FSX-MS SODE

[zabri 1]

Hello people

Recently i installed SODE in my FSX but i am totally blank on how to use it. I have no idea on how to open up the SODE menu. Can someone help me regarding this? Is there a key assigned to open the menu like it is for the GSX?

[Jim Young 2,356]

The information is in their guide -https://sode.12bpilot.ch/?page_id=9. 

  You should have it showing up under Addons in the FSX Menu.  If not, then SODE is not installed properly.  Tab+S tells you if there are any objects in the area.  If GSX is installed, hit Ctrl+F12 and it should show you the gates that use SODE.

Edited August 20, 2018 by Jim Young

[nealmac 260]

Don't worry Zabri. You're not the only one that struggles with it.

[zabri 1]

Well i found something. SODE is working only in some airports like Aerosoft. Its not working in most of the freeware airports and some payware airports too.

Edited August 20, 2018 by zabri

[David Vega 348]

Zabri,

SODE doesn't mean that all your jetways and other items will automatically convert to SODE once installed.  Only some add on scenery includes SODE jetways. 

[zabri 1]

Yes but i have an addon- FSDG Lite Bangalore. I checked in the fsdg site and it says that it is fully compatible with SODE jetways and yet its not working.

[officercrockey 196]

18 minutes ago, zabri said:

Yes but i have an addon- FSDG Lite Bangalore. I checked in the fsdg site and it says that it is fully compatible with SODE jetways and yet its not working.

Sometimes additional steps are required. FSDG offers the "SODE-Link" on their website. Download and install it and it should replace the default jetways there for ALL FSDG sceneries you might have. Sometimes you have to turn them on in the scenery configurator (Flightbeam for example).

[zabri 1]

What about freeware sceneries?  Especially those available on ivao sites.

[officercrockey 196]

My guess is, 99,9% don't come with SODE-Jetways. I have seen very few freeware sceneries with SODE Jetways. In fact, I do not have even one.

[beechcaptain 105]

I would tend to agree, that 99.9% of freeware airport scenery are not SODE compatible. Heck, perhaps over 75% of payware airports are not, as well.

The first thing I look for when investigating new payware airport scenery is whether it has the option to utilize SODE for jetways.  Many do not, but a lot of newer airports are including configuration files to allow for SODE jetways. Does it rule out my purchasing the airport scenery?  Absolutely not, but I much prefer SODE jetways, when available.

Apparently, setting up an airport scenery with SODE jetways is not easy, else you would see a whole lot of SODE compatible ones available.

 

[Jim Young 2,356]

If you download and read the user guide, it tells us right away that the developer of the product has to implement useful objects using input files in xml format.  If the developer does not do that then SODE will not work properly with the scenery.  He can also migrate his current product to SODE too. It does nothing to your existing airports.  It is worthless unless the developer creates/migrates input files as required by the SODE SDK and User Guide.  So it is pointless to blame SODE or complain about their jetways when the developer of the airport didn't update his/her airport to SODE compatibility.

Right now, I know SODE is implemented in the Drewiecki Scenery, FlightBeam, and FSDT.  There are some Aerosoft developers who have migrated to SODE too. I'm sure there are more. It is just that I do not know of any other scenery that uses SODE.  Hope this helps.

[zabri 1]

Hello guys

I have some payware addon airports from Aerosoft, FSDG, T2G and Flytampa. I got the sode jetways for FSDG from its website. What about other SODE Jetways for Aerosoft and other products? Is it available on their official website? I just want a link for Aerosoft's jetways and others too.

[zabri 1]

What about the default jetways? I mean some of the sceneries like FSX default sceneries and some freeware as well as payware ones does not use SODE jetways but does use default FSX jetways. After installation of SODE the default jetways are not working in any default or freeware airports. How am i suppose to fix that?

[cmpbellsjc 2,960]

4 hours ago, zabri said:

What about the default jetways? I mean some of the sceneries like FSX default sceneries and some freeware as well as payware ones does not use SODE jetways but does use default FSX jetways. After installation of SODE the default jetways are not working in any default or freeware airports. How am i suppose to fix that?

I think you’re making this more difficult than it has to be.

The SODE jetways only work for scenery packages that say they have SODE jetway capability. In those cases you’ll have to download the patch and/or updated scenery from the developer/store which supplied it. SODE jetways don’t work with default airports, those airports jetways will still work with the default jetway command.

If an airport by Aerosoft only has static jetways and has never been patched to work with SODE then you’re out of luck until the developer updates it.

[zabri 1]

You did'nt get what my problem is.

I know the SODE works only with the particular SODE supported airports. My problem is with the other default airports where the default jetways are not working with the default jetway command. I tried pressing all the possible keys i.e J, Ctrl+J, Shift+J but nothing seems to work.