FS Global 2010

[Sabre 28]

My FS Global 2010 dvd's arrived today in their nice box. However, there is also another disc called Aerodrome Flattening Meshes AFM. The manual seems to suggest you run it if needed but this seems strange to me! When I look online the AFM download version has a warning saying it isn't compatible with FTX Vectors which I already have installed.

Does anyone know if I'm should be using this AFM software?

[brett 2,316]

It's purpose is explained in the Inside FSGlobal 2010.pdf in section 9. Terrain.CFG. I never understood a lot of that scenery mumbo jumbo but it looks like you shouldn't need it unless you are unhappy with some of the areas treatment of bodies of water.

 

I would leave it alone until you find something that looks horrible and you can't live with it, then tread very carefully to repair it.

[Bruce (a.k.a. brian747) 142]

Hi Graeme!

 

I wouldn't exactly claim to "know".but I suspect that the answer might be something along the lines of this:

 

The problem is that decent mesh disagrees with the old FSX default elevations for many airports, so it's a question of how to correct the situation to avoid seeing the dreaded "cliffs" around the airport. So if you are seeing the cliffs then....

 

• If you don't have Orbx Vector, then give AFM a shot.

 

• If you do have Orbx Vector then try using AEC.

 

(Also, if you do have Orbx, then I would sincerely recommend downloading and reading version 2 of their guide, which touches on this and other matters. At the time of writing you can download it if you log on to the Orbx forum and follow the link at the end of this post: http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/74345-the-definitive-guide-to-ftx-products-the-go-to-source-of-ftx-information/ ).

 

I hope this helps a little,

 

Cheers,

 

bruce

a.k.a. brian747

 

[brett 2,316]

What he said.

[Bruce (a.k.a. brian747) 142]

My apologies, Brett: evidently we were both typing at the same time!      

 

(I also ended up replying twice, since the first time I forgot that I was still using IE so that when it came to adding the link at the end the thing locked up on me — so I then had to reply again, this time using Chrome.  <sigh>  )
 

Cheers,

 

B.

 

[brett 2,316]

My apologies, Brett: evidently we were both typing at the same time!      

 

(I also ended up replying twice, since the first time I forgot that I was still using IE so that when it came to adding the link at the end the thing locked up on me — so I then had to reply again, this time using Chrome.  <sigh>  )

 

Cheers,

 

B.

 

Hi Bruce, I was just in awe of your eloquent reply compared to my mutterings, please do step in at anytime so that our friends can have the whole cake instead of only a few crumbs.