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

i have added what i needed to and tweeked the code a little but not much.yet, when i go to compile it, it says it is not finding some of the global variables that were previously set up.BTW, the code hasn't worked from the beggining.either the global variables are not being recognized or they not pointing like they shouldthanks again

I contacted Carenado and they do not have any repaint templates for their products. I am curious if anyone has any templates already made to help me out so I don't have to create one of my own. I am looking mostly for the Centurion, Bonanzas and Dakota. Thank you for sharing your repaint templates with me. :DYellow5

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I am trying to design cfg/air files that approximate the behavior of a large ship. It weigh around 10-20 million tons, so I assume I will have to scale things down to something that fs2004 can handle.Starting with the template for a single engine aircraft (a Cessna 182), I have created a 100,000 lb ship and have calculated the MOIs using the ship dimensions (441' long X 57' wide X 37' deep). I am using an engine with a total displacement of 840 cubic inches. I have increased the parasitic drag scalar to 250. (This should not be excessive as water is 784 times as dense as air.) I have increased the thrust scalar to 7.5 and am using a fixed pitch prop with an angle of …

Has anyone successfully managed to encrypt XML data in a format that can be passed between individuals or downloaded yet also need a password to make work?Steve

Is there any way to create external sounds? Specifically, I would like to create a horn that can be heard "outside" the vehicle (e.g. in spot plane view) when I push a key. MS does something like this when they create the sounds of thunder, but that is not triggered by a key press.Thanks,Phil

i am using microsoft visual studio 6.0 and whenever i open the .rc file it gives me a hexidecimal problem, then after i cycle through the problem a bunch of times it lays out the .rc graphically. in the tutorial .doc they show it as being coded, not graphical.any help would be greatly appreciated!thanks

Many moon ago this Aircraft and Panel Design Forum used to be the hotbed of news and advice for building aircraft as well as making panels. Over the last few months (maybe longer) I have noticed that aircraft design topics have dwindled rapidly - most posts are now about panel design and particularly XML coding.I am idly wondering what has caused the swing towards panel discussions. Has the number of aircraft designers dwindled in recent times? Or is it simply that most of the problems with GMax/FSDS design work have now been sorted and require fewer posts?I ask simply out of curiosity - but I must admit that the forum isn't as interesting as it used to be. Is it time for…

Can you use different viewing locations for the 2D and 3D (virtual cockpit)? For example, can the 2D view be from the navigator location and the 3D view be from the pilot location? I have inserted VIEW_XXX_EYE commands, in the [Views] section of panels.cfg, but that causes both views to change. I tried inserting the different VIEW_XXX_EYE commands in [Window00] (the main 2D window), but that had no effect.Thanks, Phil

I would like make the autotrim system, as the same in real AIRBUS but the system have any features writing below:*Autotrim not avaliable in the ground.*Autotrim resets to ZERO position when the aircraft landing.*Autotrim only avaible after takeoff.Example: With de autopilot OFF, the pilot initialize an descent profile (2500 V/S). If the pilot release sidestick, the autotrim keeps 2500 V/S. The same for climbs.Its possible? How to make an autorim system? Anybody here know?This is part of a project that it aims at to improve Airbus PSS. Who to know program, please, writes code or makes the archive and send me for email.Best regards!Alan/Brazil

I'm very close to completion on the GMAX version of this plane, but I'm still working on the right texture effect. I have a good sun reflection but it is very focused. I'd like to duplicate the diffused effect seen here. I'm using PSP...any hints?http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/90429.jpgThe real plane, now flying after 10 years of effort from my father.

Hey guys,I've compiled this from what we've talked about, and will update it with anything else discovered in the next day or so resolving the final issues of getting something to compile for GDI+.Comments, feedback, & corrections welcome.Patrick

Just wondering if this is possible...thxAndrew

This is frustrating...first the screen goes blank...program crashes...then I obtain a driver suitable for Nvidia GEForce 440 card...the crashing stops...but now no panel will display or only a small portion of it until I right click my mouse...then the panel shows up but it is not usable for once I touch the mouse again it disappears.Come on I cannot be the first person to have had this problem. I have searched every where for a solution but no end...please help me someone who really knows!Going nuts in New York!

I need to know, in XML, how long the starter is active, in seconds.In other wordssomething like: (A:General eng1 starter, bool) if{ (P:absolute tme,seconds) (>L:secs,number) } But this gives me, as you guys know, weird and wonderful numbers . What I really need is to know how long the starter has been active, store that value in seconds, and then reset that value to zero when the starter is not active.Any Hints?Steve

the aircraft i am designing it show perfect in spot view when you look at it at the same level where the airplane is, but as soon as i start going up or down in the spot view the airplane vanish from my sight. Any clues on what is going on?? Best regards Jorge http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/90353.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/90354.jpg

I've got this: // BOOL32 audio_warning_muted; // Defined globally in multi-gaugeFLOAT64 FSAPI lrrpm_cb( PELEMENT_ICON pelement ){ double rrpm = pelement->source_var.var_value.n; MODULE_VAR r_rpm = {TURB_ENGINE_1_N2}; lookup_var(&r_rpm); rrpm = r_rpm.var_value.n; if (rrpm < 90) { // Warning condition true low_rrpm = 1; if ( audio_warning_muted ) (GaugeStopSound)("lrrpm"); else (GaugePlaySound)("soundBenchmark.B206B3LowRotor.Loop.wav","lrrpm",1); }else{ (GaugeStopSound)("lrrpm"); // RRPM Normal (turn off Icon) low_rrpm = 0; // Reset audio mute audio_warning_muted = 0; } return FALSE;}// Low Rotor RPM Warning ON bitmap as an icon.// This icon must …

Hi, when rolling down the runway, if I turn the aircraft at speed it wants to easily tip onto the wingtip (rolls over). What settings do I need to experiment with in the air or cfg files to make it more stable?Thanks,Nick.

Hey,If you are using a MAKE_STATIC( ), with the "off", and then only one (1) MAKE_ICON( ), this appears to work fine.However, I'm doing some things in the MAKE_ICON( ) call back, and am thinking that perhaps my difficulty in doing something is due to that call back only executing when the ICON is showing.Is this how the MAKE_ICON( )'s call backs function? (ie only executed when the icon is visible?Thanks

if it is possible. I'm working on a freeware aircraft whose main gear can be rotated a few degrees right or left for crosswind landings(the aircraft should be obvious). The visual model's gear could be rotated as needed with some of that fancy XML stuff i'm sure, but what about the actual gear units in the airfile? Is it totally impossible? Any ideas/input are very welcome. Thanks in advance!

Hi from a fellow Flight Simulator Pilot .Im looking for anyone who can help program Gauges for use ina new project by Flight Factory Simulations . The applicant would need to have a Knowledge of GDI Plus for programming a Auto Pilot Gauge in a New Saab 340b that is being developed .Anyone with experience in using GDI Plus or has a unique skill in programming Gauges in General please reply to thispost . This promices to be one of the Best Aircraft ever available for FS 2004 . Here is your chance to be a part of History in the Making for Flight Simulator 2004 .Many , Many , Thanks .Dewliner:-wave

Hey,Anyone created a button in .c that stays pushed with the push of the mouse button and releases with the button?I can do this in XML fine, but overlapping FUCNT's don't seem to work in .c. MOUSE_BEGIN( button_mouse_rect, 0, 0, 0 ) MOUSE_CHILD_FUNCT( 0, 0, 90, 90, CURSOR_NONE, MOUSE_LEFTSINGLE, push_btn_mcb ) MOUSE_CHILD_FUNCT( 0, 0, 90, 90, CURSOR_NONE, MOUSE_LEAVE, release_btn_mcb ) MOUSE_TOOLTIP_STRING ("My button")MOUSE_END Anyone found a way to do this?

Hello Folks!.I made a post in simradar and i want u guys to read it and hopefully come up with a answer to me!Please do read all of the things b4 posting anything back as your answer my be answered already.Please Help me I am close to explode!http://forums.simradar.com/forum/_C5/Micro...ted%21_P156449/Thanks:)

Hy guys:I am trying to build a fuselage but in the tail cone i have problem with all the polys not smoothing at all, any suggestion on how to fix the problem??Here is a pictureJorgehttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/89933.jpg

After d/l the great new sound-set of the 777 by Maarse, I started playing around trying to improve the cockpit views. Haven't ssen anything in the file library. Looking for Left, right, forward left, forward right, etc... ya know inside views for a 2-D 777 panel.anybody got sum....?