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- ## .NET 6.0 Runtime
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- If you don't have this installed, ACARS will prompt you to download it. But if
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- you want to download ahead of time, visit the
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- [ Download Page from Microsoft] ( https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/6.0/runtime ) ,
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- and select the x64 version for Desktop apps
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- ![ ] ( img/runtime-path-dn6.png )
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## ACARS Client
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After downloading the zip, just extract the client into a folder (e.g, on your
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desktop into a folder called ` ACARS ` ). Then you can create a desktop shortcut
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from the ` acars.exe ` for easier access.
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- :::caution vmsACARS files should NOT be placed in OneDrive synced
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- locations/folders, if you have OneDrive installed and enabled please use another
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- location other than your desktop or documents folders for acars extraction. :::
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+ ::: danger
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- ---
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+ vmsACARS files should ** NOT** be placed in OneDrive synced locations/folders, if
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+ you have OneDrive installed and enabled please use another location other than
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+ your desktop or documents folders for acars extraction.
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- ## Simulator Configuration
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+ :::
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- ### FSX/Prepar3d Configuration
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+ ## FSX/Prepar3d Configuration
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To use FSX/Prepar3d, you need to install:
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After installing both, run ` MakeRwys ` . ` MakeRwys ` also needs to be re-run
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whenever there are scenery changes (if you want gates/runways to be updated).
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- ### X-Plane Configuration
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+ ## X-Plane Configuration
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X-Plane uses a custom plugin. Open the ` X-Plane ` folder, and copy the
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` AcarsConnect ` folder into your ` Resources\plugins ` folder.
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![ ] ( img/xplane_button.png )
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- ### MSFS Configuration
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+ ## MSFS Configuration
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- #### WASM Module
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+ ### WASM Module
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If you're using Microsoft Flight Simulator, to read the LVars from the sim you
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need the ` FSUIPC WASM Module (Version) ` from [ FSUIPC] ( https://www.fsuipc.com/ ) ,
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![ ] ( img/fsuipc_lvar.png )
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- Also it is possible to install the WASM Module with FSUIPC main installer. While
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- installing or updating it, be sure you have the WASM Module option enabled.
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+ Also, it is possible to install the WASM Module with FSUIPC main installer.
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+ While installing or updating it, be sure you have the WASM Module option
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+ enabled.
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![ ] ( img/fsuipc_install.png )
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- #### Scenery
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- :::caution Due to an MSFS limitation, sceneries purchased through the MSFS store
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- can't be scanned because they're encrypted. Only sceneries purchased outside of
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- the store and manually placed in the ` Community ` directory can be scanned :::
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- To use MSFS, select "Microsoft Flight Simulator" from the simulator list and you
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- will have two options:
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- - "Native" - this will try to scan all of the scenery folders and BGL files.
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- - "MakeRwys" - this will use the MakeRwys output (same as P3D). The files output by `MakeRwys` need to be placed in the root of the `Community` folder
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#### Permission Denied Errors
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If you're getting a permission denied error, see
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After entering your URL and API key, select the simulator, and then select the
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path to the simulator's root folder (for Fs9/FsX/Prepar3d or X-Plane)
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- :::info FSX/Prepar3d requires the ` MakeRwys.exe ` file, which can be downloaded
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- from the [ FSUIPC Page] ( http://fsuipc.simflight.com/beta/MakeRwys.zip ) . It needs
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- to be placed in the same directory as FSX/Prepar3d, and it will create the
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- required files needed to scan. :::
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+ ::: info
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+ FSX/Prepar3d requires the ` MakeRwys.exe ` file, which can be downloaded from the
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+ [ FSUIPC Page] ( http://fsuipc.simflight.com/beta/MakeRwys.zip ) . It needs to be
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+ placed in the same directory as FSX/Prepar3d, and it will create the required
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+ files needed to scan.
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+ :::
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After selecting the directory, click ` Re-Scan Scenery ` . This will load the
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scenery database into ACARS for it to run/load later
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installing the plugin. Then, in ACARS, properly set the "Scenery Path" and IP to
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your Mac machine:
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- :::info If you configure it to point to the X-Plane root, the default share path
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- for VMWare Fusion would be ` \\vmware-host\Shared Folders\X-Plane 11 ` . :::
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+ ::: info
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+ If you configure it to point to the X-Plane root, the default share path for
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+ VMWare Fusion would be ` \\vmware-host\Shared Folders\X-Plane 11 ` .
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+ :::
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![ ] ( img/vmware-acars-config.png )
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