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Plan-G not parsing airac bgl file? (the one I'd really need, too...)

Started by Agood, February 02, 2013, 01:14:11 PM

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Agood

Hi everyone, up front I'd like to say thank you to the Plan-G dev(s) for a really impressive free piece of software!

My question: I've been elated that week when I found out that there is a way to update the FSX navaid data to a reasonably current state: http://www.gbmitch.net/
After loading Mitch's data, I finally found all the intersections around my home airport (EDDS) that are requiered for any IFR routing to/from Stuttgart...
My problem: even after reloading Plan-G data from FSX (chosing the correct scenery.cfg and manually adding the AddonScenery folder), I can't find the point called BADSO in Plan-G. That's one of the point that is added to FSX through the above airac data file (airac230512.BGL).

Looking at the log file (attached) I can't find mention of Mitch's waypoint file even though it is located in the AddonScenery/Scenery folder. I can't select that file manually in the Plan-G import settings screen either; BADSO is available from within FSX e.g. in the Garmin 500 nav computer, so the import to FSX works.

Any ideas?

EDIT: What I don't get is that Plan-G obviously scans other bgl files in the addon folder - e.g. K3_VOR.BGL  -  so what's keeping it from also parsing the airac data? ...

tim arnot

You would need to rename it to something that looks like an airport bgl.  Plan- G does not look at files it thinks may be "scenery" or mesh etc. (so you could change the filename to start with ADE_ or apx for example)

Tim. @TimArnot

Agood

Thanks Tim, that did it! (I'd never have thought of file naming patterns...)

John Lygo

I have been having the same problem. The imported file works fine in FSX - I can see BADSO. In Plan-G I can't, despite renaming it several times and rerunning the database. Nothing I do will make the new waypoints appear in Plan-G. I have renamed the file to A3_AIR, A_AIRAC, AAIR, ADE_230512a but still no show. Anyone have any ideas for me please?
Log file attached.

tim arnot

Obvious thing to do would be look at the log and see if the folder/file is being read during the build.

Tim. @TimArnot

John Lygo

As you can see from the attached log file Tim, the scenery directory - AIRAC - is being read, but does not show in Plan-G. I have tried renaming the file without success, and this particular scan was made with the airac directory deselected in FSX; again, without showing in P-G. I'm at a loss.  :(

tim arnot

It's clearly not finding the file. What did you rename it to?

Tim. @TimArnot

John Lygo

The file - which is in the directory C:/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Microsoft Flight Simulator X/Addon Scenery/AIRAC/scenery - is called ARAC_Updated_230512.bgl

tim arnot

So you would need to call it ADE_whatever.bgl or apxwhatever.bgl etc in order for Plan-G to scan it. (As I said above)

Tim. @TimArnot

John Lygo


tim arnot


Tim. @TimArnot