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

Howdy Guys,I was wondering if one of you kind souls might clue me in in what I need to do regarding appling textures to an item that during the day has a nice reflective texture, but when viewed at night is only showing the base texture. The main item I am having probelms with is my nice chrome spinner. Do I need to apply a night texture in Gmax?Thanks in advance!Bob C.Oh - Here's the Legacy in FS2004. Still playing with the textures.

Has anyone got a twin engine helicopter to work (FS9)? If so how?

Hi all,According to the "good book" Angle of Attack is defined as: "Angle of Attack is the angle between the relative wind and the chord line of the airfoil. This is not to be confused with the angle of incidence, which is the fixed angle between the wing chord line and the reference line of the fuselage."Now, I want to program an AoA Indicator using an XML string. When looking in the MSFS 2002 SDK (Token Var), the ANGLE_OF_ATTACK_INDICATOR is described this way: "Measures airspeed, (signed fraction of max indication)." The XML A:var ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATOR is presumeably using the same definition?Anyone who can help me with this one?

Hi, I hope someone can help me. I want to swap the active and standby frequencies between the NAV1 and NAV2 radios using an external switch. I know how to make an external switch, and I can swap the active and standby frequencies within each NAV radio. But how do I get the frequencies to swap from one radio to the other? I am using XML programming.Any help appreciated, dek

I have been using the MSFS Panel SDK for years, but some variables and events are still mysterious...1) Can someone explain me the difference between TURB_ENGINE_1_N1 and TURB_ENGINE_1_CORRECTED_N1? Or for N2?2) To set autopilot mode, for example the heading hold, I have always used the event KEY_AP_PANEL_HEADING_HOLD. But what is the event KEY_AP_HDG_HOLD? What is the difference?3) Some other events are completely unknown to me:KEY_ADF_CARD_INC and DECKEY_ATTITUDE_BARS_POSITION_INC and DECKEY_AUTOPILOT_AIRSPEED_ACQUIREKEY_CENTER_NT361_CHECKKEY_KEYBOARD_OVERLAYKEY_LETTERBOXKEY_LOW_HIGHT_WARNING_GAUGE_WILL_SETKEY_LOW_HIGHT_WARNING_SETKEY_OVERLAYMENUKEY_PANEL_ID_TOGGLEKEY_S…

Anyone got an email address for Roberto TomasoniThanksJackhttp://www.dolphin-star.net/TCA/Paintshop/ybanner_tca_FM.gif

I've made to give a litle solution to mi problem posted a litle down but I don make that when NAV 1 OR APR are selected the different texts appear, my code is: (A:AUTOPILOT APPROACH HOLD,bool) || (A:AUTOPILOT NAV1 LOCK, bool)%( (A:GPS DRIVES NAV1,bool))%{case}%{:0}VOR/LOC%{:1}LNAV%{end}now how works the OR clausule can it give true when the first operator in the stack is 1 and the other 0 and viceversa??Thanks a LotHelio Alberto Regalado Moreira

Figured this would be the best place to ask this:I am very borderline with FS9. Not sinking money into hardware until closer to the end of the year.Is there a way to completely remove the external model from an aircraft so as to free up the system resources?Basically, all I was is the dash view as I'm an instruments guy, and have no use for spot views, tower views, etc...Ray

HiI was wondering if there is an easy way of having the default VC of say FSCOF's own 747 show up in other aircraft addons of the same type?Thanks

In FSDS2 you had to move windows and props to the end of the parts list. However, with the 2.24 upgrade it does not seem to matter where they are located. Is this really true, or am I just heading for a problem?Thanks,John Woodward

Hi there,Sorry if this is the wrong forum to post this in, but the general one is so fast moving that nobody gets to read it.I was flying nicely in my F1 c152 yesterday and did an ok landing. I stopped the plane on the runway and without me touching a thing, the plane throttled up to max power by itself! So i moved the throttle forward and back to idle and the power decreased but almost immediately returned to full power again.I've tried closing and reopening FS9, restarting windows, i've tried default planes, add on planes, different airports and even disable the joystick but i just can't get anything to stay at idle power.As far as i'm aware i did nothing to start this …

Hi; Does anyone know the general origin of panel masking/transparency problems with FS2004 panels and gauges? A number of my gauges exhibit black masked areas where transparency worked in FS2002. It's not a video card issue...I'm seeing the same thing on 4 different PCs with varied types of video. I'm sure other folks must be seeing this phenomenon...anyone have an idea what's behind it?CheersBob ScottATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-V L-300Washington, D.C.

In order to keep certain elements of my HUD visible in all conditions, I need to trigger a color change in several strings when I push a joystick button or a key on the keyboard.Example:(A:Ambient wind velocity, bool)%((A:Ambient wind velocity, knots) d 0 == ?)%!2d!{dpl=WS}So in the above the color is #80FF80 when normal. How would I change it to turn to red, then blue then back to its original color via multiple pushes of a joystick button or keystroke(1 push red, 2 pushes blue 3 pushes back to normal etc)??Any help is always appreciated.Steve

I have been trying to repaint the default version of the C208B in Fed Ex colors but I am having an issue I don't know how to resolve. Please see the picture. I can't seem to get the Emerald logo to disappear. I don't know if it is built into the model or what. Can someone lend me a hand? Microsoft seemed to do it with the blue and white paint scheme.http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/34975.jpg

Hi,I have been reading quite a lot about Table 404 of the .air file recently & have a question about those graphs...I understand that the curves represent the values of coefficient of lift relative to angle of attack, but it seems that there is more than 1 curve displayed - I would expect to see one for the main wing, but is something else being displayed here, e.g. values for the fuselage, or overall values, in addition to those for the wing?Thanks.

Can anyone tell me what is necessary to make a floatplane float, in FS9. I downloaded the Grumman Mallard and installed into fs9 along with the updates etc. When I land on waterthe program treats it like a crash??????Help!!!!Grayfox

Hi every one:I am trying to make a litle update to the 747 xml gauges:mi intention is that when in the autopilot NAV, APR or BC the text VOR/LOC appers, the question is that NAV 1 must no be drive by GPS (in which case if true L-NAV appers and this part is ready)So caming back if NAV (driven by NAV1), or APR or BC are selected in the autopilot the text VOR/LOC appears; following some of the few know i have I made this code: (A:GPS DRIVES NAV1,bool) 0 ==(A:AUTOPILOT NAV1 LOCK, bool) (*OR*) (A:AUTOPILOT APPROACH HOLD)VOR/LOCBut I does not workCan any body tell my what i am doing wrongThanks a lot for everything

Hi all,Just wondering if anyone has plans to model the T-50 Supersonic trainer being developed jointly by Lockheed Martin and KIA (SouthKorean Airlines). I did not know of it's existence until a noticingmention of it in article at Global Security site ( a Military Intellegience site).At any rate, it sure looks like a nice aircraft for use as AI as wellas flying it. Has Electronic fly-by-wire capability, mach 1.4, manyadvanced features that will help better prepare pilots/aviators tohandle Advanced F16, F22, and Joint Strike Fighter type aircraft, orat least that is why it is supposedly being built. It's maiden flightwas in 2002. So it has been around for well over a y…

Heya guys, been doing some designing lately and this is what she looks like at the moment, only nose, rear fuse, vert tail & GE engines are done but Im gone update the vert tail and rear fuse tomorrow. Please tell me what you think :) PS: for Spitts, I used your methode with the middle line :) worked like a charm! Thanks! :-hahhttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/29791.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/29792.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/29795.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/29796.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/29797.jpg John NoppeScreenshot forum moderatorAVSIM Online http://members.lycos.co.uk/airworldo/john_banner-2.gif

As a frequently skydiver and passanger in this work-horse I just must try this out in FS2004. However a quick search only provided me with a 207 panel for the FS98 :( How difficult is it to make the nessecary changes in the profiles (and sounds?) to transform the originally 206 to the beast of the Cessna 206 Soloy with a 420 hp jet engine?Best regardsHenrik Malmvig

I have a particular problem with the mesh in FS2004 where it breaks through the Lago Terramesh. I am using the Visual Flight Photographic Scenery.I have used the Scenery Reference from the FS SDK and have written a C++ program to investigate all BGL's in the default EURW directory which overlap the limits of the VFR scenery meshes.I have identified files in the default scenery which overlap with the VFR scenery and which do not have VOR, Object, Library, Facilities, ADF or Dynamic data. You can see the results at:http://www.visualflight.co.uk/forums/topic...946&whichpage=2However, these include coastlines as well as meshes so that outside of the VFR scenery area, eg S…

I am an FSDS2 builder and was wondering how one gets the levers (ie GEAR) to move using the mouse when building in FSDS?

Hi Alli'm new to this and have a problem with making a Gauge to extend stairs which uses the wings fold unfold sequense Shift F keysI have tried all things to no availRegardsDennis

Hi all, I want to edit my DC3 panel.cfg but without a freeware panel editor (is there one for FS9?) what or where is the size and location of a perticular gauge in this line?gauge01=Douglas_DC3!annunciator_vacuum, 33, 625Any help or direction would be appreciated..CheersPhil

Has anyone done any work on making the rain drops appear on the VC windows? Since it only works for the default aircraft, it must involve doing something in the model, perhaps a transparent texture as is done for the VC panel. There are lots of VC raindrop textures in the FS2004 texture file. What they are I can't tell. Also, does it make a difference if it is FSDS or Gmax?Thanks,John Woodward