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Started by vgbaron, June 13, 2017, 09:34:04 PM

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vgbaron

Using the latest test version I created a plan, exported it to .pln format and sent to to a few friends. They were unable to read the plan in FSX. After going back and forth and re-exporting the plans I noticed something.

In the xml code of the .pln file - the ones that failed showed <appver>4 and the one's that worked showed <appver>10.

I've never had this happen before. Does PLG generate it's own xml code for the export? Can you think of anything on my system that would affect the generated code?

Thanx,

Vic
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tim arnot

You sure that came from Plan-G? 10/61472 is hardcoded for FSX export . . .

Tim. @TimArnot

vgbaron

Sorry for the delay Tim - tracked it down. It seems that when you load a PlanG exported plan into P3D4, it gets rewritten. The XML Version is changed to 4 and the format of the waypoint coordinates is changed. The .pln file can no longer be loaded into FSX after this. Not a PlanG problem.

I'll try to upload a before and after pln FYI.

Vic
P3D#1 - 7700K 5.0g ROG X270F 3600 15-15-15 - 2-GTX1070 SLI 1000W PSU 1- 850G EVO SSD, 2-256G OCZ SSD, 1TB,HAF942-H100 Water W1064Pro
40" 4K Monitor 3840x2160 - AS16, ASCA, GEP3D, UTX, Toposim, ORBX Regions, TrackIR
P3D#2 - 3770K 4.7g Asus Z77 1600 7-8-7 GTX680 DH14 850W 2-1TB WD HDD,1tb VRap, Armor+

vgbaron

Attached fyi are two plans  - the PLG plan was exported from PLG as a pln file. It was then loaded into P3Dv4 and was evidently autosaved by P3D. The p3dpln file is that same file. You can easily see the differences in the XML file. The p3dv4 file will not load into FSX.

Vic
P3D#1 - 7700K 5.0g ROG X270F 3600 15-15-15 - 2-GTX1070 SLI 1000W PSU 1- 850G EVO SSD, 2-256G OCZ SSD, 1TB,HAF942-H100 Water W1064Pro
40" 4K Monitor 3840x2160 - AS16, ASCA, GEP3D, UTX, Toposim, ORBX Regions, TrackIR
P3D#2 - 3770K 4.7g Asus Z77 1600 7-8-7 GTX680 DH14 850W 2-1TB WD HDD,1tb VRap, Armor+

tim arnot

Okay thanks. As long as the P3D version opens in Plan-G (I can't check right now), I don't see anything I need to do here (other than remember next time someone asks!)

Tim. @TimArnot