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- | =====Coming Soon!!===== | + | =====Introduction to the GeoConvert tool===== |
- | Do you enjoy the photo real scenery in Aerofly FS2? | + | The GeoConvert tool allows |
- | Did you ever want to make your own scenery using easy to use tools? | + | |
- | If you answered yes to both of these questions then you will love the new GeoConvert | + | **Important note:** This tool is not a simple plug and play solution, it requires some work on your side and you need some basic understanding on how earth coordinates work. It's also your responsibility |
+ | ====How Aerofly renders aerial images==== | ||
+ | Aerofly FS 2 uses textures with a varying coverage to render the earth. For this Aerofly FS 2 uses a level technique with different resolutions per level to render aerial images. At the base there is level 0. Level 0 consists of a single square image that covers the whole earth. This image would be used if viewing earth from very far away. Next is level 1. Level 1 consists of 2x2 images covering the whole earth. Then for level 2 we have 4x4 textures and so on. Aerofly FS 2 currently supports the maximum level of 15 which gives you roughly a resolution of 50cm per pixel. | ||
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+ | Its recommended that your aerial images are converted to level 9, 11, 12, 13 and 14 to give a good coverage. Level 14 corresponds to roughly 1 meter per pixel. Please do not go below level 9 unless you convert a really large area with your images as Aerofly already includes those levels. | ||
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+ | ====Installation==== | ||
+ | After you have downloaded the GeoConvert tool, unzip the ZIP file to any place you like, prefereably to a harddisc with enough free storage. | ||
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+ | Here is the folder structure of the tool | ||
+ | <code cpp> | ||
+ | aerofly_fs_2_geoconvert | ||
+ | input_aerial_images | ||
+ | scenery | ||
+ | images | ||
+ | images_raw | ||
+ | shader_dx11 | ||
+ | texture | ||
+ | aerofly_fs_2_geoconvert.exe | ||
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+ | GeoConvert cannot be started by its own, it must be called with a configuration file that tells GeoConvert what region it should create Aerofly FS 2 compatible aerial images. You can either open a console or the Windows Powershell or create a small batch file right next to the aerofly_fs_2_geoconvert.exe executable. Here is an example | ||
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+ | .\aerofly_fs_2_geoconvert.exe your_config_file.tmc | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | ====General steps==== | ||
+ | * All your input aerial images have to be in the folder ' | ||
+ | * Each aerial image must have an accompanying configuration file with the extension AIC that tells GeoConvert how to source this image. Here is a sample | ||
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+ | * GeoConvert will automatically convert TFW and INF files to AIC files, but it's strongly recommended to check the AIC files after conversion. **This is just for convenience, | ||
+ | * aerofly_fs_2_geoconvert.exe is a command line tool that expects another configuration file that tells where to generate aerial images and in what resolution. Here is a sample that generates aerial images for the Key West Florida region: | ||
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+ | * For aerial images to appear at larger distances and to keep texture usage low, |
sdk/geoconvert.txt · Last modified: 2017/11/12 17:30 by jh