Making Taxiway signs w/SBuilderFS9

[Capt.Propwash]

I seem to be having some problems making some taxiway signs using SBuilderFS9 ( http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/fsdevdownloads.php# >> Scenery Design / Tools / SBuilder for FS2004 ----- its near the bottom of that list in the left hand pane ) {it is the updated version which includes SBuilder 205, revison6, SCASM 2.96, and the "Object pack for SBuilder 2.05". by Luis S

[CAFedm]

Hi

With FS running, create a new project then select "Show Aircraft" from the View option, then the red crosshair should appear on the blank screen & everything can be built from there. Upon checking the project's coordinates (at bottom of screen) it should correspond to the airport's location. To create the signs, while in slew mode and with SBuilder project open, move to where the sign is to be placed then switch to SBuilder and click the OBJ button at top. Click on where the red crosshairs are on the SBuilder window then click the "Taxiway Sign" button. Next, click on the >>> button and then click on "MAKE". Click OK and if the object needs to be relabeled or oriented differently, click/right click

[Capt.Propwash]

thank CAFedm.  I will look into everything that you just said.    I actually have a lot of Taxiways that I am going to end up relabeling in AFCAD first.... but once i do that 5 min job, then hopefully i can get on to the taxiway signs.



my concern was, i thought that SBuilder would show something like the AFCAD so that you could at least see where you are placing things.  ....... i guess it would if i was designing EVERYTHING directly in Sbuilder, but since im working on something that has already been built it wont.

[Capt.Propwash]

okay CAFedm, 2 new problems.

1) when i save my work, it saves as a .sbc file in target:
E:/Microsoft Games/FS Supporting Programs/Scenery Design Tools/SbuilderFS9/Tools/Bmps/KDVI Taxi Test

KDVI Taxi Test being the actual file.     to see my TEST signs in FS2004, do i need to move this to my KDVI Scenery file inside FS9/Addon Scenery/KDVI Scenery/scenery ????


2) i start FS9 and slew to where I want a Taxiway Sign.  Open SBuilder > Open > KDVI Taxi Test     ..... "OBJ" click on the + > Right click and choose Properties > Taxiway sign >>>

i make my little sign and it puts a green box in the big empty white box in Sbuilder.    NOW!!! when i go back to FS and slew/move to a new point, the + moved in the oposite direction from the way i moved in SIM.    is that going to matter when i try to put the sign in the sim??? Is the sign going to be in the wrong location????





right now, at this very second, all that i want to try to do is get 1 thing to show up in the sim so that i can get a baseline of how it needs to be done for the other 75 things that i need to do.  Get what im saying?? if i can get 1 to show, then i know i can follow those steps again to get more to show.

[dave3cu]

1) The Save or Save As

[Capt.Propwash]

thanks dave. While i was outside pondering over a few things, i thought about that..... why is it that if i move left in-sim, i move right in Sbuilder??? ummmm, im looking south; and sbuilder is looking north. lol duh  ::)



Now that i looked at 1 or 2 things in Sbuilder.... i might put off release for another week or 2 just to add a couple of things other than the taxi signs, but i am not sure yet. I'll keep you posted.

[CAFedm]

[quote]1) The Save or Save As

[Capt.Propwash]

Ok guys, i just updated the KDVI WIP thread with a new pic.... has a taxiway sign on the field now.

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2 ... 1241494239