Photo Story - adding scenery & cultivation to an airport in 7 layers

Very cool presentation!

Top class set showing how to create a scenery. And yes very cool presentation!

Regards, Jakob

Good graphical overview showing the process. I like it.

Layer #1 - add an airport using FSCloudPort ... -- Yes - full control

Layer #2 - use AeroScenery to add a level 9 tile of 2m resolution scenery ... -- Yes - full control

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Layer #4 - use OpenStreetMaps and ScenProc to create some houses, buildings, plants, and lighting to cover the level 9 tile ...

Currently no control.

I have tried to cultivate trees and forests - still no luck. Graphic tools (AeroScenery/FSCloudPort, etc.) are easy to use.. Difficult when I have to use tools where you need to type "codes" (without knowing the programming languages commands).

Using "aerofly_rodeo.spc" gives me many error messages.

With this variant I get no error messages - but neither trees/forests are produced:

Does anyone have a simple template for just creating trees / forests - that works?

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Hartman, the "jackpot" for trees is the photoscenery technique (see the Layer #6 photo) posted in another thread, I'll provide more details later but the basic process is this:

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Ahhh. Many thanks for clarification and the basic process. I already have the bmp files. Then I think I'll wait for a slightly more detailed explanation.

Great idea and really nice presentation!!!

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Hartman, attached is a How-To doc for Layer6 (trees). Hope this helps!

Layer6 (Trees) How-To.pdf

Ken. Many thanks for your tutorial. I am very grateful for your help.

But as mentioned, I am no programmer. The task is therefore not completely solved.

Here's my feedback:

Downloading link for FSET does not work (for me). But I found another link.

Google server did not work. New google server appears to be 798 - so now the access to the server works ok.

The ScenProc "Texture Filter Editor" worked surprisingly well to distinguish trees / forest from photo.

ScenProc created a tfc - file (11 KB).

However, ScenProc can not create the SHP-file.

I am now trying to find the error - without success. Are there any of the settings that are incorrect?

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You're close - adjust your Historgram option settings to match mine below. Your current settings are using POLYGON DetectionMode but it needs to be changed to POINT DetectionMode.

There you pointed out the error. Thank you again, Ken.

The rest of the task went smoothly (recommend that you add the latest illustration into your great tutorial).

Now my Norway project got a real boost.

Ken,

Could you please update your PDF so the critical Histogram settings are more clear as your response above shows.

Also, for some reason, I can't download it.

Thanks

Dave W.

Thanks for the post Ken. Nice end result.

My "end of year" aim is that AeroScenery will do all of this within the one app (plus higher resolution elevation data too).

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Here is the updated version with a clear image of the Historgram settings ...

Layer6 (Trees) How-To.pdf

Wow. I just made a fast-read look of this pdf. It shouldn't be much longer until we will be just like the old days in FSX - no time for actual flying - all our waking hours used for creating scenery.

Regards,

Ray

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Wow. I just made a fast-read look of this pdf. It shouldn't be much longer until we will be just like the old days in FSX - no time for actual flying - all our waking hours used for creating scenery.

Regards,

Ray

And all our sleeping hours for letting the PC doing all the downloading and conversions

Thomas

Ken thanks for boiling the process down! Inspired me to try the ScenProc texture filter tool rather than scratch build include polygons for vegetation. Many bleary hours saved

One note, in your Layer #6 - How to add a bunch of trees (kenventions 9/05/18) pdf example script:
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# this line generates a broadleaf tree for 80% of the tree coordinates with each tree between 8 to 25 feet tall
CreateAF2Plant|FRAND >= 0.2|8;25|0|broadleaf|0
# this line generates a conifer tree for 20% of the tree coordinates with each tree between 10 to 20 feet tall
CreateAF2Plant|FRAND < 0.2|10;20|0|conifer|0
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The units are actually meters rather than feet.

Thanx again for your efforts.

- Rich