FTX Trees HD
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1. Visual settings Cloud draw distance 60mi 96km Cloud detail Simple clouds Thermal visualization Detailed clouds Cloud coverage density Low Sc A Simulation settings H Download winds aloft data with real world weather Disable turbulence and thermal effects on aircraft Rate at which weather changes over time No change n Aviation traffic irli Aircraft labels Airline traffic density 16 irer e E Show aircraft labels User aircraft Tail number Y Manufacturer V Distance Y Model Y Altitude General aviation traffic density 16 Label color Cycle rate T i seconds Airport vehicle density None Land and sea traffic Road vehicles 16 Ships and ferries 0 Leisure boats 0 Orbx FTX Trees HD 1 0 User Guide wi simulation systems The Autogen Density Slider Because FTX uses much denser more accurately placed autogen objects in its annotation having it set to Extremely Dense in large cities like Seattle or San Francisco will bring even the most powerful PC to its knees We won t mince our words FTX is not designed to give you a 60 FPS experience will all sliders maxed They key thing to remember is that FTX products are designed to be used both today and in the future meaning that we did not cripple the product on release to cater for a broad range of PCs but rather created a standard which will be enjoyed by most people as hardwar2. FTX already has quite a thriving and active user community on the forums with over 33 000 members as of March 2015 To visit the forums just point your web browser to fullterrain com and from the front page click the Forums menu item You don t need a user account to view other people s posts and information posted by Orbx staff but if you d like to join in on the discussion there simply create an account It s instant and no validation email is required We like to keep things simple We hope to see you there soon Thanks for reading You ve stuck with us through all these pages of information and we appreciate you taking the time to read the user guide We hope it gave you some tips and insights See you on the forums Orbx FTX Trees HD 1 0 User Guide pa simulation systems The FIX Trees HD Team Lead Developer e Scott Armstrong Textures photo acquisition user guide Additional Orbx Developers e Ben McClintock FTX Central website e Eugene Krikunov Optimized models e Ed Correia Installer Specialist Roles e Jay Kae Orbx servers forums admin and CDN infrastructure e Adrian Lehmann downloadable wrapper and CDN infrastructure Beta Testing Team Frank Schnibben Rob Newman Rob Abernathy Friedi Gulder Wolter van der Spoel Holger Sandmann Craig Hanley Terry Freitas Edward Boyte and Phil Manhart Orbx FTX Trees HD 1 0 User Guide iS simulation systems End User License Agr
3. Thank you Orbx would like to thank you for purchasing FTX Trees HD Developed by Scott Armstrong over a period of more than a year this revolutionary addon will give you immersion like you ve never before seen in FSX P3D while simultaneously boosting your sim s performance The new tree textures are derived from high quality images of real trees both from royalty free online sources and from photos taken by Scott over a number of years They have been expertly edited through a long process of trial and error to result in maximum realism Not only are the images of higher quality they are double the resolution of previous textures too Resulting in a crispness of detail that will greatly enhance your virtual flying experience In addition to the new textures the vegetation models have been updated as well Eugene Krikunov ORBX s resident autogen wizard lent his hand in updating and optimizing the autogen tree models The result is an addon that actually IMPROVES your sim s performance by several FPS while also providing you with stunning visuals Now that s what we call a win win Orbx FTX Trees HD 1 0 User Guide 3 simulation systems Product Requirements Compatibility This scenery addon is designed to work in the following simulators Microsoft Flight Simulator X SP2 Lockheed Martin Prepar3D v1 and Lockheed Martin Prepar3D v2 For users of FTX terrain regions it also requires FTX Central V2 which is included in the ins
4. and Trees HD will not affect these Examples include ORBX KPSP Palm Springs KSEZ Sedona and AYPY Jacksons as well as various scenery packages from other developers It should also be noted that FTX Trees HD is not compatible with other autogen tree replacement software Orbx FTX Trees HD 1 0 User Guide 4 simulation systems Quick Installation Guide When installing Orbx FTX Trees HD from the downloaded FlightSim Store wrapper the procedure is very easy Downloaded FSS Wrapper Edition le Unzip the FlightSimStore com FSS downloaded ZIP file You should end up with the FSS installer application OrbxFTXTreesHD100 exe Run OrbxFTXTreesHD100 exe Fill in the Order Number Date and Key when requested This information would have been emailed to you when you purchased the download version of FTX Trees HD from FSS The wrapper will unwrap the Orbx installer which will then run and present the opening installation screen Please acknowledge the EULA page and continue You cannot choose a destination folder as all Orbx products are installed into the ORBX folder in your simulator s root folder If you don t already have FTX Central V2 installed on your computer you will see a message saying that it will be installed For users with FTX regions installed FTX Central V2 is required for Trees HD to function see next page for more info on FTX Central V2 A link to FTXC V2 will be created on your desktop If you don t own any FTX regi
5. few basic options for Trees HD that can be found under the FTXC V2 Settings page To get to the Settings page click SETTINGS in the bottom left hand corner of FTXC V2 ORBX GUIDE SETTINGS On the next page under the Scenery tab there are two options that affect which trees you will see in the sim Use Orbx Trees and Use FTX Trees HD Note that whenever making a change to the settings you must apply a new Group in FTXC V2 for the changes to take effect Here are the options explained 1 Both Use Orbx Trees and Use FTX Trees HD ticked scenery Fine tune how your Orbx scenery will display This is the normal setting In order for the HD tree textures to show in the sim both of these boxes must be ticked 2 Use FTX Trees HD box un ticked Scenery Fine tune how your Orbx scenery will display This combination will deactivate the Trees HD textures and show the old default ORBX textures instead It will also deactivate the Trees HD performance boost 3 Both boxes un ticked Scenery Fine tune how your Orbx scenery will display Unticking both boxes will simply stop FTXC from copying any new trees to your FSX P3D texture folder It will NOT revert your trees back to default FSX P3D This option may be useful if you decide you d rather use a different tree texture product not that you would want to Orbx FTX Trees HD 1 0 User Guide 7 simulation systems TML Setting Texture Max Loa
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9. d setting or TML for short defines the maximum texture size that can be loaded in FSX P3D Both sims use a default setting of 1024 but they may be increased to allow more detailed textures to be displayed in the sim For added detail some of the texture sheets included in FTX Trees HD have a resolution of 2048 which is above the default setting for FSX P3D Ifyou have FTX Global or one of the FTX EU or NZ regions it is recommended that you raise your TML setting to 2048 or higher in order to see full detail see instructions below on how to change your TML setting Note that raising your TML setting above the default value is NOT REQUIRED for Trees HD to function properly If you don t wish to raise your TML setting Trees HD will still function properly you will get a noticeable improvement in tree appearance along with the performance improvement However when flying in EU or NZ FTX regions and some parts of FTX Global you will not see the full HD resolution in the textures How to Change TML Setting FSX Open FTX Central V2 Click SETTINGS in the bottom left corner then click on the TOOLS tab Open FTX Aero In FTX Aero s menu bar click on TML Setting then Lock my TML Setting at__ and change it to 2048 or 4096 P v Lock my TML Setting at 2048 0 PPOR Change my TML back to 1024 when not using 2048 runway airport environment render o P3D P3D allows you to change your TML settings from directly within th
10. e catches up Here s a simple table which should be used as a guide for the Autogen Density slider This has been indexed to PCs as at September 2013 which means this table will become dated rather quickly We expect the Extreme spec PC to be the entry level by mid 2014 so of course as the simulator gets older your PCs are likely to get faster That said if you adhere to these slider settings you will get a good balance between visuals and performance PC Specifications circa Sep 2013 Urban Areas Rural Areas Entry Level Normal Dense Quad Core gt 2 8Ghz 512MB GPU Mid Range Normal Very Dense Intel iS 17 lt 4Ghz not OC 1GB GPU High End Dense Very Dense Intel 17 9xx gt 4 Ghz OC 1 2 GB GPU Extreme Dense Extremely Dense Intel 17 2xxx O 4 6 GHz 1 2 GB GPU Orbx FTX Trees HD 1 0 User Guide 12 simulation systems Product Technical Support Orbx has a very simple support policy no question unanswered That means should you have any questions about FTX Trees HD or its use please feel free to register on the forums at fullterrain com and then log a support question in the FTX Payware Support Forum section Orbx FTX experts will be available to review your support questions and you will usually get a reply on the forums within 12 hours often much sooner than that lt T a P a eli VIL a a To visit Our Support forums click on the Forums button shown on the homepage of fullter
11. e sim Start a flight In the menu bar click on Options gt Settings gt Display Under Graphics Settings change Texture Resolution to High 2048x2048 or Ultra 4096x4096 ee ee Image and Texture Quality FXAA MSAA On h 2 samples E Texture Filtering Texture Resolution Deny LOW 256X256 Low 512x512 Medium 1024x1024 Generates terrain on GPS elie features including dynar Ultra Ratios terrain paging performance a Hardware Tessellation Orbx FTX Trees HD 1 0 User Guide 8 simulation systems Recommended Simulator Slider Settings Firstly like the default sim dragging all your sliders to the right even with today s modern hardware will for most people result in very poor visuals and performance While it may be tempting to move your autogen slider to the far right in order to see nice dense HD forests right off the bat we recommend starting out by using the slider settings shown below Then if you find performance to be acceptable you can move certain sliders to the right although we recommend you only move one slider at a time to gauge the effect The most critical slider is the Autogen Density slider Despite the FPS boost gained by FTX Trees HD this setting still has the single largest effect on your sim s performance We ll discuss the best setting for this slider later So before you begin your first flight please change your simulator sliders to what is shown on the following pages You may t
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13. gions we needed a program that was a bit smarter than the old FTXC But don t worry after using the new FTXC for a bit you won t know how you got by without it Once FTXC V2 is installed you can delete your links to the old FTXC V1 There is nothing to uninstall just delete the shortcut s to your old FTX Central and start using the new one instead One combined version for both FSX and P3D If you have both FSX and P3D installed on your system you used to need two different versions of FTXC one for each sim Not anymore With V2 you only need one link on your desktop On startup FTXC V2 will ask you which sim you want to use Intuitive Interface After selecting a Group on the left side of the screen you will see all of your installed regions and airports in that group organized smartly in the middle of mMer deem Easy Updates FTXC V2 will auto update itself as new versions are released It will also let you know when updates are available for your installed sceneries and Orbx Libs Easy access to Configuration tools and User Guides To the right of each installed product is an Adobe Acrobat symbol that you can click on to access that product s User Guide For products that have a control panel click on Configuration to access that product s options To learn more about FTXC V2 and to read the short user manual click HERE Orbx FTX Trees HD 1 0 User Guide 6 simulation systems FIX Central V2 Settings There are a
14. hink the settings are too low at first but we ll be calling these the base settings which is the recommended settings for medium spec PCs AIRCRAFT SCENERY Global settings uson TM Device specific options Global options Device Global texture resolution Very high NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 0 E Target frame rate Unlimited Preview DirectX 10 F Lens flare EF Light bloom Full screen resolution 1024x763x32 1152x864x32 1260x720x32 1280x768x32 W Advanced animations informational text 1260x800x32 1280x960x32 1280x1024x32 1360x765x32 a Continuous O Single line Filtering Anisotropic y Anti aliasing Orbx FTX Trees HD 1 0 User Guide 9 simulation systems SCENERY Global settings Custom Y Reset Defaults 7 Cockpit settings Exterior settings Default cockpit view FA Aircraft casts shadows on the ground a 3 D virtual cockpit FA Aircraft casts shadows on itself O D instrument panel F Aircraft landing lights illuminate ground Show cockpit ToolTips Y High resolution 3 D virtual cockpit 2 D panel transparency O Global settings Custom TM reset Defauts 9 Terrain and water Scenery objects Level of detail radius Large Scenery complexity Extremely dense WT Land detail textures Please refer to the Autogen Density Table further in this user guide for specific information about this slider Orbx FTX Trees HD 1 0 User Guide 10 Global settings
15. ons you may disregard this message and delete the FTXC V2 shortcut from your desktop Users without FTX regions installed You re done Go fire up your sim and enjoy your new trees Users with FTX regions installed Open up FTX Central V2 via the link on your desktop It works just like the original FTX Central just with an updated interface and some nice new features Select the region you want to fly in from under the Groups menu at the far left side of the screen click Apply Group fire up your sim and enjoy your new trees ftx FTX Global APPLY GROUP GROUPS FTX Global FTX GLOBAL LAYERS FTX Global Base Pack FTX Global openLC Europe UPDATE FTX Global Vector UPDATE Orbx FTX Trees HD 1 0 User Guide 5 simulation systems FTX Central V2 Basics FTXC V2 is the best thing since sliced bread Ben McClintock has done a fantastic job organizing all of the loose odds and ends associated with the old FTXC and combining it into one neat package For those of you who haven t used V2 yet here are the basics If you don t have any ORBX FTX regions installed you don t need it FTXC is only required to manage ORBX s FTX regions so if you don t own any there is no need to worry about it Just delete the shortcut from your desktop and go back to enjoying your new trees If you do have FTX regions installed FTXC V2 is required for Trees HD to work Because of the added complexity of switching the new trees between re
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17. rain com Please do NOT email Support requests Orbx provides world class support on our forums and it s the only way in which you can receive Support for Trees HD Provided you adhere to the forum terms of use and have a legitimate copy of Trees HD you will always be offered our support at no cost as we work toward a resolution to your problem each time Use the forum search function Before you post a question please try searching for the answer first using the forum s built in search function located on the forum menu bar What to include in your support requests If at all possible this is what we d like to see provided for each request you log e A separate post on the FTX support forums for each issue don t tag new issue reports onto existing threads e Include your ORDER NUMBER from your FTX Trees HD purchase in your post or forum signature section e A screenshot to highlight what you are talking about e A descriptive post title which clearly states what the issue is e Detailed comments in your post about what you are reporting on The Orbx support team is always on standby to assist you with any problems you may have or will comment on your issue reports Please remember our priority is fixing any urgent issues first and addressing bug reports second Clearly though any show stopper bugs will be given top priority though Orbx FTX Trees HD 1 0 User Guide 15 simulation systems FIX Community Forums
18. taller Product Compatibility FTX Trees HD is designed to be compatible with nearly every product combination that you may have installed on your home simulator Regardless of what scenery products you already have installed Trees HD will replace all of your autogen trees worldwide with a few exceptions see below Owning other ORBX FTX products will enhance your experience but they are NOT REQUIRED for Trees HD to function FTX Trees HD will work equally well as an autogen tree replacement for default FSX P3D or with a wide range of scenery products installed both ORBX and otherwise FTX Trees HD is compatible with e Default FSX P3D e ORBX FTX Global and the Global range of products Vector OpenLC etc e All ORBX FTX Terrain Regions e Most ORBX airports exceptions below e Most third party sceneries for FSX and P3D e Any combination of the above Although great strides were made to ensure compatibility with the maximum number of products please be aware that there are some situations where Trees HD will not replace the previous tree textures e Custom Vegetation Models Many airports feature custom models of trees and bushes that are not part of the autogen system and Trees HD will not alter their appearance This includes the NatureFlow trees common at many ORBX airports as well as other custom vegetation e Custom Autogen Some scenery packages utilize custom autogen to achieve a unique look and feel to the area
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