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

Hi,Aviel and me have a problem by modeling our saab. We cut out windows amd we see that strange lines between the windows. Dont know how to get it out. We cut the windows with shape merge. See it on the picture too. thnx, Aviel nahoum and Stijn van wees

Hi!!! Can anyone answer my question? Here it is:I'v painted an A-320, but when i select the plane in FS 2002 it's only white and there are no colours on!!!! I know that i have to use the aircraft.cfg document, but what's wrong????Keep flying out there!!!!Stefan, Denmark!!

Thanks to all the help I've received in this forum, my first aircraft is almost finished and ready for upload. I originally started this project as a AI-aircraft add-on for my Hua Hin scenery, but as I got deeper into it, I learned more about aircraft design, and little by little the project grew.I've been designing scenery for a couple years, and my idea was to design some basic aircraft models for use as AI. I started with the B-52, B-1, C-130, B707... but these models were pretty crappy because I was just starting out. They are definitely at the low end of the scale, even for AI aircraft.Anyway, I had been using FSDS to build my scenery, so I had the basic skills th…

The attached screenshots probably explain my problem better than i could do with typing. Basically can someone help me out with the problem of structures that are behind the reflective glass dissapearing? (circled in pics). Note this does still occur even if i flip the glass poly's to face the inside of the fuselage. http://www.aussim.com/pub/Dave/Images/reflect_1.jpghttp://www.aussim.com/pub/Dave/Images/reflect_2.jpg

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Hi all!I'm kind of new to a/c design. I'm using FSDS2. I'm now into learning the animation process. I have seen a/cs that show a head movement in direction of the turn while one pushes the rudder one side or the other. Somehow there must be a link between this head animation and the rudder activation. In the same order of idea, I'm looking forward to animate the pilot's arm (3 parts - arm, forearm, hand) with the mouvement of the lever stick. Later, I will look to do the same with the legs and the rudder in an as natural as possible in synchronized fashion. Anitmating the stick or the rudder themselve is no problem. But getting the other parts to ride along is something e…

Hello Guys,Just wanted to show the result of me fiddling with the dynamic shine effect on a test model. I like the results so far, but would like to increase the size a bit. I need to find out how to do that.A big thank you to Odog for providing the numbers, I owe you one.Take Care,Udo.:-wave

Hello folks!I have finished to paint all EL AL's 777 fleet.the model is Meljet's 777-200 with RR trent engines.all EL AL textures are extremely detailed, they were hand paintedand been examined besides high res digital images, and EL AL experts.The package features all EL AL 777 fleet- "Galilee", "Negev", "Hasharon", and "Carmel"All 4 planes are equiped with Rolls Royce Trent 895 engines.Photos are availible in Avsim's screenshots forum.This package have been uploaded to avsim.com and flightsim.comIt'll be availible to the public tomorrow!Package size: 21mbCheers,Yarden

Hey all, I'm having problems making a display condition work. I'm trying to get tiedowns, wheel chocks and a "remove before flight" flaf on the pitot to appear and disapear depending on engine RPM. I set a condition of engine0 rpm=0 and tags of 0 and 0. the parts show up with the engine off at startup and then disapear when the engine starts, but when I shut down again the parts don't come back. Any Ideas??? other than waiting until Mike Crostwait finishes SDLEdit 2Brian

Refering back to a recent thread of someone selling a CD, containing downloaded aircraft add-ons, is selling another CD!!! Its currently at $10.50, with already 4 bidders.Sadly, this time he's also stated that the winner, will also... I'll just copy and paste:PLUS AN ADDED BONUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!IN ADDITION TO THE CD WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PLANES. THE WINNING BIDDER WILL RECEIVE INFORMATION ON WHERE TO GET LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PLANES FOR FREE...THAT'S RIGHT FREE!!!!Great, so he's going to also sell the following links, www.flightsim.com, www.avsim.com, www.simflight.com etc...Check here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=11051Do you ever think this…

May I extend my sincerest congratulations to our very own Bob C. for having won the January, 2003 "Flightsim.com Developer's Award!"Since the winners are determined by the users, it is especially meaningful.That's two months in a row that one of "us" here at AVSIM.COM have won awards from the "other site..." :)Once again, congratulations, Bob. You deserve recognition for a lovely little bird!

How do I make my airplane show an animated nose wheel steering when on the ground and stopped? I noticed that the MS Boeing 737 moves the NWS with the rudder even if stopped, but my airplane doesn't. Is this something I need to flag in gmax, or perhaps in the AIR or aircraft.cfg file?ThanksEnrique

light.4=2, -5.50, 33.00, -0.38, fx_strobeh ,Would someone explain to me what each number refers to?42-5.533-0.38ThanksMark Leegardhttp://markleegard.snapontools.com/

hy all, I wonder if it is possible to remove light effect from a fs2000 aircraft (strobe, beacon and nav light) modifying mdl file.If any one could help me I appreciate it. ThanksScarf 03

Hi all gmax:ers out there! I'm REALLY new to gmax (I think an hour now) but i have some experience with 3d studio max 3 and 4. I need to know how to get the makemdl.exe converting my gmax files to mdl. And my gmax export "button" (my english is not too good either) is unklickable when i make a normal teapot and should try to export it.Anyone out there PLEASE HELP ME!!!! I want to begin making newbie planes as fast as possible!!!!!

Is it possible to write text in the FS window anywhere similarly to how ATIS scrolls on the messagebar at the top?I am seeking a way to give feedback to the user. For example, if the flaps are down and the airplane is going faster than 100 kias, i would want it to write on the screen "flaps limiting speed exceeded". How do I check those FS variables such as speed, then write to the screen depending on what I want to say?Thanks!Enrique

Hello, I'm making an MD-11. I've made a little webpage where you can see what its progress is.http://www.thescorned.homestead.com/md11.htmlMy question is about texture mapping. I know nothing about painting aircraft or how the texture maps are typically setup. So on a typical aircraft model, how should the texture maps be set up? One texture for the fuselage? Two? How many for the wings? Etc...Thanks for any help you can provide.-AV

i've read the full effects SDK but i didnt understand it, is there a online tutorial for creating lightning effects?-------------------------------------------best,http://smilies.networkessence.net/s/cwm/cwm3d/3dbiggrin3.gif <- temporary sig :-hah

sorry, wrong forum. Please see scenery design forum...Regards,Claudius

let me say that I'm kinda new in designing a/c. I'm designing a F-16 - but I have some problems with loft/sweeping in GMAX. Can anyone tell me how to do it?The newbieStudy

How to make afterburners ?In fact, there are some questions here:1. Is there a tag for a part so I can make it visible when afterburners are on and invisible when they are off ?2. Is there an fx effect that is enabled with afterburners ? If yes, can anybody send it to me ([email protected]) or give a link ?3. Which section in aircraft.cfg is responsible for afterburners ? What is its format ? Or is it something in .air file ?Any ideas are welcomeThanks,Dimitri

I know the Boeing 737- has up to the -900 version, but thinking of trying something new in the flight sim world.... IF anyone wants to help me on this, who would want to try the Boeing 727-300, with it being longer..and a few other things . just throwing out this concept on the floor to discuss.... mAtt

I am building an FSDS airplane that has 5 different settings for the flaps. I use the key animation to set the various positions. When I creat the model, I used a model that also has 5 positions. The problem I am having is that after moving the 5 increments, the flaps only travelled about 1/2 their distance. I then tried it using another model for a base and it went 3/4 of the way. What is in the cgf or air (assuming thats where the problem is) that would limit the travel a part moves even if you have key frame set it do travel more?Thanks

I'm planning to release all my reapints under fstproject.com. This site will open at 9:00 GMT 20-01-2003I will also be posting details of a competition.Clod

Several months ago, I posted details on how to achieve nice, backlighted gauges in the VC at night.The only 'drawback' being that they are tied to the landing lights...Recently, I've learned, that if you create an Alpha channel and save your 'self-illumination map' as a DXT3 file, you can specify whether the illumination should be controlled by the navigation light switch OR the landing lights switch!If the Alpha channel is all white (255,255,255) / landing lightsIF the Alpha channel is all black (0,0,0) / navigation lightsYipee!The only problem I'm having is that it will work for everyone else but me!What I mean is, that while teaching another developer how to create VC …