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Thanks for watching. I do plan to make 2024 videos. At this time, I still have assets unavailable in 2024 right now.

Sorry! I do not work on aircraft.

Thanks for watching. I built a stand-alone package for the helipads, which are stored in the community folder. I placed the GBZ ModelLib into a simplescenery folder. I opened in SDK, filled in the names like any other project, and then built the package with a generic name like Blahblah-helipad-scene. If you're having trouble, please let me know, and I'll find a way to email a generic helipad package for you to use.

@@patriotsix5880 Thank you for your quick answer! Unfortunately I did'nt manage to make a generic scenery folder out of the helipad folder. I would appreciate if you could send me your package!

@@barth6696 Try this and let me know if it works. drive.google.com/file/d/1Gphr9Mg9lZjVUhPpUH34y6blhNbVOhBT/view?usp=sharing

@@patriotsix5880 Hello, it worked! I can now see and place the different elements. However the whole compiling process is aparently not working. I think it is too complicated for me so, I have to abandon my project. Thank you very much anyway!

I entirely agree that the way automobile traffic behaves can degrade the experience. Unfortunately, the MSFS SDK does not have the option to change AI vehicles. I hope the option will be available in 2024, but I am waiting for the SIM to be complete before I start working on the scenery.

Thanks for watching. Did you delete the old runway from the Delete section?

@patriotsix5880 I might have! It was my first time using the editor 😅

@@XTROOPER15 That is very good if this was your first time using SDK. Congratulations.

Thanks! This editor is nothing compared to the Arma III or DCS editor 😅

Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. Can you elaborate? Do what with buildings?

@@patriotsix5880 Hi! So basically, is it possible to export buildings? like from the game to blender?

@@ncljoy I have seen videos where people will import Google Earth into Blender. I am not a Blender guru. If it can be done, a UA-camr named MyPhysical World would know.

It is canned music trhat i got a copyright for from Epidimc Sound www.epidemicsound.com/music I can't remember the name right now.

Maybe. Thanks for watching. It might be hard to do in a UA-cam chat. I may need to know everything you did. Let's start with this. When you type in the ICAO code in the simulator, does it show up in the correct location on the map?

Eventually. I am having issues with 2024. Once it is stable, I will make a video.

i just tried to do right now, the models worked but textures are pink and i dont know what to do

Thank you for watching. I have not tried Dev Mode yet in 2024. I hear there are a few changes, but they are mostly the same. I will take a look and get back to you. I know this may be a silly question, but did you put the project into the correct community folder? Also, do you have the Sim installed on the same drive as your OS drive, or do you have it installed on a different drive?

@ no it’s definitely in the right community folder. I already have stuff put in there and it all works, except my project. and the project did save because I went back to edit it and the trees went back to the way I made them. So that’s the only way I can activate them. But I followed all the steps so I’m assuming all the steps should be the same in the 2024 sim, and the SDK is almost exactly the same as the 2020 format. And I also downloaded the new project editor and SDK.

@@nlhockey286 You forced my hand LOL. So, I was able to do it. I went in and set up the editors to my preferred appearance, built a package, added the package to the Community Folder, and tested it. It all works fine. In the package I did several things that matter when adding scenery projects. I removed buildings, added a few objects, and replaced a ground mesh. There are more options in the 2024 SDK but I stuck to the basics. I used one of the new 2024 samples which appears to be the same as the 2020 samples. I followed this guide linked below. I worked from memory though instead of watching the video. 😃 If you follow this, you should get it to work. The object window now has sample images but that is not consequential to what you are trying to do. Just letting you know. I was able to easily figure out. But, I have done this a lot. Let me know how it goes please. The process I used. ua-cam.com/video/MXPL0n0kA_4/v-deo.html

@@patriotsix5880 15:34 I just noticed I looked at mycompany-scenery-simple on my computer and right next to it in orange it says outdated

Thanks for watching. You are correct that only those you have shared the package with will see your creation. As for the others, I think you will be seen on the standard ground mesh as it is in the simulator.

Thanks for watching. Everything looks the same for me.

Adding static aircraft to an airport of any type is not special. It is a standard scenery project. I made this video a couple of years ago, and I do not recall exactly the method I used. You can build a new scenery project by starting with New Project and using the wizard to create it, or you can use a SimpleScenery folder as I did in this video. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching.

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

Also, while loading the stock Airport I can see some areas such as roads, pathways, aprons, etc., that would be nice to keep. But as soon as I change the ICAO in the properties, all that goes away

This is a deep dive so I can only speculate. The ICAO is baked in a database somewhere in the sim. You can modify the airport as is or create a new airport but I do not know of a way to hide an icao from the world map.

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.

I'm sorry it took me a while to see this. If you saved the scenery, all you have to do is open the project and reload to pick up where you left off. The same goes if you want to make changes later. Make sure the old package is not in the Community Folder while making changes.

Thanks for watching. I do have a Discord channel but in full disclosure, I rarely get on Discord. But, there is others there at times. Maybe this link will work. discord.gg/SaxBbt8c

Thanks for watching. No. I have never heard of that mod.

Thanks for watching. Do you see "unknown" objects in the Scenery Editor? If everything works correctly, you will see titles in the editor that have about a 12-digit number assigned to the tile. If you see "unknown", there is a problem. You can try again and leave the LOD at the default and see if that works. It will make a much larger package though. Depending upon your machine, you might see stuttering with large Earth packages. Occasionally, I run into this problem too. Then I have to decide if the scenery is worth the package size.

Thanks for watching. What you are seeing is the resolution limitations of Google Earth and 3D photogrammetry. It is fine at a distance but non distinct up close. An automobile looks like a melted blob. The FAQs on Google Earth will tell you to zoom out if the image resolution is poor. Streetview quality would be great. But is it possible to download and render massive amounts of area with Streetview level of detail on a consumer PC and current available bandwidth? I don't think it is. When you you move around in street view notice the small amount of time it takes to render the next view. Now increase that by hundreds of thousands of times and imagine the machine it would take and the bandwidth required to have that crispness during a flyover. You might move a foot and download and render for a couple of minutes before you move another foot. We have come a long way in electronics in my lifetime but that is a ways off right now. AI plays a big role in stitching all of the satellite imagery tiles together while including elevation data and 3D Photgrammetry where available. And, where 3D areal photography is not available AI interprets what it sees in the maps to recreate buildings and vegetation. They are rather generic but its a start. AI may be the long-term solution as it advances. One can dream. 😃 Happy flying. 🛩

Thanks for watching and I am glad you had success. I still run into areas with different LODs. I think it is a new areal photogrammetry and I have yet to figure out the LODs. So if you hit a spot you cannot get to work, you are not alone. I personally do not like to go with large packages (over 2Gb) because it creates stutters. I run three monitors at full 4K so that is part of the problem. Supposedly in 2024 more CPU cores will be utilized. Currently, 2020 only use a single CPU core. Happy flying.

@@patriotsix5880 indeed, I experienced much slower FPS due to the 10GB small town. You are correct with keeping the packages small. I think one bad addon folder can ruin the whole sim temporarily. Thanks for the info about the LODs, I'll keep that in mind. By the way, do you have a trick for starting with free mod helicopters from helipads? I think the sim recognizes them as planes and gives out an error. I thought about making a small invisible runway onto or next to an helipad for that. Good simming for you :)

@@janb1033 I do recommend the free addon linker from flightsim.to. It is not good to have a lot of large files in the community folder. It will increase your load time and flight load time. I will post a link in case you are not aware of the addon linker. ua-cam.com/video/MU9Zs4rW-9U/v-deo.html For helipads, you can add a start point. I will also link this video. This one is for adding a random helipad away from the airport. ua-cam.com/video/Wb2DM3kCwH4/v-deo.html There are chapters so you can get to the section you want and bypass the things you know. To add a helipad at an airport you will use the same process starting around 26:00

Thanks for watching. I have a few questions. Are you modifying an existing airport? Is the airport a controlled airport in real life? If it is controlled in real life then the frequencies will be in the Asobo airport list and can be activated. We can continue this conversation once I know what you are working with.

@@patriotsix5880 Thanks for reply! I’m not modifying an existing airport. Trying to create a new airport which is not in the sim, but exists in real life. It’s a controlled airport with only one tower frequency. I enter it under frequencies tab, but when I load, I can only see Unicom.

@@kolabuzlu It is odd it is not in the sim. I thought almost every airport was in the sim but I understand. Since the airport is not in the Asobo database I don't think it will work. I will do some research hand get back to you.

@@kolabuzlu Okay, there is a way to do it but I am not 100% certain it will work. I had forgotten this. It requires making edits to the XML files. If you are not comfortable editing the XMLs, I will help you out and we will see if it works. If you want to try, let me know.

@@patriotsix5880 I’ve added something about frequencies into xml but it did not work. I want to try if you know. Thank you very much by the way.

Thanks for watching. Yes, I know how to do it. Here you go. studio.ua-cam.com/users/videogIRKzZ2qW5A/edit

@@patriotsix5880 Thank you very much, now I can sweep out some bulb-photogrammetric trees from my street (and the trees from the IA asd well) ! Cheers,

You are welcome.

Thanks for liking and subscribing and thanks for watching. I have never owned a console so I am uninformed about XBox. I did a Google search and it appears you cannot because there is no scenery editor or SDK options for XBox. I did not do a deep dive so there may be something obscure out there that I did not find. Happy flying.

Hi Tonny. I have not worked with ILS because it is difficult and takes trying and checking and trying and checking. The main reason I build scenery is to help others. I didn't want to put out a video that may or may not work. I don't think it would be helpful. And, since I do not build airports I personally use, I have not attempted an ILS. Some of the folks on my Facebook Group have done it and they say it is hard. But, you are welcome to join if you want and see if one of the folks in the group can help you. Thanks for watching. facebook.com/groups/788136852324508

@@patriotsix5880 ah, Okay. So it is not that easy. I joined the group and hope that somebody can help me solve this problem. Thanks.

The process works every time. I am not with you, so I can only speculate a step is being missed. I can break it down to the most simply form here. 1. You need a scenery folder. I would go with the supplied simlescenery folder in SDK samples. 2. Open the sceney folder and navigate to PackageSources. 3. Open PackageSources and delete modellib and scene 4. Make sure the Earth2MSFS is pointing to the exact PackageSources folder. You can select the folder through the Earth2MSFS tool, or you can copy and paste the path to that folder. 5. Start the E2MSFS tool. You can keep the scenery folder open so you can see it work. The first thing you will see is the tool will build a modellib folder. Once all the tiles are built, the tool will add a scene folder. Once this part of the process is complete, you can continue and complete the package. All of this takes time. The larger the area you select, the longer it takes for everything to be completed. I hope this helps.

Thank for watching. That is an interesting question. I have to assume every other step worked as in the video. Did the Earth2MSFS tool finish the process? Are you certain, the Earth2MSFS tool is pointing to the correct PackageSources folder?

​@@patriotsix5880Update: I tried it in another way and it worked! Thanks for this tutorial, you helped many people and also me!☺️ Keep going❤️

Hey Ender. I got an email saying you had additional questions but I do not see them here in the thread. Maybe you deleted the question. Anyway, I had prepared a response before opening UA-cam. I will paste in the response in case you are still having issues. The process works every time. I am not with you, so I can only speculate a step is being missed. I can break it down to the most simply form here. 1. You need a scenery folder. I would go with the supplied simlescenery folder in SDK samples. 2. Open the sceney folder and navigate to PackageSources. 3. Open PackageSources and delete modellib and scene 4. Make sure the Earth2MSFS is pointing to the exact PackageSources folder. You can select the folder through the Earth2MSFS tool, or you can copy and paste the path to that folder. 5. Start the E2MSFS tool. You can keep the scenery folder open so you can see it work. The first thing you will see is the tool will build a modellib folder. Once all the tiles are built, the tool will add a scene folder. Once this part of the process is complete, you can continue and complete the package. All of this takes time. The larger the area you select, the longer it takes for everything to be completed. I hope this helps.

​@@patriotsix5880 thanks, this it what i did and it worked. Thanks for the video and the quick answer!

Thanks for watching. From what I have read the trees will be more regional in MSFS 2024. I get it. MSFS is a major accomplishment software and Asobo learned a lot so of course the new sim will built on all that was learned.

I am sorry. I have no information on that.

Thanks for watching. You can add anything that is in the scenery library. If you have Gaist boats, you can add them. If you have trouble finding them in the objects window, you can individual select packages on the right window inside the objects window. Once you choose a package, only objects from that specific group will appear in the object's pane.

Thanks for watching.

What appears to be missing in the tutorial is you need to add the OBJECT AIRPORT with ICAO code before you can add any airport objects.

@@normwright4894 The algorithm sent you to an older video because it has more views. There is a newer version of this because of SDK changes. ua-cam.com/video/G3-k_8fk04I/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/X7YiSJkcakQ/v-deo.html Unfortunately once a video is uploaded, it cannot be edited. So, you have to make a completely new version. Good luck.

Thanks for watching. I had a lot of choices in CA but for some reason, I chose that spot.

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

Welcome, and thanks for watching. I am not familiar with Unity so you will have to educate me. Through a search, I found Unity 3-D development. Is that what you are referring to? With me asking you questions it is reasonable to assume I am not going to be helpful in this area. 😊MSAFS SDK has its limitations. You can certainly import 3D objects into the sim but all imported objects run through Blender. I don't know how you reverse the process.

@@patriotsix5880 i see thanks for the reply bro, but to simplify the question, can the maps donde in the sdk be exported elsewere?

@@williamhiciano394 Ha! That may be too simple for me. 😊You don't make maps in SDK you add objects and textures with GPS coordinates so the appear where you want them to appear. My mind goes a couple of directions with this question so I am unsure what you want to accomplish. Tell me exactly what you want to happen so I can understand.

Thanks for watching. Now, we should address the elephant in the room. Sorry fo the cliche but it was too easy. Based on what you have done, of course, you should see it. This elephant; is it part of the scenery library and is the scenery source with the elephant always loaded either in the Community Folder or standard library? Obviously, it should be there if so. The only time I have seen objects missing is when the objects used in a package are not always loaded.

@@patriotsix5880I tried again this time very carefully....and it worked!!!! Thanks for a great tutorial and for taking the time to respond.

You are welcome. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. The problem could be so many things I doubt I can help. I would double check that tool tool modification is correct per the video. It seems the problem might be with the tool itself. I have been using the tool for about three years. Even before the patch was made and I never seen it behave that way.

@@patriotsix5880 Thank you. I was hoping there would be a simple explanation for it. I'll keep checking the tool and settings within the sim itself.

@@patriotsix5880 Getting back to you about not being able to download. Problem solved. I found the latest patch and applied it. I thought that the latest earth2 msfs was already patched but it wasn't. I copied the two files into the directory where the earth2msfs.exe file is and that did it. Thanks again for your help.

@@howiedoohan8039 Can you go to Google Earth and search around? If so, we know the server is accessible to you. The fix may be simple but I have not had any issues with the tool to learn what can go wrong. If it is an SDK issue, I can help with that because I have found a lot of the pitfalls. It is speculation by my instinct tells me to check the tool installation.

@@patriotsix5880 Interesting! I replied two days ago but the comment isn't here. I am able now to download. I thought the latest version of earth2msfs had all the patches in it but that's not the case. I found the latest patch through your videos and copied the two files into the directory with earth2msfs and it took care of the problem. Thank you so much for following up and helping me. It was my fault for not understanding the patch has to be applied for it to work.

Thanks for watching. I have not made a video on ILS because it is complicated. I know others who have and it takes trial and error. There may be videos on YT that explain the process but I have not gone there. As for the lights, they are removable. Could you check to ensure you did not overlook the lights in the deletion section?

@@patriotsix5880 Thanks for answering i ll check later

Thanks for watching. SDK is like anything else you have learned. You will understand it more with use. Eventually, it becomes easy.

Thanks for watching. I guess this video has aged out. However, adding a POI is part of basic scenery building. Once the basics work for you, You can select POI from the objects menu and add. I made this video after SU-12 and the big change to SDK. This video is still applicable. If you can do these basic steps, you can add a POI. ua-cam.com/video/MXPL0n0kA_4/v-deo.html

You are welcome. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. Can you give me the coordinates to the area you want? You can right-click on Bing or Google Maps and paste the coordinates in a reply. I will take a look at the area. If I need special instructions like; I want this part of the city, etc., all the information you provide makes it easier to reproduce.

⁠@@patriotsix5880 sure, coordinates: 52.1602587, 21.0152862 Thank you in advance!