FSX flatten

[Stumpy]

I am making my own airport in hilly terrain, usually all around the airport is flattened but not this time. Can someone point me in the direction of a tool to flatten the airport? Or any Ideas?

Thanks
James

[Timmo]

Use FSX KML....this allows you to digitise the flatten in Google earth and then create the flatten.

http://fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.php?title=FSX_KML


The 'proper' way is to make a flatten polygon using a ESRI Shapefile.....but not many people have access to the tools able to make them

[Stumpy]

Thanks for the link. I can't get it to flatten in fsx. Does it need to be a polyline or polygon? I did what the tutorial on that link said but it is still the same

[Timmo]

It needs to be a polygon (Polygons are for defining areas)...

Sorry I havent used it so cant give really you any pointers...did you assign a height?

[toprob]

QUOTE (Stumpy @ Nov 25 2007, 10:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks for the link. I can't get it to flatten in fsx. Does it need to be a polyline or polygon? I did what the tutorial on that link said but it is still the same

Maybe you could post your KML file and we could take a look.

[toprob]

QUOTE

Maybe you could post your KML file and we could take a look.[/quote]

Should I just take screenshots of all the menus? or should I upload it to temporary site? If this one whats the best site?

[toprob]

You can open the KML file in Notepad, copy the text and paste it here. Or it may be simpler to copy the XML code directly from FSX KML.

[Stumpy]

pretty sure this is it


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[toprob]

I opened your KML file in Google Earth and had to tidy up the Properties -- it should only include the tag. You can in fact assign the tag in FSX KML from the drop-down list -- I prefer this method.
I then resaved the file in GE, and it compiled ok in FSX KML