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

I am trying to create a new PFD for the S-92 that I have made. I am in the first stage of the PFD starting at the attitude indicator. I have been working off the Boeing 747-400.cab for reference, but there are some problems that I cant work through with only that to look at. The problem is that I want the area of the attitude indicator that you can see to spread all the way across the PFD and going only haly way down. Whit the code that I have enterd, there is a small square of only a partial part of the area and it is off centered in the middle ofthe guage. here is my code...any help would be greatly appriciated(A:Circuit general panel on, bool)(A:Attitude indicator…

Greetings,I am attempting to make a new XML Carb Heat gauge for my Cessna 140 panel for FS2002. It looks correct, but does not work. Is there someone who I could send the gauge and two bitmaps in a ZIP so they could fix it? Thank you.Best regards,Gary Norton

I am very new to XML programming and have managed so far using other peoples examples as a starting point. However, I have just got stuck here because I can't fathom out the syntax for if--els statements. the following code always works to switch OFF the fuel selector, but will not switch it back on again when the selector switch is clicked. I suspect there is one character wrong somewhere. can someone help please?(G:Var1,bool)(G:Var1) ! (>G:Var1) if {1 (>K:FUEL_SELECTOR_OFF) } els {(>K:FUEL_SELECTOR_ALL) }Peter

Hi thereI have a question regarding the extrusion part of the smoke effects in FS.The smoke effect is made up of two parts; type 19 sprites and type 21 extrusions. As far as I know the extrusion is created perpendicular to the surface of the earth (like a banner) by default. Alternatively it is created parallel to the surface by setting GroundNormal=1 in the .fx file.Does anyone know wether it is possible to have the extrusion remain parrallel to the wings of the airplane (banking and rolling with the plane)?Hope my question is clear enough!Marcel

I'm having problems adding landing lights in GMax. I did a search and found a helpful thread in which on 19 July 2005 Bill Leaming attached a zip file to his reply. Unfortunately the zip file's been been removed. I wonder if Bill or someone else could re-post it please?

I'm developing a gauge that can only be clicked once. I've set the Cursor Type to "Hand" in the section but want to restore it to the default arrow once the gauge has been clicked. Any ideas anyone?

Hi, has an application ever been written to check the positions of click areas on an XML gauge? With large, complex gauges, it's not easy to see the positions and sizes (and possible overlaps) readily. I know you can labouriously plot them onto the bitmap, but it would be dead handy to load the XML file into an application which then gives a graphical output.cheers,nick

hi @ all!the panel i want to design has 1 gps in the middle. i splitted the cockpit in 2 parts (pilot & copilot). now i want that the pilot window shows the gps but the copilot window shows it too (the same gps). is it possible that, if i start the gps in the pilot window, the gps viewed in the copilot window also starts !?plz help, have a nice day :)

Hi there everyone, Im new here , I would appreciate if someone could help me with this issue: when landing the meljet 777 as soon the rear landing gear touch the ground, the nose of the aircraft goes down really fast making it unrealistic and I hate that, how can I fix this problem either in the CFG file or the AIR file?Thank you again.. alex

Hi there.Does anyone know whether there's a dump and burn effect available somewhere? I was hoping to add one to Mike Stone's F111. Any clues?Cheers,Matthew.

Hello panel experts. Suddenly I am getting strange fonts for my radio tuning numbers. This shot is from my Realair Cessna 172. I know this is not a panel design topic but I thought the panel guys might be the best people to ask.

Hello there, I'm trying to find info on how to program a plug-in for the MSFS that drops in the Modules folder and show up in the pulldown menus.I looked through the SDK and didn't find information abut this. Can anyone point me to any information ? (like web site, forum, sourse ...)Thanks !Alex.

Hi all, I understand putting into an XML gauge stops the gauge running when not in view, as in the case of a pop-up.I was wondering if 2 sets of gauges were made, one set for 2D and one for VC. If they contained the instruction, each set would only 'run' when in their respective view and take the load off FS to improve frame rates?cheers,nick

I have always found that closing multiple IF statements prior to an els has worked, till today.This works (sort of) wherein everything after the first IF works, but the basic argument of (A:SIM ON GROUND,bool) 0 == refuses to co-operate : (A:SIM ON GROUND,bool) 0 == if{ (A:general eng propeller lever position:2,percent) 80 < (A:ENG1 COMBUSTION,bool) 0 == || (L:CorrectedN1,enum) 57 <= || if{ 1 (>L:autorotate,bool) } els{ 0 (>L:autorotate,bool) } } This works with the basic argument of (A:SIM ON GROUND,bool) 0 == where is resets when sim on ground, but the statements after the if do not work: (A:SIM ON GROUND,bool) 0 == if{ (A:general eng p…

Hi all, as subject.(L:variable,enum) 2 == !I'm interested to know what the '!' is doing, if anything.If I hazard a guess, it might mean 'not equal to' for which I normally use(L:variable,enum) 2 !=thanks,nick

Hi, (A:ENG1 FUEL FLOW PPH, pounds per hour)still give a value even with the engines, APU and everything off. Any ideas?cheers,nick

For a person that can't chew gum and walk at the same time.I am a ham operator and would like to put my call signon the dash of the panels. I used MS Paint and put it on the 2D panel but it is not in the VC panel when I switch.Putting my call in VC is that a big deal, and how do Ido that?

Hi guy`s l know whis would have come up b 4 ... where can l find a great web site on how to make aircraft... and learn Gmax l only presume that that`s what they are using... thanks guys in advancePaul

Hi!Are Aired and AircraftAirfileManager initialization files 100% compatible? In other words, can I use a renamed aired.ini in AircraftAirfileManager, and viceversa?Thanks.Marco

Hi thereI know... it is a crazy project for a beginner but why loosing time with small things.I'm in the lucky situation to have an almost complete original Super Constellation cockpit and I want to make a simulator from those parts.Additionally I have a sponsor who pays all the material I need... a perfect situation so far.I think the cockpit itself is not the problem since I'm an electronics technician and also a good mechanic. The problem is more that I don't have any experience with interfacing the mechanical stuff (instruments, switches....) to the MSFS.I have spent a couple of days to find out what's on the market to make my dream come true and I found very much.At …

Is there a way in XML to determine which version of a specific aircraft you have chosen, when the aircraft.cfg contains several variations of the same machine?I was thinking about perhaps using the ATC ID as a way of determining, but that would mean I would have to "interpret" a string and compare it to a known, which I have no idea how to do.Any thoughts will be appreciated.Steve

Hello thereThe aircraft.cfg post only the "dry" thrust values and fuel consumption.You can only say if there is an afterburner or not, but how can you determine the amount of additional thrust and fuel consumption??It is automatically colculated in the .air file??? and How can you tweak it???In several fighter I have if you shove the throttle all the way (for eaxmple the F-15 coral or the Kirk Olsson's F-16) you automatically enable the afterburner, this is done via a gauge right?? I think I found this gauge in the F-16 package but not in the F-15 (I found only a gauge to light the visual effect but not the actual afterburner) There is any other way to automatically kick …

I have some gauges that depend upon a timer to make them show correct readouts. I presently do this by using something like: (L:allowstart,enum) 1 == (A:General eng2 starter, bool) && (L:N1startN1,enum) 16 <= && if{ (L:N1startN1,enum) 0.170 + (>L:N1startN1,enum) } So with a gauge refresh rate of 6, I get 6 x 0.170 to give me 1.02 in (>L:N1startN1,enum).Problem is, this rate is affected by the FPS of the sim. One would think a gauge refresh rate is a constant, but that is not so. Gauge refresh rates are altered by the FPS of the sim. So the gauge will still refresh at 6, but the FPS changes the value set in (>L:N1startN1,enum). Faster FP…

Hello. I'm no panel designer, and I don't know how to fix this, so I guess asking a bunch of panel designers is my best option.Can anyone tell me what the heck is wrong with these gauges? This is a BEAUTIFUL bird, and a most excellent panel/virtual cockpit, but these gauges ruin it.Anyone that can tell me how to fix this, or can fix it, I will be eternally grateful to.It's an ATR-72 package off of AVSIM. It comes with a default Iberia paint, and I downloaded a LOT Polish Airlines paint for Star Alliance use. I really wany this to work... I'll find the file if anyone wants to examine it.I've also reinstalled the gauges.Thanks!Mike GoldPDT-700Piedmont VA COOwww.piedmontva.c…

Is it possible to model a langing light so that it gives the appearance of a cone of light emanating from the aircraft in spot view?I've searched various libraries without success and have to admit I just don't understand the Effects SDK:(