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=== Downloading the raw data === | === Downloading the raw data === | ||
TaxiDraw needs to be able to find the default airport data file in order to load the default airport layout prior to modification. The default airport data was originally available in two formats, X-Plane and FlightGear, but only X-Plane format is used now. TaxiDraw currently understands both formats, but support for the old FlightGear format should be considered | TaxiDraw needs to be able to find the default airport data file in order to load the default airport layout prior to modification. The default airport data was originally available in two formats, X-Plane and FlightGear, but only X-Plane format is used now. TaxiDraw currently understands both formats, but support for the old FlightGear format should be considered deprecated, and will eventually be dropped. You can download the latest airport data from the [http://mapserver.flightgear.org/apt.dat.gz this link] maintained by Martin Spott, or use the airport data shipped with FlightGear in <tt>$FG_ROOT/data/airports</tt>. Wherever you source the data, it will need to be unzipped before TaxiDraw can use it. Place the apt.dat file somewhere on your system, and remember where it is, since it is necessary to tell TaxiDraw where to find it. | ||
=== Configuring TaxiDraw to use the raw data === | === Configuring TaxiDraw to use the raw data === | ||