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

I would be interested to know if anyone is developing, or knows of developed military-specific gauges. A couple that I would like to know about in particular are:1. A monochrome moving map with route waypoints and some how, the ability for the pilot to draw lines on the map (the lines would be references for airspace to fly in or FEBA lines, etc).2. A "laser tag" gauge that could be used to simulate air to air combat (guns and missiles?)3. Refueling gauges for Air to Air refueling simulation.4. A com gauge (Tuner) where you could load preset frequencies and then just dial in frq # "1" or "5" etc.Anyone please feel free to join in on this discussion with a wish list, …

HiI was once told that and AI aircraft.cfg file could be edited so that it does not show up in the "Select Aircraft" Menu. Would someone be so kind as to refresh my memory and I promise to write it down :( BestVern

What would be the easiest way to decode the XML flag variable (A:NAV CODES:index,flags)... BIT7: 0= VOR 1= Localizer BIT6: 1= glideslope available BIT5: 1= no localizer backcourse BIT4: 1= DME transmitter at glide slope transmitter BIT3: 1= no nav signal available BIT2: 1= voice available BIT1: 1 = TACAN available BIT0: 1= DME available :(

Hi i'm trying to add fixed views click spots for my fs9 captainsim 757 bloc F but the problem i didn't find them in any gauges ( the main panel bmp is stored in a cab file)!i can add other fixed view from the net but i want to use the built in captainsim fixed windows bmp because they are so gorgious !!!can some one help to find them?thanks in advance

Hallo,May be old stuff, but in my quest to get rid off all bitmaps, i found a way to show the numbers of the nd arc and rose and let them rotate the good way:Determine the position: x="..." y="..."Rotation point: Assign these values to all 12 elements.Compose the text: 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, ....etc.And let rotate according: (A: Plane heading degrees gyro, radians) /-/The point is to add between the value tags: pi 6 / a * - in which a is 0 - 11.So this is one element (of 12) for 60 degrees:6 (A: Plane heading degrees gyro, radians) pi 6 / 2 * - /-/Adding gives the possibility to mask the cifers beyond the nd display.Together with circle's, polyline's, text etc. you will get a…

Hello everyone,I am one more guy suffering from exaggerated effects of even slight unbalances between wing fuel tanks.I'm working to get a Perfect FSX Piper 28-161 (that I know well from real life) and such roll instability is offensive to the friendliness of the real plane!May you help me to zero such FSX effect?I already know the trick of fooling the system and turning on BOTH tanks, but since it's impossible on the real plane I don't like this solution.I would like finding the correct parameter and zero it.Thanks for your attention!!! :-)Pier

Folks, there's some good news and some bad news with the new forum system with regards to the archived posts...First, the good news. We can now Edit our own posts without time limits. I just re-edited a post from several years ago that turned up during a Search......which leads into the "bad news..."All previous posts that used the "<" and ">" characters (XML Script snippets) are now "inviisible" when viewed. The data is still in the post, but is invisible!So, to "recover" the original XML Script snippets we must either Edit our own posts, or begin a "Quoted Reply" so we can capture the invisible XML script and wrap it in the new forums "Quote Tags!" :(

Is it possible to use something like: <Polygon Color="Cyan" Bright="yes"> <Point X="0" Y="0"/> <Point X="4" Y="0"/> <Point X="2" Y="3"/></Polygon> in a <Value>(A:NAV1 TOFROM,ENUM)</Value> <Case Value="0"> statement, as a direct replacement for a bitmap?I wish to replace all the bitmaps with vector drawing instructions in a gauge I'm working on, and this seems to be a minor roadblock... ;)

Has anyone noticed this? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc526961.aspxI am very hopeful that this will enter into the next MSFS SDK. It turns out I have access to ESP, so I think I'll give this a "go" and get a head start (crossing fingers that it'll find its way into MSFS). I have been somewhat irritated for quite a while that flight modeling (in a FLIGHT simulator) has remained an obfuscated black art. I think, on this matter, X-plane has the right approach: make tools for flight modeling a first-class part of the SDK. I'll admit I know VERY little about how to do a flight model, but if the tools will not be upfront, I can begin to learn.Anybody know more a…

Hey Everyone,My name is Toto, And I have always been captivated by the Boeing Sonic Cruiser because it looks so cool and stuff,And since I can't model, I tried though, I wanted to ask if someone want to make one for FS2004?I would really appreciate it if you would.And you probably all know the Sonic Cruiser and how it looks like. So I don't think pictures are nescessary.And if you do, you can find lots of them with google.Thanks if someone wants to help.Regards, Toto

Hi all,Since I'm helping out a friend with an aircraft design, could someone please explain the following to me w.r.t. the FS function War Emergency Power for piston engines ? I have a rough idea what it is, and I know the FDE (like aircraft.cfg) has some parameters for it, like type, offset, etc.I also found an FS variable (RECIP ENGx EMERGENCY BOOST ACTIVE), that indicates whether the function is on or off. However, I can't find an FS event that toggles this function.- Is there such an event, or is that an implicite function (like e.g.: activation at full throttle) ?- Does the WEP still work in FS9/FSX, or is it just a residue from CFS ? If someone can elaborate on thi…

Hii have this xml moving gauge and it's working but it's too sensitive, can some one tell me how can i have a smooth yoke animation?the code is: (A:YOKE X INIDICATOR, numbers) (A:ELEVATOR POSITION, numbers) Yoke ©2002 by Harald Scheidl [[email protected]] thanks in advance

Hey everyone.I would like some advice on reducing the size of the PSS 757 main panel. The file is 3MB and the dimensions are 2048x1536. When you compare that to the level-d or pmdg main panel it's alot larger and is causing my frame rates to become unstable. regardsCraig.

Hello again,I've just been flying Samdim's IL-96 in FS2004 and noticed that when inside the cockpit, looking to the left wing that there is a green nav light and should be red. There is also a green nav light on the right wing. How do I add a red nav light on the left side?When in spot plane view, the Nav lights are correct, red on the left, green on the right.Hope you guys can help,Thanks Jamiehttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/194787.jpg

Where can I find a list of the @g macros?Many thanks,Bob

Has any one used the GeoCalcAzimuth inputs For a Geo Calc? If I understand this correctly, I would have to do a geocalc first to get distance/heading then do another geocalc with LAT/LON/AZI as input again. Is this correct? And if so, would the inputs would be the bearing from the station? What would be the second azimuth input? I'm testing a "virtual DME3" and as the distance gets larger the error gets larger between the radio DME and the virtual DME. ( 0.4 NM @ 80NM @ FL250 ) I figure this has to do with the curve of the earth. At these larger distances the V/DME gets closer to the GPS distance than the Radio DME distances. For my distance i'm using the following -slan…

Hi all Is it possible to loop a list of Vars. Scroll Y Loop %((Var1) (Var2) etc. )%!d% Etc.

Using The Token Variables TURB_ENGINE_3_TANK_SELECTOR KEY_FUEL_SELECTOR_3_RIGHT KEY_FUEL_SELECTOR_3_LEFT_MAIN KEY_FUEL_SELECTOR_3_OFF I was Trying to Use different Fuel Tanks While feeding the Num 3 Engine and I can't get anything to Work! I was using The Make Icon fron the Fuel selector SDK as a Templete. Except I can't get it working at all. I Will Put my code here that I can only make it work exactly like the default only the words are changed from (fuel_selector) to my words (engine_3_tank_selector)If Someone would Help me out it would be Appreciated and if S…

Hey Guys, I have searched all the forums on Avsim but found nothing, so hopefuly someone can help, I want to add the autothrottle disconnect sound to my PSS A320 panel. I have the sound file but have no idea how to assign it when the ATHR button is pushed. Any help will be gratefully received.Regards, Stan

Is it possible to set up and use a third NAV radio in an XML (radio) gauge? I'm trying to model the BK KN64 DME radio which has it's own internal nav frequency. I was hoping that by adding the line:Nav.3 = 1, 1, 0to the aircraft.cfg file, I could do things like >(K:NAV3 RADIO SET) in my XML...so far no luck. So: 1) Is it possible to have more than 2 NAV radios? and 2) If so, can I access NAV3 frequency and DME info in an XML gauge?Thanks!

I am looking for help on 2 fronts: @c:GeoCalc and on what to use to determine the frequency of transponder query rate. I made a transponder that has a light to indicate squawk transmission, or incoming queries. Originally I had a random number (Doug

If you guys could have anything you wanted in an audio system for FSX (think GaugeSound.DLL replacement here for 3rd party devs), what functions would you have?To name a few...Volume Control3D SoundLooping AbilitySupport for the WMA audio formatLet's hear it!Bryan

Hi all,I got a strange thing.When an XML gauge found in open directory in Gauges folder it'sshows OK but after i compress in with cabdir.exe with /nocompressfunction it's not shown any more.Why ? did anyone got this situation too ?Thanks

Hi,I'm using the next code to show some warnings on panel :(L:WRN G, bool) 0 == And i'm uning the next code on the same page that needto hide all the warnings and thats not work to me.OFF(L:WRN G, bool) 1 == What can be the problem ?Thanks

I have a parachute jumper in FSX. I want to be able to play a wind.wav sound file at the same volume in all views (cockpit, spot, tower, and aircraft). Is it possible and if so what do I need for a sound.cfg? I already have the sound file. Thanks, regards, Bob.