Terrain Flattening Program for FS2004?

[Tendet]

many many thanks Bean I am so miffed I have DELETED hours of work in fury and now looking at a load of empty shrubland! I actually liked AFX as you can 'live view' and see what youre doing as it happens!

Yes I have FSUIPC and its communicating OK and YES........kinda wondering how Sbuilder worked

sadly I learned on AFCAD over 10 years ago so ......old habits.....lol

one more question

the GPS location stated for an airport - is that runway dead centre/ base or reciprocal end please? Trying to make Greenham as close as possible to how I remember it!

(BTW I have a multiple display setup so I will use one screen to show sbuilder and one for FS ......)

I owe you a beer mate!

[Tendet]

followed your instructions to the letter....

nothing happened

[StringBean]

the GPS location stated for an airport - is that runway dead centre/ base or reciprocal end please?

For an airport or a runway?

If it's for an airport it is probably an arbitrary point in the center of the airport.

Some data sources provide lat/lon for each end of the runway, at the runway threshold.

Maybe this will get you close- https://www.google.com/maps/place/51...s0x0:0x0?hl=en

[StringBean]

followed your instructions to the letter....

nothing happened

At what point did nothing happen?

Did you set a path to a working scenery folder in the SBuilder project options?

Did the .bgl get created in that folder?

Is that folder an active scenery folder or did you copy the .bgl to an active scenery folder?

Did you make sure the poly was selected before you hit the compile button?

Did you make sure there was a check in the 'Copy files to BGL folders' box?

I know the procedure works, I have used it dozens of times.

If you miss any of the steps it will not work.

peace,
the Bean

[Tendet]

went over it three times and no result. It doesnt SEEM to be compiling the .Bgl but produces an .SBP file instead? I think thats the problem - and the target folder.

I have set it to C:/prog files/mic games/fs9/addon scenery/scenery but cannot see any BGL's created there? I also made sure I ticked the 'Copy files to BGL folders' box.

I know my bglcomp.exe and FSUIPC are both working so Im a bit baffled?

why is it not producing a .bgl

[StringBean]

Can I assume that you have abbreviated the path and it is actually C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\...etc and you are using Win Vista, 7, or 8?

If so, change the path to a temporary folder on your desktop, compile the file, than copy it to ...\Addon Scenery\scenery.

BTW, Sbuilder uses Scasm.exe, not bglcomp.exe.

peace,
the Bean

[Tendet]

Yes using windows 7

OK I'll give that a try but Ive tried compiling to a temp folder and then copy/pasting to no avail. Even tried it on a different region in case it was just that one area - no difference

[Tendet]

just created another background file compiled etc and discovered that Sbuilder doesnt even seem to be creating ANYTHING except these .sbp files which arent readable by FS2004?

[StringBean]

I think we are on to something.

.sbp files are SBuilder project files.

Saving a project file and compiling a .bgl are 2 different steps.

Are you first selecting your poly, then clicking on the BGL button, the one with an arrow on it?

[Tendet]

yes

I printed out your instructions

"click on select>select all then click on BGL button"

"tick VTP polygons and copy files to BGL folder"

"click COMPILE".......... badda bing......

(well NOT badda bing rather )

I was wondering if I have to compile something readable from the .sbp?