VoxATC + P3Dv4.1 + AI Traffic

[DieterK]

Hi All,

I have a Problem with VoxATC and AI Traffic in P3D v4.1

I have changed from FSX tp P3D.

All my AI Aircraft are in a Subfolder of drive C:\AIAIrcraft, All my Flightplans are in a Subfoler C:\AIFlightplan

The AI Aircraft are in the simobjects.cfg and the Flighplan folder is in the scenery.cfg.

P3D Traffic shows my AI Traffic. But if I set the Traffic in P3D to 0 and activate VoxATC there is no AI Traffic.

The Indexer is completed. I don't know what is wrong.

Can anybody help me?

 

Regards Dieter

 

 

[Gridley]

It may work better if you add the AIAircraft folder via an add-on.xml instead of simobjects.cfg.  My guess is VoxATC is not finding the models correctly since the folder is not in the main Prepar3dv4\SimObjects\Airplanes folder, nor in an addon or scenery folder.  

If you want help with that, let me know.  It's pretty easy.  Just let me know if you have any sub-folders in your C:\AIAIrcraft folder like Sound or Effects, etc.

[DieterK]

Hi Gridley,

yes I'm new to P3Dv4. A little bit of help is very welcome ;-)

I dont'k know how the add-on.xml works. And in whitch folder must the Aircraft?

Thanks, Dieter

 

[Gridley]

Happy to help!

In your documents folder, there's a folder called "Prepar3D v4 Add-ons".  In that folder create a new folder and name it "Dieter's AI Aircraft" or whatever you like.

Paste this into notepad (or Notepad++) and save it into that new folder as "add-on.xml"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="AddOnXml" version="4,0" id="add-on">
  <AddOn.Name>Dieter's AI Aircraft</AddOn.Name>
  <AddOn.Description>Dieter's AI Aircraft</AddOn.Description>
  <AddOn.Component>
    <Category>SimObjects</Category>
    <Path>C:\AIAIrcraft</Path>
  </AddOn.Component>
</SimBase.Document>

If you notice the <Path> section I used the info from your first post.  If you have any subfolders like "aircraft" or "sounds" or "effects" in your AIAIrcraft folder, that path will need to change, so just let me know if that's the case (if you can post a screenshot of what you have in the AIAIrcraft folder, that would help).

Otherwise, you should be good - next time you start P3D it will ask you if you want to enable this addon, select yes.  Quit P3D after the first run and re-run the VoxATC indexer and it will detect the new AI models, and should now use them for AI.

 

[DieterK]

Hi Gridley,

first of all. Many thanks, it works as described from you.

OK in my Add-on.xml I have two subfolders, is it OK?

My Add-on.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="AddOnXml" version="4,0" id="add-on">
<AddOn.Name>AI Aircraft</AddOn.Name>
<AddOn.Description>Dieter's AI Aircraft</AddOn.Description>
<AddOn.Component>
<Category>SimObjects</Category>
<Path>H:\UT2Aircraft</Path>
</AddOn.Component>

<AddOn.Component>
<Category>SimObjects</Category>
<Path>H:\MyTrafficAircraft</Path>
</AddOn.Component>

</SimBase.Document>

 

In the Screenshot you can see one Folder from AI Aircraft as example

Regards Dieter

[Gridley]

Absolutely, that looks like it should work.

Also, if you're using MyTraffic6.0a models for AI, just make sure you remove the few that aren't compatible:

One of your paths said MyTraffic, the other UT2, so I just thought I'd check!

 

[DieterK]

Hi Gridley,

I use only the Aircrafts fom UT2 and MT6. The Traffic is made by myself.

I found Lorby Prepar3D V4 Addon Organizer, it's a graet tool. Now I understand the work of Add-on.xml

Thanks for your help.

Regards, Dieter