FSX/FSX-SE Aircraft and Panel Design Forum - How To

Hey all,I'm working on the VC for my Embraer 175-195 and am running into trouble with the resolution of the VC. I can get everything to work, the VC shows up in FS, i can position gauges, but the resolution of the gauges is horrible! Whatever size i make 'em, they are unreadable.PLease, are there any suggestions as to what i'm doing wrong? As things stand nhow i'm about to give yup and just release without a VC [:(]Many thanks in advance!Rgds,Robertp.s. the outside model:http://www.aircanadian.ca/emb195/acd195.jpg

I have no experience designing panels, but I was wondering if there was a way I could adjust the panel.cfg file to make the mini panel of the default 777 smaller. I've already repositioned it where I want it, but it still takes up almost 1/2 my screen. I'd like to resize some other a/c mini-panels as well, either make them a bit smaller or larger, but have no idea how to go about doing this. Any resizing I've done only cuts off parts of the gauges, and doesn't actually make them smaller.Thanks in advance to the group for any help, and definately thanks for your patience.Chuck

You might want to look at this site: http://www.mojohelpdesk.com/Patrick

Hello one and all,I was wandering if anybody knows how often a c gauge is updated?I need to be know so that i can calculate how fast a plane is travelling in relation to a static object. so for example if a gauge updates 10 times a second and i have calculated a distance i can work out how fast i am travelling in relation to a static object. This is so if i am flying in a perfect orbit around an object, the speed will display as 0.frndd0

Hi all,I'm working on a panel for a SAAB 32 and need some help to finish a Nav aid gauge.The question: Is there a way of visualising, like with a blinking lamp, the Morse code ID of a nav (VOR or ILS) beacon?BestLars Fors

Hi,I'm trying to create an F/O window for my panel in FSX. Creating the window is easy of course but I want the window to be shown like the main CPT window, so with the outside view moved up (so you can see the runway etc.). I tried including the ident for the F/O window in the VIEW_FORWARD_WINDOWS list etc... but to no avail. Can anyone help me out here ?[VIEWS]VIEW_FORWARD_WINDOWS=10000, 10023, 10003This is the window entry for the FO panel:[Window08]file=fo_flood.bmp file_1024=fo_flood.bmp size_mm=1280window_size_ratio=1.000 position=6visible=0ident=10023window_size= 1.000, 0.677window_pos= 0.000, 0.323zorder=0Thx Bj

HiI hope I'm in the right place for this. I have fsx and have placed the jayhawk from hovercontol into it. The only problem is no panel to speak of. If anyone has one that works or knows where one can be gotten, pls let me know. I love flying this helo and a working panel would be great.Thank youErnest

Hi all I use text color {clr} font {fnt} any one know if you can use background color with this command in formatted text.

Hi all,this is happening in FS9 and not in FSX.The XML line from one of my gauges,can cause a CTD, especially if the graphics card is by ATIInterestingly, the linefrom the default GPS500 gauge does not cause a problem.Any ideas?cheers,Nick

Hey there...I got stuck into a problem with my A380...I've got one wing fully animated with all flaps/slats and so on. Everything with normal local rotate/move keys. Works perfekt... but now I wanna apply wingflex. Now that I look at the SDK I see that I need to create a bone system with skin. I did that... created a small bones rig for the wing, applied skin to all parts. The wing flexes correctly but all the animations and everything is getting messed up! What shall I do to get it working? I tried to do it also the hard way like in the SDK's DC3:Create smaller bones for the animated parts and attach them to the main flex bones. However, that works better but messes ever…

I know this was a dead issue several months ago, but has any progress been made on plug-ins which enable 3DS Max 9 to produce aircraft for FSX?

Hi!I was trying to upgrade Bravo to Acclaim. The main difference is maximal speed so I changed in aircraft.cfgReference Speedscruise_speed = 237.0 //Knots True (KTAS)max_indicated_speed = 237 //Red line (KIAS)and increased engine power slightlypiston_enginemax_rated_hp= 280 //Max rated HPBut I am unable to reach that speed. No matter, how much I increase horsepower of the engine. Am I missing something important?Thanks

Hello,I know some of you have been using my radar gauge, it has been integrated in so many panels...You may be happy to know that the new version 2.0 is available. Unlike the "old" radar gauge, it is now fully FSX-compatible, it shows the other player aircrafts during multi-player sessions and even supports IBNet. In addition, it is now in GDI+ for smoother graphics and it is provided in several shapes and colors.All in all, a pretty nice gauge ;-)For full information, see here: http://emarciano.free.fr/RadarV20.htmMy F-16 panel and my Mirage 4000 aircraft have just been upgraded and they are now available on the file library:http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=...C…

WARNING: I have found that even a single missing texture called for by an FSX model can cause animated parts in a model, as well as texture rendering to exhibit bizzare behavior when loaded in the sim!For example, I "assumed" that the texture file "Fresnel_Ramp.dds" found in FSX's main texture folder would be "seen" by the model......BUZZZ!!! Wrong assumption!I spent far more hours that I'll ever admit trying to find out why - on MY computer system - a particular model I'm building would work perfectly, but on other team member's systems animated parts would be scattered around like they had been fired from a shotgun, and textures would be semi-transparent!Yesterday morn…

Hi,all I wanted was a small xml-gauge that would display amps from engines alternators.This is the code I used:(A:ELECTRICAL GENALT1 BUS AMPS, amps)Getting absolute no result, I tried with all other available bus-types, but no matter what I try, the needle wont move.Is this covered by the wide choice of bugs in the simulators electrical system?best regards and thanks in advance for any hint or comment.

Hi,I'm looking for an XML code to transfer fuel from one tank to an other - not only from left to right or vice versa.For example I have 4 tanks (1 to 4 from left to right, using left main, two center tanks and the right main). Now I want to transfer fuel from Tank 1 to tank 4. To select the source tank the isolate (18) code will work, but what do I need to select the target tankto crossfeed the fuel?Any ideas?Thanks,Herbert

I wonder if can be detected that a loaded Flight Plan has been changed while flying. I mean, you begin a flight plan, and during the flight you load another FPL.Could any XML code to detect this? How?I don't find any GPS variable to make it.Thanks once more for helping.Daniel

This is worth taking a look at:http://blogs.technet.com/torgo3000/archive...rmance-art.aspx

I plan to make another release of CYYJ (2007) in the fall with lots of eye-candy. The BC Air Museum at the airport has a Super DC-3 on outside display (the first I've ever seen). The airplane, a stretched version of the base DC-3, sometimes known as C-117 or R4D-8, looks like a big DC-3 with a DC4 tail assembly. It met with only limited commercial success.I've searched the web and many popular flightsim sights looking for a model of a Super DC-3. But, no luck. Does anyone know where I might find one. It's not going to fly, so it could be as early as FS2000.Thanks in advance,Don

I'm trying to create a child window from a module dll inside FS9 or FSX.I've reached the point where I create the window using the normal APIs, making the main FS window (FS98MAIN) the owner. I can get it to be visible when it is first created, but it either flickers or doesn't repaint correctly, especially the moment another window is activate (example, panel, outside view). The window is there, receives messages, but just doesn't want to draw itself. Writing a modal dialog is working - it's the modeless window I'm having a problem with (ie, focus can change).I'm trying to find out how FSNavigator or other similar tools do it as that's working very well. There's a tr…

TO anybody,I have made a model in GMAX of the Global Express XRS version but I am now at a complete loss as to which way to go. What comes first the chicken or the egg? Do you make the paintkit after developing the design and before using the animation tool or generate the material listing? I am so confused that I am about to give up and quit but I hate to let this design go down the tubes (so to speak). I have put a lot of effort in to this project. The only thing is the poly count is up to over 40,000. I am no expert in the design field but I also made one using FSDSv3 and used it in FS9 and imported to FSX with only the transparent windows are the only problem (Totally…

Hi all (A:FLAPS HANDLE INDEX, enum) s6 0 l6 <= if{ 205 220 205 - @FlapLimitCalc + } (>L:MaxFlapSPD0,number)1 l6 <= if{ 185 200 185 - @FlapLimitCalc + } (>L:MaxFlapSPD1,number) 2 l6 <= if{ 175 190 175 - @FlapLimitCalc + } (>L:MaxFlapSPD2,number) etc. This code sets the T/O FMC flap limit speed bugs and works OK. But the top value (L:MaxFlapSPD0,number) is incremented by 1 each time the flap handle index number is increased it only does it with the top line. How can this unconnected value (A:FLAPS HANDLE INDEX, enum) do this. There is no other code to affect it.

Hello, I want to use a 2D & VC from one aircraft and use it in another , how do i go about it please, I have used 2D panels ok but never a VC , Thanks, Dodger.

Notice in this picture of one of the first B206 panels release:http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k282/Ben...G-MarkLarge.jpgthe users aircraft registration number in the lower left. This comes from their product registration, and is tied to the licence code they were issued to authorize the product.Basically, to fly the panel, they have to have entered the right key info, and their registration then shows up. If they mouse over it, their key is visible as a tooltip too. =)Patrick

%((L:win2, enum))%!01d!i would like to make the string above blink.it is a series of single letter windows, corrisponding to key board entry. the window that is "in sequence" i would like to blink useing for example (G:Var1) 3 < (the Gvar being the timer) so i need a conditional string; if G:Var1 is less then 3 show the (L:win2,enum) value 'els' show nothing 'blank' how is that written?