Hello,

 

I am getting prepared to get back in to scenery design. I am looking for static 737 mdl and various GA aircraft to place as permanent pieces in the scenery.

 

Is there a prog that I can buy as I can not find this in the Avsim or FSim library's

 

Thank you

 

Randy Smith 

You can use Static Aircraft Model Maker (SAMM) to convert FSX aircraft models into static aircraft. 

Is there a prog that I can buy as I can not find this in the Avsim or FSim library's

I'm just returning to this hobby, so I might be out of date with this suggestion, but here's what I would try. (I mean there might be a newer/different/easier/better way to do this that was developed during my time away from simming.)

 

First consideration - don't use flyable models - they are too polygon heavy. Well-designed AI aircraft have multiple LODs and are much easier on FPS.

 

Second consideration - textures. There are tons of real world/generic and even fictional textures to choose from. There's no need for the huge 4096 x 4096 textures on static aircraft. Use well-designed and easy on FPS textures.

 

Now, specifically, there's a program called Instant Scenery by Flight1 that is payware (~$20 I think). With it you can place any mdl object anywhere in FS9/FSX. If I remember correctly, you create a bgl with it using a mdl of an AI aircraft. Then just load that bgl into the appropriate scenery folder. When I used it, my learning curve time was about 2 days (and I am a slow learner).

 

Definitely RTFM (read the f* manual). THen go play with something easy first. Don't worry about "screwing up". You can always delete the bgl and/or library.

 

Good luck.