Advanced Question Covered VTOL pads?

[PeriapsisPrograde]

As I was building a base (you know you're addicted to orbiter when you build bases for fun), I ran into a problem. I wanted to do most of my huge parking/terminal etc. area as BLOCK objects, scale x 0 z. This was working fine until my VTOL pads disappeared. I tried to put a block over them, and the attaches images show the result. How can this be fixed? Thanks! :tiphat:

 

[Woo482]

It looks like the block mesh is clipping with the lpad mesh to me, try lowering the Y coordinate of the block slightly or raising the launch pad's Y coordinate slightly

 

[PeriapsisPrograde]

Still no luck.
VTOL pads are at 1 alt and blocks are at -1 alt.

 

[Woo482]

Weird :huh: can I take a look at the part of the configuration file where you're defining the blocks and pads?

 

[PeriapsisPrograde]

Some custom meshes are used, but the VTOL pads and blocks should show up without any extras.

Config file, in it's entirety.

BASE-v2.0
Name = Periapsis Devland
Location = -117 +51.6
Size = 2000
MapObjectsToSphere = TRUE

BEGIN_NAVBEACON
VOR PASP -117 +51.609 133.00 160
END_NAVBEACON

BEGIN_OBJECTLIST
;RUNWAY ETC ==========================
RUNWAY
	END1 0 0 1250
	END2 0 0 -1250
	WIDTH 100
	ILS1 130.00
	ILS2 131.00
	RWTEX Runway2
	NRWSEG 13
	RWSEG1 1 0.06 0.5 0.75 1 0.852
	RWSEG2 1 0.02 0.5 0.75 0.852 0.7305
	RWSEG3 1 0.04 0.5 0.75 0.5 0.375
	RWSEG4 1 0.02 0.5 0.75 0.7305 0.6133
	RWSEG5 1 0.04 0.5 0.75 0.5 0.375
	RWSEG6 1 0.02 0.5 0.75 0.6133 0.5
	RWSEG7 9 0.6 0.5 0.75 0.5 0.375
	RWSEG8 1 0.02 0.5 0.75 0.6133 0.5
	RWSEG9 1 0.04 0.5 0.75 0.5 0.375
	RWSEG10 1 0.02 0.5 0.75 0.7305 0.6133
	RWSEG11 1 0.04 0.5 0.75 0.5 0.375
	RWSEG12 1 0.02 0.5 0.75 0.7305 0.852
	RWSEG13 1 0.06 0.5 0.75 0.852 1
END
RUNWAYLIGHTS
	END1 0 0 1250
	END2 0 0 -1250
	WIDTH 100
	PAPI 20 3 0
END
;TAXIWAYS ======================
;STRAIGHT LANES ================
BLOCK
	POS -175 0 0
	SCALE 50 0 2200
END
BLOCK
	POS -175 0 -1075
	SCALE 250 0 50
END
BLOCK
	POS -175 0 1075
	SCALE 250 0 50
END
;CONNECTORS ===================
MESH
	FILE periapsisconnection
	OWNMATERIAL
	ROT 90
	POS -100 0 -675
	PRELOAD
END
MESH
	FILE periapsisconnection
	OWNMATERIAL
	ROT 90
	POS -100 0 0
	PRELOAD
END
MESH
	FILE periapsisconnection
	POS -100 0 675
	ROT 90
	OWNMATERIAL
	PRELOAD
END
MESH
	FILE periapsisconnection
	POS -500 0 -400
	OWNMATERIAL
	PRELOAD
END
;ROUNDINGS =====================
MESH
	FILE periapsisround
	POS -800 0 -1050
	ROT 180
	OWNMATERIAL
	PRELOAD
END
MESH
	FILE periapsisround
	POS -800 0 -500
	ROT 90
	OWNMATERIAL
	PRELOAD
END
;"BLEEDS" ======================
MESH
	FILE periapsisbleeds
	POS -50 0 -1050
	ROT 90
	OWNMATERIAL
	PRELOAD
END
MESH
	FILE periapsisbleeds
	POS -150 0 -1050
	OWNMATERIAL
	PRELOAD
END
MESH
	FILE periapsisbleeds
	POS -200 0 -1050
	ROT 90
	OWNMATERIAL
	PRELOAD
END
MESH
	FILE periapsisbleeds
	POS -300 0 -1050
	OWNMATERIAL
	PRELOAD
END
MESH
	FILE periapsisbleeds
	POS -200 0 -450
	ROT 90
	OWNMATERIAL
	PRELOAD
END
MESH
	FILE periapsisbleeds
	POS -200 0 -500
	ROT 180
	OWNMATERIAL
	PRELOAD
END
MESH
	FILE periapsisbleeds
	POS -300 0 -500
	ROT 270
	OWNMATERIAL
	PRELOAD
END
MESH
	FILE periapsisbleeds
	POS -50 0 1050
	ROT 180
	OWNMATERIAL
	PRELOAD
END
MESH
	FILE periapsisbleeds
	POS -150 0 1050
	ROT 270
	OWNMATERIAL
	PRELOAD
END
MESH
	FILE periapsisbleeds
	POS -200 0 1050
	ROT 180
	OWNMATERIAL
	PRELOAD
END
MESH
	FILE periapsisbleeds
	POS -300 0 1050
	ROT 270
	OWNMATERIAL
	PRELOAD
END
;TARMACS =======================
;TERMINALTARMAC ================
BLOCK
	POS -575 0 -775
	SCALE 450 0 550
END
BLOCK
	POS -550 0 -1075
	SCALE 500 0 50
END
BLOCK
	POS -500 0 -475
	SCALE 600 0 50
END
BLOCK
	POS -825 0 -775
	SCALE 50 0 550
END
BLOCK
	POS -325 0 -775
	SCALE 50 0 550
END
;VTOLTARMAC ==================
BLOCK
	POS -475 -1 0
	SCALE 250 0 350
END
BLOCK
	POS -325 -1 0
	SCALE 50 0 350
END
BLOCK
	POS -625 -1 0
	SCALE 50 0 350
END
BLOCK
	POS -475 -1 -200
	SCALE 250 0 50
END
BLOCK
	POS -475 -1 200
	SCALE 250 0 50
END
;VTOLS ========================
LPAD1
	POS -325 1 0
	SCALE 0.625
	ROT 90
	TEX Lpad01
	NAV 132.10
END
LPAD1
	POS -425 1 -100
	SCALE 0.625
	ROT 90
	TEX Lpad01
	NAV 132.20
END
LPAD1
	POS -425 1 0
	SCALE 0.625
	ROT 90
	TEX Lpad01
	NAV 132.30
END
LPAD1
	POS -425 1 100
	SCALE 0.625
	ROT 90
	TEX Lpad01
	NAV 132.40
END
LPAD1
	POS -525 1 0
	SCALE 0.625
	ROT 90
	TEX Lpad01
	NAV 132.50
END
LPAD1
	POS -600 1 -125
	SCALE 1.25
	ROT 90
	TEX Lpad01
	NAV 132.60
END
LPAD1
	POS -600 1 125
	SCALE 1.25
	ROT 90
	TEX Lpad01
	NAV 132.70
END
LPAD1
	POS -625 1 0
	SCALE 0.625
	ROT 90
	TEX Lpad01
	NAV 132.80
END
END_OBJECTLIST

The ;VTOL TARMAC ==... section contains the blocks on top of the VTOLs.

 

[Woo482]

I'd go with a mesh for the taxiway, I had a quick play around with the configuration file and I can't really see any other way to do it.