FreeMeshX Help & Questions

[Prostock]

Yeah, that's me over at AVSIM, and yes, I asked about your slider settings to see if these downloads suggest new ones to be used.

 

https://orbxdirect.com/freeware

 

I just thought of one more thing. What are you using for weather? If you are using the in-Sim real world weather, then it's locked into Northern Hemisphere Winter weather. That can also affect how the scenery looks.

 

As far as the DL suggesting new settings, there is NO Readme File with the DL. The only install instructions are on their page with the Heading of Installation Guide (Older But Useful).

 

Weather? I am using stock weather in FSX. I fly mostly on Fair Weather setting. I tried different seasons & condition but it all looks the same. I'm looking into ORBX now. I will make a new post with specific questions for guys who have it and use it so I kind of get the answers straight from the horses mouth so to speak. The scenery looks like exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks for your direction.

[Prostock]

FreeMesh X should be installed into the sim thus:

 

1: Download the full files from the torrent. This will give you separate folders along the lines of Free Mesh X - North America

2: Check the sub-folder has a `scenery` folder, and there are many gigs of files in there

3: The Free Mesh X - North America should be installed into the addon scenery folder. In fact it doesn't need to be installed there but this enables verification the scenery IS installed

4: The addon scenery folder should be moved from the top of the scenery GUI to just above the default sceneries

 

5: Reboot the simulator and watch fro the scenery loading bar as the sim starts

 

If you have missed ANY of these stages you've messed things up.

 

Show contents of FSX .cfg AND scenery .cfg. Moving sliders in the sim is not necessary UNLESS you have set the mesh slider to a level below the mesh you have installed. FSX .cfg will soon tell us that

 

Mallcott - There are 3 Torrent Downloads available for FMX - "#1 Global 2.0 #2 USA Torrent #3 USA Hot Fix 1". I downloaded ONLY #2 USA Torrent and #3 USA Hot Fix 1. I then made a folder named FreeMeshX - USA and pasted the torrent folder which is called scenery with the 51.1 GB into the FreeMeshX - USA folder then placed that into my Addon Scenery Folder. Went into the scenery library and added it. Clicked OK, scenery built, shut sim off & rebooted. Tried a few airports.

 

It DID NOT give me any separate folders as you speak of, Only the 1 scenery folder with 55 files 51.1 GB. There are NO Other scenery's in my Addon Scenery Folder other than default scenery folders. When I rebooted the Sim, the scenery loading bar went slow but not as slow as I would expect having added so many GB to the sim.

 

 

 

Your #2: Check the sub-folder has a `scenery` folder" IS Confusing. What do you mean? FreeMeshX - North America/Scenery/Scenery. That's what it looks like your saying. I explained above clearly how I installed it and as far as I can tell, I did it correctly. It seem like it's just like installing any other scenery, same steps. That's how Nine Two Productions instructions say to install.

 

The rest of what your saying about FSX.cfg and moving mesh slider, I have no idea what your talking about.

 

Thank you for the help

[mallcott]

I found some ORBX Freeware. I'll give it a try.

 

NO, DON'T DO THAT.

 

Orbx Freeware is expressly designed for FTX Global Base textures, the FTX Central File Library and the altered landclass files.

[f16jockey_2]

Orbx Freeware is expressly designed for FTX Global Base textures, the FTX Central File Library and the altered landclass files.

 

... and in most cases (for the airports) also needs a prerequisite region to be installed.

 

If you wanna try ORBX, try the demos (https://orbxdirect.com/demos), not the freeware.

 

Wim

[mrzippy]

... and in most cases (for the airports) also needs a prerequisite region to be installed.

 

If you wanna try ORBX, try the demos (https://orbxdirect.com/demos), not the freeware.

 

Wim

 

Good suggestion, Wim! I should have said Demos. I did mention the need for FTX Central which came with the PNW Demo.

 

Appologies, Prostock, for not stating demos instead of freeware. My bad!

Edited August 28, 2018 by mrzippy

[il88pp]

Malcott asked for your fsx.cfg You don't know what it is, and don't look it up.

He also mentions the mesh slider. Early on in this thread I said that it was a bit rash to install all this the day you first heard of it.

No no you said. You claimed that you had been thinking about getting mesh for a few years.

A few years... yet you don't know what the mesh slider is...?

Edited September 2, 2018 by il88pp

[il88pp]

From all your questions about installing it seems you haven't looked at, or looked for, the install instructions.

 

They can be easily found. Just typing 'how to install freemeshx' into Google.

 

But you haven't looked for them, haven't read them, or not tried to understand them.

Your loss.

 

http://ninetwopro.com/freemeshx/fmx-installation/

 

https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/516319-freemeshx-global-20-release-announcement/

[Sailor512]

Thought it might be a good idea to give this thread a more positive turn.

 

For my part I think Nine Two Productions did some amazing work, providing it for free even more amazing. ;)

If you want world wide mesh payware - even more detailed though - you'll easily spend some 50 $ upwards.

 

Ok, So I'm really getting aggravated with this FREEMESHX Situation I have going. I need some help. Yes, FMX is free and who am I to complain but when I go the the Nine Two Productions website & DROOL over the amazing scenery I see in the example & screen shot section, I don't understand why mine does not even look close.

 

Prostock: I think the source for your obvious disappointment lies in not knowing what FreeMeshX does and therefore wrong expectations. In one sentence it makes youir mountains more peaky and more detailed. Nothing else and nothing less...

 

having installed FreeMeshX quite recently myself (by the way no hit on fps I could notice) I thought I'd enclose some screenshots:

 

Sometimes the difference will be subtle like out of Interlaken (Switzerland)

 

With FreemeshX

 

Without FreeMeshX

 

Sometimes it will be more pronounced like heere somewhere out of Kathmandu (Nepal)

 

With FreemeshX

 

Without FreeMeshX

 

I hoped that helped and might set some of you thinking of getting this nice freeby.

 

Cheers!

[Prostock]

Thought it might be a good idea to give this thread a more positive turn.

 

For my part I think Nine Two Productions did some amazing work, providing it for free even more amazing. ;)

If you want world wide mesh payware - even more detailed though - you'll easily spend some 50 $ upwards.

 

 

 

Prostock: I think the source for your obvious disappointment lies in not knowing what FreeMeshX does and therefore wrong expectations. In one sentence it makes youir mountains more peaky and more detailed. Nothing else and nothing less...

 

having installed FreeMeshX quite recently myself (by the way no hit on fps I could notice) I thought I'd enclose some screenshots:

 

Sometimes the difference will be subtle like out of Interlaken (Switzerland)

 

[ATTACH=CONFIG]204778[/ATTACH]

With FreemeshX

 

[ATTACH=CONFIG]204779[/ATTACH]

Without FreeMeshX

 

Sometimes it will be more pronounced like heere somewhere out of Kathmandu (Nepal)

 

[ATTACH=CONFIG]204780[/ATTACH]

With FreemeshX

 

[ATTACH=CONFIG]204781[/ATTACH]

Without FreeMeshX

 

I hoped that helped and might set some of you thinking of getting this nice freeby.

 

Cheers!

 

Thank You Sailor - It did help because I guess what I was expecting was a major difference in what I was seeing & not subtle as you've shown here, much appreciated.

 

I'm in the process of having a new PC built, hoping to have it soon. With that said, I had recently reinstalled FSX-SE and have not reinstalled any of my addon's including FreeMeshX. I'll get back at it once I get the new machine.

 

Thanks again for providing Visual Evidence, makes it easier to see what is being explained. BTW - What plane are you flying, looks nice. I may dl if freeware.

Edited September 3, 2018 by Prostock

[Sailor512]

Thank You Sailor - It did help because I guess what I was expecting was a major difference in what I was seeing & not subtle as you've shown here, much appreciated.

 

I'm in the process of having a new PC built, hoping to have it soon. With that said, I had recently reinstalled FSX-SE and have not reinstalled any of my addon's including FreeMeshX. I'll get back at it once I get the new machine.

 

Thanks again for providing Visual Evidence, makes it easier to see what is being explained. BTW - What plane are you flying, looks nice. I may dl if freeware.

 

You're very welcome! :-D

 

Plane is Dino Cattaneo's Aermacchi MB.326, light fighter jet

 

It is indeed freeware and really a great model, lots of options also.

 

Not sure where I found it, most likely at simouthouse.com or maybe at Rikoooo

 

Cheers!

[mrzippy]

http://indiafoxtecho.blogspot.com/2015/03/aermacchi-mb326-version-110-release.html

 

scroll down to the freeware downloads.

[Prostock]

you're very welcome! :-d

 

plane is dino cattaneo's aermacchi mb.326, light fighter jet

 

it is indeed freeware and really a great model, lots of options also.

 

Not sure where i found it, most likely at simouthouse.com or maybe at rikoooo

 

cheers!

 

thank you

 

 

http://indiafoxtecho.blogspot.com/2015/03/aermacchi-mb326-version-110-release.html

 

scroll down to the freeware downloads.

 

thank you

Edited September 3, 2018 by Prostock

[llivaudais]

I think we can all agree that Mesh products (in general) are designed to provide something of a higher resolution (or more accurate) and that they show up most obviously in the regions of the world that have LOW resolution by default (especially, low as in 150 and 300m resolution). You won't see dramatic improvement in US and Europe.

 

South America, Asia and Africa are significantly improved...

 

Indonesia default

 

Indonesia FreeMesh

 

Machu Picchu Peru default

 

Machu Picchu Peru FreeMesh

 

Loyd

[Prostock]

I think we can all agree that Mesh products (in general) are designed to provide something of a higher resolution (or more accurate) and that they show up most obviously in the regions of the world that have LOW resolution by default (especially, low as in 150 and 300m resolution). You won't see dramatic improvement in US and Europe.

 

South America, Asia and Africa are significantly improved...

 

Indonesia default

[ATTACH=CONFIG]204794[/ATTACH]

 

Indonesia FreeMesh

[ATTACH=CONFIG]204795[/ATTACH]

 

Machu Picchu Peru default

[ATTACH=CONFIG]204796[/ATTACH]

 

Machu Picchu Peru FreeMesh

[ATTACH=CONFIG]204797[/ATTACH]

 

Loyd

 

Wow, big difference for sure. After I get my new computer & get everything reinstalled, I'll definitely refer to these screen shots. I will try to recreate them on my own PC to see the difference first hand. Thank you for taking the time to be so helpful Loyd. Much appreciated.

 

I recreated the same default screen shot of Machu Picchu, Peru Latitude S13' 11.94' Longitude W72' 29.25' and mine looks totally different. I attached two screen shots, both facing different directions as close to what yours looked like as I could figure. Just wondering why? Mine is stock scenery FSX-SE version. Any idea why different?

 

I'm curious, how did you take the screen shots before & after? I'm sure you didn't install & uninstall scenery's or is it just that easy? Thanks again. Brian

Edited September 4, 2018 by Prostock

[llivaudais]

Before and after...

 

Typically I fly/slew to an area that looks appealing with the enhanced scenery/mesh turned on (as it normally is), somewhere that's likley to provide a contrast between default and enhanced.

step 1 Save the flight (so I can always return to the exact position and orientation)

step 2 grab a screenshot; there's plenty of free utilities.

step 3 Turn off (disable) the addon scenery (FreeMesh, in this case)

step 4 grab second screenshot

 

Don't confuse installing (adding a scenery region) with enabling it afterward. Enabling/disabling is just the check box; you don't uninstall it to make it disappear.

 

Enabling scenery is just a matter of checking/unchecking it in the scenery library (once it's installed) and clicking "OK"; you don't even have to shut down/restart the sim as you had to do with previous versions. It takes the sim 60 to 90 seconds to reload the scenery and it's done. You can edit the aircraft.cfg the same way: pause the sim, make the changes, save the file, reload the aircraft and you're back in business in 30 to 60 seconds.

 

If you're as new to FSX as you seem to be I understand the feeling - like a kid in a candy shop. Been there, done that. Still feel that way some days. Take your time. You can't learn everything in a few days.

 

It may prove how geeky I am but one of the first things I did when discovering this site was to read back through the previous 6 months of posts (mostly) I still read all the new stuff EVERY DAY. If you just check in to ask questions, you'll miss 98% of what you need to know. I've been flying since version 4 and I still learn something new almost every day.

 

As one of our absent friends used to say, "this isn't just a hobby, it's a way of life" - or something along those lines.

 

Loyd

[ChokDK]

Hi

I downloaded the torrent of FreeMeshX 2.0 yesterday and tried to install the sceneries.

I can guide the Add Library to the different "sub-folders" (eg. FreeMeshX - Europe) with the *.bgl files, but then FSX (Steam) tells me it can't see any scenery inside the folders.

 

I click "the white part" as the instruction tells me to, and the correct path is showing after that, but.. no go when I click OK.

 

*** EDIT (NOOB) ***

YES, of course right after making the screenshots and the post IT ACTUALLY WORKED!

Sorry

 

Regards

ChokDK

Edited September 4, 2018 by ChokDK

[TKessel]

I have added some extra mesh for my flight up the Amazon River. However, the terrain is so flat, it makes little difference, if any. The horizon looks flat flying at 1600', as if I were at 36000' feet. This is not a complaint, just a comment. Right now I'm about 3 S, 69 W. Not close enough to the Andes for them to show up yet. - Ted