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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  • Original: Marginal/AutoGate by Jonathan Harris (2006–2017, no longer maintained)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 and Linux (the XP12 fork ships native binaries for both; no macOS binary is provided)
  • 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 and four DGS types (Safedock, standalone DGS, and marshaller)
  • Docking on shutdown: Jetway docks when the engines are shut down 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/. No additional system packages are required. There are no known Linux-specific issues.

Sources