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

Hi all.I need an advise regarding the creation of ldg lights. I have no problem getting them showing up in FS2004 after assigning them in gmax. The problem i have is, that they never point in the direction of flight but rather downwards or backwards. I already played around with the pivots according to an tutorial but no success so far.Any help appreciate...Kind regards, Michael.

Hi,I was wondering if anyone knew a way to rotate an image around two seperate axis.I want to something similar to how the earth rotates the sun, i.e it rotates around it on an orbit whilst rotating around its own centre.Any ideas?

Hello, I hope someone can help. I've checked the forums here and elsewhere, and haven't been able to figure this one out. My brakes work at the early stages of my flight, but after landing, they don't work, unless I hit the parking brake which just doesn't cut it. The brakes will work if I use the taxi-speed gauge I have installed, but when I push the "." key, nothing happens, same thing with the differential brakes, nothing happens. I have read it could be FSUIPC, FDC, or the taxi-speed program but I have read return posts saying that is not possible. I'm wondering if this is the problem:When my flightsim starts (FS9), the default aircraft is the Cessna. Then I swit…

I have posted this in the General Forum but I returned with no luck. I am looking for a Model Designer,FDE designer,Panel Designer,and Sound Designer to join my Group "Light Weight Designs" Where we would creat some of the best freeware General Aviation Aircraft around. If you are interested in joining the Group just reply to this message or drop me an E-Mail at [email protected]

Hi, in one of my gauges I need to create a random number between 1 and 100.This is my code so far. time1 = CLOCK_MINUTEvar.var_value.n ; int seed = time1; srand(seed); random= (rand()%100);It works ok, but the the generated "random" number isn't really that random. For example, if the Clock_Minute variable equals 44 minutes, the "random" generated number is always 82. Can anyone think of a way to bolster the "randomness" of this code?I'm using the MingGW compilier with the Easy Gauge Programmer's Ed.Thanks, Bryan

I,m doing a re-paint of a Blackhawk using the paint kit from hovercontrol.com. It's all done no problem using photoshop to paint the textures and BMP them then Dxtbmp to convert them to extended as well as apply an alpha channel to the black areas. The only thing is the window areas are completely clear, which looks a bit odd as if there's no glass. Previewing the transparency in Dxtbmp shows the alpha areas completely clear, straight through to the white/grey checkerboard. when I compare it to the standard Blackhawk ( using FS repaint as a viewer ) it has tinted transparent windows, 5% black or something similar.http://www.hobra.net/hc-images/tinted.jpgNotice how on the …

Hi everyone, I have been beginning to mess about with XML guages, and have accoplished a few little things I needed, but now I have run into something that has me really stopped. The subject of my current current project has thermostatically controlled cowl flaps, so now I am trying to make a guage that will open and close the cowl flaps in relation to the engines temperature. The hotter the engine gets, the more they open etc. I think I am in over my head though, hehe.Does anyone have any ideas on how I could go about making something like this?Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Cheers

Guys,I had installed the latest model for my FSP A320-200. What I noticed is that after the main gears touched ground during landing, it take an unusual long time for the nose gear to touch the ground before it stops at the runway!!!Is this a known problem or there is a fix which I had missed out some where? I had got the airbuses_complete package installed.Any FSP expect could help ?Thanks a lot in advance!

Hi,I am working on my first aircraft in FSDS, and I created a glass texture with alpha. The transparency in FS is fine, but it looks almost like a satin plexiglass, just not as shiny as I would like. Is there a way to get reflectivity in the glass, as reflections use alpha as well?If not, how do I best get an impression of shininess?Thank you in advance for any advice.regards,Dave

Hi all,Anyone got any idea why this doesn't work? It just prints TOFROM%((A:NAV1 TOFROM, enum) 1 ==)%{if}TO%{els}FROM%{end}(P.S there is extra logic in this element that stops it from displaying if NAV1 TOFROM, enum = 0 i.e no VOR tuned.)Cheers!

Is it possible to fix a plane so that the mini panel doesn't show up? Not doing that for all planes, just a single plane, specifically a helicopter. I have a HUD and panel which I use for flying a heli but when I switch to that window and 'W' to get rid of the panel the mini panel shows up under the panel I want.

Can someone at this forum tell me how to adjust position of the default gunsight reticule so that it agrees with a custom panel?Grateful for any assistance!

Using just MSPaint and a panel bitmap, I've created a pretty easy process for panel design which I'm using on my Eclipse project. Thought I'd share, although I suspect the veterans here won't find this news....Basically, to plot out a gauge with my method you need to know two things--~Where will the upper left corner of the gauge be?~How much space do you wish the gauge to occupy in pixels?Armed with that info, in Paint I open up a copy of the panel bitmap. I move the cursor to where the upper left corner of the gauge will be, and note the coordinates. These will be the first two numbers following the gauge name. Then I move the cursor to the lower right corner of the…

Hallo,Here a picture of my (fictional) 767 HUD.It is fully functional and looks a bit like the RC HGS.No bitmaps, only xml.http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/83606.jpgI have a few questions about the symbology on the REAL one, see pic. (1-7).http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/83607.jpgWhat do they mean?Jan"Beatus Ille Procul Negotiis"

Hi. I was wondering whether anyone might be able to shed some light on the following two questions.(1) Is it possible to get gauge components to display over transperent sections in 2D panels?(2) Can you manually set XML-built sliders so that they move diagonally across the panel or background image?Cheers,Matthew.

Hi,Have recently been trying out the fs2004 cessna caravan which seems to be pretty nice. Then read about the free realairsimulations fs2002 aircraft.cfg / air file which I downloaded. Has stabliised things really nicely except there is a small problem. When the engine is shut down the propellor keeps spinning like in the wind or something (and at a considerable speed!). Anyone know of an easy thing I can do to the aircraft.cfg file which might be able to fix this without changing the excellent flight dynamics?Have included below the main parts of the original and realairsimulations aircraft.cfg's that I'm usingAny help appreciatedThanks,Pps any way I can get this thi…

i have built a rudimentary bonneville salt flats and am working on a jet car. i am having trouble getting it to stay stable. i have a few times exceeded mach 1 before it takes off, but can never deccelerate without crashing. i want to have a small wing with negative lift. i have tried to turn off ailerons and steer by rudder. any suggestions...doc

Hello.I'm Jun. I make light panels for freeware panels.I'm looking for someone who can make light texture change xml gauges.It's simple.here's recent light panel of A320 will be release.http://www.startinmylife.com/a320-1.jpghttp://www.startinmylife.com/a320-2.jpghttp://www.startinmylife.com/a320-3.jpghttp://www.startinmylife.com/a320-4.jpgsend mail to me anyone can make xml switch gauges fro change main [email protected]

I am a relative newbie to flight sim so I hope I am not repeating something that has been posted a million times - but it seems that every time you think you have mastered one element of FS something new pops up.I made a change to a panel bmp a few weeks ago and I have noticed that sometimes when I load the aircraft the new panel is displayed and other times the old panel is displayed even though I have created a new flight rather than flying an old one. This led me to believe that panels are cached somewhere, but the .FLT files don't seem to be large enough - so where? How can I delete this cache so the new panel is always displayed? Thanks!

Hi,This rank amature just D/N the subject panel from Avsim, dated 10 July by Jimmy Richards, and the very fine panel has no rate of climb indicator. I,m sure it has something to do with the TCAS thingy that I know nothing about. How do I get a rate gauge to show up???? Thanks.Bob... in sunny Florida

Sorry double post. First there was none then there were two!!Howard

HiI am trying to accomplish that the element shouldn't be show when the variable is either 0 or 4 I tried the following but it doesn't work dont know why if I take away one of the conditions it works?BrgdsEugen(L:Cursor_post, enum) 0 != (L:Cursor_post, enum) 4 != ||(**** Position 1 *****)(L:Cursor1, number) 10 !=%((L:Cursor1, number))%!1d!

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Hi,Does anyone know of a way to use L:Vars to set image parameters?I.e. for and image you might have Bright="Yes" is there a way to do bright=L:Var ?Your help as always is much appreciated!Thanks,Paul PS Panelshttp://www.pspanels.co.uk

Hi,I been struggling for hours to get a string to work.I have managed to separate it to to elements instead but what I would like to do is to merge them into one element with the visible logic in the string.appreciate any help Eugen(L:Cursor2, number) 0 !=%((L:Cursor2, number))%!1d!(L:Cursor2, number) 0 == (L:Cursor_post, enum) 1 != && %-%