MSFSLayoutGenerator, what is that for?

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Hi
What is the purpose of this exe? I find it in some liveries folder. If someone can explain me?
Thanks

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If in the aircraft livery folder is file named MSFSLayoutGenerator.exe it means that the livery creator forgot to delete this file.

GitHub - HughesMDflyer4/MSFSLayoutGenerator: A drag-and-drop application for updating layout.json files in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) packages.

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thanks a lot

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In MSFS2024, the specifications have been changed so that if the file size listed in the layout.json file does not match the actual size, there will be problems loading aircraft data.
If you install an MSFS2020 livery into MSFS2024 and the aircraft model is not displayed, try drag and drop the layout.json file into the generator.exe; this may resolve the issue.

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I use it every time I add liveries downloaded from flightsim.to for Fenix. It does update entries in layout.json. I had a few cases when added livery was not available in FS2024. After updating layout.json the livery appeared in the menu.

Of course you can update layout.json manually in a text editor but it’s a lot quicker with MSFSLayoutGenerator.