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  • This is an updated version of the existing New Airport Wizard that allows you to set the coordinates and altitude of a new non-stock airport from the user aircraft position in the simulator

  • This feature replaces the existing Change Airport Altitude function.  It is not possible to change the name or altitude of an airport via the normal addon scenery bgl file.  Unlike all the other changes you might make the airport identification and altitude properties are read from the first file loaded rather than the last.  So to get a change to be remembered we need to create a small Bgl file (often called a  stub or pre-load file) that contains this information and is stored in ..\Scenery\World\scenery.  This ensures that the pre-load file is read before any other files including the stock files.

  • Editing multiple objects has been limited to a couple of object types in previous versions.  In this version it is possible to select any group of objects of the same or different types and edit the properties that they have in common.  If all the objects are the same then you can edit most properties. If they are all different then only one or two can be edited.  For some object types such as runways, comms or taxi designators it does not make much sense to edit all the properties in a group so these will be limited in any case.  This is the first pass for the new multi edit engine so we expect to improve it over time.

  • Updated on: Feb 10, 2023

    How do I use the new Lister? (1.65)

    ADE has always provided lists of objects.   There is now a new version that is much more flexible and customizable than the old one

  • Updated on: Feb 10, 2023

    How do I Find and Open a Project? (1.65)

    up to now the only way to open  a project was via the File > Open project menu.  With the introduction of project specific settings files it is now possible to search for projects by airport ident

  • Updated on: Feb 10, 2023

    Why Can't I add Freeway Traffic?

    ADE cannot make Freeway Traffic.  We use third party code to generate terrain elements.  It all works fine except for freeway traffic.  We have never been able to find out why. Now we have disabled freeway traffic all together until such time as we find an alternative method

  • Updated on: Feb 10, 2023

    How do i Connect ADE to the Simulator?

    Please note that automatic connection is only available in ADE 1.61.5283 and later.  for earlier versions only manual connection is available.  After that most of the information here is applicable to all versions

  • This applies only to Prepar3D Version 2 and allows a runway surface to be made transparent.  Markings are still visible but appear over the underling surface

  • Accidental drag is when you select an object and it moves.  This is generally caused when the mouse moves slightly as you press a button.  ADE now has a drag delay - that is how far the mouse needs to move before dragging starts.  This delay can be set by the user.

  • ADE uses a method to allow users to change the altitude of stock airports.  This involves generating a bgl file that is saved into ..\Scenery\World\scenery\.   Sometimes you might want to revert the airport project back to the stock altitude.  This article explains how to do it.

    Note: This method will work only for stock airport where the altitude is revised after you install ADE version 1.61.5279  This is because of extra code needed in the project file related to the stock altitude.  If you have projects with revised altitude created by earlier versions then ADE won't offer this function.