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

Most of you are probably aware that you can trap FS9/FSX events via an EventHandler, like this:void FSAPI EventHandler (ID32 event, UINT32 evdata, PVOID userdata) { // FS2CREW PAUSE (EVENTS AND AUDIO) if (event == KEY_PAUSE_TOGGLE) { Paused = !Paused; FS2_Audio_PauseEngine( Paused ) ; }}What I want to do, however, is use this same system to know if the user is "Pushing and Holding" a joystick/keyboard button, not just pressing it once like what happens in the Pause example above.The closest Event that I could use that I found is KEY_BRAKES.So basically if the user holds down the button assigned to the brakes, then my "isButtonHeldDown" variable will be be true.When the …

Ok i have banged my head against the keyboard long enough time to call upon your collective wisdom. First of all working in the 3D cockpit and in FSX and modelling in MAX8i am making a 3D knob to adjust the kohlsman setting on the altimeter, all is going well my code in the modeldef is working fine its talking to my C gauge just fine the animation works all good. The only thing is not all at the same time.Eg1) if i use the attach point tool to add the mouse rectangle to the 3D knob and load into the sim it works fine click on it make the adjustment all good2) if i use the animation manager to attach the animation (with no click point) load up in the sim make an adjustment…

Hi all, For the life of me I cannot get my overhead panel sound set-up to work.This the gauge line in the panel.cfg(Same window as the PBs, Toggles, and breakers)gauge89=GaugeClickDCB!dsd_xml_sound3, 2,2,2,2, ./gauges/GaugeClickDCB/Sound.iniThis is my sound.ini [Config]MaxSounds=3ErrorFlag=0LvarStop=ClickxDCBStop[sounds]Sound00=./Gauges/GaugeClickDCB/DCBclickX.wav,100Sound01=./Gauges/GaugeClickDCB/DCBclunkX.wav,100Sound02=./Gauges/GaugeClickDCB/DCBToggleX.wav,100[LVars]Lvar00=ClickxDCBLvar01=ClunkxDCBLvar02=ToggleXDCB This is the mouse in my starter pushbutton(which functions OK). <Click>1 (>K:TOGGLE_STARTER1) (>L:ClickxDCB)</Click> The folde…

can anyone please help me...i use a mouse and its very hard not having a throttle on a joystick or something when it comes to jets and the turbine spin down spin up time...can anyone tell me what part of the cfg to change to make it instant?

Hi,I have the carenado C206. Very nice aircraft.I was able to replace the clock which has no chronometer by the clock of the default C172, simply by modifying the clock line in the panel file. A piece of cake, even for me...Now I would like to replace the autopilot which no altitude hold mode by the bendix autopilot of the default C172 G 1000. I modified the autopilot line in the panel file, in the same fashion as with the clock but the bendix autopilot does not show. Is there a simple solution?Thanks.

Is there a way to use XML to lighten the fuel load? :(

Too All those folks (and you know who you are) that are cashing in on the add-on aircraft market:1. stop with the ridiculously low frame rates as compared to MS default Aircraft2. learn how to optimize GMax3. Provide a simplified version of the Aircraft (frame rate friendly -- no that doesn't mean just add 2D panels)4. Panels that NEVER match up to MS's standard control configurations key set so I'm forced to re-program my GoFlight system for every add-on aircraft5. Panels with NO obvious method of closing6. Overwriting the default MS GPS key7. Stop adding endless DLL's to the Modules dir to the point FS just can't handle it any more8. Provide accurate step by ste…

Hey guys,I have the freeware XB-70 aircraft. It flies at Mach 3.0. The default panel is, well, crappy. So I installed a known working B747 panel. When I takeoff or fly in the XB-70 now (w/ the 747 panel) I can't get the throttles beyond 100% (thus no afterburners). If i reinstall the default panel, throttles work fine, I get afterburners, get Mach 3.0. With the 747 panel, I don't get the ability to accelerate to Mach 3.0 because the throttles only go to 100%. Has anyone seen an issue where a panel will restrict your throttle movement or prevent your throttle from going to 110%? I know this is a non-standard setup, but I really want the 747 panel to work. …

HelloI am searching a solution so I can lock popup's, means when I switch views with EZDOK,the popup is not closing and I dont have to reopen it every time.I know its possible (FS2crew / A2A) but I have no idea how to do it.....Thanks for any help or feedbackMcDan out

I'm sure there is a simple way to do this but even after reading the SDK and using FSCamera I can't seem to figure out a way to "add" the 2d panel view to the cycling set of views for an Aircraft.Below is the camera def parts for the aircraft I'm trying to do this with.[Cameradefinition.0]Title=CockpitGuid = {B1386D92-4782-4682-A137-738E25D1BAB5}Description = This is the description of the cockpit viewOrigin=CockpitShowpanel=YesSnappbhadjust=OrdinalPanpbhadjust=OrdinalSnappbhreturn=TruePanpbhreturn=TrueTrack=NoneShowaxis=NoAllowzoom=YesInitialzoom=1.0Smoothzoomtime=2.0Showweather=YesXyzadjust=TrueAllowpbhadjust=YesShowlensflare=FalseCategory=CockpitMomentumeffect=NoZoompa…

Hello all,I'm currently working on a combination of aircraft.cfg and .air file tweaks for the Project Airbus 319 and PSS panel.While I am generally satisfied with cruise performance (fuel burn/real TSFC values,, ~3 deg nose up attitude at FL370 [though I'm trying to maybe nudge it down to 2 deg if I can figure out how]), etc), two parameters Im trying to wrestle are ground thrust and fuel burn at idle/low power settings. I'm also trying to reduce the tendency for the aircraft to climb out initially at over 7000 fpm but that's a different thread I think.I'm expecting the A32x to burn about 800 lbs per engine at idle and have to apply a bit of thrust to break the wheels aw…

Hello,Some of you might be interested in having a look at my latest development: AVG (Analog Vector Gauges). It is a new technology that provides smooth and accurate animation, especially for the rotating parts of analog gauges (needle, compass, ...). It works for fs9 and FSX, in 2D and in VC.For more information, see this page: http://emarciano.free.fr/AVGHomeA demo version of the C172 is available for free, for fs9 and FSX. It shows how AVG gauges work and it lets you see the quality of the animation compared to the standard C172 gauges. It can be downloaded here:- fs9 version: http://library.avsim.net/download.php?DLID=155013- FSX version: http://library.avsim.net/down…

Hello,I am interested in making some planes for FSX. I have some questions-I cannot export to MDL or CLD after saving the file and re-opening it. Is there any solution for this?How do you make textures for a model? How can you make seperate textures for each side of the plane?Are there any three-views available that match the specifications of the real plane? (length, height, width etc.)

I have a customer who has the oddest FSX behavior I've ever seen. Somehow, after installing add-on software, FSX never prompts for whether the user should trust the add-on, or not. Yet, somehow, automatically, entries are getting put into the FSX.CFG [TRUSTED] section with a value of "-1" and "-2" (which I believe mean untrusted) even though the user was never prompted with the question, and never responded yes or no to the trust prompt.I edited his FSX.CFG file and removed all entries in the [Trusted] section, hoping this would somehow clear the problem after FSX was restarted. But mysteriously again, after re-starting FSX, it put entries for the gauges right back …

ok yes i googled and yes i searched the forum (however its hard when 53,000 entries for lights come up)...I have been trying to get my 2d cockpit from green at night to red. I did manage to do it to my VC but i cant find where the green light is coming from

Omg so this is killing me, I've stuck everything from the king air bendix to the 747 generic adf and the numbers just will not move off like 284.0 does anyone know why an adf might be stuck? and yes there are +/- buttons and I've turned all avionics on .

I'm creating a PFD, it has a display that shows the kohlsman setting but when it's at 29.92 it displays the letters STD. I can't work out mathematically how to define when this is. I've tried this:(A:KOHLSMAN SETTING HG,inHg) 29.92 - <Althought this yeilds a infinitely small number and not zero as I had hopped>I tried using visible tags but (A:KOHLSMAN SETTING HG,inHg) 29.92 == nor (A:KOHLSMAN SETTING HG,inHg) 29.92 != work.

I've begun experiencing unwanted failures, i.e., I haven't checked any boxes for electrical system or other failures or gyro drift. I feel it's in a panel or a gauge because I can't find any toggle in the aircraft.cfg. I would like to turn them off and am asking for direction in doing so.1. It's only an electrical system failure and no other system is affected.2. I alias panels and the bug seems associated with one in particular.3. If I shut down the engines, e.g., at the gate, and restart them later, the electrical system failure often happens.4. I haven't checked "gyro drift" in realism but on one panel the gyro does drift. This panel is aliased.I can only presum…

I have this code brewed up with some help here in the forum.. <Element> <Select> <Value> (A:Spoilers handle position,percent) 5 < (A:Spoilers handle position,percent) 1 > && if{ 1 (>L:Sound3,number) } els{ 0 (>L:Sound3,number) } </Value> </Select></Element> What I want is that with a little movement, lets say from 1 to 5 percent, I want to have a sound played. (dsd_xml_sound3 in FS9)Now, above works but is reverse, when I put the spoiler (axis on throttle quadrant) back to 0 percent, the sound is played, not by leaving the gate.I just looking for the initial movement of the lever as a sound.What did I do w…

I have very little experience creating XML gauges and really I am just copying what I see in forums or from exisiting gauges without really understanding the code. Anyhow, I would like to create a gauge that will play a sound when the trim button is pressed. I am using the dsd_xml_sound3 gauge. This is what I have so far:from the panel.cfg file:gauge36=trim_sound!trim_sound, 2,2,1,1gauge37=dsd_xml_sound3!dsd_xml_sound3, 2,2,5,5, ./Gauges/trim_sound.iniI have the sound file trim_sound.wav in the main FSX sound folder.In the main FSX gauges folder I have the trim_sound.ini file as follows:[Config]MaxSounds=5LvarStop=dsd_stop_sounds[LVars]Lvar00=trim_sound[sounds]Sound00=./…

Hi guys, I have been looking for some info with no luck, the Reality XP Weather Radar can be configured with or without its frame, can someone tell me how can I config the Radar without its original frame??? my idea is to insert the display into another bitmap. I appreciate any help!

Ok I have an aircraft currently thats a little outdated. The next gen is about to be released irl and i've done the homework to make the aircraft.cfg as close to the real thing as possible. Next I need to update the looks, The current aircraft only has 4 blades on each prop where I want it to have eight. Is there a way to simply add the props?OHH and I almost forgot I also wanted to add glass guages and change the cockpit lighting

Hi guys,Preamble: I'm a RW student pilot and going for my tests really soon, weather and instructor permitting ;) While I've been using FSX with TileProxy for VFR practice, obviously, the default gauges leave a lot to be desired and I've been relying on X-Plane when I need my "smooth gauge" fix.Anyway, I primarily use two commercial add-on aircraft - a Diamond DA-20 and a Piper Warrior to most closely replicate what I actually fly. But as noted the gauges are rough.I'd like to know if the Reality XP N and T gauges work well and can easily be installed? I don't mind if I have to use the default 172 if they work better with that, but I'd prefer to add them into my add-on ai…

Hi all,With Fs Panel Studio I modified the colors from the bitmaps from a nav/beacon light switch to match the overhead bitmap colors.I also have a overhead night colors bitmap.When pressing the nav switch the overhead switches from day to night bitmap, but the switches bitmap stays the same, so the colors do not match.I could not find an option to make switch bitmaps for nightcolors.Is this possible and if wo how ?The switches are part of a gau file.I tried with XML swicthes instead of the gau switches, but then the switches do not work correctly ( rest of the panel uses gau file ).Thanks in advance.

Hi everybody !I am one of those guys crasy about realism on fs9. I spent many hours every day to try to make it more realistic. My new project is the PAD Mitsubishi MU-2. I fly one so i know how it sould react and I decided to improve it. I have already created a new soundset for the Garrett TPE 331 engines, corected the spool up rate and the maximum power of the engines. Now i need help for the next step. The garrett tpe 331 engine dont works with 6 handles like the king air in example. (2 power levers 2 propeller levers 2 condition levers) Instead, there is 2 power levers ans 2 condition levers that actuates at the same time the props control. My question is, is it poss…