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

First off please excuse me for posting this many lines. I have been working on an ECU for the DC-4 using a stretched version of the MS DC3 ecu background and levers bitmaps. The code for the prop,,throttle and mixture came from the VNConnie.cab. I have everything working fine except the mouse overs for the props and throttles. I somehow managed to get the tool tip areas in good shape for the mixture and it works good. The following code is for the throttles, if someone could point me in the right direction I would surely appreciate it. The mouse doesnt show at all with this coding. I'm sure it's the area locations that are wrong but this is where I'm confused. Seems tha…

I am trying to build a panel to match a friends real L-39 Albatros. I need to find a Cabin Pressure and Volt/Amp gauge to complete the panel. I have another friend that found pictures on the net of the two gauges that I have attached here. I wish I could build them myself but don't have the knowledge. Any Help will be greatly appreciated.Norm

has anyone made these yet?

For the life of me I can't get my gauge face to light when the lights are tuned on. Can anoyone see what I'm doing wrong? (And if I can get this working, how do I stop the whole panel from turning pink?) Thanks! Dave Gauge Name="43eng_oil_temp" Version="1.0"> :(A:Light panel, bool)(A:Eng1 oil temperature,celsius)

Can anyone direct me to a source of advice on setting contact points particularly for tail-draggers.What I don't understand are:- Relationship between "Vertical Position" and "Static Compression". - Effect of "Wheel Radius" - Effect of "static_pitch" and "static_cg_height" On the ground, is the actual distance the Vertical Postion minus the Static Compression?What are the effects on the geometry when the Static_Pitch" is about 12 deg, typical for a tail-dragger?Why can't FS calculate the "static_pitch" and "static_cg_height" from the contact point settings?Although I get there in the end by trial and error, I've had aircraft dropping on to the runway with a crash, leapin…

I am looking for someone who can make a modification to a 747-400 gmax file. I am offering one of my services such as a special aircraft sketch (see examples: http://www.lostmooselodge.com/darksharkair/sketch.htm ) etc.Email me at [email protected] Patton

Anybody willing to make a Dassualt Falcon 20?

I've been working on adding AFL's Charger flightplans (based on old proposed route maps and advertisements) for my sim. I've got the flights appearing finally. As an experiment I decided to try using the excellent Tu144 model from Thomas Ruth and Claudio Mussner as my AI model. I stripped the panel, sounds, and any interior textures from the folder structure. Amazingly, I have no perceptible framerate hit when up to six are present at UUDD. I've made some mods to the aircraft.cfg file to help the plane perform more suitably as AI, with a fair amount of success.My question(s):This model is fantastic, even when in AI use the engine nozzles react to throttle settings. Howeve…

Dear gauge builders,RECIP_ENGINE1_COMBUSTION_SOUND_PCT is a Token variable which controls the percent of engine combustion sound. My question: are there a similar Token variable for use with turboprop or general engines gauges? (I didn

Establishing communications from a C gauge to the .mdl files' XML animation code is relatively simple.However, how to establish a "bi-directional control" is eluding me...Here's the situation:I have two rocker switches in the VC for "Battery 1" and "Battery2" and both are XML coded to animate either via a mouse click in the VC, or according to the condition set by the C gauge on the 2d panel.Clicking on the 2d switches toggles the VC rocker properly, but clicking on the VC rocker is "prohibited" because as soon as you do, the 2d switch value will instantly update the VC rocker's L:var...How can I use the mouseclick from the VC to control the C gauge variable and make this…

Is it possible to scale an image, or element containing an image, in XML (by L:var, similar to Shift and Rotate?) Couldn't find a way all weekend, but it seems silly that this would have been left out of gauge XML...I'm working on a simple chart veiwer...XML may not work at all, as I also know of no way to dynamically load .jpgs or .gifs in XML (or even .bmps, dynamically....is it possible to reload a single window in a panel?)Failing this, can anyone recommend something out there for simple chart veiwing...no GPS, no moving maps, no "You Are Here" airplane - just something I can zoom and pan a chart with, preferably in a window I can undock and put on the second monitor?…

Hi Guys,Any ideas what variable to use for a master caution light? Also, Ive asked this question before but I'll try again. Any way to hack MS gauges (.GAU) just to see what variables they use? I can hack them for BMPs (Which I don't need) but I really just want to know what variables are used so I can make my own gauges in XML. I know, I know "get the Panels SDK" but those docs have more holes than Swiss cheese. Thanks!Dave

Dear Fs friends,Being new to the panel designing world I like to know where to find information how to start. I,ve bought FS-PANELS and did some changes to FS2004 panels.Now I like to create a new panel from scratch, and thats where I'm lost.So I hope that someone can help me out.Kind Regards,Ronald Schuuring.

As title, where possible. They will be used for the seat-planning of the aircrafts of my VA.Another thing, does anyone know how to make a cabin view for a particular aircraft? I know how to build it with 3ds/gmax, but noidea of how to put it into an aircraft...

Does anyone know what entry I need to edit in the air file to adjust the drag/lift produced by flaps?

I'll get the code out of the way now and ask questions after.Airspeed.c://Airspeed.c#define GAUGE_NAME Airspeed// Set up gauge headerchar airspeed_gauge_name[] = GAUGE_NAME;extern PELEMENT_HEADER airspeed_list;extern MOUSERECT airspeed_mouse_rect[];GAUGE_HEADER_FS700(GAUGE_W, airspeed_gauge_name, &airspeed_list, airspeed_mouse_rect, 0, 0, 0, 0);#define GAUGE_CHARSET DEFAULT_CHARSET#define GAUGE_FONT_DEFAULT "Courier New"#define GAUGE_WEIGHT_DEFAULT FW_NORMAL/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////FAILURE_RECORD airspeed_fail[] ={ {FAIL_GAUGE_AIRSPEED, FAIL_ACTION_NONE}, {FAIL_NONE, FAIL_ACTION_NONE}};FLOAT64 FSAPI air…

I am planning on starting a new aircraft developing organization, focusing on mainly Boeing, Airbus, and Embraer aircraft. My knowlege of the tools required is nothing compared to others. If you are interested contact Austin Allison at [email protected] . I am looking for a team of designers that are commited and are available most of the time. Also, I am looking for a website designer.

Hi there,for some reason I would like to adjust the capacity of the battery. I know about the battery voltage in aircraft.cfg and that the voltage decreases while discharging the battery. But thats not the point. The capacity is defined as ampere per hour, thats exactly what I would like to adjust, since sometimes the discharging is really rush. Maybe there is a way to give a ratio factor for the discharging time.Any help on this is appreciated.Keep the nose upGerhard ScheuereckerEDDM

Hello,I am attaching some effects to the aircraft using the "Static=1" parameter, which makes them "stick" to it. They behave as advertised, untill I start to apply Emitter's pitch, bank and heading parameters. When I apply a heading of 45 (which for some reason rotates the effect by 90 degrees) and pitch it a bit, it refuses to stay in that position when aircraft pitches. Everything looks fine when aircraft is level but as soon as it pitches, the effect doesn't pitch with it but stubbornly remains horizontal.Any takers?Misho

I recently updated makemdl to the fs9 version, but now whenever i go to export a model i get an error saying that MSXML4.DLL could not be loaded. I found this file, but where does it need to be at to work correctly? Are models compiled with the new version of makemdl still compatible with fs2002? i have some friends still using 2k2 and i want my planes to still work on their systems.

Dear gauge builders,I need to preserve the original value of the

Would anyone be willing to create a a simple readout gauge for a project I am doing.Trying to get a simple read out for QNH. Like "1023" in bright green w/out any background.Have tried all sorts of "strings" to edit existing gauges but no joy.Even if someone knew the required string, if there is one.Many thanks. Please dont think this a cheeky request but I cant afford to buy software just for this.Any advice or help much appreciated.Thanks,Martin

Hi,I plan to develop gauges that work on logic not implemented in FS. It is custom navigation equipment that performs special calculations based on FS information, random values and real physical equations.I can do that in C quite easy and I am quite convinced that programming the logic of the equipment in C is much more straightforward than doing it in XML. On the other hand I would like to define the gauges connected to this system in XML, as XML is much more convenient for that.I am not experienced in XML programming. I am interested whether it is possibly to read and modify "non standard" variables from within XML gauges. My plan is to build the logic in C, but displa…

Hi:I just wanted to know if is possible to copy the FDE (which I undestand are the parameter of the .air file and Aircraft.cfg file) from a FDE anunced as realistic but made for Eric Cantu 737-200 to the 737-200 of the old but good Yeodesigns model, expecting it will behave as in Cantu's model?If it can be done, how can I do it, which things should I take in account to do that?Thanks a lot for your answers.Helio Alberto Regalado Moreira

Hi All,Well after many years of thinking about it, I'm trying to make an entire plane. Seemed like a good idea to get my feet wet by starting with a simple panel. Well I have photos of the cockpit and got a working front panel setup using a photo as the background and mostly stock FS9 guages, but I've run into a couple of snags I was hoping you could help me with.1) Why am I getting a 1 pixel transparent band along the border of my panel: top,left, right, and bottom? I sized it to be 1024x768.2) When I try to setup another view for front left, it persists when switching views from front left back to front. i.e. I can see the front left view THROUGH the window of the f…