NZFF

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:09 pm**

Hi guys,

I think somewhere I've heard of an application that you can create AFCAD's on, does anyone know where this can be found? Or am I thinking of something else. :rolleyes:

Thanks guys,

Alex

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:12 pm**

Yip, it's called AFCAD by Lee Swordy.

It comes with good documentation. It's not hard to find either, it's on Avsim I think

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:37 pm**

Awesome, thanks Brock, I'll check that out.

Alex

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:21 pm**

Final and current version AFCAD 2.21. Unfortunately, Lee Swordy has retired from Flight Simming. Also worth grabbing his Ttools as well. For compiling and decompiling flight plans for AI aircraft.

Lawrie >nzflag<

Posted: **Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:31 am**

And, see this thread for some local AFCAD discussion.

Posted: **Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:17 pm**

Is AFCAD 'future proofed'? My understanding is that it will work with FSX but doesnt use XML based scenery? (in other words it probably wont work in FS11 when they switch to full XML based scenery)

Can someone clear this up for me?

I want to make some taxi ways for FSX more easily (have written XML for the apron but it would be a mission to do the rest)
Cheers

Posted: **Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:28 pm**

This may be of use for those wishing to convert FS9 AFCADs to FSX
http://www.scenery.org/design_utilities_c.htm

The site has lots of other useful tools.

Also check out this site for helpful advice
http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/archive/

Posted: **Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:28 pm**

Timmo wrote: Is AFCAD 'future proofed'? My understanding is that it will work with FSX but doesnt use XML based scenery? (in other words it probably wont work in FS11 when they switch to full XML based scenery)

Can someone clear this up for me?

I want to make some taxi ways for FSX more easily (have written XML for the apron but it would be a mission to do the rest)
Cheers

No its not future proofed, but seeing Bandits post it could be that they could be made in FS9 and then converted? A pain in the bum but an option until an FSX specific utility is developed I guess.

Posted: **Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:17 am**

Today I saw a screenshot of a new AFCAD-look-alike program, but for FSX. It'll make XML-files and then using a program called XML2BGL.exe then convert them to BGL files, ready to use i FSX.

Screenshot can be found here: http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4671

Posted: **Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:50 am**

Awesome- Thanks JohnFRC

That is exactly what i was looking for (and what FSX developers need)....it seems a little way off but i do have some other things to do first in GMax

Posted: **Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:35 pm**

I recommend all of Lee's programs. They're quite goodness.

Posted: **Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:37 pm**

johanfrc wrote: Today I saw a screenshot of a new AFCAD-look-alike program, but for FSX. It'll make XML-files and then using a program called XML2BGL.exe then convert them to BGL files, ready to use i FSX.

Screenshot can be found here: http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4671

This is brilliant news and exactly what we were looking for. Anyone working with the beta yet?

NZFF

Making AFCAD's