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    FSX Scenery

    FSX out of the box has some crappy scenery. My little airstrip looks nothing like what it does in real life. I have been trying to change this. If you know how to add scenery to FSX could you please post how to do this step by step. I watched a video showing how to take a GPS shot of ones airstrip and putting that into FSX but I can not find it. If I remember correctly one needed other programs to do this. Is there a simpler way? If not please show us none tech folks how to do this.

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    Tony

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    Ten years ago, I built an airport for a guy. Technically, it can be done with a text editor, but you end up having to know the language and a separate tool makes it a lot easier. I believe my aircraft modeling tool at the time (of which I've forgotten the name) included a scenery adjunct.

    I did find a Youtube video of how to make add on scenery in FSX

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAYNHZAEb9I

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    I am not trying to add say an airplane or building to the scenery. I want to add a gps or a satellite photo into FSX. I found a video and lost the link that showed how to do this. Then when you flew or used FSX it looked just as it does when you are looking out your airplane window.

    But thanks for the link for those who may not have seen this before.

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    You could try Tile-Proxy, a real time tile downloader/placer for FSX & FS9.
    https://sourceforge.net/projects/tileproxy/
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    http://www.edtruthan.com/tileproxy/tutorial/
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    Quote Originally Posted by spokes2112 View Post
    You could try Tile-Proxy, a real time tile downloader/placer for FSX & FS9.
    https://sourceforge.net/projects/tileproxy/
    &
    http://www.edtruthan.com/tileproxy/tutorial/

    Thanks for sharing this. I am no computer wiz but will give this a try and report back. Thanks again Roman.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1600vw View Post
    Thanks for sharing this. I am no computer wiz but will give this a try and report back. Thanks again Roman.

    I'm a scenery designer, primarily for historical sceneries, developing for P3D and FSX. One of my latest projects was:

    http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...2-quot-Scenery

    If you want to start in scenery design, I would suggest you start with the following tools:

    - SBuilderX 64 (scenery design, also photoscenery) alternatively Instant Scenery, but I don't use that
    - ADE (designing airports / airfields)
    - Photoshop, Gimp as a paint editor
    - DXTBMP for converting special graphic formats
    - FSX or P3D Software devlopment kit (SDK)
    - Blender, 3D Studio Max or Sketchup if you want to design custom 3d objects. Also ModelconverterX for post processing.
    - Library Creator XML

    It is crucial to read the SDK documentation. If you have questions, you can visit www.fsdeveloper.com (much recommended).

    If you are not fully fixed on a FSX yet I would recommend the academic version of P3D over FSX. This is the much updated version of FSX by Lockheed Martin.

    If you have questions, just ask. But watch it, this business is addictive :-)

    Cheers,
    Mark

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1600vw View Post
    FSX out of the box has some crappy scenery. My little airstrip looks nothing like what it does in real life. I have been trying to change this. If you know how to add scenery to FSX could you please post how to do this step by step. I watched a video showing how to take a GPS shot of ones airstrip and putting that into FSX but I can not find it. If I remember correctly one needed other programs to do this. Is there a simpler way? If not please show us none tech folks how to do this.

    Thanks

    Tony
    Arguably the best Oshkosh Scenery for MS Flight Sim was produced by Ken (Retired USA ATC), some 10 year ago.

    http://www.fs-mp.com/xxoshkoshyy/scenery/Oshkosh%20Airport%20Scenery%202011.zip

    ENJOY

    If you check out the Airport Scenery , on the road to the West of the North South runways, you should spot Hal, driving the Microsoft Golf Cart.

    Geoff

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    Quote Originally Posted by FS-MP View Post
    If you check out the Airport Scenery , on the road to the West of the North South runways, you should spot Hal, driving the Microsoft Golf Cart.

    Geoff
    My proudest moment!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hal Bryan View Post
    My proudest moment!
    IMMORTALIZED in FSX scenery for ever

    Hal --FINALLY, after all these years, for the 1st time, I plan to come to Oshkosh this year, for the week.
    Hopefully I will get the chance to finally meet up with you in person.

    Geoff

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    That's great news, Geoff! Would love to have a chance to say hello!

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