# BearsSampleProject<no value>
The BearsSample project is designed to illustrate the creation of an animated SimObject that has various skins and is based off a single mesh and animation set. This SimObject can be used anywhere in the world, and is a good example of how a [Living Things](../../../content-configuration/modular-simobjects/simobjects/living-things/) SimObject can be created.

 

 

### File Structure

The actual structure of this package can be seen by exploring the **PackageSources** folder and examining the [XML](../../../devmode/editors/project-editor/file-formats/xml-files/) and [CFG](../../../devmode/editors/project-editor/file-formats/cfg-files/) files within, as well as the general folder structure and naming scheme. You can see in the [`sim.cfg`](../../../content-configuration/cfg-files/sim.cfg/) file that there are two `[fltsim.N]` sections, which define two variations of the same object, directing the package to the two "[model](../../../content-configuration/models/models/)" and "[texture](../../../content-configuration/textures/textures/)" folders. Along with the `cfg` file there is also an `animations.xml` which is a file that both variations share to create simple animations for the object: a "Walking" animation and an "Idle" animation, as well as a transition between them.

 

 

### Loading And Building The Project

In order to load and build the project in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, you must have previously enabled Developer Mode ([see here](../../../introduction/sdk-overview/) for more information). Once enabled, simply follow these steps:

 

-   Use the **Open project...** command from the **File** menu.  

{{< image-center
    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/general_openproject.png"
    alt="Developer Mode Open Project" >}}

 

-   Select the file `BearsSampleProject.xml` from the `BearsSampleProject` sample project:  

{{< image-center
    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/simobjects/SampleBears/samplebears_projectdir.png"
    alt="Open The Bears Sample Project" >}}

 

-   The **Project Editor** should open automatically and show you the project `mycompany-simobjects-bears` (if the Project Editor doesn't open, then you can open it from the Developer Mode [**Tools** menu](../../../devmode/menus/tools/))![The BearsSample Project In The Project Editor](images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/simobjects/SampleBears/project_editor.png)

 

-   Selecting the project and then **right-clicking** will open a menu where you can select the **Build and Mount** option to build the project and mount the created package in the [VFS](../sceneries/airportkalo/#):![Building The BearsSample Package In The Project Editor Inspector](images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/simobjects/SampleBears/build_project.png)

 

-   This will build a package from the files specified in your project. This package will be named `mycompany-simobjects-bears` and will be output in the **Packages** folder created in the same directory as `BearsSampleProject.xml`:  

{{< image-center
    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/simobjects/SampleBears/packages_folder.png"
    alt="The Packages Folder For The Build Sample Bears Project" >}}

 

-   Now that the package has been built you need to open [The Scenery Editor](../../../devmode/editors/scenery-editor/the-scenery-editor/), so we can spawn the bears from this sample in the simulation to see how they look. In the Scenery Editor, open the [Objects](../../../devmode/editors/scenery-editor/menus/the-view-menu/#objects) window and select the [SimObj Objects type](../../../devmode/editors/scenery-editor/objects/simobj-objects/). You can then use the **filter** to find the sample demo object "**Bear"**:  
    ![The SampleBears Demo Objects In The Scenery Editor Objects Window](images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/simobjects/SampleBears/bears_objects.png)**NOTE**: If the objects do not appear in the list of Scenery objects, you may need to close the scenery editor and re-open it to force the list to refresh.

 

-   All that's left to do now is click the {{< button "Add" />}} button in the Objects window to add the bear objects into the scene:  

{{< image-center
    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/simobjects/SampleBears/bears_insim.png"
    alt="The Sample Bears In The Simulation" >}}