Hi all,
I am getting closer to bulk populating without the need for hand-placing buildings.
Below is an image of just residential buildings(300,00+), trees (bulk) + 4 apartment blocks (not part of real scenery) for testing only.
I promised I would make a tutorial, but at this stage that would be a waste of time.
A quick video can be found here: Canberra
Feedback is welcome 
Very nicely done
Very nicely done
Thanks Jeff
I promised I would make a tutorial, but at this stage that would be a waste of time
Feedback: why it would be a waste of time?
Cheers, Ed
Feedback: why it would be a waste of time?
Cheers, Ed
I still have a lot to learn, pointless passing off half.
I still have a lot to learn, pointless passing off half.
Learn fast, please!.
Cheers, Ed
I Started with Honolulu in Hawaii:
I would love to have cultivated Oahu. Especially Pearl Harbor / Honolulu and a few of the bays and built-up military areas.
Maybe you can use Oahu as your tutorial area. 
Regards,
Ray
I would love to have cultivated Oahu. Especially Pearl Harbor / Honolulu and a few of the bays and built-up military areas.
Maybe you can use Oahu as your tutorial area.
Regards,
Ray
The cultivation is not perfect, but I am trying my hardest to get it right.
The cultivation is not perfect, but I am trying my hardest to get it right
Hi:
Do you know about a specific command on the configuration file for cultivation that would make the buildings look taller (4 + floors), and not that flat roofed and short type of structures?. I thought I saw this in some thread before.
Cheers, Ed
Hi:
Do you know about a specific command on the configuration file for cultivation that would make the buildings look taller (4 + floors), and not that flat roofed and short type of structures?. I thought I saw this in some thread before.
Cheers, Ed
Ed,
I seem to remember Phil made some multi-story buildings somehow. Maybe check with him and Rodeo.
Regards,
Ray
Hi:
Do you know about a specific command on the configuration file for cultivation that would make the buildings look taller (4 + floors), and not that flat roofed and short type of structures?. I thought I saw this in some thread before.
Cheers, Ed
Hi Ed,
In the sceneProc script:
CreateAF2Building|building="*" And FAREARAT>0.7 And FLENGTH < 14|4|gable|industrial
or
I change the floor levels & roof type as required in the .toc file:
<[building][element][0]
<[vector3_float64][position][145.172903 -36.722060 0]>
<[float32][direction][-32.459073]>
<[float32][length][14.653544]>
<[float32][width][13.234152]>
<[int32][floors][4]>.
<[string8][roof][gable]>
<[string8][usage][residential]>
Paul
Hi Paul:
Thanks, I'll try!.
Cheers, Ed
I think I have solved the floating building issues, just need to work out a way to add texture in bulk to the buildings.
Could a member of the IPACS team please explain the function of: <[int32][autoheight_override][-1]> ........(part of .tsc file)
Thanks.
humm interresting ! I thought I'd get rid of that but finally, after further tests I still have buildings flying on my scenery with a custom elevation 
very nice screenshot 
... Why do you have problems with textures? These are self-generating buildings (AFS2 object) or generic buildings (AFS2 autogen) ?
humm interresting ! I thought I'd get rid of that but finally, after further tests I still have buildings flying on my scenery with a custom elevation
It is still unclear to me how cultivation autoheight exactly works in relationship to mesh LODs in AFS2, since cultivation is loaded relative to a (dummy or not) airport center point and the aircraft distance to that center point, while elevation resolution levels are loaded relative to aircraft position only.
BTW it looks like Gooseno1 generated 3D buildings and not only cultivation, thus I'd assume the best is to work in absolute height for blocks of 3D buildings, otherwise they'll float over ground or collapse into ground depending on mesh displayed resolution (LOD).
Cheers
Antoine
I think I have solved the floating building issues, just need to work out a way to add texture in bulk to the buildings.
Could a member of the IPACS team please explain the function of: <[int32][autoheight_override][-1]> ........(part of .tsc file)
Thanks.
Very nice progress. I would like to hear the same from IPACS. Please keep us posted.
Cheers, Ed
very nice screenshot
I just used OSM data, it's one object (all the buildings you see.) 3,424 KB in size.
Cheers,
Paul
