fsCloudPort #2,000

A starting point along with the helipad is a wonderful addition! Thanks Phil for providing us with the wonderful FSCloudPort!

Amazing progress in such a short time. Who wudda thunk it possible? And free. Amazing indeed. Lots of contributors made this possible, but, mostly the genius and generosity of Phil.

Regards,

Ray

Is there an award for Freeware Product of the Year? I nominate Phil’s fsCloudPort.

Maybe one of you guys can steer me in the right direction. I'm relatively new to AFS2 with very limited programming skills. Basically none

However, in X-plane there is a scenery editor that allows you to import existing scenery and modify it. Being frustrated with the lack of helipad lighting (including payware scenery), I decided to learn enough of the X-Plane 'World Editor' to add custom lighting to several helipads, such as the Downtown Manhattan heliport. Having over ten years experience as an electrician at Newark and LaGuardia airports, I've installed and maintained all types of runway/taxiway lighting, as well as lighted airport signs (fed by 4160VAC constant current regulators). So I had a few ideas for how I wanted the helipad lit.

Note: My custom lighting was a little overboard, (I eventually removed the strobe lights).. LOL

My question is:

Are there any such editors I could use to accomplish something similar in AFS2? I'd also like to add some custom lighted helipads to the rooftops of certain buildings, such as the Metlife building in midtown Manhattan. If not, will I be able to do so using your method Phil?

Thanks.

Here, I added the lighting, signs and windsock (XP11)

Hey Redtail, for custom light placement I have been using a program called JOSM, it allows for straight lines and perfect circle placement. You must edit script values and then converted through a program called Scenproc etc. etc.. If interested just private message me and I can go into further details on that process. Otherwise I believe your best bet is to use the new Scenery Editior by Nabeel because his program allows for simple click and choose light colors. Once lights are placed you then need to access your converted Toc. file and adjust height values using Notepad ++. This will be a lot of trial and error to place properly on top of specific buildings in New York. In order to even achieve these methods you need to have an understanding of how Toc. files require a TSC to be linked to. If interested, I have made a few basic helipads that light up at night. If you have any questions on how to install those again private message me. Helipads

Thanks Jake.

I've started watching the tutorials, getting basic understanding of the TOC, TSC files. Also looking into Nabeel's editor, which is probably the best place for me to start, as you suggest. As I have very little free time to devote to my hobbies due to my hectic work schedules, I need the simplest, least time consuming methods at the moment.

I will take a look at your samples for now. I am familiar with notepad ++ and have used it several times.

Really appreciate your help!

Thanks. That is an amazing number of downloads in such a short time, What is even more amazing is how many of the top 10 are just small non-descript runways in Switzerland. Duh.

Ray

Hello Phil,

Also I would like to thank you on this way a big THANK YOU! say for fsCloudPort!

Great thing.

Good luck

Werner

Hi Phil,

Can we make grass runway with fscloudport 2.0 ?

grass rwy AND - if possible - invisible runway, with no minimum runway lengh (so we could "flatten" 200 meters for example in backcountry or glacier.

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That's a good idea. A requirements list for 2.0. Perhaps we can get some ideas and work out what the priorities are.

Grass runways and heliports only would be a prio for me!

LSZP add by me yesterday is a grass runway and is not lighted. The one created by FSCloudport is no grass and lighted at night

Is there any way to have a flatten and exclusion polygon to kick the cultivation out of the airport?

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Grass runways and heliports only would be a prio for me!

LSZP add by me yesterday is a grass runway and is not lighted. The one created by FSCloudport is no grass and lighted at night

Is there any way to have a flatten and exclusion polygon to kick the cultivation out of the airport?

In the file LSZP.tsc you can comment out the lines with the runway by prefixing each line with "//" (see screenshot). I just tried it.

I'm working a little bit into the programming of FS2 at the moment and take out the artificial runways that are too nice at some airfields. If the underground is sufficiently dissolved this does not look so bad in my opinion.

Bye, Michael

Thanks Michael. I will try it on LSZW and LSZP this evening.

An easier way with less work is to simply delete the tmb and decal files in the fsCP airport folder. Or you can rename the files with an x_ at the beginning of the file name if you want to keep them. Or change the tmb extension to "old". Lots of methods to do the same thing.

Ray

I tried this in LSZP. Then the parking area is no longer flat. We need a grass runway.ttx image