new runways and taxiways in a different location, you can, but you will need to cover the satellite images with a ground texture. I hope that helps.
hi, I try to modify ils in a free airport. To do that, I create a new runway and remain other things the same. However, when I output my project and install in MSFS, there is only my runway exist and the other things are disappear? Could you tell me how can I deal with that? thank you very much
Hello. I have not added or modified an ILS. From what I have seen from others, adding an ILS is quirky and unreliable. So, I am avoideding the subject until SDK improves to the point it is more intuitive. Sorry, friend.
Could you show how we can update default airport in terms of afcad files? IN the past (FSX) there was a lot of afad files (I believe it was their name, essentially .bgl or .afcad file not sure). What these small files did was really impoortant to ensure real life runway operation. When I install this afcad files for specific airport I could choose all runways for deprature no matter the wind. Also I could ask for different runway when ATC gave me "bad one". Unfortunately it happens a lot with crappy default MSFS ATC. For example LKPR (Prague) has 2 runways but 12/30 is used only when the 06/24 is being repaired/cleaned etc. If there is wind for example 100° it gives me RWY 12 which is 90% time closed and in real life they are going to use 06. Also CYYZ (Toronto) a lof ot times there is wind favouring runways 15/33 but in real life they are using the 05/23 or runways 06/24, but default atc very often gives the 15/33 although the wind is for example variable or very weak like 3 knots. Thanks a lot.
Thanks for watching, friend. I never used FSX so I had to do my own research to understand how it works. By the way, if you do not have it, FlyTampa made a beautiful payware mod of YYZ for MSFS. Anyway, I am curious about your flying. I was going to ask how you build your flight plans but then I thought, maybe you are flying VFR. Can you give me a little more information? Are you flying VFR or with a flight plan. If you fly with a plan, how do you create the plan?
@@Izmael1310 Same here. I usually allow Simbrief to choose the departure and arrival runways. I also use Metar lookup a mid which gives me the destination ATIS. I check the status of my destination about 100 NM before TOD. I have been successful in changing the destination runway in the FMC but getting ATC to change is a challenge. I started using Beyond ATC this week and I am still learning the program. So, I understand your situation and I am in the same boat. Most of the time it works but it appears that Simbrief gives you a runway based on Metar information and not correct airport operations. I am getting familiar with Beyond ATC and I still have a lot to learn but it appears BATC will change your arrival based on current operations. As I said, I am still learning the program.
@@patriotsix5880 doing the same. I take a look at metar of the origin airport and destination. I take a look on flightradar 24 to see real life runway usage. I set runways in my simbrief accordingly. Problem is usually with the landing. For example NZAA airport (New Zealand) is really messed up. Atis said something like wind 110/4, ils landing runway 23L. Landing and departing runway 05R... In these scenarios I don't care and I land as it is appropriate according real life data. If the ATC wont give me the opposite runway I ask at least for an approach to the correct runway. Basically I confirm landing on 23 and ask for an approach to 05 vectors to final but I land on the 05 anyway. The ATC is so bad that I really don't care 😁
@@Izmael1310 I understand. I do what I want to do. There are no repercussions from a virtual ATC. If it is in your budget, I do recommend Beyond ATC. It is so much better than in-game ATC. BATC is in the early access stage and being updated a lot as problems are found but I am very impressed with the tool. You will really like how BATC vectors when a vector is needed. Top notch. And once they complete their own AI traffic model, (in the works) similar to FSLTL, it will be even better.
It is easy to overlook a step when you are following a tutorial. Once you get it, you are good to go but like everything else, repetition improves your skills. Thanks for watching.
I modified an airport and it worked! Now I want to modify my little village of Carambuche, Baja California Sur. Can I make a polygon and replace the village with an image from google earth?
You can if 3D photogrammetry is available at the location. You can test it by looking at Google Earth. Could you make sure you look carefully for the 3D? It can be tricky. Currently, the Earth2MSFS tool is hit or miss but has a workaround. I am in the process of making an updated video on the Earth2MSFS tool.
@@patriotsix5880 I doubt if there is any 3D of the village. It seems kind of flat in google earth. Can you use a photo to get the information? What does earth2msfs do if you try to download with no 3D available? Thanks for your help. Duane
@@duanethompson2360 If you download Google Earth, you will get what is there. It will give you a two-dimensional mesh or basically a picture. The only other way is to have the village 3D modeled in Blender.
Hello Steef, Great videos. I started to recreate te old Army airport EHSB in the Netherlands. Is it possible to create a working ATC on this airport? Thanks
@@ronstuveling That is what I thought. I have not been successful with that myself. I even went into the XML and edited the script. This is speculation on my part but what I think is going on. I think the Comm information is within the server. You can build a package to edit Comm that already exists but you can't seem to add new comm information and it is recognized by ATC. Speculation but it seems logical.
I was trying to put a runway into a location with no actual buildings or runway surface in Algeria DRZI .. It was perched on raised strip of land ...After I saved the scenery and reloaded the sim I noticed that whole area had been flattened. But when I wanted to add something to the project I built the package and the raised area came back ruining everything. I can reload the sim and use what I saved earlier but I enjoyed flying into the elevated strip before I started the project. Must be something to do with elevation or the bit of scenery I am building on .
I will run a test myself, but what if you enter the area's correct elevation (accurate in real life or what you want it to be) at the beginning of the airport package build? I am trying to remember, but the elevation you set at the start may differ from what you want for the end result. Please let me know if that needs clarification or if I need help understanding the question, please let me know.
@@patriotsix5880 hi. I thought of raising the elevation because the elevation isn't correct. I think the raised Hill the runway is on isn't being taken into account in the Sdk. But if I remember I wasn't able to change it before I built the package. So I went with the 800m above SL it gave me.
But once the package is built the whole area gets flattened. One thing I'm unsure of if you want to go back and edit the project should you leave the package in the community folder or remove it.
@@jonathanlambert7004 Hello Jonathan. I will address both questions in this one post. First, I visited Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to build an airport. I chose this location because the mountain is long and narrow, with a significant and distinct falloff on the East face. I used the GPS coordinates for the area and the website www.dcode.fr/earth-elevation for the elevation. The airport is 636 meters AMSL. I was able to successfully place the runway without changing the geology of the site. However, the SDK will flatten the runway itself. Nevertheless, it worked, and the mountain retained its characteristics. Regarding the package in the community folder, some will leave the package in the community folder while making edits to the same package. Therefore, leaving the project in the community folder is not a best practice. If you only add items, you can go with the package in the community folder. However, if you delete or reorientate objects, then the trouble begins. For example, with the scenery loaded in twice, you will have duplicates of each object. If you remove an object, the item will appear to remain because it is loaded in the scenery twice. The same goes for changing the orientation of an object. You may only want to add objects, but your preferences can change. The straightforward method is always to remove the package from the community folder so you have a clear view of any changes. Thanks for watching, and I hope this advice helps.
Thanks for the tutorial. Taxiways and custom parking are important for airports I modify (some lack parking altogether in the sim, such as small arctic aerodromes) so even a simple tutorial on doing those would be great. I think I know how to do it now, but the only way I know is to completely delete all taxiways to customize any parking at all. Don't know if you know of a better way of doing this.
You are right on in what you are doing. That is the only way to modify taxiways because taxiways and parking are embedded within the airport package. So, you are doing it right. You have to modify the airport and delete and rebuild. Also, I am sure you noticed that most if not all of the default ramps are not properly located or named. I plan to do more with this video and edit taxiways but I have to find the time. A video is at least a twelve-hour project for me. I know that sounds nuts but I am particular about the finished product and even though I am not the most eloquent of speakers, I do want the best quality out there for folks to see and learn from. lots of editing and zooming and all that stuff. Good luck and happy scenery building. By the way, if you are interested we have a great community where we help each other with scenery projects and share advice. Here is a link. facebook.com/groups/788136852324508
Thanks for your videos i have learned a lot. wondering could you point to a video or tell me how to remove existing airport so i don't see the existing small airport when i go to globe and choose to fly there. I still see the spawn points for the existing airport when i choose to spawn in from the globe of earth. your videos helped me to build a international scale airport on what was a small g/a field. i have not deleted the small g/a airport because dont know how to select it. when i use the polygon tool i can see in properties all the normal things but no runway to delete. i did select to overwrite the existing airport when i created the new file. Thanks
i found it by moving the asset arrow in the scenery editor, then the existing runway showed up with the delete option (all runways). i just updated the skd a week or two ago. perhaps there was a change since you video. again thanks for all the great information in your tutorials.
@@turbine.tv.1 I am glad you found it. I have made more than one video covering this subject. Each video is different depending upon my goals. There is a more recent video on this subject but, you are good now. Thanks for watching.
@@johnglubney3228 Looking at an areal overview in Google Earth it appears to have 3 start locations for commercial aircraft and in the GA sections, it appears to have about 55 GA ramps. I am counting the parking spots. I also see five helipads. Does that seem right to you? Looking in MSFS the GA side seems okay although the helipads need to be added. The commercial side is a mess and with too many start locations.
@@patriotsix5880 ya, thats it. The whole airport is a mess in MSFS. You are correct, 3 terminal starts and GA to the south. Do you have a video explaining how to place starts?
@@johnglubney3228 This one. ruclips.net/video/0PBQBgqxrj8/видео.html iIf you have issues let me know. If will take a combination of the video you are talking about along with the video linked. You will need to remove parking locations. Let me know if you have issues and I can extend this video here to include parking locations.
Hello. You cannot make a tree default for an area. There is a section on properties where you can change the vegetation Biom, but I doubt that will give you the result you desire. However, if coconut trees are in your scenery library, you can place the trees as individual objects the way you place any scenery object. As for making a ditch, you have to do that with terraforming. The explanation requires a more comprehensive method of communication. It is too much to effectively explain in RUclips chat. It would take a form of communication where we can share images. I do have a video where I add palm trees. ruclips.net/video/gIRKzZ2qW5A/видео.html This will help you with the tree additions. As for terraforming, you would have to join the group where I can share pictures with you. facebook.com/groups/788136852324508
Try using an exclusion rectangle. Ensure you exclude all objects, so take care of what you place the rectangle over. It may take an exclusion rectangle for each static aircraft. If that does not work, we can go deeper.
@@patriotsix5880 thank very much, I used the rectangle exclude shape to the object dimension and select all object, but notice that at the moment of place the square over the object it became invisible just with the exclusion rectangle. But I still complete the operation and build the scenary the build .cfg after compilation is 1kb.
I follow all step in your video more than 4 time looking for any missing step but I sure I follow you . By the way I am visiting your city Nashville, doing some service for 3 week at Nissan Manufacture Nice city
@@smartchines Could you tell me more about what is going on? What is failing? What needs to be fixed? I live in the suburb of Smyrna. The main Nissan plant is here and pretty close to my home.
@@patriotsix5880 Yes is my location Smyrna I am at Holiday Inn next to I-24. I am using flight simulator from version 98 after X I use lock martin and back as MSFS return. well I re install SDK and sample, create the copy of sample and copy the complete scenary that I want to edit to start over, this time I set the exclusion rectangle over the object and select remove object, then saved but in the inspector don't have builder button, so I build from project editor windows, but still when check the scenary cfg in the project file it only have 1K when original cfg is about 532k and no work.
I wonder if MS allow us to create non existing airports. To allow creators to extrapolate on architecture designs or create simple fields in locations there is none. I would like to make a futuristic helicopter / drone hub for big cities.
Thanks for watching. Yes, you can build fictional airports and helipads. Here are two resources that will walk you through the process. One is building a fictional airport, and the other only adds a helipad. ruclips.net/video/Wb2DM3kCwH4/видео.html ruclips.net/video/o-s_DXuvr9E/видео.html Good luck.
Between the runways, there’s a section of taxiway (A) with all the correct markings, but it’s grass. I’m going to try to replace the material only, leaving the taxi details alone. I assume there’s a way to view the other taxiway details, to match what is used elsewhere…? Wish me luck. LOL
@@tangocharlie9291 TC, here is my view with a caveat or two. As far as I know, if you want authenticity, you have to change all of the taxiways and link them all up for their system to work. That is by editing the airport which is what I covered in the video. That is a complex task and will take time. The first caveat is that if all you want to do is change the material type, Yes you can do that with a small scenery addition and use a polygon. I can provide a video if you need it. However, the material may cover up all of the markings and you end up with a simple asphalt patch. You cannot add taxiways in a scenery project. The taxiweay must be associated with an airport. So, that is where editing the airport comes into play. You have to decide which bugs you the most, the grass mistake or a mall section of the taxiway without the hold shorts and center line. I wish there was an easy button but there is not that I am aware of. Because of the complexity, I overlooked the grass for the longest time. In fact, this package that I built here I have never put the package into use. I made this for the tutorial. I still have grass as we speak. Because I moved from GA to airliners I do not fly out of Smyrna like I did the first couple of years. I fly out of BNA now so out of sight, out of mind. Good luck, brother. By the way, you may not like how I set up KMQY in the video but you are welcome to the work. I will gladly give it to you and save you a lot of time. If I was recreating the airport down to the nuts and bolts, I would have added more parking locations to match the real airport...probably. Who knows. This was simply to show people how to do it. I am fairly certain I stuck with the taxiways exactly but with a few small additions. Either way, they do link up with ATC correctly and the grass is gone.
I may come back to you for that package, but I’m going to try to add a few buildings, the tractor-trailers, etc. I’m sure I have NO idea as to what I’m getting myself into!! 🤣
Thanks for watching. Could you clarify for me because there are a couple ways to do it? Are you saying when you start a project and change the names in the inspector, it does not work? If so, you may enter a name and then tabbing to move. I have learned you can't tab. What I do is change the name and then click on another location. I may add the project name and then tick creator instead of tabbing. If you are talking about adding a creator name that is the default, you can do that by starting a project with the wizard and adding a company name and creator name.
@@patriotsix5880This is when I first start out creating a name and company from the beginning. Can't get it to work so not changing the name. No matter how I enter it. Before the project or afterwards when saving it will not accept it. I type studmaverick aviation for creator name and soon as I tab out or clicked out of it goes away and it still shows red letters stating create name and company. Does the same if I try to create a company name. I'm going to try it again as I'm sure I clicked out of it but to make sure going to do it your way. Also, by the way, I graduated from Smyrna High School, of course that was 1982 but still have family there. thanks
@@patriotsix5880 I got the creator name created by clicking out of it and not tabbing but the company name will not go no matter how I try to get out of it.
@@patriotsix5880 not controled airport, it is a bushstrip LF26 in MSFS real OACI is LF6321 and real name is Saint-Priest Des Champs, i rebuilt this airport with hangars, runways and so on but real OACI is still not OK, thanks for answer, now i try build an helipad on a roof with your tuto 21, thanks a lot again for that
@@michelvp6314 That should be fairly easy then. I will take a look at it in the next few days. The only question I have not is will the ACIO code will allow that many digits.
@@michelvp6314 I gave it my best shot. I edited and renamed the airport but no matter what I do, the old name still appears on the map. I have nothing to lose so I tried to find the airport in the sim but failed. I was going to attempt to edit the airport XML files. I suspect the data is on the servers and loads in on demand. Sorry. Everything seemed to go well until I selected the airport on the FS map.
Boogey, thanks for watching. I would like to help, but it is impossible in RUclips chat. I will give you a couple of options. You can join the Facebook group where you can direct message me, and we can share images, ETC. We will likely need to get on Discord and determine what is happening. You can do either or both. Here are the links. Once you join, you must identify yourself for me to remember. Only some people use the same user name in all Apps. If we need to screen share on Discord, we must set a time because I only sometimes hang out in Discord. Patriot Six MSFS 2020 Facebook Scenery Group facebook.com/groups/788136852324508 Patriot SixDiscordd discord.gg/xUEq5jB5
This appears to be exactly what I am seeking...Modifying existing airport. MSFS left my local Regional airport completely devoid of buildings as well as a non-existant, X'ed out runway.
Good deal. It is a common theme. I cover a lot of topics in other videos. You can cover the non-existent runway with a ground texture and it will take priority over the runway. I can't remember if I used ground textures in the video or not. Here are a couple of tips. once you select a ground texture that suits the location, you can modify the color of the ground. Also, you can get rid of the tiled look of the texture and it will appear more natural. I cover the ground texture in this video ruclips.net/video/o-s_DXuvr9E/видео.html you can expand the description of the video and go directly to the chapter on ground textures at 28:48 Applying the Ground Mesh Good luck. Let me know if you need anything.
Thanks for watching. I don't understand the question entirely. Are you asking about the location of parked AI traffic at Cincinnati International? If so, I would go get FSLTL AI traffic. It is more accurate than the standard Asobo AI traffic. fslivetrafficliveries.com/
Any help please: Any time I hit the load in editor the base im doing goes to this 2d image and tha ground changes to how it is on google map showing the planes on the ramp but flat on the surface .
That is normal. The system has to load in scenery and the AI has to do its thing. Normally everything is loaded in by the time the scenery editor populates. Sometimes you will get a short offline warning. That is also normal. If the scenery never loads in, we may need to talk about your PC, particularly the installed RAM. Good luck and thanks for watching.
@@akahecool have you given the system long enough for the scenery editor to populate with your library objects? Typically when you can see the library objects, the rest of the scenery is loaded. This can take a few minutes depending upon your PC and Internet speed. If everything is working like I said and you still see flat scenery I am curios about your system. You don't need the best of the best to do this but in Developer Mode, more resources are getting used. I have 128 GB of RAM. Many work fine with 32 GB. Also, do you have a large amount of scenery and other things in the Community Folder?
@@akahecool Well, it is not normal and my hunch is that it is something with your PC. I would limit what is in the community folder (everything you can do without while building) and see if the scenery loads. The way I understand the situation is that the MSFS AI does not generate standard scenery as in buildings and trees. in developer mode. The question is, where is the bottleneck?
Hmmm. I am not sure why that is happening. I was able to add my default name. It seems the default name only gets injected into the project if you build a new project starting with Project Editor. I only use the Project Editor to build projects when I am building or editing an airport. Most of the work I do is with a manually modified scenery folder [simplescenery] and I always have to enter the company name in the Inspector because of how the XMLs are built in SimpleScenery. It is just a personal preference. That is how I learned to build scenery and I have stuck with what works. But either option is fine. Whatever works for you and is most comfortable. I wish I knew the answer but I do not. I would have to see you work to spot any deviations. It is impossible to do through RUclips chat. Thanks for watching though. If you want to reach to me personally you can find me at facebook.com/groups/788136852324508
@@patriotsix5880 Finally I've found the Solution. I wrote my Name in Red, then i've clicked on the red Default creator Name. Thank you Sir for your help! Regards from Germany. Have a nice Weekend
Even as a Pat's fan, I would still make you a Bill's livery if I could. I do not make liveries. I go to flightsim.to and find a livery creator. I typically pay them $50 but you may be able to negotiate. The last person I used goes by ahsaul. The best way to find somebody is to look at Longitude liveries and start tagging folks. It might take a while to find a willing person. Some won't do one-offs and some will. I would start with ahsaul and go from there. Good luck.
a rather laborious process, if before we do not decompile afcad of the edited airport and open it as a project, because we will have to create all the runways again and center them, and only then change their parameters...
It's all laborious but making a video it much harder. 😃 Perhaps because I am anal and have a background in music production. I sweat the small shit. LOL
@@radeon29 I researched decompilation. It seems to be an issue folks are still struggling to achieve. Apparently, this was doable in other sims? I never had xplane or any of the other sims. I dropped out of FS in the early 90s and came back a couple of years ago so I have zero experience with the other sims.
@@patriotsix5880 there are tools for decompiling msfs .bgl for a long time, but with my tests they work about 70% out of 100%, they need to be improved
@@radeon29 There are so many tools out there. I have found many to be obsolete by the time I find the tool and the tutorials behind the SDK in therms of updates. It seems the creators have access to things I do not have access to although in MSFS only a handful do a good job IMO. I find FlyTamps to be on the mark in all the areas I have observed. Unfortunately, there is more bad out there than great.
Have you gone through the tutorial? If not, it will help you. If you have seen this video and still have issues. please let me know. ruclips.net/video/MXPL0n0kA_4/видео.html
@@gwadacaps06 I planned on making a video about jetways, but I am taking a pause on new videos for now. It's a lot of work, and I needed a break. Thanks for watching.
@@patriotsix5880 thank you too i confirm it's very hard i will see all you video ;). The system to edit/create airport on FSX/P3D was better than MSFS. i found a scenery for the airport in question for moment. Thank you for all
The taxiway video will be up tonight. I completed the video and now I am editing the video. The video covers adding parking locations and taxiways all ATC-controlled.
Ethan, it took a while but here is the video if you still need it. I made this because of your request. I hope it helps. Thanks for watching and making a request. ruclips.net/video/7010EirtEQc/видео.html
Hello, I have an apron at a MSFS/ Asobo standard airport, where I want to add only a few yellow taxilanes- what would be the best way to do that? Thanks!
Thanks for watching. I am thinking about how this can be done easily. A known fix is but it is convoluted and requires redoing all taxiways. I found a free mod on Flightsdim.to. I have not used this mod so I cannot vouch for its usability but the comments claim it is easier than the standard SDK options. flightsim.to/file/28520/global-airport-taxiway-markings Please let me know how it goes.
Hello . I am brand new to this sdk thing. Enjoyed the video. One thing I would like do is remove some trees that don't exist in real life from my home air field CNY3. Thanks. AceMcCool16286.
Hello, John. Thanks for watching. Since you are new, I recommend these videos. The first will get you grounded in the tools, and the second will show you all you can do with polygons. These two will get you through your desired task, plus even more if you want. ruclips.net/video/_XsOju3kMXQ/видео.html ruclips.net/video/EKZu1Nivuec/видео.html
I have been trying to use SDK for many years. For that I have watched many videos on You Tube but any of them really helped . I always got discouraged and gave up.. until I have taken the time to watch your so detailled videos, Very well script. I am so glad now to have overcome this difficulty Thanks to your good work
Robert, that is a comment that makes me happy. I am glad I helped. When I create a video, I try to think like someone who has never performed the work before. I can do better because nothing is scripted; it is all adlib, and I might miss an important point, but that is my approach. I am glad I helped you.
Thanks to your excellent videos, I was finally able to make my own small airport.
I never read any manuals if I can help it, you know the type. On top of that SDK is not very user friendly,
though it used to be worse a few years ago.
Anyway, I was able to create my own simple airport by literally following your video step by step.
And whenever I got stuck on my own, I got back to your video again and played back the minute or the seconds that I needed.
Great educational tool for those of us who wish to get even more out of MSFS2020.
Thank you so much.
Thank you for the kind words. SDK seems complicated because it is a different process for you. In no time at all, you will navigate it like a pro. Good luck, and keep building.
Bless you for these videos Patriot Six! They are very, very well put together! Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words.
Agreed thanks to him I can enhance my airports n much more
@@Avgeek_340Thanks, friend.
You Sir are amazing for still writing me after I deleted the messages. Ive been trying to add parking spots to my hometown airport which is already a pay ware and on top of that I added some things around like ramp crew, airport vehicles and a few static airplanes. I deleted my messages because i was able to figure out the error as soon as I posted the questions, I somehow deleted the airport tab when deleting some unwanted scenery so I simply re created the airport under the scenery editor tab, typed in the name, some info and it worked for about two spots. Then the error comes back again as in the airport tab in red under scenery editor and all the parking ive added are in yellow showing warning. As im typing this I also figured it out 😂. I need to give each parking a number because it will show duplicates and that will trigger the warning. I will continue to watch this video im posting in. Thank you so much for you time and dedication and for making this videos that are so helpful
I try to be responsive. A couple of things about parking spots. Warnings will not prevent you from building the package, but red errors will. Tying the parking locations to the taxiways is the way to get rid of the warnings. I am sure I cover that. If not, I can point to a video where I do cover, tying it all together. Generally, you can add general scenery-related objects to an airport with a standard scenery project. However, changing things under ATC control, like taxiways, gates, and GA parking ramps, requires an airport modification project. It will begin to make sense as you do it a few times.
@@patriotsix5880 thank you! 🫡 Will try messing with it soon. I just subscribed. I apologize, Ive been watching you for a while and I thought I had subscribed a while back.
Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. They are so helpful.
Thanks for watching.
I’m looking to do this, but in Canada, the problem is, that runway markings are striped in Canada. It is not a solid white. It is a bunch of thin lines. So is there a way to change the material of the markings?
It is a good question and I do not know the answer without delving into the build. How are the runways marked in standard Asobo airports? If they are correct to Canadian standards the ability is in the SDK, probably in the options for the taxiway. I recall there are painted line options but I do not remember each option available. Good luck. If I need to hop in and look, I can, but as you know, that is a fairly long process to get to taxiways. I deleted the work I did in the video because it was for the tutorial only.
@@patriotsix5880 the only way I can get the striped design is if I outline a spot with the polygon and go to materials and select the paint stripes they used in the Canada update
@@nlhockey286 You missed the first question but that is okay. Let me start at YYZ, see what they look like, and compare that to a standard Asobo Candian taxiway. I have Flytamp YYZ.
@@nlhockey286 Good grief. You did say runways. I am not sure where I got Taxiways. lol
@@nlhockey286 I am looking at CYUL. I removed the runway so I can see the areal image below. I can duplicate what the original runway looks like by selecting the following paremeters in the runway markings in the propperty window.
Edge Markings
Threshold Markings
Fixed Distance Markings
Touchdown Markings and (alternate touchdown markings (Europe)
Center Dashed Line
Number and designator at the end
Leading 0 on single digit numbers (Europe)
The remaining options are up to you.
Question: Would you know if there is a way to open an older airport that has the old file structure? It doesn't seem to load the buildings. Thx. And thx for the tutorials!
You can if you have the entire scenery folder. If all you have is a package, then no. If you have the complete scenery folder, load it in the editor. I made a video about this. I made them before the changes in SU-12, but the processes still work. ruclips.net/video/sdx9ll_Z9WE/видео.html
Hi Patriot Six excellent videos loving it. Just I have a concern about how to send a text label using SimConnect library, I want to show it on MSFS screen using either c++ or c#. Do you have an idea to do it so?
Thanks for watching. I am aware of the programming language but never took the time to learn it, so I am not much help with that subject.
@@patriotsix5880 no problem thanks
Can we add also ILS approaches? Will the FMC detect it?
Yes. At this time with SDK, it is a complicated process. From what I hear from others it takes a lot of trial and error. I never attempted to build an ILS because making a video using "trial and error " would be hard for people to succeed. I will see if I can find time to do it myself and see if it is worth making a video. My goal is to give people steps that work first time every time. Thanks for watching.
Hello Patriot, another question for you: I just bought an airport scenery (LEIB) from Inibuilds and I am amazed they got so high ratings. I let the AI run for a few minutes and discovered so many errors with taxiways. Is this something I could change myself?
I am unsure. You can make changes by overwriting the airport with your own package with standard Asobo airports. I have never tried to make corrections to payware, and I am unsure of the outcome. You can undoubtedly add objects to payware with your scenery package, but I need clarification on edits. What changes do you want to make? Taxi signs?
@@patriotsix5880Hello, thanks for your reply. No, the taxiways and the way the AI planes move are a mess. No correct exits from the runway, taxiways going through GA area which 737s use. Planes taxiing ont he runway to get from pojint A to B although taxiways are availabe. So I assume they did not take good care of these taxiways and whether they are all connected nicely.
@@MotoFuzziIt sounds like you have a mess on your hands. We are all different, but my weakness is hand-crafted airports. If I find a good one on the marketplace or SimMarket, I can't resist. Yes, I create scenery, but I need to gain the 3D skills to recreate a large airport. If a suitable version is available for purchase, I would not hesitate to purchase it. I usually will add a few things here and there on my own, but recreating a large airport takes a lot of time unless somebody is a 3D wizard. I had a friend rebuild KMIA, which took him three or four months just for the buildings. You can buy it for about $20. $20 means less to me than months spent on building the airport. However, that is a decision you have to make for yourself. Not all airports are on the marketplace. Also, some creators are better than others. There are great creators out there, like FlyTampa out there.
What airport are you working on?
@@MotoFuzzi I forgot you had a bad experience with a purchased airport. Liek I said, some are better than others. I really Like Flytampa's work and Dominicdesignteam. I have a few by Inbuilds. KDTW is one and to me it looks great. It has active passengers and a couple of trams. However, the taxi signs might be bad. I do not pay a lot of attention to taxi signs personally but as I said, we are all different.
@@patriotsix5880Hello Patriot, I am not sure what you mean when you talk about taxi signs. Do you mean the actual taxi signs? For me personally, they are not so important. Important for me is that the taxiways are all connected correctly and that AI traffic can flow naturally. What I noticed with the IniBuilds scenery is, that the scenery buildings and stuff are nice but another important factor for me is how the AI traffic flows. And if there are connections missing, and planes take the runway instead of taxiways to get from point A to B, then they certainly did not a good job. Since you have showed in your videos on how to lay taxiways and connect the nodes, I thought you might know. I don't want to lay new taxiways or buildings, I just want to correct the errors of missing nodes or whatever you call these points where taxiwaxs connect and AI can use to taxi to and from runways and the terminal building.
Is there a video in where is adding explained of existing scenery, and how to redo the so called AFCAD/ADE for AI traffic
I have several payware airports in where my AI-traffic don't take off or simply stop taxi at a certain point.
Thanks in advantage
Thanks for watching. I am unaware of a video or a way to change AI traffic. A payware is being built called Beyond ATC. The mod looks very promising in bringing a more true-to-life ATC; in addition, Beyond ATC is building its own AI Traffic model. If you see the videos, you can see how labor-intensive it is to make the AI traffic behave. I will link the video below. An excellent alternative to the Asobo AI traffic is FSLTL Traffic. FSLTL is free. What you get with FSLTL is the correct liveries at the airport in real life. For example, you will not see a Qantas livery at an airport Qantas does not fly. The AI traffic behavior is managed in the sim programming and not a part of SDK. So, we have no control. Check out these products below. It will improve your experience.
Free FSLTL fslivetrafficliveries.com
Beyond ATC ruclips.net/video/w_Z9Gq6Gx80/видео.html
Good luck.
If there are no Helipads at my existing airfield do I still delete them like you did with the runways right at the begining? I added three helipads to EGPE but when I built the package and added to Community folder they didn't appear at EGPE. I have a paid for scenery already for EGPE, would that possibly be why its not working? Those are the only two things I can think of. I see my marketplace scenery in Packages/Offical/OneStore, would I need to edit it? Not sure how to proceed.
Thanks for watching.
Technically there is no need to delete helipads if they do not exist at the airport, but honestly, it will not cause harm to tick delete. So, I would keep the delete ticked.
You can edit payware airports in the official folder. For example, I recently deleted taxiways at a payware airport because the taxiways were not accurate. However, I was able to recreate the correct taxiways. As for why the helipads are not showing up for you, I am still thinking about it. There is something else going on.
We may not solve the problem via RUclips chat. You will find a link to an international Facebook Group I have in the video description. We need to use a forum where we can share images, ETC. Discord is also an option where we can share screens. If you don't like Facebook, let me know, and we can go the Discord route. We will need to make an appointment that works for both of us.
@@patriotsix5880 Thanks for taking the time to reply, the error was completely on my part, I had two versions of the scenery I was trying to create. I simply dropped the wrong folder into the Community Folder. I shared your video with the guys on the Hype Discord, you just saved one of the lads a lot of time, he'd spent 12hrs trying to figure out the helipad thing. So many thanks!
@@cutlass6332 I am happy you figured it out. I was confident the problem was on the human side but wanted to avoid boldly going there. It usually is. 😃
@@patriotsix5880 Yeah I think in opne of your videos you said 98% of issues are human or naming conventions / Thank you for the help though.😃
Great video. Appreciate the speed of the tutorial. Easy to follow. Thank you
Thank you very much for your materials. I learned a lot from you, which allowed me to take my first steps in "improving" the MSFS scenery.
However, I have one problem that I don't know if it is possible to solve.
Well, I would like to add new sections of roads and highways to the scenery, which are not visible in the default scenery. Is this possible in MSFS (with SDK) ???
I have successfully cleaned up roads using a polygon with asphalt as the material. It is slow and tedious, but it works. The most challenging part is matching the colors. To match colors, I take a screenshot, look at the screenshot in MS Paint, and sample the road color. Once sampled, you can use the RGB parameters in the properties of the added material. I hope that helps.
@@patriotsix5880 Thank you very much for the tip.
I don't know if it's too much for me ;-)
Is there any video of yours that presents this solution ???
@@tombulva I don't have a video. It never occurred to me to make a video building a road. If you are uncomfortable trying, email me at patriotsix9677@gmail.com and send images of what you want and where. GPS coordinates will help me find the location. I will make the road and send you screenshots of how I do it.
@@patriotsix5880 I have sent you all the details by e-mail. Thank you very, very, very much for your help. ;-)
@@tombulva Thanks for the notification. I found the email in my junk bin.
Really nice video. I just purchased KBHM from the marketplace and of all things, the approach lighting for runways 6 and 24 are missing. Can I add those using SDK?
Hello Billy. The short answer is yes, you can.
Did you use the sound sample from “Flight unlimited” Respawn after a crash . It would say press x for divine intervention. There was a choir sound and you were back flying at 5000 feet .
Thanks for watching. No. I have never heard of that mod.
There’s no way to move the existing taxiway/parking few meters away other than deleting and recreating it?
Unfortunately, that is the only way.
I'm a noob here. In trying to edit my home airport, all the buildings have disappeared when I run in normal mode. Trees are there, no buildings anywhere on the airport grounds. Any idea how I can just restore the airport to it's original settings? Thanks!
You can remove the package from the Community Folder, and it will return to normal. Could you let me know what you placed in the community folder? Were you able to open the packages folder and place that folder into the CF, or did you put the entire scenery folder into the CF?
Hello from Perú. I've been watching a few videos but I was wondering if by any chance you made a tutorial about editing Jetways. I have a scenery SPZO that is missing a couple of jetways and I wish to add them, also, it has an object (static aircraft) that I want to remove. May you please point to that video?, I appreciate you time and help, thank you in advance. Have a good one.
Greetings Reru. I do not have a video adding jetways. I plan to make a video, but I have been taking a break from making videos. Adding jetways is done by adding a parking space and, under parking space type, selecting jetway. That is what I know, and I have yet to learn all of the quirks and nuances of adding a jetway.
To remove static aircraft in the objects menu, select Exclusion Rectangle. You can size the rectangle to meet your needs if you like. The rectangle has eight movable axis to allow you to size. An axis at each corner and a point in the middle of each side. The rectangle will remove all objects, or you can tick on the "remove all objects" button, expand the selections, and pick the object type you want to remove. You want to be selective so you do not remove objects you want to keep, so changing the size is essential. You can use as many rectangles as possible to remove everything you want.
I hope that helps. I may get back to making videos after a rest.
@@patriotsix5880 Thanks for your swift reply. Well, I'm no designer or anything, but I always look forward to learning something new, I made liveries on my own, modify some too to my liking for instance. Modifying Airports is something I plan to learn. Thanks for the advice. Have a good one!, Cheers!!
Thanks for the great tutorials and the clear and concise directions. I am working on Skyranch (TN98) near Knoxville for my first starter project while following along your tutorials. I have a friend that flies out of there in real life. I had an issue with editing my starting spots today, they didn't translate to the entire length. Also would like to see a tutorial on how to adjust the mesh around the airport so shorelines and elevation can be a little more accurate.
Thanks for watching, Somewhere. I can help you understand the start location moves. I am working on a new series called Quick Reference Guides. The guides will walk through everything needed to overwrite an existing airport. "1-A MSFS 2020 SDK QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE - Overwriting an Existing Airport - Create a Scenery Folder" was uploaded last week, and I am uploading 1-B as I type. Your timing is fortuitous because 1-B is about replacing runways and moving start locations. It should be uploaded, and RUclips checks completed in about 9 hours. Probably sooner, but I have been working on this video for 16 hours, and it is 4:43 AM here in Nashville. 😃 I might need a few hours of rest while the video is uploading. The quick reference guides are shorter and cover fewer subjects but at a faster pace. I am in the process of offering an option besides videos for those who learn differently, and I plan to announce something this week. Good luck, brother. If you are subscribed, check your notifications late tomorrow afternoon.
Thank care
P6
Oh, I forgot about the mesh. Please give me an exact location to look at. I would like to see what you want to do. Please give me as much detail as you can. This is RUclips chat, so good communication takes work. I have a Facebook Group with many good folks in there who also help folks out. At least on Facebook, we can share images. If you use Facebook, you can find the P6 Scenery Group here. facebook.com/groups/788136852324508
@@SomewhereSimulated Awesome, brother. Here is the video we spoke about. Let me know how it goes with the start points, and please send the shoreline stuff when you get a chance.
ruclips.net/video/X7YiSJkcakQ/видео.html
Is there a way to extract 3D models so that we can fix the shapes? My plan is to extract a house. Use that as a reference but add more details and also fix the shape. The roof is wrong, the doors, windows are not where they are supposed to be. And they are missing a garage door.
There is a way to do it but it is not in my skill set. I have a friend that exports Google Maps into Blender and then fixes buildings. He explained it to me but since I do not do it, the explanation was all gibberish to me. You can also use the Earth2MSFS tool if 3D photogrammetry is available in the location but you will not like the resolution close-up. It's made to view at a distance.
Excellent presentation. I see lots of exclusions and adding of objects. What is the best way to move a four-light papi from the middle of a taxiway to where it belongs?
Thanks.
You can try to use an exclusion rectangle but it may not work. Not a polygon but an exclusion rectangle. Most likely you will end up redoing the runway to make it right. Good luck, friend.
@@patriotsix5880 I will give it a try.
Again, your tutorials are amazing.
Thank you for them
Hey Brother, I'm just getting started on modifying my home airport KOLV as my first project and boy do I have a lot of questions. I've watched lots of your videos and they have taught me a lot about how do do most things. Thanks for all your great tutorials. So, if I delete the runway will it also delete the ILS for that runway or just the scenery? I want to hand place the runway edge lighting, change the PAPI lights to VASI and add the MALSR lights to RWY 18. If I replace the runway scenery will it remove all of these objects? I've already done taxiway lights, signs and added some buildings and gave them lights.
Hello Jeff, Thanks for watching. The short answer is no; it will not delete the ILS. However, when the airport or runway is ticked on the Scenery Editor, in the properties, you will see "Deletions" Take a look at the delete options. ILS is a separate category.
I have started a new series which are shorter tutorials up to date and single subjects for each video. The first one went up last week, "1-A MSFS 2020 SDK QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE - Overwriting an Existing Airport - Create a Scenery Folder" The follow-up video title will start with "1-B" and is uploading right now and should be available in about nine hours. 1-B is replacing the runways. I will continue the shorter single-subject guides until I cover the subjects needed. So if you are subscribed, watch your notifications for the new video in about 9 hours.
Happy building and flying.
P6
@@patriotsix5880 Thanks for the update on runways, it’s just in time! I tried to do a runway last night and all went well until I tried to change the runway surface and it went to hell from there.
@@jeffsullivan3101 I understand. The video is now public. Good luck. Feel free to let me know if you need additional help.
@@patriotsix5880 Thanks I might just have to take ya up on that 😬
Thank you very much for the detailed tutorial. I have been facing problems with no runway or terminal and taxiway lights in some default airports. Is there any way to add back the missing lights?
There is. I made part two of this video here where I redo the taxiways and parking locations and link them all up to work with ATC. I also added taxiway lighting. I completed the recording yesterday and I am still editing the video. It should be up in a few hours. It takes time to edit and upload. Good luck with scenery building.
@@patriotsix5880 - Thanks a ton for replying and for doing these tutorial series. Appreciate your time and energy.
@@alapjani8508 You bet. I just finished editing part two. It takes a while to upload since I make all the videos in 4K but it will be ready very soon. It may be tomorrow morning before the CC is detected and added by RUclips. I usually wait on the CC to populate before I go public.
Hi Patriot Six. I am a new scenery developer and I’m trying to make an add-on that I’ve modeled and blender, but I’m having some trouble getting the model to integrate with the taxiway surface. Can you make a video on taxiway bridges or can we sit down sometime one on one and work on this issue together? Thank you
Can you explain the issue you are having? Can you export from Blender fine? Do you need help with the model in SDK? This will help me assess the next step.
@@patriotsix5880 Thanks for the reply. So, the model is showing up in msfs fine, but I'm having an issue with the sdk and terrain when using scenery editor. I have collisions set on the surfaces. I can taxi aircraft when on the bridge, but getting on the bridge is an issue. When I taxi up to the edge of the bridge, the plane sinks through the ground, then collides with the edge of the model, making the a/c stuck... Trying to make a smooth, seamless transition onto the bridge. I've tried adding terraforming to push the ground up to the edge so it's perfectly aligned, same issue. I've also tried to add a rectangle with a surface profile around the bridge and that doesn't help either.
@@CTde110 I went through the same thing at the airport where I live. There is a taxi bridge over the freeway, and in the SIM, it is flat. As you cross the bridge, a car might go through you. I tried many times, and I had a new idea each time, but I was unsuccessful. Finally, Feelthere built the airport. Problem solved. Here is what I think now in hindsight. A larger area has to be modeled and worked into the landscape. I have noticed many payware airports the creator has developed the entire area. That is my thoughts now.
@@patriotsix5880 okay, thank you
I guess one way to prove this would to be to taxi to the edge of the airport area and see if you get the same issue haha
Good morning! where do I find that nice hangar,iluminated inside? thank you
Here you go flightsim.to/file/16007/msfs-object-library-with-150-models-ranging-from-towers-hangers-terminals-to-cones
@@patriotsix5880 Thank you sir! appreciated! by the way I used to live in NYC but loved the south...cheers to TN!
@@ilynx2008 You know what they say. If a NY boy moves to TN he is still a NY boy. I am an import myself. I was born and raised in Western KY so I only moved a couple of hours away but the culture is the same here as home so it was an easy transition.
Can you do a video on fixing jetways? Example is KMDT. Default positions and markings are off. Planes spawn at odd angles at the gates and current jetways don’t work correctly. Great video!
Thank you for watching. I am on pause on videos for a bit, but this is on my "to do" list.
Right now for me, i would like to learn "How to Remove" objects from an existing airport. My Home airport for example KHMT has objects where they don't belong like, taxi lights, runway signs, etc. I would like to remove them to make the airport correct.
At 16:21 of this video, I go to the delete command. This is the section where you decide what you want to delete and what you want to keep with the airport you are editing. I hope that helps.
I got as far as deleting the runways with the delete command, but unlike with yours the runways did not disappear when I ticked the box. Am I missing something. Also same with starts and taxiways.
Thanks for watching. I bet the sim runway and taxiways were removed and what you see is the satellite images and the base world map. Those will remain but you cover them up with your own runway. If you plan to place the new runways and taxiways in a different location, you can, but you will need to cover the satellite images with a ground texture. I hope that helps.
@@patriotsix5880 thanks.....that was it
hi, I try to modify ils in a free airport. To do that, I create a new runway and remain other things the same. However, when I output my project and install in MSFS, there is only my runway exist and the other things are disappear? Could you tell me how can I deal with that? thank you very much
other things such as taxiway and so on
Hello. I have not added or modified an ILS. From what I have seen from others, adding an ILS is quirky and unreliable. So, I am avoideding the subject until SDK improves to the point it is more intuitive. Sorry, friend.
@@alonsojin6318 You can find taxiways and more in the sequel video. ruclips.net/video/7010EirtEQc/видео.html
Could you show how we can update default airport in terms of afcad files? IN the past (FSX) there was a lot of afad files (I believe it was their name, essentially .bgl or .afcad file not sure). What these small files did was really impoortant to ensure real life runway operation. When I install this afcad files for specific airport I could choose all runways for deprature no matter the wind. Also I could ask for different runway when ATC gave me "bad one". Unfortunately it happens a lot with crappy default MSFS ATC. For example LKPR (Prague) has 2 runways but 12/30 is used only when the 06/24 is being repaired/cleaned etc. If there is wind for example 100° it gives me RWY 12 which is 90% time closed and in real life they are going to use 06. Also CYYZ (Toronto) a lof ot times there is wind favouring runways 15/33 but in real life they are using the 05/23 or runways 06/24, but default atc very often gives the 15/33 although the wind is for example variable or very weak like 3 knots. Thanks a lot.
Thanks for watching, friend. I never used FSX so I had to do my own research to understand how it works. By the way, if you do not have it, FlyTampa made a beautiful payware mod of YYZ for MSFS. Anyway, I am curious about your flying. I was going to ask how you build your flight plans but then I thought, maybe you are flying VFR. Can you give me a little more information? Are you flying VFR or with a flight plan. If you fly with a plan, how do you create the plan?
@@patriotsix5880 In 90% of the time I fly airliners. IFR flights. Using simbrief as a planning tool.
@@Izmael1310 Same here. I usually allow Simbrief to choose the departure and arrival runways. I also use Metar lookup a mid which gives me the destination ATIS. I check the status of my destination about 100 NM before TOD. I have been successful in changing the destination runway in the FMC but getting ATC to change is a challenge. I started using Beyond ATC this week and I am still learning the program. So, I understand your situation and I am in the same boat. Most of the time it works but it appears that Simbrief gives you a runway based on Metar information and not correct airport operations. I am getting familiar with Beyond ATC and I still have a lot to learn but it appears BATC will change your arrival based on current operations. As I said, I am still learning the program.
@@patriotsix5880 doing the same. I take a look at metar of the origin airport and destination. I take a look on flightradar 24 to see real life runway usage. I set runways in my simbrief accordingly. Problem is usually with the landing. For example NZAA airport (New Zealand) is really messed up. Atis said something like wind 110/4, ils landing runway 23L. Landing and departing runway 05R... In these scenarios I don't care and I land as it is appropriate according real life data. If the ATC wont give me the opposite runway I ask at least for an approach to the correct runway. Basically I confirm landing on 23 and ask for an approach to 05 vectors to final but I land on the 05 anyway. The ATC is so bad that I really don't care 😁
@@Izmael1310 I understand. I do what I want to do. There are no repercussions from a virtual ATC. If it is in your budget, I do recommend Beyond ATC. It is so much better than in-game ATC. BATC is in the early access stage and being updated a lot as problems are found but I am very impressed with the tool. You will really like how BATC vectors when a vector is needed. Top notch. And once they complete their own AI traffic model, (in the works) similar to FSLTL, it will be even better.
Thanks, I forgot to do the delete command to delete the existing runway. Thanks a lot!
It is easy to overlook a step when you are following a tutorial. Once you get it, you are good to go but like everything else, repetition improves your skills. Thanks for watching.
I modified an airport and it worked! Now I want to modify my little village of Carambuche, Baja California Sur. Can I make a polygon and replace the village with an image from google earth?
You can if 3D photogrammetry is available at the location. You can test it by looking at Google Earth. Could you make sure you look carefully for the 3D? It can be tricky. Currently, the Earth2MSFS tool is hit or miss but has a workaround. I am in the process of making an updated video on the Earth2MSFS tool.
@@patriotsix5880 I doubt if there is any 3D of the village. It seems kind of flat in google earth. Can you use a photo to get the information? What does earth2msfs do if you try to download with no 3D available? Thanks for your help. Duane
@@patriotsix5880 is the picture you see in earth2msfs the google earth image?
@@duanethompson2360 If you download Google Earth, you will get what is there. It will give you a two-dimensional mesh or basically a picture. The only other way is to have the village 3D modeled in Blender.
Thanks for this video, i'm going to attempt editing ramps 😀
Thanks for watching. Good Luck.
Hello Steef, Great videos. I started to recreate te old Army airport EHSB in the Netherlands. Is it possible to create a working ATC on this airport? Thanks
When you say recreate do you mean you edited an existing airport or created the airport from scratch?
@@patriotsix5880 Hello, create from schratch
@@ronstuveling That is what I thought. I have not been successful with that myself. I even went into the XML and edited the script. This is speculation on my part but what I think is going on. I think the Comm information is within the server. You can build a package to edit Comm that already exists but you can't seem to add new comm information and it is recognized by ATC. Speculation but it seems logical.
It works. I have the ATC at the airport. But no answers. It's a start
@@ronstuveling I hope you reach the end with a positive result. Keep me posted.
you're doing God's work P6. Go Pats!
Let's Go!
I was trying to put a runway into a location with no actual buildings or runway surface in Algeria DRZI .. It was perched on raised strip of land ...After I saved the scenery and reloaded the sim I noticed that whole area had been flattened. But when I wanted to add something to the project I built the package and the raised area came back ruining everything. I can reload the sim and use what I saved earlier but I enjoyed flying into the elevated strip before I started the project. Must be something to do with elevation or the bit of scenery I am building on .
I will run a test myself, but what if you enter the area's correct elevation (accurate in real life or what you want it to be) at the beginning of the airport package build? I am trying to remember, but the elevation you set at the start may differ from what you want for the end result. Please let me know if that needs clarification or if I need help understanding the question, please let me know.
@@patriotsix5880 hi. I thought of raising the elevation because the elevation isn't correct. I think the raised Hill the runway is on isn't being taken into account in the Sdk. But if I remember I wasn't able to change it before I built the package. So I went with the 800m above SL it gave me.
But once the package is built the whole area gets flattened. One thing I'm unsure of if you want to go back and edit the project should you leave the package in the community folder or remove it.
@@jonathanlambert7004 Hello Jonathan. I will address both questions in this one post. First, I visited Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to build an airport. I chose this location because the mountain is long and narrow, with a significant and distinct falloff on the East face. I used the GPS coordinates for the area and the website www.dcode.fr/earth-elevation for the elevation. The airport is 636 meters AMSL. I was able to successfully place the runway without changing the geology of the site. However, the SDK will flatten the runway itself. Nevertheless, it worked, and the mountain retained its characteristics.
Regarding the package in the community folder, some will leave the package in the community folder while making edits to the same package. Therefore, leaving the project in the community folder is not a best practice. If you only add items, you can go with the package in the community folder. However, if you delete or reorientate objects, then the trouble begins. For example, with the scenery loaded in twice, you will have duplicates of each object. If you remove an object, the item will appear to remain because it is loaded in the scenery twice. The same goes for changing the orientation of an object. You may only want to add objects, but your preferences can change. The straightforward method is always to remove the package from the community folder so you have a clear view of any changes.
Thanks for watching, and I hope this advice helps.
Thanks for the tutorial. Taxiways and custom parking are important for airports I modify (some lack parking altogether in the sim, such as small arctic aerodromes) so even a simple tutorial on doing those would be great. I think I know how to do it now, but the only way I know is to completely delete all taxiways to customize any parking at all. Don't know if you know of a better way of doing this.
You are right on in what you are doing. That is the only way to modify taxiways because taxiways and parking are embedded within the airport package. So, you are doing it right. You have to modify the airport and delete and rebuild. Also, I am sure you noticed that most if not all of the default ramps are not properly located or named.
I plan to do more with this video and edit taxiways but I have to find the time. A video is at least a twelve-hour project for me. I know that sounds nuts but I am particular about the finished product and even though I am not the most eloquent of speakers, I do want the best quality out there for folks to see and learn from. lots of editing and zooming and all that stuff. Good luck and happy scenery building. By the way, if you are interested we have a great community where we help each other with scenery projects and share advice. Here is a link. facebook.com/groups/788136852324508
I finished recording the taxiway video and I am editing it. It should be up in a few hours after editing is complete.
Thanks for your videos i have learned a lot. wondering could you point to a video or tell me how to remove existing airport so i don't see the existing small airport when i go to globe and choose to fly there. I still see the spawn points for the existing airport when i choose to spawn in from the globe of earth. your videos helped me to build a international scale airport on what was a small g/a field. i have not deleted the small g/a airport because dont know how to select it. when i use the polygon tool i can see in properties all the normal things but no runway to delete. i did select to overwrite the existing airport when i created the new file. Thanks
i found it by moving the asset arrow in the scenery editor, then the existing runway showed up with the delete option (all runways). i just updated the skd a week or two ago. perhaps there was a change since you video. again thanks for all the great information in your tutorials.
@@turbine.tv.1 I am glad you found it. I have made more than one video covering this subject. Each video is different depending upon my goals. There is a more recent video on this subject but, you are good now. Thanks for watching.
Can you do removing default ramp starts and adding new ones. Also, fixing aprons. Airport I'm working on is KIFP in AZ. Thanks
John, thanks for the detail. That helps a lot. Are you using an aerial view for real-life placement or just winging it?
@@patriotsix5880 im using the ariel view in game. The aprons, taxiways are off and there are way too many ramp starts, especially on the terminal ramp
@@johnglubney3228 Looking at an areal overview in Google Earth it appears to have 3 start locations for commercial aircraft and in the GA sections, it appears to have about 55 GA ramps. I am counting the parking spots. I also see five helipads. Does that seem right to you? Looking in MSFS the GA side seems okay although the helipads need to be added. The commercial side is a mess and with too many start locations.
@@patriotsix5880 ya, thats it. The whole airport is a mess in MSFS. You are correct, 3 terminal starts and GA to the south. Do you have a video explaining how to place starts?
@@johnglubney3228 This one. ruclips.net/video/0PBQBgqxrj8/видео.html iIf you have issues let me know. If will take a combination of the video you are talking about along with the video linked. You will need to remove parking locations. Let me know if you have issues and I can extend this video here to include parking locations.
in msfs 2020...is there explanation about (1) how to put coconut tree default in airport...??? ...(2) how to design ditch in airport design ....???
Hello. You cannot make a tree default for an area. There is a section on properties where you can change the vegetation Biom, but I doubt that will give you the result you desire. However, if coconut trees are in your scenery library, you can place the trees as individual objects the way you place any scenery object. As for making a ditch, you have to do that with terraforming. The explanation requires a more comprehensive method of communication. It is too much to effectively explain in RUclips chat. It would take a form of communication where we can share images. I do have a video where I add palm trees. ruclips.net/video/gIRKzZ2qW5A/видео.html This will help you with the tree additions. As for terraforming, you would have to join the group where I can share pictures with you. facebook.com/groups/788136852324508
Hi Patriot Six thank for your tutorial, I have some issue I try to edit to deleted static aircraft on airport that I have, but I can't make it happen
Try using an exclusion rectangle. Ensure you exclude all objects, so take care of what you place the rectangle over. It may take an exclusion rectangle for each static aircraft. If that does not work, we can go deeper.
@@patriotsix5880 thank very much, I used the rectangle exclude shape to the object dimension and select all object, but notice that at the moment of place the square over the object it became invisible just with the exclusion rectangle. But I still complete the operation and build the scenary the build .cfg after compilation is 1kb.
I follow all step in your video more than 4 time looking for any missing step but I sure I follow you . By the way I am visiting your city Nashville, doing some service for 3 week at Nissan Manufacture Nice city
@@smartchines
Could you tell me more about what is going on? What is failing? What needs to be fixed?
I live in the suburb of Smyrna. The main Nissan plant is here and pretty close to my home.
@@patriotsix5880 Yes is my location Smyrna I am at Holiday Inn next to I-24. I am using flight simulator from version 98 after X I use lock martin and back as MSFS return. well I re install SDK and sample, create the copy of sample and copy the complete scenary that I want to edit to start over, this time I set the exclusion rectangle over the object and select remove object, then saved but in the inspector don't have builder button, so I build from project editor windows, but still when check the scenary cfg in the project file it only have 1K when original cfg is about 532k and no work.
I wonder if MS allow us to create non existing airports. To allow creators to extrapolate on architecture designs or create simple fields in locations there is none. I would like to make a futuristic helicopter / drone hub for big cities.
Thanks for watching. Yes, you can build fictional airports and helipads. Here are two resources that will walk you through the process. One is building a fictional airport, and the other only adds a helipad. ruclips.net/video/Wb2DM3kCwH4/видео.html ruclips.net/video/o-s_DXuvr9E/видео.html
Good luck.
Very good tutorial, thank you so much !
You are welcome.
Landed on 32 today! 17 kt crosswind in a Cessna. 😳
Only halfway through your video and I hope you fixed the grass texture on taxiway Alpha. 😂
Yea I rebuilt all of them. It's a PITA to do. LOL
The taxiways may be in part two. I do not see the timestamp here in part one so it is probably in part two.
Between the runways, there’s a section of taxiway (A) with all the correct markings, but it’s grass. I’m going to try to replace the material only, leaving the taxi details alone.
I assume there’s a way to view the other taxiway details, to match what is used elsewhere…?
Wish me luck. LOL
@@tangocharlie9291 TC, here is my view with a caveat or two. As far as I know, if you want authenticity, you have to change all of the taxiways and link them all up for their system to work. That is by editing the airport which is what I covered in the video. That is a complex task and will take time. The first caveat is that if all you want to do is change the material type, Yes you can do that with a small scenery addition and use a polygon. I can provide a video if you need it. However, the material may cover up all of the markings and you end up with a simple asphalt patch. You cannot add taxiways in a scenery project. The taxiweay must be associated with an airport. So, that is where editing the airport comes into play. You have to decide which bugs you the most, the grass mistake or a mall section of the taxiway without the hold shorts and center line. I wish there was an easy button but there is not that I am aware of. Because of the complexity, I overlooked the grass for the longest time. In fact, this package that I built here I have never put the package into use. I made this for the tutorial. I still have grass as we speak. Because I moved from GA to airliners I do not fly out of Smyrna like I did the first couple of years. I fly out of BNA now so out of sight, out of mind. Good luck, brother.
By the way, you may not like how I set up KMQY in the video but you are welcome to the work. I will gladly give it to you and save you a lot of time. If I was recreating the airport down to the nuts and bolts, I would have added more parking locations to match the real airport...probably. Who knows. This was simply to show people how to do it. I am fairly certain I stuck with the taxiways exactly but with a few small additions. Either way, they do link up with ATC correctly and the grass is gone.
I may come back to you for that package, but I’m going to try to add a few buildings, the tractor-trailers, etc. I’m sure I have NO idea as to what I’m getting myself into!! 🤣
It will not let me add a creator name and company name. Can you show how to do this as I'm sure I'm not doing something right. Thanks
Thanks for watching. Could you clarify for me because there are a couple ways to do it? Are you saying when you start a project and change the names in the inspector, it does not work? If so, you may enter a name and then tabbing to move. I have learned you can't tab. What I do is change the name and then click on another location. I may add the project name and then tick creator instead of tabbing. If you are talking about adding a creator name that is the default, you can do that by starting a project with the wizard and adding a company name and creator name.
@@patriotsix5880This is when I first start out creating a name and company from the beginning. Can't get it to work so not changing the name. No matter how I enter it. Before the project or afterwards when saving it will not accept it. I type studmaverick aviation for creator name and soon as I tab out or clicked out of it goes away and it still shows red letters stating create name and company. Does the same if I try to create a company name. I'm going to try it again as I'm sure I clicked out of it but to make sure going to do it your way. Also, by the way, I graduated from Smyrna High School, of course that was 1982 but still have family there. thanks
@@patriotsix5880 I got the creator name created by clicking out of it and not tabbing but the company name will not go no matter how I try to get out of it.
@@patriotsix5880 I got it. You have to hit enter after filling in everything. would have been nice if they made that clear. thanks again
Appreciate the help brother 🙇🏽
Sorry for the late comment, But thanks heaps for this!!!
You are welcome. I will have part two uploaded later tonight. Part two will be adding taxiways and parking locations that are ATC controlled.
Thanks a lot for your work, can you tell me how i can change OACI name of an existing airport when this code is not the real one ?
I think there is a workaround but tell me about this airport. Is it a controlled airport or unmanned?
@@patriotsix5880 not controled airport, it is a bushstrip LF26 in MSFS real OACI is LF6321 and real name is Saint-Priest Des Champs, i rebuilt this airport with hangars, runways and so on but real OACI is still not OK, thanks for answer, now i try build an helipad on a roof with your tuto 21, thanks a lot again for that
@@michelvp6314 That should be fairly easy then. I will take a look at it in the next few days. The only question I have not is will the ACIO code will allow that many digits.
@@patriotsix5880 You are right, only 5 digits so F6321 for this exemple, i think also real name is important, thanks.
@@michelvp6314 I gave it my best shot. I edited and renamed the airport but no matter what I do, the old name still appears on the map. I have nothing to lose so I tried to find the airport in the sim but failed. I was going to attempt to edit the airport XML files. I suspect the data is on the servers and loads in on demand. Sorry. Everything seemed to go well until I selected the airport on the FS map.
i've done the exact same but every time when i build the final package i get a error and all the progress restarts
Boogey, thanks for watching. I would like to help, but it is impossible in RUclips chat. I will give you a couple of options. You can join the Facebook group where you can direct message me, and we can share images, ETC. We will likely need to get on Discord and determine what is happening. You can do either or both. Here are the links. Once you join, you must identify yourself for me to remember. Only some people use the same user name in all Apps. If we need to screen share on Discord, we must set a time because I only sometimes hang out in Discord.
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This appears to be exactly what I am seeking...Modifying existing airport. MSFS left my local Regional airport completely devoid of buildings as well as a non-existant, X'ed out runway.
Good deal. It is a common theme. I cover a lot of topics in other videos. You can cover the non-existent runway with a ground texture and it will take priority over the runway. I can't remember if I used ground textures in the video or not. Here are a couple of tips. once you select a ground texture that suits the location, you can modify the color of the ground. Also, you can get rid of the tiled look of the texture and it will appear more natural. I cover the ground texture in this video ruclips.net/video/o-s_DXuvr9E/видео.html you can expand the description of the video and go directly to the chapter on ground textures at 28:48 Applying the Ground Mesh Good luck. Let me know if you need anything.
in developer mode can stand ramp code be add KCVG ai traffic and cargo plane park at gate and not at cargo ramp
Thanks for watching. I don't understand the question entirely. Are you asking about the location of parked AI traffic at Cincinnati International? If so, I would go get FSLTL AI traffic. It is more accurate than the standard Asobo AI traffic. fslivetrafficliveries.com/
Just as a heads-up, now you must download the SDK core first, then samples in the drop-down separately
You are correct.
Any help please: Any time I hit the load in editor the base im doing goes to this 2d image and tha ground changes to how it is on google map showing the planes on the ramp but flat on the surface .
That is normal. The system has to load in scenery and the AI has to do its thing. Normally everything is loaded in by the time the scenery editor populates. Sometimes you will get a short offline warning. That is also normal. If the scenery never loads in, we may need to talk about your PC, particularly the installed RAM. Good luck and thanks for watching.
@@patriotsix5880 ive waited and still everytime I hit load in editor it still shows tha flat imagery
@@akahecool have you given the system long enough for the scenery editor to populate with your library objects? Typically when you can see the library objects, the rest of the scenery is loaded. This can take a few minutes depending upon your PC and Internet speed. If everything is working like I said and you still see flat scenery I am curios about your system. You don't need the best of the best to do this but in Developer Mode, more resources are getting used. I have 128 GB of RAM. Many work fine with 32 GB. Also, do you have a large amount of scenery and other things in the Community Folder?
@@patriotsix5880 Yes I have 38 iteams in my Community folders .
@@akahecool Well, it is not normal and my hunch is that it is something with your PC. I would limit what is in the community folder (everything you can do without while building) and see if the scenery loads. The way I understand the situation is that the MSFS AI does not generate standard scenery as in buildings and trees. in developer mode. The question is, where is the bottleneck?
Muchas gracias. 👍
I have a Problem with the Project Editor. The Tab with Default Creator Name is red and i cant write my Name inside. Thanks for the fantastic Video!
Hmmm. I am not sure why that is happening. I was able to add my default name. It seems the default name only gets injected into the project if you build a new project starting with Project Editor. I only use the Project Editor to build projects when I am building or editing an airport. Most of the work I do is with a manually modified scenery folder [simplescenery] and I always have to enter the company name in the Inspector because of how the XMLs are built in SimpleScenery. It is just a personal preference. That is how I learned to build scenery and I have stuck with what works. But either option is fine. Whatever works for you and is most comfortable. I wish I knew the answer but I do not. I would have to see you work to spot any deviations. It is impossible to do through RUclips chat. Thanks for watching though. If you want to reach to me personally you can find me at facebook.com/groups/788136852324508
@@patriotsix5880 Finally I've found the Solution.
I wrote my Name in Red, then i've clicked on the red Default creator Name.
Thank you Sir for your help!
Regards from Germany. Have a nice Weekend
@@patriotsix5880 Thank you for inviting me
@@Artendo100 That is great. Maybe I had to do the same. It's been a while and I do not recall. Glad you worked it all out.
Great 👍
Thanks
Hey can you make me a Buffalo Bills livery with a citation longitude.
Even as a Pat's fan, I would still make you a Bill's livery if I could. I do not make liveries. I go to flightsim.to and find a livery creator. I typically pay them $50 but you may be able to negotiate. The last person I used goes by ahsaul. The best way to find somebody is to look at Longitude liveries and start tagging folks. It might take a while to find a willing person. Some won't do one-offs and some will. I would start with ahsaul and go from there. Good luck.
a rather laborious process, if before we do not decompile afcad of the edited airport and open it as a project, because we will have to create all the runways again and center them, and only then change their parameters...
It's all laborious but making a video it much harder. 😃 Perhaps because I am anal and have a background in music production. I sweat the small shit. LOL
@@patriotsix5880 any way, example with decompilation of a third-party afcad and subsequent change will be very useful;)
@@radeon29 I researched decompilation. It seems to be an issue folks are still struggling to achieve. Apparently, this was doable in other sims? I never had xplane or any of the other sims. I dropped out of FS in the early 90s and came back a couple of years ago so I have zero experience with the other sims.
@@patriotsix5880 there are tools for decompiling msfs .bgl for a long time, but with my tests they work about 70% out of 100%, they need to be improved
@@radeon29 There are so many tools out there. I have found many to be obsolete by the time I find the tool and the tutorials behind the SDK in therms of updates. It seems the creators have access to things I do not have access to although in MSFS only a handful do a good job IMO. I find FlyTamps to be on the mark in all the areas I have observed. Unfortunately, there is more bad out there than great.
Hello i can't create a new project how to do?
Have you gone through the tutorial? If not, it will help you. If you have seen this video and still have issues. please let me know. ruclips.net/video/MXPL0n0kA_4/видео.html
@@patriotsix5880 i founded yersteday i didn't have the good folder SDK thank you
i'm just searching how to be move default jetway in few airport and edit them
@@gwadacaps06 I planned on making a video about jetways, but I am taking a pause on new videos for now. It's a lot of work, and I needed a break. Thanks for watching.
@@patriotsix5880 thank you too i confirm it's very hard i will see all you video ;). The system to edit/create airport on FSX/P3D was better than MSFS. i found a scenery for the airport in question for moment. Thank you for all
Please do taxiways!
I am going to. I am going to try to get it done this weekend.
Hello. I haven't forgotten about you I have been busy. I will eventually get to your request.
The taxiway video will be up tonight. I completed the video and now I am editing the video. The video covers adding parking locations and taxiways all ATC-controlled.
Ethan, it took a while but here is the video if you still need it. I made this because of your request. I hope it helps. Thanks for watching and making a request.
ruclips.net/video/7010EirtEQc/видео.html
Hello, I have an apron at a MSFS/ Asobo standard airport, where I want to add only a few yellow taxilanes- what would be the best way to do that? Thanks!
Thanks for watching. I am thinking about how this can be done easily. A known fix is but it is convoluted and requires redoing all taxiways. I found a free mod on Flightsdim.to. I have not used this mod so I cannot vouch for its usability but the comments claim it is easier than the standard SDK options. flightsim.to/file/28520/global-airport-taxiway-markings Please let me know how it goes.
Hello . I am brand new to this sdk thing. Enjoyed the video. One thing I would like do is remove some trees that don't exist in real life from my home air field CNY3. Thanks. AceMcCool16286.
Hello, John. Thanks for watching. Since you are new, I recommend these videos. The first will get you grounded in the tools, and the second will show you all you can do with polygons. These two will get you through your desired task, plus even more if you want.
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