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

Hi all Stuck on scrolling through the flightplan waypoints on the EHSI map page. (L:HSI MODE, number) 4 == (A:GPS FLIGHT PLAN WP Count,number) (L:AutoScroll,number) - 1 - (L:ManScroll,number) > & if{ (L:ManScroll,number) 1 + (>L:ManScroll,number) } This will scroll to the end of the plan OK but will not return to the start and cycle again. I have code for repeat scrolling known item numbers, but as every flightplan has many waypoints different quantities I can't find the solution. Any ideas

hi,I downloaded a Posky Alitalia B747 author Massimo Grassi.At the night using the spot plane view, the Logo lights and the cabin lights work only if the Landing lights are switched on.In short to operate the Logo lights and the cabin lights you have to switch on the landing lights.How can I divide those lights and assign them its proper switch?G.Franco

AS a GA pilot as well as a dedicated flight-simmer I feel that instrument panel views would be greatly enhanced if the engine cowling or nose of the aircraft was included.

I was wondering if one can set the view angle/height for the VC for it's own or is the VC's viewing angles-height directly related to the 2D panels?...............Randy J. Smith................A PROUD MEMBER OF THE PMDG BETA TEAM[h4]Evolution is a process that results in heritable changes in a population spread over many generations[/h4]

Hi All,I'm trying to make Pandasoft's exporter work with MAX. This is not my first airplane I'm kind of know what am I doing (sor of ;) ). However I can't make any of my gauges to light up at night using the "panel_L.bmp" technique by adding a lightmap to the Illumination slot of the material. Some says Panda doesn't work with light map, however I was able to make it work with no problem on the exterior/interior with the exception of the instruments. Anyone had success with this if so how?ThanksQantasluvr

HI, I have written a large complex XML gauge but it is unstable, with occasional crashes of FS, either to a black screen or back to desktop.I seem to remember that this can be caused by a corrupt bitmap.Any ideas?cheers,nick

When creating gauges is it better to restrict the gauge bitmaps to the face of the gauge only and to draw the bezel, etc. on the panel backgound or include the whole gauge in the gauge bitmaps and show none of it on the panel background?

What colours have special functions in XML coding? Is there a list somewhere? For example,1,1,1 is used for mask bitmaps, 0,0,0 is transparent. Are there any other colours that are reserved for special functions?cheersNick

I am creating a gauge in which I want an element to rotate in response to mouse clicks but it doesn't. I see the differwnt cursors in the correct place but clicking has no effect. What am I doing wrong?Key snippets follow.For the element: (L:SetHeading, deg) dnorFor the mouse: Compass Heading(%((L:SetHeading, degrees))%!d!)(L:SetHeading, degrees) 1 - (>L:SetHeading, deg)(L:SetHeading, degrees) 1 + (>L:SetHeading, deg)

Hello " Gods", "Gurus" and " Dalai Lama's" of the xml coding. As some of You already know I'm trying to put together a virtual co-pilot. As the work progresses i bumped into a problem that was somewhat expected. Since I already have some 25 "comments" from the diligent co-pilot active the problem is that all of the sounds that meet proper execution criteria for the flight situation are played at once as the panel loads. Is there a way to prevent this?

I made a gauge showing text. Sort of pick list with several collumns.Com1 frequencies is one of them. Using arial en fontsize 11 or 12.This works all fine on my 3 different computers.Gave it to my brother to test and it works fine on his 2 computers.Now I have another friend who's also testing it and he complains that the frequencies do not fit the column??? He sent me a picture and indeed. Half of the last digit in119.22 does not show. The column seems to be too small. We checkd to see if he had the proper fonts available. I am using arial and quartz. No problem there.We are all using lcd 1280x1024 which in my opinion should not play a role in this.Any ideas?Roelof

Hi,I'm in the proces of making a TCAS gauge using GDI+ and I have a big (?) problem ! My gauge has a background image which works fine and I can draw on it but the drawings are not getting refreshed as I change the drawing (previous layer of drawing stays). So I have to use the Clear() method but... then you have to specify a color and you loose the background image.So on to the next step, after I do Clear() I create an Image object:Image* backgroundbmp as New Image(L"c:directoryfile.bmp");graphics->DrawImage(backgroundbmp, 1, 1 );Compiles fine, gauge starts nicely but... no background image is being drawn. Am I don't something wrong here ? Any help would be strongly a…

I have been trying to built an Auto Reverser, but hit a snag. everything works as it should until I land. The reversers come on if the aircraft is on the ground and airspeed above 60 knots, then they turn off, the probblem is I don't have a clue how to change it so they stay off. The engine is set to go to "0" to get the reversers to turn off. And as I see it, the aircraft is on the ground and so the "CaseValue" stay the same and It won't speed up the throttles because they are set to "0" when I disable that part its fine until I hit 60 knots the the reversers come on. ???? any help would be great I should have picked an easier one for a first project......... This is t…

I just finished my first traffic detection gauge (based on the ATD300, and now available from the AVSIM library) and now I want to start work on a new gauge based on the L3/Goodrich SKY497. This gauge is basically a traffic awareness system with a TCAS 1 flavour. one of the options of this product however is that the CRT can also be used as a stormscope (optional).But how to detect lightning strikes ? As far as I know this info is not available from FSUIPC (or is it by now ?), but I seem to remember there is some payware FS add-on that shows just that: lightning strikes !Anyone have any idea how this is detected ?Thx,Bj

This is the click section of code inside a mouse area.(L:LightA, number) ! if{(L:SetValue, number) (>L:MemA, number)1 (>L:LightA, number) }els{ (L:MemA, number) (>L:SetValue, number)0 (>L:MemA, number)0 (>L:LightA, number) }On the first click, the IF parts works perfectly with the value inside the (L:SetValue, number) variable being stored into the (L:MemA, number) variable. This is verified by another gauge showing the value in each of these variables.On the second click, the ELS part runs and resets the MemA and LightA variables back to zero. But the value stored inside the (L:MemA, number) variable does not get transfered back into the (L:SetValue, numbe…

Hello! I've been wanting to try my FDs for a long time; so I downloaded the SDK and have been reading it along with a lot other documentation. Right now there's a thing that puzzles me to no end, and I was hoping someone could assist me.... I loaded the default C182S in FSEdit to check its variables and there is one thing that does not make sense at all, I think! The Reference Datum is 3.6 , 0.0 , 0.0 - meaning the vertical coordinate is at the FS model center. The CoG for empty weight is at -3.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 - and so the coordinate is also at the FS model center. Now... Both the Wing and HTail Apex vertical values show also as 0.0 ! Checking the model with the lights meth…

I am using the code by PH-JVH for the Altimeter Warning Light. The goal is that the Altimeter warning light should illuminate (+/-) 750 feet before the selected altitude (Autopilot Altitude Lock Var). The original code:(A:Autopilot altitude lock var, feet) (A:Indicated altitude, feet) - abs d 300 >= r 1000 <= &&AltitudeAnd the code I am using:(A:Autopilot altitude lock var, feet) (A: Indicated altitude, feet) - abs d 250 >= r 1000 <= && It seem to be working on the ground, but when test flying it does not. By looking on the different elements and using the Callback.doc by Arne Bartels as reference, we have the following: 1. "(A:Autopilot altit…

I'm trying to add air conditioning sounds to a panel. What I'd ultimately like is an invisible gauge that I could lay over the current air conditioning button (which has no sound) which would trigger an air conditioning sound. (It'd have to be .xml, or I couldn't lay it over the current .xml one)But I'll also take one that either; a) plays an air conditioning sound when the electical systems are activated, or;:( plays an air conditioning sound when the panel loads.I've done some exhaustive searching but I can't seem to come up with the right phrasing for search engines. Thanks in advance...- daniel- daniel

Hi, i've just downloaded v3 2 days ago. just getting to grips with it. runs fine for me but one quibble re texturing. when i was using gmax (pretty rubbishly) I got a script which enable me to unwrap the model and export the result to psp8 to texture it. anyway of doing this in fsds ??? or do I need to purchass vass(gold) ??thanksgaz

Can anyone tell me the purpose of:CIRCUIT GENERAL PANEL ONIs electrical power available to this circuit (bool)It seems to be available in almost every gauge.I actually would like to know what happens if you leave it out?Thanks for your time.Roelof

I hope this isn't a dumb question, but can anyone help me with the heirarchy of parts needed to get telescoping hydraulic actuator struts (used to pull the landing gear in during retraction) to work, so that the two parts telescope together accurately?I've tried using key animation, but although the parts start and end at the correct locations, during the retraction they get out of line.I've scoured the web and this forum, but no luck.Mike F.

Hey guys, I downloaded the SGA/FFX MD-80 aircraft. I like using the default 737 panel with it. I noticed the Md-80 is configured for taxi lights or as the call it engine inspection lights. I was wondering how to add a switch to the 737 panel so that I could turn those lights on and off. I had a person tell me to use the extra 300 smokesytem and smoke switch gauge and place it in the md-80. And then to change the effect from smoke to whatever lighting effect I wanted, but that didn't work for me. Any Ideas...?

Is there any way to get a carb heat gauge to work in a prop a/c like the FS2004 DC3 does. Can't figure how the Dc-3 one does it. Put the gauge in my plane even though it is a single engine and even put the entire throttle system into my panel to try the carb heater control, but the control doesn't move. gauge stays at 4c. Keyboard control doesn't move it also.

Is there any gauge making program out there.ThanksAlexhttp://fs2crew.com/linepilot.jpg

Is there any way to know when the cockpit view has actually first come up on the screen when a flight is loaded? In tracing the events that come through the main callback, I've noticed that most (if not all) of the events start streaming through a gauge's callback long before the cockpit has actually appeared on the screen (in other words, the callback has started happening even while the FS progress bar is saying things like "loading terrain", etc). Is there a way to know after we've reached 100% and the panel is finally fully displayed?