gsnde Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Operating system: Win10 Simulator: P3Dv45 Screenshot: n/a Issue: I understand that by enabling advanced layering OrbX Central tries to act comparable to Lorby-si's Addon-Manager. It will sequence thee entries by using the: <Layer>xxx</Layer> tag in the addon.xml. It makes a backup of the original file by giving the extension ocbackup and then adds the layer number that it think is appropriate. Question1: Is that understanding correct? Question2: If you deselect the option "Enable Advanced Layering" - will the backup file (*.ocbackup) be made active again? More precise: does disabling the option removes the layer order from Orbx Central? Question3: Is the sequence of layers added to other addon.xml files by OrbX Central recalculated each time OrbX Central adds / removes an OrbX scenery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Williamson Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Hi! 16 hours ago, gsnde said: Question1: Is that understanding correct? Yes. Similar to Lorby's tool, it puts both add-ons and scenery.cfg entries into a single linear list and then layers Orbx products appropriately within that list. It'll then write those layers back out to scenery.cfg and add-on.xmls as appropriate. 16 hours ago, gsnde said: Question2: If you deselect the option "Enable Advanced Layering" - will the backup file (*.ocbackup) be made active again? More precise: does disabling the option removes the layer order from Orbx Central? Not currently, the backup and layering will remain as they are. 16 hours ago, gsnde said: Question3: Is the sequence of layers added to other addon.xml files by OrbX Central recalculated each time OrbX Central adds / removes an OrbX scenery Yes. They are calculated when you Install, Verify or Update a product, or when you run 'Sync Simulator' on the Help page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsnde Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 Thank you for the explanation, Mitchell! One final question, related to your second answer: that means that you ccannot opt out of Advanced layering once you have turned it on, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermank Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Not to butt into this topic, but I have a question about installing Tongass Fjiords into P3D. As you probably know, Poppet, at Prepar3d. com outlines a specific ordering layer that has to manually be added to scenery.cfg. Would this be recognized by ORBX Direct or any of its processes? thanks... Sherm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Williamson Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 16 hours ago, gsnde said: One final question, related to your second answer: that means that you ccannot opt out of Advanced layering once you have turned it on, right? You can, but it may cause unintended side effects due to the different layering methods. We're looking at ways to update Central to make it easy to switch between the layering methods without causing strange effects. 13 hours ago, shermank said: Not to butt into this topic, but I have a question about installing Tongass Fjiords into P3D. As you probably know, Poppet, at Prepar3d. com outlines a specific ordering layer that has to manually be added to scenery.cfg. Would this be recognized by ORBX Direct or any of its processes? thanks... I'm not aware of this specific ordering layer you're referring to. Can you post a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermank Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Mitchell Williamson said: You can, but it may cause unintended side effects due to the different layering methods. We're looking at ways to update Central to make it easy to switch between the layering methods without causing strange effects. I'm not aware of this specific ordering layer you're referring to. Can you post a link? Hi Mitchell, this takes you to the Avsim forum where Elaine Dixon (Poppet) links to instructions from people at Return to Misty Moorings. https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/491556-installing-tongass-fjords-x-prepar3d-v3-v4/ scrolling down, there are specific instructions about installing TF into P3D, and adding some 40 specific TF elements to scenery.cfg. if you do not care to dig into this, I understand. I do know this plan worked before ORBX CENTRAL began changing things. sherm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Williamson Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, shermank said: Hi Mitchell, this takes you to the Avsim forum where Elaine Dixon (Poppet) links to instructions from people at Return to Misty Moorings. https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/491556-installing-tongass-fjords-x-prepar3d-v3-v4/ scrolling down, there are specific instructions about installing TF into P3D, and adding some 40 specific TF elements to scenery.cfg. if you do not care to dig into this, I understand. I do know this plan worked before ORBX CENTRAL began changing things. sherm From a quick glance, the instructions for FTX Central 3 should apply similar to Orbx Central, though I cannot look into this further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsnde Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 Thanks again, Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand_Pubah Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Where exactly is the option to enable advanced layering? I don’t see anything in the present build of both Orbx central or Lorby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermank Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 HI GP Lorby's has nothing to do with advanced layering....the latest Orbx Central has a check box of advanced layering, but it is with a notation that it is no lonber supported in OC.,,and will be removed in a subsequent update. So, in short, Advanced Layering is not an option. Sherm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Hello, in a nutshell, if the box is ticked, Orbx Central cannot see any add-on.xml scenery. If the box is not ticked, Orbx Central will see all scenery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermank Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Hi Nick, perhaps I was wrong, but OC specifically states...."This option is no longer supported and will be removed in a future update." Am I missing something? Sherm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Williamson Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Advanced Layering is now the default and should be used for 99.99% of users. Advanced Layering works fine with the Lorby tool, and a number of other third-party layering tools. Legacy Layering is no longer supported and causes numerous issues, so we do not recommend enabling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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