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

Hi,Can anybody tell me if there is an editor or decompiler, or SDK for the aircraft visual models? I have a number of aircraft that crash the sim, and I would like to know if there is any way that I can edit them.I already have the MDL repair utility, but the problems I think, are a little bit deeper. If I can, I would like to completely decompile the aircrafts visual model and fix the things that I believe are broken.Thanks to all,AJ.

Hi all,I can't get any of my aircraft doors to open. They worked fine about a week ago but I just can't get them to work now. The problem is present with all aircraft, default and addon. I know the key press is Shift-E +1/2 but nohing seems to work. I realy need this as I'm building an aircraft in GMax and I need the doors to work.Thanks a Lot.Skip

We need a good King Air! I love the old 90's! http://www.flightsimmers.net/airport/hornit/king.jpg

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OK, Check out these previews. It has taken me about 2 weeks to get her this far. I need to re arrange the cockpitRmake the engines and animate her and texture her and...and...and:DOK. I would also loke a VC in it. If there are any people out there that want to help make a VC for a B737-200 then please step forward. This aircraft is being built by me for simubuild who JPHAS is a subsidary of.OK Here she is a B737-200Adv

Hello,Does any one have any documentation on the MDL file format for FS2000?-David

I would like to have a virtual cockpit for this plane. Has anyone made one or, is it even possible to make one? I have no skills along these lines so am not capable of doing it myself. Don

Anybody who tell me how the hell get out the virtual cockpits in the default fs2002 aircraft models?Thanks a lot...

im repainting and aircraft, right now i have all day textures ready; my question is:is there a program that convert all day textures to night or i have to make all night textures by myselft.

from what i've heard xml can be used to make gauges for fs. what is the best way for a beginner to learn xml and where and how do i get started?

I recently downloaded gmax, and the makemodel SDK, but I have no idea how to even start making an aircraft model. any certain way to start? I am basically at square zero.

Howdy all-I'd like to learn how to build an aircraft in Gmax (Cessna Citation or Aerostar/Duke). I've read the different views on FSDS and Gmax. Are there any step by step instructions on doing this in Gmax?Most important question---- How long would it take to learn how and build a aircraft? I'd like to do something to the standards of "Carenado".Thanks ya'llMike

Does anyone know how to retrieve the AI traffic data for a TCAS gauge?I could do it using FSUIPC (offset 0xF000), but I'd like to do it without FSUIPC. Rodolpho Arata and Daniel Steiner both did this, but I don't know how...The question was already asked, but I'm still looking for the answer.Thanks for any info.Eric

From gauges.h:#define MAKE_STRING( NAME, NEXT_LIST, FAILURE, DRAW_FLAGS, ASI_FLAGS, POSITION_X, POSITION_Y, SIZE_X, SIZE_Y, NUM_CHARS, SOURCE_VAR_1, SOURCE_VAR_2, SOURCE_VAR_3, FORECOLOR, BACKCOLOR, HILITECOLOR, FONT_NAME, FONT_WEIGHT, FONT_CHARSET, FONT_SIZE, DRAW_TEXT_FLAGS, HILITE_LIST, CALLBACK)Now can anyone explain to me why there are three SOURCE_VARs and what they're for. I mean I's understand if there'd be one, but why three and how to use them?? :-hmmmThanx in advance :-)http://flightsimmers.net/airport/etti/signature_pro.jpg

Does anyone have a link to where I can download Imagetool.exe? I dont have 2002 Pro, but I wanna paint. Please help if anybody can.Im looking for ImagetoolAloha!

I want to make a 'night version' of this panel I've designed so that I can have soft, 'spot lighting' effects.Can someone please instruct me on how to do this? This is my very first panel project, so be gentle... :)More pics are available at http://catholic-hymns.com/frbill/FS2002_Pictures/

when it installs , it gets to 100% , and then gives me an error, with the wav cache files dllinstall, i downloaded the cleaner from wilco, but that doesnt work, anybody know the problem? wilco never answeres my emails.. matt

I have a little problem with carburettor heat and alternate air, I can get the actual value (CARB_HEAT, RECIP_ENGINE#_CARB_HEAT_POS, RECP_ENGINE1_ARLTERNATE_AIR_POS), but I can't find any KEY event to set the value from a gauge.What is carburettor heat key event??Thanks

Does anyone know what governs where (x, y) a strobe light reflection occurs in an INTERIOR, i.e., the left and right 2-D view? Marcel Felde put out an excellent effects package some time ago that shows such an effect from an inside perspective but I would like to adjust where it appears in the scene for one or more specific airplanes. Marcel suggested to me in a private email that the particular aircraft I was interested in had the position hardwired into the mdl file and maybe that will turn out to be true. However, I just spent some time browsing Microsoft's mdl, aircraft container, and effects SDKs and found nothing in them that suggested the answer. The aircraft.c…

me find the files for the vapor trails? i can't seem to find them. :

Hi everyone,I am looking to start work on a tilt-rotor project but have a few aspects of the FS2002 helicopter model to work out: a) The speed of the model seems limited due to realistic retreating blade stall modelling - but the Airwolf model can go quite fast and yet land like a chopper. Does anyone know how this was done? :( The chopper will always nose down when accellerating - anyone know how to adjust the amount of nose down effect?I'm interested in putting together a team to work on this tilt-rotor project. Anyone out there want to do one?Thanks,Rotorhead.Victoria Police Air Wing

To Arne Bartels and all,I am working on a 737-400 EADI and have some problems with setting the Decision Height in 10 foot increments. Here's the working code of this element where increments are set to 1 meter: "(A:Circuit general panel on, bool)DH %((A:DECISION HEIGHT, feet))%!3d! feet) 1 (>K:DECREASE_DECISION_HEIGHT) 1 (>K:INCREASE_DECISION_HEIGHT) "By using the " 3" (Mouse Area) argument increments are set to 3 meters, but that's not as accurate as required, as 1 foot equals 0.3048 meter. I have tried to round off the value by using the "near 10" argument, but the result is either the fixed values "0", "1" or a blank EADI Display!Best regardsJan Harry Sorensen

there is no mention in the sdk where to find traffic infobut tcas gauge us it ? how ?Is there a way to grab info about the plane we flight ?ThanksDan

Hey there,I have a special favor to ask of my fellow simmers. I recently tried to do a Bahamasair repaint on the default Dash 8. But completely failed. Would it be possible for someone to make a repaint of the default Dash 8, in Bahamasair colors?Thank you in advance for you help.http://www.forefrontgrp.com/jayssig.jpg"There is an art . . . to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss!"

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