WashDCX beta is the very first version of my Washington D.C. Project for FSX. I choose the city of Washington D.C. for two reasons:
I live here which means I am intimately familiar with the lay of the land; and because it is one of the better developed default cities in
FSX. There is a signifant problem with many of the default FSX buildings surrounding the National Mall, however. Many are not accurately
scaled to size. This has been corrected within WashDCX. I have also managed to import a few additional models of several important
buildings and monuments created with Google Sketchup which are missing in the default FSX scenery. Altough not all models would be considered
"perfect" in this beta release, I have learned a method that works and can be improved upon. I have taken great care to minimize as
many drawcalls for each new model as possible. Below is a list of new additions you will find as you explore the scenery. Please use
Google Earth or Google Maps to locate each object if you are not familiar with the area.
Addon Models:
Washington Monument Bookstore in front of the Washington Monument
US Flags surrounding the Washington Monument
Air Force Memorial near the Pentagon
WWII Memorial near Reflection Pool opposite the Lincoln Memorial
American Indian Museum SE End of the National Mall near Capital Hill
Federal USDA Building (Orange Rooftop) near Washington Monument
Other Features:
Rescaled and repositioned many default FSX buildings
Satellite images of: KDCA; Arlington National Cemetery; White House Grounds; National Mall; Capital Hill
City traffic surrounding the National Mall, Arlington Cemetery, Pentagon, Arlington Bridge, and KDCA
Install
1. Run the WashDCX beta.exe installer and ensure that the "WashDCX" file is unzipped into your Microsoft Flight Simulator X "Addon Scenery" folder.
2. Fire up FSX and activate scenery (Add Scenery) under Scenery Library.
3. Restart FSX.
4. Go to KDCA airport. Takeoff and Have FUN !!
File Discription:
CVX_WashDCX.BGL - Traffic files, bridges, and landclass changes
Photo01 thru Photo26BGL - Satellite images
WashDCX-EXT.BGL - Exclusion rectangles that allow me to reposition default FSX buildings
WashDCX_objects.bgl - Contains the new models imported from Google Sketchup
WashDCX.BGL - Places the new Google Sketchup models and moves FSX default buildings as well as rescale to size
WashDCX Project - SBX file that can be imported into SBuilderX for scenery development (Not required to run FSX)
I would welcome any feedback, ideas, suggestions, or collaboration on this project. Be sure to visit my Web Page at: www.myflightsimblog.com
You can also email me at: admin@myflightsimblog.com
