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Thanks Dick, works great now!

Hi Dick, thanks for the update to SC23, I love your schedule creator. I tried to create a schedule for LHR, but there seems to be a problem with the airport codes in the schedule.txt. Looks like only the first character of the ICAO code has been cut instead of having the ICAO converted to the IATA code, see snippet from the file: LHR, MKK, 388, MH, 1, 17:47, 16:47, 60, MH from WMKK, should be KUL LHR, DDF, 320, LH, 919, 11:19, 10:19, 60, LH from EDDF, should be FRA LHR, ICK, 320, EI, 725, 14:16, 13:16, 60, EI, from EICK, should be ORK etc. Thanks for looking into it. Best regards, Timo

Ok, that explains it. Then you should update the "system requirements" on the product page, as it doesn't say anything about a 64-bit OS being needed. So unfortunately, no Tower3D for me...

Have installed that, rebooted, but no change. Is a 64-bit OS required for Tower3D? Since you linked to the 64-bit installer.

Good morning, I was exited to see that Tower3D was already released this morning, since I have off today, so I grabbed it from bmtmicro instantly. Installation went fine (except that choosing a directory from the file tree didn't work, had to overwrite it manually, since the default "\Program Files" does not exist on my system). But when I double clicked the Tower3D shortcut, a message comes up that that "this version of the file is not appropriate for your operating system" (freely translated, using the German version of Win7). Trying to run the tower3d.bat opens the command window for a split second, but does not produce a log file (or I can't find it) System: i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz, 4GB Ram, GeForce GT-430 1GB, Win7 Professional 32 bit I'm running the Installer and program as an administrator. Looking forward to suggestions on how to solve my issue. Thanks! Timo

As far as I know the "request a more logical routing to the terminal/runway" occurs when AI can't compute a routing. The most likely cause when adding/moving gates is that the green gate line doesn't intersect the mid-point of the adjacent taxiway (no black dot). When you have created the green gate line make sure that you drag the inner marker point (the one closest to the taxiway) to actually intersect the mid-point of the taxiway that it comes from. The black dot will display automatically if the gate-line is correctly placed. It should look like what Dick posted above. The black dot can not be "added" manually, it's displayed once the gate line has a valid connection to the taxiway. The only occasion where Tower refuses to load after adding gates was when I forgot to enter a terminal name into the "terminal company filter" box (or had a typo in it). Timo

I certainly would if FeelThere (or whoever holds the rights of this addon, I'm not sure) would give me official permission to do so. As they own the copyright on the image, I need their permission to make it publically available. Timo

Mistakes happen, but it seems they had to make compromises on some other parts of the airport as well, compared to the other airports they have released. If you compare especially the main terminal 1 to satellite images you'll see what I mean... But as it is my home airport I'm glad they did it at all. I do see what you mention, but IMHO that is due to the airplane symbols on the ADIRS being scaleable and it is not a problem at all as long as the aircraft have enough "wingtip clearance" on the main view. The ADIRS is just for orientation. It is very narrow in the real-world, too, see https://www.google.de/maps/place/Frankfurt+Flughafen/@50.0463771,8.5720762,732m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x8a74d84d21f8f331. One issue that is annoying, though (but is not limited to EDDF), is that there is no possibility to define which size of aircraft use certain gates, so it can happen that you see ground collisions between two large aircraft using gates adjacent to each other that are only suitable for medium aircraft (e.g. A26 to A40 at EDDF). I sincerely hope that the gate size definition will be added soon. Timo

The ADIRS is indeed missing most of the buildings north of taxiway "N". Especially in the case of the missing pier "A", it does make judgement of the aircraft's positions or taxi routes difficult at times. Should FeelThere not be able to supply a corrected version, you can edit the file yourself. I gave it a try (took about two hours with MS Paint, as I don't have experience with the more powerful tools) and it's good enough for my purpose now: Of course it isn't 100% accurate, as I had to guesstimate the size or position of some buildings, but better than the origial. Timo

As I already wrote in the other thread, I also experienced long loading times and sluggish frame rates. What helped me was diabling the "shadows". Try renaming the "Frankurt_Airport_shadow.raw" file to "Frankfurt_Airport_shadowxxx.raw" (or something like that) to see if it gets better. I have no idea if that is the cause of this particular problem, but it's worth a try. Timo

Yves, I also experienced long loading times and sluggish frame rates, but my computer isn't really "state-of-the-art". What helped me was diabling the "shadows". Try renaming the "Frankurt_Airport_shadow.raw" file to "Frankfurt_Airport_shadowxxx.raw" (or something like that) to see if it gets better on your system. I have no idea if it will help with Paulo's problems at night but it might be worth a try. Timo

G'day, for EDDF you might want to try the following: - http://api.vateud.net/charts/eddf or - http://opennav.com/pdf/EDDF/ED_AD_2_EDDF_2-9_en_2013-12-12.pdf Regards, Timo

The chevrons indicate unidirectional (one-way) taxiways. Please make sure that you have the correct type and direction selected, "TAXIWAY Terminal in/out" and "Forward, incoming" works well for me. I have yet to find out what the difference is between "Taxiway Parking" and "TAXIWAY Terminal in/out", but I haven't seen the former used anywhere yet. Hope that helps.