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

Hi,Maybe this is familiar to many of you, but I think it's worth to clarify the concept:Local (L:type) vars may accept units like FS's own vars (A:type) and even more, they support conversions as well!For instance, you may assign (A:XXXX, feet) to (L:MyVar, feet)Or you can assign 15 (>L:MyVar, celsius) or 30 (>L:MyVar, degrees)Then if you read those Lvars using COMPATIBLE units, FS will make the conversion automatically. So you will get proper values for(L:MyVar, meters), (L:MyVar, farenheit) or (L:MyVar, radians)There is no need to be limited by "number", "bool", "enum", etc.NOTE: Only tested in FS2004, and for the most common units like those stated, but I guess s…

Is there a tutorial out there for people that want to get started modelling FS aircraft in GMAX? Or are there any other tutorials that would help?Or should I just install GMAX and start playing with it?

The following will draw the desired text in the proper location on the background bitmap, and will scale when the gauge is resized...However, undocking the window and resizing the window causes the text to disappear. Can anyone tell me how to either (a) force a redraw of the strings, or (:( where I should place the code to prevent this from happening?////////////////////////////////////case PANEL_SERVICE_PRE_DRAW: { PELEMENT_STATIC_IMAGE pelement = (PELEMENT_STATIC_IMAGE)(pgauge->elements_list[0]->next_element[0]); if (pelement) { HDC hdc = pelement->hdc; PIXPOINT dim = pelement->image_data.final->dim; if (hdc) { Graphics graphics(hdc); graphics.Set…

Hi there!I am currently working on an .xml fuel condition gauge, using FS Panel Studio to create/edit the gauge, which displays total fuel remaining, fuel flow, and hours remaining, it can be switched from gallons to pounds, and so far, I have the fuel remaining, and the time remaining elements working, but so far, the only code I have been able to find is a string that shows 'elapsed fuel flow', with a re-set button.I would like to either replace the string for that function with a string that causes it to display current fuel flow, or perhaps make it so that element can be displayed as either elapsed fuel flow, or current fuel flow.Any help would be greatly appreciated,…

Looking for some help on find the area in the FDE/aircraft.cfg file that controls the prop speed on shut down. More so the amount of time it takes to stop spinning. As well as in-flight. The KBT P-3's props take all day and a year to stop spinning. Looking to speed this up a little...Thanks,:-outtahttp://publish.hometown.aol.com/p3superb/i...s/sign_name.jpgThere is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".- unknown"My daddy gives me up, to fight for you"- a US Military Members Child

I just saw a gauge that had an ini file that allowed the gauge to be seen in all views. It was a short file that had:[OPTIONS]PanelVisibleInAllViews=1Can I just make an ini file like this for any other gauge I want to be seen in any view, or does the reference to the ini file have to be in the gauge itself? If it does have to be referenced in the gauge file, is there any way to add this capability to an existing gauge? Thanks, regards, Bob.

The AI traffic and the ATC was a great improvement in FS2002, imporved again in FS2004. Nevertheless, it still has many problems, especially in the traffic management by the controllers.A very common example is when you are waiting for take off behind another aircraft. As soon as the aircraft takes off, you are asked to position and hold, which is normal. At this time, when you are waiting ON the runway, you can hear the controller clearing another aircraft for landing on the same runway. This is ridiculous...I don't want to be the one who always complains. My question is to know if anyone (maybe a "hacker") can change the way the ATC works in FS2004?I have a good program…

I need an output of 1 if turbine N1 is increasing, and a 0 if its decreasing. Any hints??Steve

I don't know if anybody noticed this before or am I just going nuts. It seems to me that the sound of the main gear touching down on most FS planes is exaggeratedly loud. From what I have observed on several cockpit videos, this sound isn't usually as pronounced as the thump of the nose gear touching down on a real airplane. Now, I played around with sound.cfg and decreased the max volume of left and right touchdown sound file ... to no avail. If someone could steer me in the correct direction to fix this problem, that would be greatly appreciated.

I was reading my July issue of AOPA Pilot Magazine, and was reading the article on the Adam aircraft A500. I have seen this plane before from its web site from a link about 2 or 3 months ago but never really looked close and hard at it until I read this article. I was wondering if anyone was in the process of building this aircraft for FS? I have longed loved the skymasters 337

As part of my ongoing project to create an HT9100 interface for FS I have a new requirement. Id the sim is paused we need to modify the fuel flow data being transmitted tot he HT9100. I've found key events that allow me to programmatically toggle the pause state of the sim but I can't find a token or named variable that allows me to programmatically determine if the sim is paused. Anyone know what piece of data will tell me if the sim is paused?Thank you.

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I would like to improve my ac's ground turn rate, what should I edit?

I saw a post awhile back touching on the addition, subtraction, etc, if hex values within XML, but I can't seem to find it.I'm looking to manipulate color values within Color="" arguments, such as Color="%(thishexvalue thishexvalue +)".Has anyone had any success doing that? I use extensive macros to manipulate color, but I'd like to dispose of that if possible.--Jon

Hi,Toggling (>K:TOGGLE_HYDRAULIC_FAILURE) diminishes the amount of hydraulic fluid rapidly (A:Hydraulic1 reservoir percent, percent).Is it possible for the C++ pro's to find a way to fill the reservoirs again?Now i have to use (>K:RELOAD_USER_AIRCRAFT).Jan"Beatus Ille Procul Negotiis"

Hi all,What is the syntax for use in a mouse click (

Any-one know how to emulate "STIFF" controls when a simulated hydraulic failure occurs? I am wanting to make the controls slow to react to control input, but have had no success yet. Arne posted a macro sometime back that would act as a kind of delay for gauge needles, and I was wondering if that kind of thought process could be used for the controls to slow the overall input from a joystick.Steve

Hi all,First at all I must say thank you Mr. Doug Dawson for your excellent must-have xml-sound gauge.I

Does anyone know where I can reach Al Kaiser by email? I need to ask for a file permission. The va-works.com site seems to be down.:-spacecraft

Any one know if it is possible to set wind direction and strength from an XML gauge? I've looked through the variables and can't find anything that looks like it would, but wanted to ask the experts !!Steve

Hi,I'm creating this gauge for my freeware panel which needs to read keyboard input directly into the gauge. In the great Dragonflight manual I found the cpp and h files and some instructions on how to set up the gauge, but when I compile in VC++6 I get compiler errors about LDIRECTINPUT not being properly declared or something.This question has been asked before in 2003 I think but I couldn't find the answer only that the user was able to fix the problem...Anybody here able to help me out ? Thx,Bj

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I remember reading something about the ability to isolate a tank needed to be built into the model. I can't find those discussions here anymore (bad searching on my part, I know. *grin*). Can anyone re-shed some light on this?

Hi all,Firstly, here is the reason I want to attempt the following:In military jet panels such as some, e.g. F16, there is little space to fit many gauges. So when I want to track a airport that I set in the GPS gauge, I must keep the GPS gauge "visible". So what I seek is a way to put a few XML gauges that simply display the airport name, bearing, and distance in small windows I can squeeze into the panel. So what I hope can be done is open the GPS map, enter name of an airport, then close the GPS map window and see the airport name, bearning, and distance in three the three small xml gauges I place in the panel.Problem. I am not sure what Parameter to use in the XML…

Heres an oddity that I have been struggling with. I have a fully customised panel in XML to start a helicopter engine, not referencing any sounds etc, just normal engine sounds as per the sound.cfg. I also use Doug's XML Sound gauge for switch clicks etc.During the engine start sequence, If I hit the Q key to silence engine sounds, it kills the entire start sequence and the engine dies. This has occurred ever since I commenced this project, and is NOT related to Dougs gauge, but somehow to the XML variables. I have no calls to the sound kill in any of my gauges, and have changed all variable to L vars ( as per Robs post) to minimise any cross contamination that may have b…