Uberscrew Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Hi Guys, recently back into P3D and happily installing all my ORBX back catalogue via the new to me FTX Central v3...very slick by the way. The only issue I have come across is with KMRY and I cannot resolve the elevation issues I have with it. I have FTX global, vector and Nor Cal all also installed. I have followed the existing threads on this issue including the re-install of Nor Cal and I have run the auto elevation correction tool through vector and changed to auto assigned values, I have also removed any potential My Traffic 6 conflicts and as you can see still no good... I really don't know how to resolve and I really want to be able to use this scenery. I cannot find my FSS order number now I have converted to ORBX direct but the scenery transaction ID is 5909df8e7c1ef. Please help!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrbaird19 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Hello Try using the vector tool to disable KMRY. Also run the config tool then then press apply. I've had the same issues with some airports and the tool fixed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimNZ Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Uberscrew, I am not trying to hijack your post and I do apologise for butting it, but could I ask JRBAIRD19, where do you find those tools? Regards and thanks again Uberscrew. JimNZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberscrew Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 31 minutes ago, Jrbaird19 said: Hello Try using the vector tool to disable KMRY. Also run the config tool then then press apply. I've had the same issues with some airports and the tool fixed it Thanks for the input Jrbaird but I have run the vector config tool and initially it auto set KMRY to disabled I applied this and this made no difference. I have also tried to manually enable the correction and this didn't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Hi there, the most direct approach to tackle these kinds of airport elevation issues is to run a Windows Explorer search of your entire flightsim folder tree for all .bgl files that include the airport's ICAO as part of their names -- e.g., search term *KMRY*.bgl -- and post a list or screenshot of the results with full file names and folder paths. Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberscrew Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 Thanks for getting back to me Holger please see attached as requested hope it reveals something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Hi again, your list indicates that the Vector version of KMRY is still active. Did you remember to press Save after running Vector's AEC scan? If you did, and the situation doesn't change, then there may be a file access permissions issue preventing file renaming in the Vector scenery folders. Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberscrew Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 Holger yes I did apply the changes to the simulator after the AEC scan if that is what you mean by saving after the run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Clarke Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Until Holger replies with a more technical response to your question regarding why KMRY is still "active" in Vector, I suggest you manually change the designation. Open vector AEC tool. Enter KMRY in the left hand box "AEC is Enabled For:" If it shows up in that column then highlight it and click on the Disable >> to move it to Disabled, and click on Apply and Exit. When done, open the AEC tool again and enter KMRY into the AEC Is Disabled for box and see if KMRY is now, and still, in the disabled section rather than the Enabled section. That will confirm whether or not it is now Disabled, which is what you want, and secondly that you don't have "permissions" issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberscrew Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 jjaycee1 thanks for your input - I am happy to give your suggestion a try - I will get back to you on any further progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Hi again, jjaycee1's suggestion is correct. A manual attempt to deactivate Vector's KMRY files will indeed also work as a cross-check whether there's a file access permission issue. Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberscrew Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 Hi both tried the manual disable of KMRY through the vector control panel this weekend. When I exited the tool and then opened it up again, KMRY was still showing in the disabled column, which I guess is what we want? So I loaded P3D up again to test how it had impacted the sim, during load P3D regenerated the scenery database indicating that it had done something to effect the scenery files. On load however there was some improvement with the main runway flat as you would expect it but a lot of the airport signage and lights still suspended above me. Using slew the default terrain was about 30ft below the ORBX scenery and the problems with the approach across the arena looked the same as my first screenshot so not quite there. Reviewing the file search revealed that the only vector .bgl left was the ABP_KMRY_Default.bgl. So I decided to rename this file in an attempt to remove all vector elevation correction which returned to scenery to the same situation shown in my original screenshots. Not sure where to turn next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrad Marshall Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Hi Uberscrew, I remember some users had previously solved this problem by doing a re-install of Northern California, perhaps try this and see if it resolves the issue. Cheers, Jarrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberscrew Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 Thanks Jarrad I did try this today and it hasn't resolved the issue but it has improved things slightly. Looking at all the .bgls now I have a set for vector, a set for FTX_NC and a set for KMRY am I better off turning off all the sets other than the KMRY ones or is it simply a matter of trial and error 1 by 1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Clarke Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 I suggest turning off all except the KMRY addon bgls and see what happens. Make sure that KMRY is above the FTX regions in your scenery library. Disable Vector and Vector AEC as well in the scenery library. This is for trial reasons only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrad Marshall Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 16 hours ago, Uberscrew said: Thanks Jarrad I did try this today and it hasn't resolved the issue but it has improved things slightly. Looking at all the .bgls now I have a set for vector, a set for FTX_NC and a set for KMRY am I better off turning off all the sets other than the KMRY ones or is it simply a matter of trial and error 1 by 1? Hi Uberscrew, The three files most likely causing your issues are: ORBX\FTX_VECTOR\FTX_VECTOR_AEC\AEC_KMRY.bgl ORBX\FTX_VECTOR\FTX_VECTOR_APT\ABP_KMRY.bgl ORBX\FTX_VECTOR\FTX_VECTOR_APT\APT_KMRY.bgl You will need to go these folder locations and check that the files have been disabled. If they haven't, you will need to remove them to a temporary folder location (ie move them to a spot outside of your P3D folder structure), and then check if that fixes the issue. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberscrew Posted May 15, 2017 Author Share Posted May 15, 2017 Thanks Jarrad I will give this a try and report back, really frustrated as Monterey is still one of your finest regional works and one I really enjoy using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberscrew Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 At a bit of a loss now guys. Tried Jarrad's suggestion which appeared to have little effect however didn't make things any worse. The vector .bgls now have been removed from the P3D folder. I then tried jjaycee1's suggestion of removing all but the KMRY.bgls and disabling vector and vector aec in the scenery.cfg...below are the results : ( Majority of airport assets and ground objects are level but it all sits on a plateaux with huge holes in areas not covered by tarmac. Not sure whether a re-install of P3D is the only way forward? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senator21 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 any instructions on how to fix in P3D V4 i currently dont have vector just SCA and global and im experiencing this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Ross Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Are your mesh and other settings as described in the manual set that way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Hi there, I'd suggest to run a Windows Explorer search of your entire flightsim folder tree for all .bgl files that include the airport's ICAO as part of their names -- e.g., search term *KMRY*.bgl -- and post a list or screenshot of the results with full file names and folder paths. An example of such a list is shown here: http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/134687-kmry-elevation-issue/?do=findComment&comment=1195382 Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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