AES Repaint Install Info Version 2.

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Concept
With AES 2.30 the second Step of replaceable vehicle textures is implemented.

The assignment of Textures can be very complex, so that AES 2.30 first includes the
simple form, which is more or less automatic. Repaints can now replace the AES
Default Texture for the vehicles for all Airports, Regions or for a specific Airport based
on the ICAO code.

All vehicle Textures of AES have the following name structure:

AES-VN-<vehicle ID>-<Texture ID>.BMP

AES-VN-<vehicle ID>-<Texture ID>_LM.BMP for the night texture

Vehicle ID

The <vehicle ID> defines the Vehicle it is used for, like 02-01 for the long bus.

Never change this part.

At the end of this document, you find a list with the ID’s related to the vehicles they
are used of

Texture ID

The <Texture ID> is a 4 digit Name, for the default AES Texture it is always 4 zeros
(0000).

Never use repaints, where the 0000 is in the name, they will be overwritten any time
of an AES update.

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For the <Texture ID> in this AES Version, two type of ID’s are usable

Level 0: <Texture ID> = 0000

This are the Default Textures of AES and will always replaced, then AES is installed
or updated. So please don’t use them for any replacements. This textures are used in
AES, when no other Texture of a higher level is found.

Level 1: <Texture ID> = XXXX (4 X Letters)

In this case, the repaint Texture is used at all airports instead if the AES Default
Texture, as long as there is no ICAO code related Texture of a higher level is present
for that Airport.

Level 2: <Texture ID> = ? - - - One Letter followed by three minus signs

The first Letter of the ICAO Code, like K--- for all Airports in USA.
Those Textures will be used of all Airports of the Region.

At Wikipedia you can find a list of this Codes and Regions:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization_airport_code

Level 3: <Texture ID> = ??- - Two Letters followed by two minus signs

The first two letters of the ICAO code defines the Country, where the Textures will
used, like ED- - for all German Civil Airports

Level 4: <Texture ID> = ??? - Three Letters followed by one minus sign

For example EDD- will define all international Airports in Germany.

The last two letters of the ICAO Codes have different usage in the Countries, so
maybe this makes no sense in some Countries.

Level 5: <Texture ID> = ???? Complete ICAO Code, four letters

The complete ICAO Code will define the Airport, where the textures are used.

Always the highest available Level will be used.

When you have downloaded a repaint set, please check the used Texture ID’s. If
they don’t fit to your needs, rename the both (*.BMP and *_LM.BMP) as you want to
use it, XXXX for global use, or ICAO Code for a specific airport.

If you want to use the same texture at multi airport, but not global, at the moment
please make a copy of the textures for each Airport you want to use it.

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Who does AESHelp handle the config?

When AESHelp is starting and closed, it will check, which Textures are present in the
<FS9 or FSX>\Aerosoft\AES\TEXTURE Subfolder and will create a special Config file
for all Airports, where repaints could be found. So you have to do nothing else, then
to copy the Texture in the TEXTURE Subfolder of AES and start and stop AESHelp
once. If AESHelp don’t find a repainted Texture of one vehicle, it will still use the
original AES Default Texture.

Future Plans?

Beside the “simple” Texture ID’s we used now, we plan for the future Version also
Texture ID’s based on Airlinecode or Service Agents and a Configuration tool to
assign such textures to each airport manually. But this will be much more complex
and need some more planning and development.

Where you find the Texture Repaint Sets?

The packages provided by the Repaintes should be uploaded in the Download
section of the Aerosoft forum, there you find a subcategory for AES and the Area of
„Airport Vehicle Repaint“, here is the link:

http://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/files/category/42-airport-vehicle-repaint/

What did I need to make my own repaints?

Please check the Aerosoft AES Forum, there you find a Thread with the links to the
AES Repaint Development KIT:

http://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/forum/113-airport-enhancement-services/

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Vehicle ID List

Vehicle ID Type of Vehicle

01-04 Pushback towless medium
01-05 Pushback towless big
01-11 Pushback tow small
01-15 Pushback tow big
01-99 Pushback towbar
02-01 Bus long
02-02 Bus short
02-03 Bus Neoplan
03-01 Stair open small
03-02 Stair open big
04-01 Container loader medium
05-01 Beltloader medium
06-01 Cleaning Crewvan
06-10 Followme Vito
07-01 Catering 01 half Cabin
07-02 Catering 02 low Cabin
07-03 Catering 03 std Cabin
07-04 Catering 04 big A380
07-10 Waterservice
07-15 Fuel Pump
07-20 Fuel Truck
07-30 Deiceing