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AutoGate

AutoGate is a plugin for X-Plane that provides animated jetways and docking guidance systems for sceneries built with the AutoGate toolkit.

Background

  • Original: Marginal/AutoGate by Jonathan Harris (2006–2017, no longer maintained)
  • XP12 fork: hotbso/AutoGate (X-Plane 12 compatible)
  • License: Plugin code LGPL-2.1, 3D objects/textures CC-BY 3.0
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS and Linux (the XP12 fork ships native binaries for all three)
  • Compatibility: X-Plane 12 (hotbso fork)

Legacy plugin

AutoGate is in maintenance mode. For new sceneries, openSAM is recommended. AutoGate is only relevant for older scenery packages built with the AutoGate toolkit.

Features

  • Jetways and DGS: Two jetway types (glass, steel) and four DGS types (Safedock2S, SafedockT2, Safegate, and marshaller)
  • Docking on beacon off: Jetway docks when the beacon is switched off with the aircraft within 0.5 m of the stop position

Value in Flight Simulation

AutoGate was the first open-source jetway system for X-Plane and laid the foundation for openSAM. Some older custom sceneries use AutoGate assets. For these sceneries, the hotbso fork remains the only X-Plane 12 compatible option. AutoGate can run alongside openSAM and AutoDGS.

Installation

Download: GitHub Releases (hotbso fork)

Extract the ZIP file to Resources/plugins/. The Linux binary links against OpenAL; ensure that libopenal1 is installed.

Sources