AFCAD v AFX excludes

Garysb · Post by **Garysb** » 17 Nov 2007, 16:36

I have just notice a possible fault that we could have
If you produce an afcad with AFX and use the built in exclude mode to remove buildings etc and then open it with normal afcad it would apear to remove the exclude areas when resaving it in FS9

anybody else noticed this anomily?

I haven't figured out yet if it just by opening the file in afcad or if you resave it but it could have an effect if anyone down the line wants to modify one of our afcads

Cheers

Gary

BadPvtDan · Post by **BadPvtDan** » 17 Nov 2007, 17:03

Do any of us use AFX? I have it but don't use it.

CelticWarrior · Post by **CelticWarrior** » 17 Nov 2007, 17:45

I use it all the time. But I don't use FS9 any more, so I can't replicate your problem Gary.

BadPvtDan · Post by **BadPvtDan** » 17 Nov 2007, 18:47

I kind of meant the package makers.

Stewart Pearson · Post by **Stewart Pearson** » 17 Nov 2007, 20:24

Well as a kind of consumer test, the forthcoming Exotic Alberts Latin series, features one airport (Argentina) where I have done taxi signs using AFX.

Gary, the way I have been doing things, is to use standard Afcad for everything and just use the AFX for the signs (which you do last of all)

Cheers

Stew

NoNameVet · Post by **NoNameVet** » 20 Nov 2007, 03:49

If you're using AFX (*for FSX*), why would you be resaving it for FS9?

Stewart Pearson · Post by **Stewart Pearson** » 20 Nov 2007, 07:32

NoNameVet wrote:If you're using AFX (*for FSX*), why would you be resaving it for FS9?

AFX is for both FX and FS9 and I think ( as I am) Gary's been using AFX in FS9, just to explore the possibilities. On the face of it, using the interface to make excludes does appear to be a good thing. However as Gary has found if you do use that part, you're then tied to using AFX only on that particular bgl as the older afcad tool just deletes the exclude commands.

Best bet is to use Excludebuilder mate

Cheers

Stew

NoNameVet · Post by **NoNameVet** » 22 Nov 2007, 14:12

well considering AFX is simply an AFCAD2 "rehash", I don't see what all the fuss is about. There are freeware tools that do tremendous work for FSX, and the Original AFCAD works wonders for FS9. I don't think there should be any overlap between the sims - otherwise you're playing in an impure environment.