Aircraft Situation Editor (ASE) V1.2 - Released

[Craig Phillips 947617]

 

Aircraft Situation Editor V1.2

 

Description

Aircraft Situation Editor (ASE) is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool to create & edit aircraft situation files for ACSIM, Euroscope and TWRTrainer, specifically targeted for use on the VATSIM Sweatbox Server.

 

 

What's New?

• 
  Load, Save & Modify TWRTrainer Scenario files
  User Interface and code modifications
  Multi-Flight Plan display (vRoute)
  Search Fix/Aircraft
  Ruler – Display & Interaction changes
  Load SCT2 files; Regions and static text
  Recent Situation and Sector Files loaded
  SIDs and STARs
  Copy aircraft
  

 

 

Existing Features

• 
  Load, Save & Modify ACSIM and Euroscope situation files
  Download Flight Plans from VRoute
  Euroscope Data editor; airfield elevation, dummy controllers, holds
  

 

 

Screenshots

 

Main Screen

 

Aircraft Editor

 

Flight Plans

 

 

Known Issues

• 
  1. ACSIM defaults to using 45 Nautical Miles (NM) per Longitude. This will result incorrect headings being performed when playing the situation through ACSIM.
  2. During peak times, the Flight Plan response from vRoute may take in excess of 20 seconds.
  3. Older Euroscope versions will only load 2 ‘fake’ controllers.
  4. ASE does not load Euroscope modified sector files.
  5. The font does not install on Windows Vista -

Download Font
6. Windows Vista/Windows 7 users must install and run ASE as an administrator

 

More Information & Download - *** NEW UPDATE AVAILABLE ***

Aircraft Situation Editor (ASE) V1.2

 

 

by Craig Phillips

http://www.craig-phillips.co.uk/ase/

Edited August 6, 2009 at 11:51 AM by Guest

[Todor Atanasov 878664]

Great program Craig!!! I used the previous version, lovely software. Keep it coming

[Magnus Gustafsson]

Hello, sir!

 

I´m just making scenario for my students on your older program, this seems like nice upgrade!

But I have som dificulties, running VISTA, istalled as admin, and ASE starts like it is suposed!

When selecting Sectorfile, the screen is black, do not see the sectorfile!

I can load a old scenario, and the aircrafts are visible!

I have given the program al rights thru the forder, right clicking, still its not working!

Can you try what I am doing wrong!

This is the sectorfile I am using! http://www.vaccsca.org/component/docman/doc_download/26-euroscope-configuration-files-for-sweden-airac-0901?ItemId=77

 

Edit 1. The program works well with Hungary sectorfile that comes with Euroscope. I have alsow tested in XP and the same problem there, sectorfile is black!

When trying to open the zipfile, you have to open it with Winrar! I do not know why winzip report the package corrupt, it to work very well in Euroscope!

 

Whith best regards!

 

Magnus Gustafsson

http://www.vaccsca.org

[Alan Vucic 1041005]

I have the same problem, running it on XP, when I load sct file...screen says "loading sct" then nothing...black screen.

 

If needed...I too will provide my/our sct file

[Craig Phillips 947617]

Is this happening on all sectors or just a select few? I am currently working on a huge fix to the sector loading code... should be available in a couple of days...Geez I hate processing text files, binary is sooo much easier!

 

Sorry Guys

 

Craig

[Phillip Speer]

Magnus and Alan,

 

Just go to the view menu and ensure that the relevant options are turned on in the sector file. First time I loaded a file same but the realised that all the settings were off.

 

Phillip

[Magnus Gustafsson]

Hello Phillip!

 

I do confirm, I have enabled everything under "view" in the menubar, still black! The the old scenario do load! When changing directly to inbeded sectorfile that comes along with instalation of Euroscope, it starts with no problems!

 

And I can report that SID/STAR option is emty in Swedish sectorfile, but in inbeded Hungary sectorfiles they show!

 

Magnus

[Alan Vucic 1041005]

Unfortunately same here, by default after installation everything that is relevant under "view" is enabled.

[Dhruv Kalra]

Can confirm that sector loading is not working for me either.

 

Using M98 TRACON 4.0b.sct2 from http://www.minniecenter.org/docs/ZMP_4.zip

[Anthony Lawrence]

Have you guys ensured that aswell as enabling the, the colours have been changed from black?

 

Craig, if that fixes the problem it looks like that issue with the default "black" is back!

 

I must say that having been a beta tester for Craig, the sheer dedication devoted to this program is worth a huge thumbsup - it's a great program and certainly makes life easier!

 

A...

[Magnus Gustafsson]

Hello Anthony!

 

I can confirm, that changing colors on background, fixes, and so on, did not help!

 

I do think the problem is how this program reads the sectorfile, when ASE v1.2 reads enbeded Euroscope sectorfile perfectly!

I will now download the other contries in VACCSCA(Denmark,Norway) sectorfile, and see what ASE says about them!

 

Edit 1. Denmark sectorfile works exelent, but did not find Norway beta sectorfile.

 

Magnus Gustafsson

http://www.vaccsca.org

[Craig Phillips 947617]

*** NEW UPDATE AVAILABLE ***

 

Just to inform, there is a new version to download. New features include;

 

Sector Loading Issues - Fixed

Version Check - alerts users if they are running an old version

 

The new version can be downloaded at the same link provided above. Sorry for any inconvience caused!

 

Many thanks to Ross Carlson who provided his knowledge to update the sector loading code.

 

Craig Phillips

(ASE Developer)

http://www.craig-phillips.co.uk/ase

[Magnus Gustafsson]

And it´s working!

 

Exelent fast respons, thanks Craig!

 

Magnus

[Manuel Manigault]

It is not working for me. I just downloaded the program, loaded a sector file and the entire screen is black. I made sure that the default colors were loaded and the view options turned on. The SIDS and STARS section is blank. It appears that the program did not load the sector file successfully. When I go to file -> recent sectors, it does not show the sector that I loaded last.

[Craig Phillips 947617]

It is not working for me. I just downloaded the program, loaded a sector file and the entire screen is black. I made sure that the default colors were loaded and the view options turned on. The SIDS and STARS section is blank. It appears that the program did not load the sector file successfully. When I go to file -> recent sectors, it does not show the sector that I loaded last.

 

Manuel,

 

You have a PM. Which sector file is it you are trying to load? Is it a Euroscope Sector File? Is the sector file downloadable from somewhere?

 

Many Thanks

 

Craig Phillips

[Craig Phillips 947617]

*** NEW UPDATE AVAILABLE ***

 

Just to inform, there is a new version to download. New features include;

 

Sector File - Sector colour defines fixed. There was an issue if the key already exists in the sector file, it would cause the program to error. Now, instead, it replaces the value of the existing key.

 

If an error occurs during loading a sector file, a message is displayed.

 

Once again, really sorry there has been 3 versions. These errors should of got stopped through beta testing...

 

Cheers!

 

Craig Phillips

(ASE Developer)

http://www.craig-phillips.co.uk/ase

[Alan Vucic 1041005]

Don`t apologize...you are only human...take this thread as some kind of "beta testing"...all kinds of sct files are being used

 

 

BTW....Tnx a lot...with new update my sct file works....

[Craig Phillips 947617]

*** NEW UPDATE AVAILABLE ***

 

ASE Version 1.2.3457.24424

 

Hehe, just to inform, there is yet another new version to download! New features include;

 

• SIDs/STARs code modified to prevent error occuring when loading a diagram that already exists
  
• Regions code modified (better handling, and performance)

 

Hopefully there are no more errors!

 

Craig Phillips

(ASE Developer)

[Keisuke Yamane]

Hello!

 

I and my member(Japanese) cannot start(boot) up ASE.

There is not any change.

There isn't a error message too.

I reinstalled again and again...

I was able to use old ASE comfortably.

 

Please teach if there is a method of solution.

 

OS:

WindowsXP

Japanese Home Edition

SP3

 

 

 

Thank you very much.

[Craig Phillips 947617]

Sounds like the version check isnt completing. Make sure you have an internet connection. Or if you can, disable the internet and try to start up ASE. ASE will not try and check to see if its the latest issue (using the internet) and may load properly.

 

Let me know if it works. If it does work I will PM you to perminately by-p[Mod - Happy Thoughts] the version check. It may have been an issue with my webserver... if ASE cannot connect to the webserver, it will not load (unless by-p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]ed)

 

Many Thanks

 

Craig Phillips

(ASE Developer)

[Keisuke Yamane]

Thank you very much!

All members are not able to start up ASE in I confirmed to several peoples.

 

Disable the internet and try to start up ASE. But,I can't start up...

I am confirming other members.

 

It might be a peculiar problem of Japanese?

 

 

Thank you very much.

[Keisuke Yamane]

Hi Craig.

 

I read your PM.

Thank you for your kindly support

[Craig Phillips 947617]

*** NEW UPDATE AVAILABLE ***

 

ASE Version 1.2.3476.32651

 

There is another new version to download! New features include;

 

• Culture Invariance when loading scenarios - Fixed - Loading decimals with '.' instead of ',' (now)

 

http://www.craig-phillips.co.uk/ase

 

Craig Phillips

(ASE Developer)

[Arthur Heiser 1052801]

This is my problem:

 

First, I created a situation file, populated it with ac, and saved it as a .air file for TWRTrainer, which I will be using. But, when I go to modify the situation file I had just saved, ASE will not open it. I hit File -> Load Situation File and select my file, then nothing happens. No aircraft pop up.

 

Please help.

 

Thanks.

 

Edit 1. Does ASE only create .air files and cannot edit them?

[Craig Phillips 947617]

First, I created a situation file, populated it with ac, and saved it as a .air file for TWRTrainer, which I will be using. But, when I go to modify the situation file I had just saved, ASE will not open it. I hit File -> Load Situation File and select my file, then nothing happens. No aircraft pop up.

 

Edit 1. Does ASE only create .air files and cannot edit them?

It would prove useless if you cant edit them. Could you send me a copy of the .air file by PM? I can only [Mod - Happy Thoughts]ume, that it is the culture invarience issue again. (Different symbols for decimal places) But if you are able to send the file/text then Ill be able to find the exact problem.

 

Many Thanks

 

Craig