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

Hi all (L:FMCPage,enum) 1 == (L:FMCPage_Sub,enum) 1 == & if{ 0 (>L:FMCPage,enum) 0 (>L:FMCPage_Sub,enum) }(L:FMCPage,enum) 0 == (L:FMCPage_Sub,enum) 0 == & if{ 2 (>L:FMCPage,enum) 1 (>L:FMCPage_Sub,enum) } If I click this to get page 0 0 from page 1 1 it fires the next line 0 0 and I end up at page 2 1 Is there another way?

for a military aircraft; i want to shortcut having to crawl up the v rate useing (>K:AP_VS_VAR_INC). originally i hoped for an elegant solution with a case (G:Var8) 1 == if{ 2500 2000 1500 1000 200 5(L:vert,enum) case (K:AP_VS_VAR_SET_ENGLISH) } where the gvar (used in the animation) tells me if the click selected climb or decent. but could not make it work. i starteed getting simpler but it still does not work, i know its something simple but i just cant see it! i memoed out the limiter trying to find the glitch. (G:Var8) 1 == if{ (L:vert, number) ++ (>L:vert, number) 500 } (G:Var8) 2 == if{ (L:vert, number) -- (>L:vert, number) -500 } (L:vert, …

Hi all,I have an odd issue that I'd like to understand:Some of my custom AI aircraft.cfg files get updated every time I start the sim. I've checked a couple of times but the previous and "updated" copy are identical so this is not an issue of FS adding some unspecified commands.Moreover, similar aircraft.cfg files of mine don't show this behavior at all yet I don't see any obvious differences in their structure.Has anyone ever encountered something similar? There doesn't appear to be any ill effect of this behavior but I'd prefer a "stable" date stamp to be better able to track the changes that I did myself.Cheers, Holger

Hello All, I have put in a panel to my SAAB 340, one thats made for it, and its fine but i can see a black line in the left hand side outside the window, the screen behind the panel is split in two, top half for the scenery and the bottom half black , how can i move the black line down behind the panel, I can move the panel up with the mouse ok which moves the black line out of sight but this dos'nt really solve the problem as it then takes some switches up out of sight of the screen, I hope i have explained it ok to understand, Thanks. PS , the panel is 2D.

Hi,Any knows where can i download or how can i paint to grey the fantastic Lee Hetherington's TCAS?TIATUNKA

can an image attribute be variable ?if so how do i write it. i am specifically interested in bright and luminous

Hi guys, the following gauge works OK. As you type on the keyboard, the alphanumerics show in the gauge. The idea of this is to produce a gauge where you can type in notes, messages, etc. Trouble is, seems very longwinded, especially if I want to store messages/ notes using several lines.Can anyone think of a way of simplifying this.BTW, intial kudos and street cred goes to AB for the basic idea of how this should work.cheers,nick%( (L:char8,number) chr (L:char7,number) chr scat (L:char6,number) chr scat (L:char5,number) chr scat (L:char4,number) chr scat (L:char3,number) chr scat (L:char2,number) chr scat (L:char1,number) chr scat ) %!s! (L:char6,numbe…

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Hello -I've been messing around with the panel.cfg file but cannot seem to find the solution to my problem. I was wondering if it is possible through the panel.cfg file to place one of the panels (which is another view [window] of the panel such as "look-down") on a separate monitor situated below the primary one. Thanks in advance!

I have a problem with some code. What I want to happen is when the APU EGT is 250 or greater and the APU Generator is on, it provides electrical power for the rest of my Gauges (ie) Engine EICASThis is the code I have so far:(L:APU Generator, bool) 1 == if{ (L:APU EGT, Celsius) 250 &gt == if{ (L:DC Power, bool) 1 (>L:DC Power, bool) } } But this does nothing, so I made the code a little bit easier, and thought I would get this to work first then add the APU EGT to it after I had got that working.So this is the code made a little easier:(L:APU Generator, bool) if{ 1 (L:DC Power, bool) 1 (>L:DC Power, bool) } Now this turns on the DC Power when the APU Generator i…

Is there a way to black out the screen for a couple seconds from a gauge callback? I was going to just create a black gauge that is full screen, but I was wondering if there was a more efficient way to do this. Thanks for any help.

Hi,How can i read:(A:ENGx TRANSMISSION PRESSURE, ?) (A:ENGx TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE, ?)Something in the airfile?Jan

I'm trying to log the vertical flightpath of an aircraft model flying a SID (to see if I can make the altitude restrictions). I'm using FltRec for FS2004 ( http://avsim.com/hangar/utils/nav/#Users_Manual_ ) to dump the data out. I'm going to use a Boeing 707 model. What I'm looking for is an autopilot that will (1) Fly a SID that is entered into the IFR flight plan system. I assume I can use a freeware progam to define this.(2) Use an autopilot to maintain precise headings and airspeeds. My problem is that I need to maintain a specific thrust setting (EPR) for takeoff during the first 5 minutes, then a lesser specific setting afterwards. The FS autopilots/autothro…

Hello all,FSEdit-1)Is it any good? 2)If not, what does it do that is wrong? In the flight_tuning section of aircraft.cfg what are the maximum and minimum values? How do they relate to 1.0 and do minus numbers have an effect .Cheers

Hello everybody,I'm new in programming gauges and I just want to know how can I open gauge file (.gau) with the microsoft visual c++ express edition 2005?I have tried but the software says:"there is no editor available for "(the gauge file)" make sure the application for the gauge files (.gau) is installed.Thanking you in advance,RRS.

does this take regular (base 10) numbers ie;800 ?800 (>K:AP_VS_VAR_SET_ENGLISH)

Ok, I'm refining flight dynamics of a plane right now, and everything seems to be working just fine, except something about how it sits when parked on the ground. With a full tank of gas, it's just fine, but if I have it light, like less than 40% fuel, it just wiggles like a nervous racehorse, or a junkie in need of a fix.I believe this may be an issue revolving around the landing gear contact points... but I'm open to suggestions, whether it's contact points or something else I may have missed.Thanks!

Hey guys,Has anyone figured out why massive aircraft have hopping tendencies when sitting on the tarmac when their landing gear is moderately far away from Datum center?Is there perhaps a work around on this 'anomolly'?Many thanks,BillLHC

i am not getting the expected return for;(P:TIME OF DAY, enum)General time of day (enum: 1=Day, 2=Dusk/Dawn, 3=Night) snipit from sdki get a 1 or a 3, never 2.if i want to select for day and dawn/dusk i should write;(P:TIME OF DAY, enum) 3 < is that correct?something fishy...i have gone in fs9 with atleast 10 different setting trying to get the 2 and no lucklooking for wisdom..

Hello fellow aviators!I am pleased to announce that Bob Scott and me have teamed up to finish the fabulous Richard Probst 737-200 panel.It was a shame that Richard Probst work ended so soon.I think that all of us were hoping that he will finish the panel sometime. Time went by at least for me trying to search and download freeware gauges to complete a Frankenstein overhead panel, but I failed with this.Then it occur to me that why not to finish at least the overhead panel and I started playing with XML.I post here in the forum, to see if someone will like to help into this quest. And you can see "My XML for the 737-200" with all of you guys helping me to figure it out.…

Well, I figured out what my problem was with earlier code. Turns out it was a variable not getting set like it should.So, now with a new object all programed, I have reduced my callback function to this:FLOAT64 FSAPI Attitude_Bank_cb(PELEMENT_SPRITE pelement){ return gyroAttitude.getBank();}which is handy. The Gyro takes care of all the gritty details:class Gyro{public: Gyro(string gyroName, GAUGE_TOKEN pitchToken, double pitchLimit, double pitchDamper, GAUGE_TOKEN bankToken, double bankLimit, double bankDamper, GAUGE_TOKEN yawToken, double yawLimit, double yawDamper); string getGyroName(); bool isGyroPowerOn(); void toggleGyroPower(); FLOAT64 getPitch(); FLOAT64 getBan…

I've unzipped this gauge file and was going to try to work it into other panels for different aircraft. What the gauge does is produce data that is displayed on a Vspeed card as a panel view. The original can be found here:http://efis.altervista.org/Samuli%20MD80.htmBasically this was programmed in XML for the MD83.I'm fairly new to reading XML but would like any input on the best way to go about changing values here to get the new Vspeeds for different aircraft. Basically just pulling in weights is what it does.Anyone?Thanks in advance for your help!

Hi all, using the variable manifold pressure in XML. As the engine revs increase, so does this variable. My experience of this pressure is that is reduces with revs, that is, a lower pressure exists because more air is being pulled through the manifold. Should this variable be subtracted from a possible maximum? I also thought of subtracting this from atmospheric pressure, as it must vary according to changes in atmos pressure, but the values can then become negative. Can someone point me to a solution for showing a realistic manifild pressure. This is obviously for a piston engine. I have searched the archives here but not fould a solution.cheers,nick

I started designing my gauges at 512x512, and then would shrink them down to 256x256 in photoshop (for better bilinear etc.), but sometimes forget to un-srink them. So, now I just do them in 256x256.Seems to give me enough resolution and an easy size to find the right size font.Wondering what others do.Patrick

Anyone have some good settings for the this in their panel.cfg. I lost mine and don't have a clue what they were.Patrick