AFCAD Question

[Wing_Z]

I have a concrete runway intersecting an asphalt one.
I'd like the asphalt to go on top.
How do I change the order in which they are displayed?

 

[falcon409]

Only way I can see is to lay down the concrete rwy first, then insert the asphalt after that. I see no way in AFX to change the order.

 

[Tom Clayton]

In AFCAD, Lists > Runways, then change the order by simple drag/drop. It's reverse order, meaning the top of the list will display under the other one.

 

[Wing_Z]

In AFCAD, Lists > Runways, then change the order by simple drag/drop. It's reverse order, meaning the top of the list will display under the other one.

This sounded very logical to me, but doesn't seem to work with dissimilar paving.
It appears the display order is governed by the materials list dropdown (pic 3, concrete will always appear on top!?)
Any further ideas on this?

 

[dogknot]

This might help sort things out.

 

[falcon409]

. . . .It appears the display order is governed by the materials list dropdown (pic 3, concrete will always appear on top!?)
Any further ideas on this?

I use AFX so I can work between FS9 and FSX, but I just took a recent airport I redid which had crossing rwys. Initially the crosswind rwy was asphalt and the main rwy was concrete and the concrete rwy was on top. . .I changed the properties of the two making the crosswind a concrete rwy and the main rwy asphalt and the asphalt rwy remained above the concrete. So concrete will not necessarilly take precedence over other surfaces.

Given that test, simply redraw the two rwys laying the main concrete rwy down first, then add the asphalt rwy next over top the main rwy. I ran a similar test with a single rwy I had just worked on. . .made the surface concrete and inserted a second crossing rwy in asphalt and the asphalt overlayed the concrete.

 

[Wing_Z]

Falcon, I think this is not within the ambit of the freeware AFCAD 2.21 I am using.
Concrete runway appears on top, irrespective.
For US$30, AFX sounds like a pretty comprehensive tool, I am tempted to splash out...

dogknot, I used that hierarchy to make a workaround: I changed the concrete from a runway to a taxiway, which then passes under the asphalt.
In this instance it's OK as the concrete rwy is hardly used.

Thanks all.

 

[dogknot]

I wonder, if you create a junction where the two rwys intersect with links, then while in Slew mode in FS hit the space bar to get True North, rotate to true 270 degrees, (I wonder) if the asphalt rwy 27 is actually slightly counter-clockwise of true 270. If not, slightly rotate that rwy until it is CCW of 270-true. Then FS should automatically make it the default/upper rwy.

 

[Naki]

Charl what are you working on there??? ....no don't say anything I have had a sneak peek and about to have good looksie at it......

 

[Wing_Z]

Charl what are you working on there??? ....no don't say anything I have had a sneak peek and about to have good looksie at it......

Blabbermouth... it is the intersection of runway 03 and 30 and that's enough information for now.
Dogknot - I had a go at linking runways at say 260 and 90, but no go. I think this transfer of surface only applies to taxi links.

 

[dogknot]

Blabbermouth... it is the intersection of runway 03 and 30 and that's enough information for now.
Dogknot - I had a go at linking runways at say 260 and 90, but no go. I think this transfer of surface only applies to taxi links.

I wondered if that was the case. Thanks for the info.