When I started wit FSX several years ago i installed the STANDARD version. I have been running it for over 5 years. Over the weekend FSX started crashing on me when I closed it and it would restart every time. A few years ago I gave my STANDARD version to a friend of mine. I bought a DELUXE version ...

Last night I imported the FSX Global Ground Vechile libray to my SBuilder. That was simple enough.

But getting the thumbnails is a big PITA! Is there a way to import all the thumbnails or must it be done one at a time?

Bob Macklin
Seattle, Wa.

My problem was in trying to copy the map. On Google you can't do it. Yahoo does it in pieces.

I finally used SNAGIT to get the map.

My problem now is the calibrate dialog does not take decimal degrees. I have to manually convert decimal degrees to DMS.

Bob Macklin
Seattle, Wa.

How do you get a map now. It looks like both Google and Yahoo have made it difficult if not impossible to make a copy of a map other than printing it and scanning it.

And then it really doe not come out good for me!

Bob Macklin
Seattle, Wa.

Thanks, I'm getting there.

Bob Macklin
Seattle, Wa

I have found I can import the MDL file into ADE. But I have not found out how to import a MDL file into SBuilderX.

Bob Macklin
Seattle, Wa.

I have been trying to learn to make scenery object files with FS Design Studio. SBuilderX does not like the BGL files generated by FSDS. Airport Design Editor does not like them either but will work wit mdl files created by FSDS. Does anyone have any clues about this problem? Bob Macklin Seattle, Wa.

Thanks, that worked for putting an island in a lake on a land mass.

Is it possible to make an island in an ocean without removing the ocean? "Remove all water polygons" seems to remove the entire tile.

I am having a problem making holes. First I make a water poly. Then I make a poly inside of it. I right click on the edge of the inner poly and select "make a hole". I then get prompted to select the parent poly. I left click on the edge of the parent poly and it's points get highlighted. But nothin...

I did not know I had to click on the "Scale & Footprint" to open the files. It is not obvious.

Bob Macklin
Seattle, Wa.

I did find the "Rwy12" sub-directory in SBuilderX. I set the path there. I still don't get any Rwy12 objects.

I am having a problem setting the pointer to allow use of the RWY12 objects!

Any clues? What directory does Sbuilder need?

Bob Macklin
Seattle, Wa

I tried a couple of FSX .mdl airplane files and they loaded but they do not position right. Since the origins are in the center of the fuselage they are buried in the ground or water. Is there a way to set the elevation?

Bob Macklin
Seattle Wa.

OK! I have loaded 2 scenery .mdl files. I was able to place boh of them. But they are not coming out thsize I designed them at.It may be the metric/foot thing. I can check that. But when I try to place either one of there items a second time I get a compile error. These are small industrial building...

How do you make a new Object Library?

Bob Macklin
Seattle, Wa.