I was hoping the latest release of Scenery Config Editor would fix the issue of some areas not being properly placed back in their group when using "RESTORE GROUPS FROM BACKUP".  For me, it was about 30-40 areas I always had to place again manually, somewhat of a pain.

 

Well, the new release did not fix that for me, so I dug into it and found out why this is happening, and, fixed it in my case.

 

I found two things that will prevent the program from restoring an area to a group, both easily fixed.

 

#1 - Any scenery area with a location that ends with a " \ ":

Local=C:\Program Files (x86)\FSX Add On Scenery\Addon Scenery\PWS Vol 1\

needs to become:

Local=C:\Program Files (x86)\FSX Add On Scenery\Addon Scenery\PWS Vol 1

 

#2 - Any area that includes a full path description despite being in the FSX main folder:

Local=D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\aerosoft\Maldives X\Maldives X - low priority

needs to become:

Local=aerosoft\Maldives X\Maldives X - low priority

 

Once I made these fixes to my Scenery.cfg the Scenery Config Editor program restores every area to its proper group.

 

Just passing on the tip in case it helps anyone else.  Always keep a back up if you start digging in on your own.

 

Joe

Interesting tip but I had thought the reason for losing categories was due to other developers changing "tags" when activating or deactivating their sceneries.  A program like Orbx Central comes to mind on something like that but the author did not mention them by name.

 

Are you saying you must manually edit every time you add a scenery?  Sadly, I don't have either issue that you state above but still lose my categories so I gave up using the program for that reason.  And the product still has this issue after this latest release?  Too bad.  I still use it to quickly sort and find a scenery but that's about it.

I don't like the group thingy.  I simply enable scenery for a particular flight plan.  Then I click on Save as... and I'll name it the name of my flightplan, say KDCAKJFK.cfg.  If I'm going to fly that flight plan, I'll load that into the SceneryConfigEditor and then Save it.  I had some issues with this in the previous version and hope the new version will work better.  In any case, the SceneryConfigEditor allows us to make modifications to the Scenery.cfg BEFORE starting up FSX and you don't have to mess with going into the Scenery Library and adding new areas or disabling/enabling areas. 

 

Thanks for the tip Joe about restoring Groups.  Amazing what one little slash will do!

 

Best regards,

Jim

(In response to clutch cargo) Several programs, most notably FTX Central, will erase groups, but, there is an option in the Scenery Config Editor to restore groups from history with just a click or two. It will restore groups w/o changing what is active or inactive. However, for me, restoring groups left numerous areas still "ungrouped". This tip solves that.

I don't like the group thingy.  I simply enable scenery for a particular flight plan.

 

I really do the same except for the ORBX zones, but using groups makes it easier to locate a particular scenery. I use "North America East", central, west, "Asia/Pacific", etc. That way if I happen to be doing RJAA to KIAD for instance I can find the specific area quicker. But like you, I may only have a few areas outside of the "Base Files" active.

However, for me, restoring groups left numerous areas still "ungrouped". This tip solves that.

Indeed it does. And thanks for that.

 

Regards