How do i install the free mesh X scenery

FreeMeshX install + scenery order + Vector question

Miguel (and also Luis / OP), you’re basically on the right track — FreeMeshX installs like any other scenery area, but the layering is what makes (or breaks) the result.

1) “Above default terrain entries” but “below airports/regions/landclass” — how to assure that

In FSX the Scenery Library is just a priority stack.

1. Open FSX → Settings → Scenery Library.
2. Look at the list: items higher in the list have higher priority.
3. Your airports, photo scenery, city sceneries, etc. normally belong near the top.
4. Landclass entries (FTX/OpenLC, UTX landclass, other landclass products) should sit above mesh.
5. Mesh (FreeMeshX) should sit above the default “Base” scenery entries (default terrain), but below the stuff above.

So in practical terms, do this:

1. Add all the FreeMeshX areas (each FreeMeshX folder you added shows as its own entry).
2. Then use the Move Up / Move Down buttons to place all the FreeMeshX entries as a “block”:
   • Below airports / regions / landclass
   • Above the default FSX entries (anything that came with FSX and sits down in the “lower half” of the library)

A simple sanity check: if you scroll down and you see lots of default entries (typical default names) and FreeMeshX is sitting somewhere above those, you’re usually in the right place.

2) Do you need to run FTX Vector each time you add mesh?

No — not each time.

FreeMeshX itself is “just” elevation data (mesh). The reason people mention vector tools is because coastlines/roads/water (vector data) sometimes need an AEC/elevation correction pass so airports don’t end up on plateaus or in pits when you change terrain elevation under them.

So the usual workflow is:

1. Install mesh (FreeMeshX) and set the scenery library order.
2. Install/enable your vector product (you already have FTX Vector).
3. Run whatever configuration / correction step that vector product provides after you’ve changed the terrain environment (new mesh, new airports, etc.).

You generally only re-run the Vector config tool when you:

• add/remove mesh,
• add/remove airports,
• change which regions are active,
• or you notice elevation issues (plateaus/holes/cliffs around airports).

Luis’s missing README issue
If your zip doesn’t include a readme, that’s not unusual with older uploads/mirrors, but the install is still the same concept: extract the folder(s) somewhere permanent (not inside Downloads), then add each scenery area via the Scenery Library.

The key thing is: when you click “Add Area”, you must select the folder level that contains a Scenery subfolder (and usually a Texture subfolder), otherwise FSX won’t register it correctly.

A couple quick questions so I don’t steer you wrong

• Which sim exactly: FSX boxed, FSX:Steam, or Prepar3D (and version)?
• Which FreeMeshX package are you installing (full regions like US/Canada/etc., or a single area)?
• After enabling it, what problem do you actually see in-sim: no change at all, terrain spikes, sunken/raised airports, crashes, or something else?
• With FTX Vector: are you using Orbx Central or the older FTX Vector control panel?