March 7, 20206 yr So I have a lot of friends on X-plane that just go onto Ortho4xp and generate a photoreal file for themselves and it actually works. I used FSEarthTiles for P3DV4.5 and it didn't work and I wondered if there is any alternative that you can pick what area of photoreal you want to generate like in Ortho4xp. Cheers, Alex.
March 7, 20206 yr Yes there is. Ortho4XP_v130 now works for FSX/P3D as well. Last I checked though (2 months ago), it does not build any autogen overlays. It is just as easy as building scenery for XPlane, since it is the same program.. I haven't checked it lately since I've been rebuilding my computer, but I'll check it in the next day or so. I have built some and then bought autogen packages online to compliment what I built and it looks good, though not quite as good as XPlane. 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz i7-9700K RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6
March 8, 20206 yr Author I can't seem to find where to download the v130 also is there any different installation process for the P3D4?
March 8, 20206 yr 2 hours ago, CaptainAlex said: I can't seem to find where to download the v130 also is there any different installation process for the P3D4? Look here...the link is in the first post: PC: AMD 9850X3D, RAM 64GB, Geforce GTX 5090 (32GB), MSFS 2020, MSFS 2024, Pimax Super 50PPD, Quest 3
March 8, 20206 yr FS Earth Tiles, have been using it for years, highly recommended. Oz Sim Rig: MSI RTX3090 Suprim, an old, partly-melted Intel 9900K @ 5GHz+, Honeycomb Alpha, Thrustmaster TPR Rudder, Warthog HOTAS, Reverb G2, Prosim 737 cockpit. Currently flying: MSFS: PMDG 737-700, Fenix A320, Leonardo MD-82, MIlviz C310, Flysimware C414AW, DC Concorde, Carenado C337. Prepar3d v5: PMDG 737/747/777. "There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."
March 10, 20206 yr The first place to look is the P3D Learning Center. The SDK world section has a 'how to guide' for creating photorealistic terrain and suggested sources for the photographic information. Dan Downs KCRP
March 10, 20206 yr On 3/8/2020 at 4:43 PM, OzWhitey said: FS Earth Tiles, have been using it for years, highly recommended. Me too. It works great and is simple to use. With v1.03 making coastlines / deepwater transitions has become even easier. 5950x3d 5.4-5.7 GHz - Asus ROG 870 Crosshair Apex - GSkill Neo 2x 24 Gb 6000 mhz / cas 26 - MSI RTX 5090 Gaming Trio OC - 1x SSD M2 6000 2TB - 1x SSD M2 2800/1800 1Tb - Corsair 5400 case - Corsair 360 liquid cooling set - 3x 75’ TCL tv. 13600 6 cores @ 5.1 GHz / 8 cores @ 4.0 GHz (hypterthreading on) - Asus ROG Strix Gaming D - GSkill Trident 4x Gb 3200 MHz cas 15 - Asus TUF RTX 4080 16 Gb - 1x SSD M2 2800/1800 2TB - 2x Sata 600 SSD 500 Mb - Corsair D4000 Airflow case - NXT Krajen Z63 AIO liquide cooling - FOV : 200 degrees My flightsim vids : https://www.youtube.com/user/fswidesim/videos?shelf_id=0&sort=dd&view=0
March 11, 20206 yr On 3/8/2020 at 1:52 AM, CaptainAlex said: I can't seem to find where to download the v130 also is there any different installation process for the P3D4? You can find a link to it here https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/160337-ortho4xp-v130-exe-version/ On the first post, the bottom line, select the " Windows binary package for v130 " link for the windows version of it. There is also a link for the python version as well. 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz i7-9700K RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6
March 11, 20206 yr I do not see any links in the first post, even though he states that it is in his signature.... Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
March 11, 20206 yr From the first post in the linked topic: https://github.com/stackTom/Ortho4XP_FSX_P3D Edited March 11, 20206 yr by Reader
March 11, 20206 yr Author OzWhitey any chance you can help me with FSEarthTiles? Because I tried it but i think I did something wrong because it didn't work for me 😛
April 28, 20206 yr On 3/12/2020 at 1:41 AM, CaptainAlex said: OzWhitey any chance you can help me with FSEarthTiles? Because I tried it but i think I did something wrong because it didn't work for me 😛 Always nice when you look up something on Google and it brings you back to a thread you've been posting in... 🙂 Hi CaptainAlex, sorry I missed your post the first time.Yes, I can help. What is your problem with FS Earth Tiles? On a broader note, this topic is more relevant than ever, as Prepar3D v5 with the atmospheric rendering makes orthoscenery shine. Very clear, and color palate far less depressing than that obtained with X-plane. I have been building North coast of Spain (around Orbx LEAS) and Florida panhandle this weekend, adding Real World Scenery to the latter. Strangely, many simmers don't even realize that they cam easily build ortho for P3D. Everyone with X-plane knows how to do this, but the main community discussing this for FSX/Prepar3D via FS Earth Tiles was over on FSPassengers years ago. It would be good to see more discussion of ortho creation and scenery construction in general on the P3D forum. I haven't tried Ortho4XP_P3D yet, though I've covered most of the world with the X-plane version. Who is using this? How are you finding it? Oz Sim Rig: MSI RTX3090 Suprim, an old, partly-melted Intel 9900K @ 5GHz+, Honeycomb Alpha, Thrustmaster TPR Rudder, Warthog HOTAS, Reverb G2, Prosim 737 cockpit. Currently flying: MSFS: PMDG 737-700, Fenix A320, Leonardo MD-82, MIlviz C310, Flysimware C414AW, DC Concorde, Carenado C337. Prepar3d v5: PMDG 737/747/777. "There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."
April 28, 20206 yr On 3/11/2020 at 4:47 AM, GSalden said: Me too. It works great and is simple to use. With v1.03 making coastlines / deepwater transitions has become even easier. Hi Gerard, I'm using FSET v1.03b with P3D v4.5/v5. Re: coastlines - do you mean the fact that you can block out areas so that tiles do not download? Coastlines are unfortunatley still a labor-intensive task for me, which i the main reason that an automated tool like Ortho4Xp would be great. Re: deepwater transitions - any further clarification you can provide? I current mask coastlines with the blue "autogen" color. I've experimented with different mask colors, but I normally see annoying transitions between the areas so I usually just stick to one mask type now. Cheers! Oz Sim Rig: MSI RTX3090 Suprim, an old, partly-melted Intel 9900K @ 5GHz+, Honeycomb Alpha, Thrustmaster TPR Rudder, Warthog HOTAS, Reverb G2, Prosim 737 cockpit. Currently flying: MSFS: PMDG 737-700, Fenix A320, Leonardo MD-82, MIlviz C310, Flysimware C414AW, DC Concorde, Carenado C337. Prepar3d v5: PMDG 737/747/777. "There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."
April 28, 20206 yr 49 minutes ago, OzWhitey said: I haven't tried Ortho4XP_P3D yet, though I've covered most of the world with the X-plane version. Who is using this? How are you finding it? I am using it. It works mostly well. I say “mostly” because my only complaint would be that there are occasional strips where, for some reason, the ugly land class scenery peeks thru. I don’t know why that happens but it does. Other than that, it’s more or less point and click. Add on top of that, you can use it with scenproc so that it will generate 3d buildings/vegetation based on OSM data on top of the photoreal so you’re not in just a completely flat world. Overall, it’s great and way faster/easier than fsearth tiles. Regards, Kevin LaMal "Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings" - Shapiro2024
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