Multi CGL aerial imagery export guidance

[MSFS 2020] Questions & Community Discussions Airports & Sceneries
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I am working on a 2 cgl asset package (MSFS 2020 SDK) and I am having problems, I had read the other treads on similar topics but I haven’t got a solution, I need guidance :slight_smile:

The airport I am working is expanding in real life, so now I need to add a 2nd cgl file (since I want to keep the first area as is and just add the new area, otherwise I have to work on a complete new larger area, and it gets too big)

I tried different PackageDefinitions xml file AssetDir and OutputDir naming conventions.

My current PackageDefinitions xml file is as:

<AssetGroups>
	<AssetGroup Name="CGL_W">
		<Type>CGL</Type>
		<AssetDir>PackageSources\CGL_W</AssetDir>
		<OutputDir>CGL\W</OutputDir>
	</AssetGroup>
	<AssetGroup Name="CGL_E">
		<Type>CGL</Type>
		<AssetDir>PackageSources\CGL_E</AssetDir>
		<OutputDir>CGL\E</OutputDir>
	</AssetGroup>
</AssetGroups>

it either exports with 2 cgl files or crashed during export. But although when it exports without errors the resulting 2 CGL file package does not show up in MSFS.

The aerial areas are adjacent and the resulting cgl files have the same name (sai323.cgl).

CGL/W/120/sai323.bgl

CGL/E/120/sai323.bgl

I tested, both cgl exported separately are working in the sim, so singularly they seem ok.

I suspect (although in different folders under CGL folder) the 2 cgl files having the same name may be a problem.

What is the probable reason the exported 2 cgl file scenery package does not show in the sim?

What is the critical point I am missing?

Thank you everybody for the support and suggestions.

Regards,

Sunay

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I would think that you’d need two separate packages, although they may be in a single project. I’ve never tried putting a CGL over and existing CGL, though, so not sure if it would work. I assume the smaller CGL is higher resolution?

3

Thank you for the suggestions. I tried both, smaller area with higher resolution, or both areas with the same resolution, didn’t make a difference in my case.

4

Identical_CGLs.zip (7.7 MB)

Here’s a 2020 example of 2 CGL packages that work. The scenery is just west of c59.

Community
Community881×443 19.4 KB

They work in Community just fine. test1 overlaps test2.

Results
Results1920×1080 486 KB

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Thank you Rhumbaflappy, for the test and for your answer. OK, so 2 separata 1 cgl packages covering the same region can work together. But do you also have a tip about how to combine them into 1 package with 2 cgls, that also works?

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I don’t find they can be combined. If you had the source tiles, you could make a single CGL file.