Recent Updates
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Updated on: Feb 10, 2023
How do I Lock Objects in the Display?
Sometimes it is useful to be able to stop objects being accidentally moved in the ADE display. Locking is easy to do but first let's look at the Lock Status of an object
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Updated on: Feb 10, 2023
What do I do if I Get Compiler Error C1003: Failed to create MSXML object?
This is quite a common error and is usually caused by having the wrong version of MSXML 4 installed
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Updated on: Feb 10, 2023
How do I Connect ADE to the Flight Simulator?
There are a lot of times where it is a good idea to have ADE connected to the Flight Simulator. ADE will show the position of the user aircraft and there are a number of functions that can use the position of the user aircraft in FS
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Updated on: Feb 10, 2023
What can I do if ADE Tells Me that the Arial Narrow Bold Font is Missing?
Arial Narrow Bold is the font used by ADE to display runway numbers. Some versions of Windows in some countries do not ship with this font. It it cannot be found then the message below is displayed.
NOTE: Current versions of ADE have the font embedded so you should not see this error. If you do then please consider updating to the current version.
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Updated on: Feb 10, 2023
Why are there are Trees on My Runway!
Many airports are out of date or not very well represented. It is common for folks to want to enhance their local airport. It is also common that in doing so trees and buildings end up on the new aprons, taxiways and runways. Sometimes the new areas of the airport are either above or below ground as well. This tutorial looks at the reasons for this and also how to deal with it.
Note that this tutorial is applicable to FSX and P3D. Different techniques are needed for FS9.
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Updated on: Feb 10, 2023
How do I Set the Logging Level of Detail?
ADE has a very powerful logging system and it helps us to find out what is happening when folks have problems. The level of detail for logging can be changed. This can be set in the Options Dialog
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Updated on: Feb 10, 2023
Deleting Libraries from the Library Object Manager
At the moment there is no specific button to delete a library. However this method should work and is quite straightforward
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Updated on: Feb 10, 2023
Small Library Objects Display
Some library objects such as lights can have a very small footprint. These can be hard to see and harder to select. These objects are now given a 'Halo' to make seeing and selecting them easier
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Updated on: Feb 10, 2023
Comments Option in View Menu
We have added a new option in the View Menu to turn the display of Comments on and off
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Updated on: Feb 10, 2023
How do I get Help?
There are several ways to get help for ADE. These are all accessible from the Help Menu. In addition to these there is a manual in German and English. These are not downloaded as part of the installation package but can be downloaded separately.
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