# Jetway<no value>
This sample project has a single Jetway object that can be added to an airport. Jetways are what are used at some airports to connect a parked aircraft to a gate. You can find information about creating Jetway visual assets (models) from the following page:

-   [Jetways](../../../models-and-textures/modeling/landscape/jetways/)

You can also find more information about the configuration of a jetway by seeing the `<IKChain>` and `<IKConstraint>` sections of the `[model].xml` file.

 

 

### 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). A jetway cannot exist on it's own and is linked to other simulation objects, specifically an Airport and a Parking Spot, so you'll need to do a few extra steps before you can see it in the simulation.

 

So, once dev mode is enabled, you should start a flight so that you are taken into the simulation, then follow these steps:

 

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

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    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/general_openproject.png"
    alt="Developer Mode Open Project" >}}

 

-   Select the file `JetwayProject.xml` from the `Jetway` sample project.  

{{< image-center
    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/Scenery/Jetway/Jetway_1.png"
    alt="The Jetway XML File" >}}

 

-   The **Project Editor** should open automatically and show you the project `mycompany-jetway` (if the Project Editor doesn't open, then you can open it from the Developer Mode **Tools** menu).  

{{< image-center
    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/Scenery/Jetway/Jetway_2.png"
    alt="The Jetway Project In The Project Editor" >}}

 

-   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/#):  

{{< image-center
    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/Scenery/Jetway/Jetway_7.png"
    alt="Building The Jetway Package In The Project Editor Inspector" >}}

 

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

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    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/Scenery/Jetway/Jetway_8.png"
    alt="The Packages Folder For The Built Jetway 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 jetway objects 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 first add an [Airport Object](../../../devmode/editors/scenery-editor/objects/airport-objects/), since jetways can *only* be placed on an airport. Now, if you try to add the jetway at this point you'll *still* get an error, as it also requires a parking spot. So, in the Objects window, from the **Object Type** drop down list, select the option [TaxiwayParking](../../../devmode/editors/scenery-editor/objects/taxiwayparking-objects/), then select one of the gate types, then click the **Add** button (jetways can only be associated with Gate parking). This will add a taxiway parking spot to the airport (the actual location isn't important for this example).  

{{< image-center
    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/Scenery/Jetway/Jetway_4.png"
    alt="Adding A Taxiway Parking Spot To The Airport" >}}

 

-   Now, you can select the [Jetway Objects](../../../devmode/editors/scenery-editor/objects/jetway-objects/) in the Objects window, and if you filter the list to the package you've just built, you should see "**MyCompany-Jetway**", which is the jetway sample package you built at the start. As before, click the **Add** button to add it to the airport.  

{{< image-center
    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/Scenery/Jetway/Jetway_5.png"
    alt="Adding The Jetway To The Airport" >}}

 

-   You should now see the Jetway has been added to the scene:  

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    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/Scenery/Jetway/Jetway_6.png"
    alt="The Sample Jetway Added To The Scene" >}}

 

-   The sample project also includes a **jetway link** object which can be added into the scene as well. For that you need to select the Jetway in the Scenery Editor contents list, and then - in the [Jetway Group](../../../devmode/editors/scenery-editor/objects/jetway-objects/#h2) - click on the `Add Another Scenery` button and select the **Jetway Link** object from the sample package:  

{{< image-center
    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/Scenery/Jetway/Jetway_9.png"
    alt="Adding A Jetway Link In The Scenery Editor" >}}

 

-   Once you have added the custom jetway link from the package, you should have something like this:  

{{< image-center
    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/Scenery/Jetway/Jetway_10.png"
    alt="The Jetway Sample Objects In The Simulation" >}}