Ortho4XP: how to not flatten any airports

[exodus1977 37]

I know that you can designate airports in the .cfg file that you don't want to flatten--but it has to be a list of every individual airport. You have to name each one by the ICAO code. Is there a way to just not flatten any airports at all? Alternatively, Is there a way I can cut and paste every airport code in the cfg file?

[tonywob 4,768]

I'm sure there is probably an easier way, but you can remove airport flattening completely by editing Ortho4XP.py (or Ortho4XP_development.py)

 

Find the line around 522 or so which reads:

if (wayid in dicosmw_icao):
    if (dicosmw_icao[wayid] in sloped_airports_list) or (dicosmw_icao[wayid] in do_not_flatten_these_list):
        print("          I will not flatten "+dicosmw_icao[wayid]+ " airport.")
        keep_that_one=False
               

back up the old file, and then just replace it with

keep_that_one = False

If you know Python, it would be easy enough to add a new variable into the config file to turn it on and off completely easily. I'll submit a patch to Oscar for doing so.

[exodus1977 37]

Perfect! Thanks so much Tony.

[Emerates96 0]

 

I must be doing something wrong because my whole computer is crashing while the tiles get built. Am i suppose to delete the lines or delete the "if keep_that_one==True:" Bit underneath?

Any help is appreciated!

[soaring_penguin 428]

Tony, wouldn't it be easier to change: 

keep_that_one=False

to 

keep_that_one=True

Then the airport list is exclusive, not inclusive. By that I mean that the airports in the list will get flattened, all the others not.

[ZeeMuffenMan 1]

On 2/3/2017 at 7:48 AM, tonywob said:

I'm sure there is probably an easier way, but you can remove airport flattening completely by editing Ortho4XP.py (or Ortho4XP_development.py)

 

Find the line around 522 or so which reads:

if (wayid in dicosmw_icao):
    if (dicosmw_icao[wayid] in sloped_airports_list) or (dicosmw_icao[wayid] in do_not_flatten_these_list):
        print("          I will not flatten "+dicosmw_icao[wayid]+ " airport.")
        keep_that_one=False
               

back up the old file, and then just replace it with

keep_that_one = False

If you know Python, it would be easy enough to add a new variable into the config file to turn it on and off completely easily. I'll submit a patch to Oscar for doing so.

Hi,

I am not exactly understanding whats changing....is it the space between "one=False"?

 

Thanks.

[markk71 4]

No everything above the "keep_that_one = False" line is removed, I think.

The space around the = sign is just meaningless whitespace

[propsfan 52]

Did anyone make this work and if so how? I tried removing the offending lines and regenerating a tile I'm familiar with but the runway contours are not what I'd expect. Any further guidance would be appreciated.

[Davidrebolton 42]

On 2017-3-28 at 8:55 PM, propsfan said:

Did anyone make this work and if so how? I tried removing the offending lines and regenerating a tile I'm familiar with but the runway contours are not what I'd expect. Any further guidance would be appreciated.

Anyone?

[BA7705 2]

I would also be interested to know if we are able to have the contoured runways back in Ortho tile areas?