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A little more info for first time devs.
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== Runways, taxiways and aprons == | == Runways, taxiways and aprons == | ||
=== What you need === | === What you need === | ||
* [[WorldEditor]] | * [[WorldEditor]] - to "draw" the layout of the airport (taxiways, runways, aprons) | ||
* | ** Runway layout data - either from the USA Airport & Scenery Database or from other free imagery | ||
* Runway layout data - either from the USA Airport & Scenery Database or from other free imagery | ** Other data (approach lighting systems, frequencies etc.) about the airport you want to make | ||
* Other data (approach lighting systems, frequencies etc.) about the airport you want to make | * [[TerraGear]] - to turn the layout into useable scenery | ||
* Shapefiles for the area around your airport - http://mapserver.flightgear.org/download.psp | ** Shapefiles for the area around your airport - http://mapserver.flightgear.org/download.psp | ||
* Heightmaps - http://dds.cr.usgs.gov/srtm/version2_1/ | ** Heightmaps - http://dds.cr.usgs.gov/srtm/version2_1/ | ||
Ubuntu users, can use the script in [[Ubuntu fg tools]]. | Ubuntu users, can use the script in [[Ubuntu fg tools]]. | ||
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=== Turning the airport into FlightGear scenery === | === Turning the airport into FlightGear scenery === | ||
There are | There are three possibilities, the later two require [[TerraGear]], but have the advantage that you can view the result immediately: | ||
* Send your layout (.dat file) to robin peel, as explained at [[#Share your layout with the world!]] and wait for the next FlightGear scenery build to include your airport. | |||
* [[Howto: Test your airport layout: quick and easy]], for a quick look at your airport. This will place your airport in the middle of an ocean. | * [[Howto: Test your airport layout: quick and easy]], for a quick look at your airport. This will place your airport in the middle of an ocean. | ||
* [[Using TerraGear]], you can create an entire scenery, including the surrounding terrain. | * [[Using TerraGear]], you can create an entire scenery, including the surrounding terrain. | ||