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

I dunno...maybe some out there would like to drive the Yamato out on Lake Michigan sometime...http://vdawg.homestead.com/files/yamato5.jpgI started this for Virtual Sailor, but since models in GMAX don't exactly work well for that, I'm stuck with this project for now. I might as well finish it and make it an FS2002 model.

Hi to all.Is it possible to create a .exe gauge file in wich we could start outside FS?I mean if you wanted to run a gauge in a second pc using for instance Wideserver in a network would it be possible to create this kind of gauge?Regards,Pedro

What are the best FS2002 analogue or digital airbus 300 / 310 panels to be found anywhere? built by anyone, please.

The panel was basically finnished months ago, but being busy on the Dreamfleet 727 meant I had little interest in doing doc's for an Airbus so it just sat there.The bad news is, the most recent version was on my second HD (I simply never got around to installing it on the new one when I upgraded my PC) and my 14 year old son decided to take the second HD out of the PC to try in one he was building during the summer holidays. The silly sod only went and formatted the HD!!!!!Anyway, from an early beta I have, and a few stray file copies that I've found I've now got the thing completed......but it has no ND gauge. I spent ages trying to work out how to edit xml and ending up…

My new A320 includes a page which displays the status of the aircraft doors. I know that it is easy to get the status of the main exit door with the FS variable MAIN_EXIT_OPEN, no problem.But how can I know the status of the other doors??For example, if you use the Project Airbus A320 and press Shift-E 2, it opens the cargo doors. How can I know if the cargo doors are opened or closed?Thanks for any info.

I am not sure if this has been brought up or this is the right forum, i am not into designing or know behind scenes of fs2k2, but i noticed that last 2 miles before landing and previous a/c didn't clear runway, the landing a/c has to go around, my question is ??is there a way to reduce the landing clearance to about 0 or 1/4 mile, so this way a/c on runway got more chance to vacate it??it was just a thought of my part, i am new lately to these forums, i was not sure if it was discussed already?thx all for attentionKraamer

Friends,I must be dense as uranium in my cranium, but for the life of me, I cannot wrap my brain around the process creating and adding textures to newly designed a/c in GMAX.I've read every tutorial I can find, but most of them seem to leave out important information or steps in the process, often assuming far too much a priori knowledge on the part of the reader, or are concerned only with 'repainting' bitmaps...One that I've spent some time with is extremely well written, and I was making great progress up until it got to the point to 'export' the UVM map for use with LithUnwrap...Uh oh! First step then, is to find a copy of LithUnwrap. Oh dear, it's no longer availab…

This has probably been covered, but...When I clone a part, and verify which direction the "normals" are pointing, everything looks fine in Gmax. But when I export to FS, the part is invisible. What attribute or setting am I missing?Thanks in advance!Bob C.

HiI have recently started designing in g-max and I want to create a VC for my plane. Now, I do not have the slightest clue how it's done so can someone please point me to any tutorials. Does the VC have to be build inside the actual cokpit of the model or is it built separately but part of the same scene? Also, I want to learn how to make custom gauges, any tutoriasl/help appreciated.Take careMike

Hi,Some months ago I read a message in one of AVSIM

I have a slight problem. I recently repainted Mike Stone's B1900D for the VA I fly for. I created 3 separate texture folders for each of the different tail numbers for the four aircraft. Yet when I select tail number 2021 I will get aircraft 2020.I have the folders numbered texture.1 texture.2 texture.3 and added the proper lines within the aircraft.cfg file for the aircraft. Still I cannot view the different tail numbers when I select the respective aircraft. I would prefer to stick with this method than add separate folders for each aircraft.Thanks in advance.Dave W.

I would like to use the Bendix / King KLN series GPS in Cessna 172 / 182 planes in MSFS. I pay almost $100 / hour to rent a 172 here in Florida and I would vastly prefer learning (and taking all the time I need) with a sim GPS.Does such a beast exsist for FS2K2?

Our va Virtual Norwegian www.virtualnorwegian.com is searching for repainters.We use Boeing 737-300 and Fokker50.We have allready F50 textures, but we still need B737-300 textures.You can see screenshots for B733:http://home.online.no/~ewab-o/Virtual%20No...rwegian%201.zipPassword for ZIP is del1RegardsGeorg KoryckiVirtual Norwegian

FYIAfter installing srvice pack 1 for XP I've noticed all my e-mails that contained any cabbed XML gauges were removed from being accessed.. ( Over 125 messages with attachments. I Archive our project here. ) "OE remvoved access to the following unsafe attatchments in your mail BlahBlah.cab, BlahBlah.zip, RE_BlahBlah.eml" It seems srvice pack 1 changes many of the IE and Outlook Express options. In OE to get back the attachments select, Tools/Options/Security Tab/ and uncheck "Donot allow attachments to be saved or openened that could potentially be a virus" . OE doesn't recognize any thing that "could" be a virus, ( A virus checker is for that) Other than being a h…

How do I create only one gauge file? I want to package all my gauges into one xx.gau file, like the default 737-400. Also, once compiled, how do you extract gauges from it?Is their a program I can use?Thanks

Anyone know how to create an over the wing view (passenger view) in FS2002? I am trying to create a view as a passenger would observe in a 727 in flight and on approach to and landing and throughout the taxi to the gate. I plan to use this view for "Instant Replay" and throughout the flight. I have found some solutions on the web and Avsim Files for placing a bitmap in a "View" such that terrain is observed as in a normal "Select View Direction". This is not what I am looking for. I would like to see ailerons moving, flaps extending, etc. Gmax does all this stuff in the default prop aircraft that comes with FS2002, you should be able to see it all from inside a third …

Hello all ,I'd liek to repaint a 737-300 of Ariane but I still have small problems to repaint aircrafts... I could repaint some Dreamfleet 734 textures but for the rest.. nothing :'( I'll use Paint Shop Pro to repaint this aircraft. Can somebody tell me how to make layers etc etc to repaint textures ?Thanks a lot ,Wilmet Pierre

Hi, I encountered this problem when I built a .mdl to replace the default 737 .mdl, but still use default textures. The problem I have encountered is that with a texture that has an alpha channel, which on the default plane affects the reflection (I guess it's reflection, it looks more like specular to me, but I see no mention of that anywhere), but, on my replacement .mdl the alpha affects the opacity of the texture (and thus, the plane)I have found that I can disable some texture related parameters in makemdl, so that the alpha channel is ignored, and I get no reflections or transparency.So, how do I get the alpha channel to affect reflectivity, and not opacity?Thanks,D…

Hi all,Wonder if someone can give me some pointers to good information on learning how to create GMAX aircrsft for use in FS2002? I have downloaded some of Mike Stone's creations, and they are great, my hat is off to his abilities, but I would like to learn how to do this too! The other reason is it sounds like from reading some "posts" here on the AVSIM forums that the next iteration of FlightSimulator from Microsoft will ONLY be able to use GMAX generated objects. I sure hope not because of some of the great aircraft that are already out there, my library of planes would shrink real quick, but I realize that the evolution of the SIM may be leading to that ultimate direc…

Hi,I am newbie trying to create an altimeter, I don't understand the syntax of the following values could someone be so kind and explain to me. (A:Indicated Altitude,feet) 100000 + 100000 % d 100 % 100 / r 100 / flr d 1 / 10 % flr r 1 % 9 == if{ + } and (A:Indicated Altitude,feet) 100000 + 100000 % 100 % 10 /What I would like to accomplish is to have an altimeter indicating single feet the above value indicates in units of 10 feet.Best regardsEugen

I have FS2000Several panels I havework perfectly.There are some, mainly 727 and 737 200 than only work in 640 mode. But when I start increasing resolution, digital numbers disapper. as I increase, I loose more and more digital numberex: 1152X 864no VOR, ATIS; Auto Pilot, Transpoder, ADF numbers.... Some panels I donwloaded have the same problem, with some digital numbers, thus I think it might be a font problem. I attached the print screen in 640X 480 and in 1024X728 I have the latests FS2000 patch installed, windows definition is in 1024, and my video card is a g3, the previous video card I had, I still couldnt see the numbers. I apreciate any help, I just cant fly any 7…

Greetings,I am working on an xml gauge to control smoke effectson float planes; I want the water to fall off the floatsfor four seconds after take off or when skimming the water.Engine smoke still works while this happens... (A:RADIO HEIGHT,feet) 11 > (A:AIRSPEED INDICATED,knots) 65 > (A:AIRSPEED INDICATED,knots) 205 < && && if{ (>K:SMOKE_ON) } els{ (>K:SMOKE_OFF) } The above gauge works on float-only planes, not amphibians, so Itried the following; without success :( (A:RADIO HEIGHT,feet) 11 > (A:AIRSPEED INDICATED,knots) 65 > (A:AIRSPEED INDICATED,knots) 205 < (A:SURFACE TYPE,fl…

Folks, . . . this appears to be one exceptional panel designed by Ralph Tofflemeier (sp?) and his team. Released forecasted late this month. Watch for it. Ralph advises this is his last, . . . now, that is a shame (big loss for us) because he and his team are superb!

Is anyone thinking of or in the process of making a good A340-300?The flightsim community has very few good A340-300s and I would be very greatful if someone would make one.ThankyouJames BarranceCathay Pacific Virtual A340 Fleet Manager

HiIs it just me or is there no way to render your object in G-Max? Everything looks the same as 3D-Max but there is no render button!ThanksMike