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I'm having trouble getting the object placement tool working. I placed the dll.xml in the correct location and changed the path to where I was informed to, but it still wont load. any advice?

Proper version? I think there is a different one for each of the service packs, and one for use with Acceleration.

http://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.p ... _%28FSX%29

Here's a help guide for SDK installation. http://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.p ... _%28FSX%29
You are not the only one that has problems with this. Everything has to be perfect for it to work and sometimes just doing a reboot works. Crazy FSX. I suggest a search for past posts because I have seen many different fixes work in different situations and OS versions.

well, It wasnt the proper version, but I updated it. and it still isnt working.

Here's a screenshot of the DLL.XML. does this look right to you? [br]

Like brett mentioned, this can be a tricky thing to sort out. Did you give the link above a good read? There's more to it than simply copying the correct .dll.

I read it, and the troubleshooting page, but it still wont work

From your screen shot the dll.xml file path is incorrect.

I believe that you

oh boy, I think I'm getting closer! I copied and pasted the
  Launch
  dll.xml
  False
  False
 
    Object Placement Tool
    False
    False
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Mission Creation Kit\object_placement.dll
 
into an open space in the dll.xml file (NOT in the /controls/ folder this time) and all of my addons dissapeared, and no tools menu popped up. at least something got effected!

First thing to do is make a backup copy of your current dll.xml. Even if it's now broken it can be repaired if needed.

Did the file already exist and you pasted the 'new sections' in? If so you it's probably broken because you now have duplicate entries. Hopefully you added the new entries at the bottom of the file.


This section should already be at the top of the file....so there's no need to add it.


  Launch
  dll.xml
  False
  False

The ObjectPlacemenTool section may also exist farther down. If so, then delete the section you added and make the proper edit in the section that was there.

Be careful editing/deleting as one misplaced, missing or extra character will cause an error.

If you still can't get it sorted, copy and paste the whole file text into your next reply.

Glad you got it sorted..   :)

and, SUCCESS thanks for your support, everyone! I realized that I copied too much from the dll.xml that came with the sdk.  now I just have to get myself familiar with the SDK!

Glad you got it sorted & good luck to you.

BTW have you read the Mission Building in FSX articles? They ought to help.

Part 1 & 2. & Part 3 & 4.