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sdk:scenery:tutorial [2020/05/10 20:34] jhsdk:scenery:tutorial [2020/05/10 20:39] jh
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 ====== Scenery Workshop ====== ====== Scenery Workshop ======
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 +We're providing an example airport with our SDK. All the files needed for this airport can be downloaded from [[https://www.aerofly.com/community/filebase/index.php?file/3-scenery-workshop/|Aerofly FS 2 SDK download page]]. After registration and our approval of your user account a short time later you can download the SDK files.
  
 ===== Kingman Example Airport ===== ===== Kingman Example Airport =====
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   *The Content Converter only updates the output files if the intermediate files are newer than the already converted output files.       *The Content Converter only updates the output files if the intermediate files are newer than the already converted output files.    
  
-===== Starting the converter =====+===== Starting the Converter =====
  
 When the above conditions are met the Aerofly FS 2 Content Converter can be executed. When the above conditions are met the Aerofly FS 2 Content Converter can be executed.
  
 Within a project folder right click on the file 'content_converter_config.tmc' and select the context menu entry 'Run with Aerofly FS 2 Content Converter'. The Content Converter will then try to convert all intermediate 3D model files (.tgi) and textures in .bmp, .png and .tif format within the current (input) folder.\\ The converted files will be saved in the output directory defined in the .tmc configuration file. Usually, this is the folder 'Aerofly FS 2/scenery/places' in the current Windows user Documents folder. Writing the files into these directories automatically installs the scenery or aircraft for the Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator.\\ \\ The converter can also be started by a batch file with the scenery configuration file as a parameter for the Aerofly FS 2 Content Converter executable. An example batch file 'convert_kingman.bat' is provided for the sample airport Kingman, but the file should be edited (right click, edit) before the first execution to confirm the file paths within the batch file are set correctly. Within a project folder right click on the file 'content_converter_config.tmc' and select the context menu entry 'Run with Aerofly FS 2 Content Converter'. The Content Converter will then try to convert all intermediate 3D model files (.tgi) and textures in .bmp, .png and .tif format within the current (input) folder.\\ The converted files will be saved in the output directory defined in the .tmc configuration file. Usually, this is the folder 'Aerofly FS 2/scenery/places' in the current Windows user Documents folder. Writing the files into these directories automatically installs the scenery or aircraft for the Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator.\\ \\ The converter can also be started by a batch file with the scenery configuration file as a parameter for the Aerofly FS 2 Content Converter executable. An example batch file 'convert_kingman.bat' is provided for the sample airport Kingman, but the file should be edited (right click, edit) before the first execution to confirm the file paths within the batch file are set correctly.
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 +===== Result =====
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 +After the converter has finished the scenery should already be installed ready for use in our user documents Aerofly FS 2 folder, inside the scenery/places/ sub directory.
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sdk/scenery/tutorial.txt · Last modified: 2020/05/10 20:44 by jh