> > In > > case I use this .dat approach, I do have to modify the terrain mesh > > separately, before merging it with the airport data using TerraGear, > > right? > > Yes, you are right. Do you have a specific example in mind for such a > modification?
Airport Palermo Puntaraisi runway had an incorrect up_and_down height variation in lenght which I suppose was an heritage of not correct terrain mesh elevation data (since I don't recall it in the real one). There's a road at Koeln airport which goes down into a tunnel under a taxiway (in the middle of the airport area) which cannot be modelled without touching the terrain mesh. I think it would be easier to have those details modelled while working on the airport mesh and not on the underlaying terrain mesh. It's just my point of view, that's because I like following a consistent working pipeline where I have full control on the geometry in its whole (comprising height). Maintaining a default height when no modification is needed and letting the developer add personal fine details when wished should be an added value to all that airport generation process. This is not possible with current tools. I know that approach is mostly out of people interest because it regards scenery beautyfying more than flight simulation. But that's _my_ interest right now :-) > Of course, TaxiDraw is not limited to creating apt.dat data as Durk's AI > extension shows. I know that, I'm using the latest development binary available with AI capability built inside, and I find that useful for those who want to dig into that. I do not, at the moment :-) That's because I ask for suggestions and ideas here. Roberto ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
