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Tree removal ?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:46 am
by gypsymoth
I'm building a WW2 airfield (Ibsely, a busy RAF & USAAF Fighter airfield) that used to exist about 5 miles from me, on the edge of the New Forset, here in the UK.  I'm copying an operation ground plan I found but in FS9 I have some tree that obstruct the perimiter road/taxiways & I'd like to know if there's a tool I can obtain & use to get rid of them?   I've just got Flight1's Instant Scenery tool & have placed a control tower in the right location  ::) & have just spotted a delete/move button & wondered if I can do this with FS scenery?   
Thanks. 

Re: Tree removal ?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:20 pm
by JoBee
A simple utility named Excbuilder removes default objects.

This link - http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DL ... CatID=root

will show you the program, a tutorial for the program, and an update for the tutorial (and a fourth file that you don't need).

Highly recommended.

cheers,
Joe

Re: Tree removal ?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:21 pm
by gypsymoth
Thanks Joe - I'm told I need a MSSTDFMT.DLL to be installed before I can use it.......where can I get that from?   

Re: Tree removal ?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:25 pm
by Capt.Propwash

Re: Tree removal ?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:52 pm
by BrandonF
[quote]I'm building a WW2 airfield (Ibsely, a busy RAF & USAAF Fighter airfield) that used to exist about 5 miles from me, on the edge of the New Forset, here in the UK.

Re: Tree removal ?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:29 pm
by RaptorF22
[quote][quote]I'm building a WW2 airfield (Ibsely, a busy RAF & USAAF Fighter airfield) that used to exist about 5 miles from me, on the edge of the New Forset, here in the UK.

Re: Tree removal ?

PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:22 pm
by Capt.Propwash
there are also 2 other magical items, ... a can of gas and a match.   ...... "Who wants SMORES!??"

Re: Tree removal ?

PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:14 pm
by RaptorF22
[quote]there are also 2 other magical items, ... a can of gas and a match.

Re: Tree removal ?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:26 pm
by antiguajim
Will EscBuilder work with FSX? Tutorial only refers to FS2004.
Thanks.

Re: Tree removal ?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:24 pm
by Fr. Bill
[quote]I'm building a WW2 airfield (Ibsely, a busy RAF & USAAF Fighter airfield) that used to exist about 5 miles from me, on the edge of the New Forset, here in the UK.

Re: Tree removal ?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:57 pm
by dave3cu
Will EscBuilder work with FSX? Tutorial only refers to FS2004.
Thanks.


There is a version of Exclude Builder for FSX. You'll find the link in the first post here:
http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4374

Though there is no help file, it works the same as ExcBuilder with the added feature that you can create multiple exclusion before compiling.

Dave

Re: Tree removal ?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:36 am
by antiguajim
Thanks Dave.

Re: Tree removal ?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:20 pm
by antiguajim
I am trying to use ExcBuilderv2 with FSX.
I have FSConnect300 installed in modules folder.
I have MSXML4 installed
bglcom.exe, bglcomp.xsd, compile.bat are in the same folder with ExcBuilder

First problem is setting the coordinates for the exclusion rectangle using FSC. I get an error message that there is a problem communicating with FSConnect.
If I manually enter the coordinates and Generate source code and .bgl, when i run the compile.bat I get the following error messages:

ERROR c2034: XML parse fatal error (line, column, error)
ERROR: 7, 31, Illegal xml chatacter
ERROR C2470: unrecoverable error parsing xml!
ERROR C2006: Parse failed (0x80004005)
Error C2003: failed to process file

Here is the xml file:


   version = "9.0"
   xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'
   xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="bglcomp.xsd" >
           latitudeMinimum = "N16

Re: Tree removal ?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 6:37 pm
by dave3cu
Remove the 'degree mark', it's not recognized. Also the 'minute mark' is not necessary.

When entering in the degree-decimal minute format just leave a space between degree and minutes.

latitudeMinimum = "N16 55.02"

Dave

Re: Tree removal ?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 6:56 pm
by antiguajim
Thanks Dave,

Any thoughts ob why FSConnect is not connecting FSX with EXCBuilder? The .dll file is in the module folder.