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''See [[FlightGear Wizard]] for the main article about the Wizard.''
{{Main article|FlightGear Wizard}}


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With the '''FlightGear Admin Wizard''' ('''FGAdmin''') is it possible to install new scenery on a simple and quick way.
With the '''FlightGear Admin Wizard''' ('''FGAdmin''') it is possible to install new scenery on a simple and quick way, in case one does not, cannot, or does not want to use [[terrasync]].


==Manual==
== Manual ==
# Download a scenery chunk from [http://flightgear.org/Downloads/scenery-1.0.0.html FGFS Scenery Downloads] and place it somewhere on your computer where you could find it back (your desktop?).
# Download a scenery chunk from [http://flightgear.org/legacy-Downloads/scenery-1.0.1.html FGFS Scenery Downloads] and place it somewhere on your computer where you could find it back (your desktop?).
# Open FGAdmin (on Windows you'll find it at <tt>FlightGear/bin/win32</tt>) and you'll see a window like you see on the pic right of this text.
# Open FGAdmin (on Windows you'll find it at <tt>FlightGear/bin/win32</tt>) and you'll see a window like you see on the pic right of this text.
# Click Select Scenery Source to select the folder where you've stored your scenery chunk. Tick the box in front of your scenery file.
# Click Select Scenery Source to select the folder where you've stored your scenery chunk. Tick the box in front of your scenery file.
# Press Select Install Destination and select the FlightGear scenery folder (usually <tt>FlightGear/data/scenery/terrain</tt>).
# Press Select Install Destination and select the FlightGear scenery folder (usually <tt>FlightGear/data/scenery</tt>).
# Now press Install Selected Files to install the scenery. You see the progress in the bar below the button.
# Now press Install Selected Files to install the scenery. You see the progress in the bar below the button.
# Close the wizard with the Quit button.
# Close the wizard with the Quit button.
# You could remove the file you've downloaded from FlightGear.org after you made a test fly above the scenery you just installed.
# You could remove the file you've downloaded from FlightGear.org after you made a test fly above the scenery you just installed.
== Related content ==
* [[TerraMaster]]
[[Category:Scenery software]]

Revision as of 19:53, 3 July 2014

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With the FlightGear Admin Wizard (FGAdmin) it is possible to install new scenery on a simple and quick way, in case one does not, cannot, or does not want to use terrasync.

Manual

  1. Download a scenery chunk from FGFS Scenery Downloads and place it somewhere on your computer where you could find it back (your desktop?).
  2. Open FGAdmin (on Windows you'll find it at FlightGear/bin/win32) and you'll see a window like you see on the pic right of this text.
  3. Click Select Scenery Source to select the folder where you've stored your scenery chunk. Tick the box in front of your scenery file.
  4. Press Select Install Destination and select the FlightGear scenery folder (usually FlightGear/data/scenery).
  5. Now press Install Selected Files to install the scenery. You see the progress in the bar below the button.
  6. Close the wizard with the Quit button.
  7. You could remove the file you've downloaded from FlightGear.org after you made a test fly above the scenery you just installed.

Related content