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

Hi, im making a personal merge with the ariane autopilot, fmcs and displays, but when in my panel they appear blank, the actual gauges are present but for example no numbers on the ap. can anyone help? thanks

Hi all.I'm building an airspeed indicator, and i want to set some bagthat will move on the indicator my clicking on some area.I set the bug with it's parameters but i don't know how to moveit by mouse click ?????????????????????? What i need to set in the value section and what to set in mouse click area ?Thanks.Max

Hello Folks.Forgive me if this is covered in another topic but as a newbie with gauge design I am at a loss as to how my XML code and bmps come together as a CAB file.Here's what I've got. I have Notepad++ and CAB Maker. I place my xml and bmps into a folder and use CAB Maker to pack them into a new CAB in my gauges folder.How do I then add another set of code and bmps into that CAB? CAB Maker will not let me add them. I mean like putting lots of xml gauges into one CAB file.I may be missing something here but I am unsure where the xml code and bmps should go and how they eventually end up as a usable gauge.Regards...Kenny

Hi Guys,up till now I have been using Panel Studio to redo my panels. Nice and easy using default and 3rd party gauges. Now when I want to try and make a simple switch myself following an XML tutorial, I cannot get the switch to change bmps. I know it will be simple for you to see what's wrong but as a beginner I am stuck.Here's the code :-(G:Var1, bool)90 (>K:PANEL_ID_TOGGLE)Display/Hide a/c radarIt toggles the panel window ok but the bmps don't change. Could someone show me what I've done wrong please?Regards...Kenny

HIi'm trying to add 2 click spot of fixed views for my pmdg 737 but without success: i made an xml gauge:<?xml version="1.0"encoding="utf-8"?>Insert Your Tip Here20 (>K:PANEL_ID_TOGGLE)where 20 is the panel ident number.i placed the gauge with panel studio on the main panel and the fixed view window and when i click on it bring me the left fixed view but the gauge stays invisible on the fixed view, so i can't close this fixed window and i don't know why?can some one help me to add the two fixed view click spot views?thanks in advance

Max number of panel windows allowable in FSX appears to be 63.Is there a way to override this limitation and have more than 63 panel windows? Thanks,Bryan

Hi, is there a gauge out there that when i add it to a panel, when the spoiler is deployed a deployment motor sound is played, only when the spoilers deploy when armed before hand. the feelthere 737 simulates this, if there is no gauge out how do i make one?

Any suggestions why this simple piece of code doesn't work in the gauge callback yet it works just fine if I stick it in a mouse callback?case PANEL_SERVICE_PRE_UPDATE: lookup_var (&combustion); if (combustion.var_value.n == 0 && fail_H == 0) { send_key_event(KEY_TOGGLE_HYDRAULIC_FAILURE,0); fail_H=1; }break;ThanksFred

Hi all,I'm making an offer here. My company just purchased a brand spankin new Hawker 850XP. I will be going to initial training at Flight Safety on Oct 13 and will jump right into the ball game and go flying all over the western hemisphere. If anyone (or group) wants to take on the challenge of creating an ultra realistic Hawker, I'd be more than happy to assist in all the technical aspects. Being one of the only two pilots for the company, I have access to pretty much anything a developer may need to create a masterpiece for Flight Simulator. Since the Hawker is a very common business jet throughout the world, I would imagine it would be quite popular for the masse…

Hi all,I'm trying to create the main ATR engine panel.Where can i find the variabled for the next dataFuel FlowTorqueITTNP (looks to be Prop speed if i'm not wrong)NH (looks to be N1/High pressure turbine speed)Can anyone help ?

This doesn't seem like it should be that difficult, but it's not working... :(I've used GetPrivateProfileString(); successfully to read my own .ini type files, as well as WritePrivateProfileString(); to record updated variables, so I'm quite familiar with the process.I currently have a generic blackbox gauge that will create a custom folder if one does not exist, and create/save a custom file based on the 5th parameter in the panel.cfg entry.If no 5th parameter exists, it will default to writing the file in the currently selected a/c folder: char total_name[100] = "./blackbox.dat0";IOW, one folder UP from the panel folder.Okay, so much for what DOES WORK correctly, witho…

Hi,I'm just checking is this the right code for a panel switcher?: Is "panelswitcher" (shown below) the .cab file in the gauges folder? (02) (>K:PANEL_ID_OPEN) (00) (>K:PANEL_ID_CLOSE) Just Checking......

Hello all,I'm currently modelling an aircraft using the FS2004 SDK and gmax. I've been doing some playing around with xml recently, but I've come across an obstacle I haven't been able to solve.Basically, I want the ailerons to move with a delayed reaction. For example, suppose I turned the yoke all the way to right. I don't want the ailerons to move right away, I want them to react ~1 second after I do the command. Likewise, when I return the yoke to neutral, I only want the ailerons to return to neutral 1 second later. In essence, I want a 1 second delayed reaction time between the yoke and ailerons. I've tried a few things without success, but to be honest I haven't ev…

Hey guys, I'm looking for some one willing to design a main panel bitmap for me or teach me how as it's the biggest flaw my panel has at the moment.Any help is much appreciated!Engjell BerishaGood Day!

For personal use only I would like to change the textures of a payware aircraft

I am in need of a high speed tach that will read uo to 10,000 RPM. I am making a 2d panel for the Westland Wyvern. All I can find are low speed tachs. Are there any high speed ones available anywhere? Thanks, regards, Bob.

I am trying to know what view is currently used in FSX (2D, VC or other). In fs9, I could use "ACTIVE VIEW MODE", but this does not work in FSX. Bill suggested to associate an ident to the [VCockpitXX] section and check if they are visible with "is_panel_visible_window_ident", but this does not work either.I someone has another solution, I would be happy to know about it :)Eric

Hello, I am VERY new to gauge editing/creating. I have been trying to make a gauge automatically use the center tank untill it runs out and then switch over to the left and right tanks or all tanks to burn up the remaining fuel. I have a selector that will do this, but want it to be done automatically so on long flights I don't have to keep checking the remaining fuel for when it gets close and then switch over. Here is the code I got. So far it does nothing. Can anybody help?(A:Fuel_Tank_Center_Quantity, pounds) 10 > if{ (>K:FUEL_SELECTOR_CENTER) } els{ (>K:FUEL_SELECTOR_ALL) }Alex

Hi,I am new to this but I am looking for some help... I would like to successfully merge my PSS 757 and 777 panels with POSKY 757/767 and POSKY 777.Whenever I do a direct replacement of the panel folder, almost everything works EXCEPT for the Autopilot and/or Autothrottle.I have been able to get the 757 to work by replacing POSKY's .air file with the PSS .air file and replacing the Aircraft.cfg file as well, however this sacrifices the great POSKY dynamics for the less than stellar PSS ones.As for the 777, tried the same thing as with the 757 and it didn't work.Does anyone know how I can successfully merge these panels to keep them functional?Thanks for any help!Matt

Since i like the systems for the feelthere 737 and the systems for the old 737 and ng are pretty much the same, i would like to put the overhead panel from the feelthere plane to my ariane 737-800.I have a brief idea on how to do it but my concern is that i will still have the knobs from the ariane vc over the feelthere overhead gauge panel.How can i do it? Thanks

hi all,! have I been had?! just ordered the kln-90b from fs2x thru pay-pal. did not rec the required code to open the file. cannot contact fs2x all e-mails come back undelivered. anyone know if they are still in business. thanks

I see this appeared in the FSX gauges.h but I've not taken much notice of it until now: KEY_FUEL_DUMP_TOGGLE. Can anyone tell me what it does (apart from dumping fuel :) ) i.e. does it dump evenly from all tanks until you toggle it off, does it dump a percentage of fuel each time it is toggled, etc.?Many thanks-Dai

I've come across an odd problem, and I'm unable to get past it. I used a default Cessna flight model and heavily modified the CFG file to use it as a land vehicle. I've worked out almost all the kinks and bugs, except one:When I run out of fuel, the engine shuts down. If I re-start the engine on empty tanks (without refueling), the vehicle takes off like a bat out of ####, does a wheelie on its rear axle and literally takes off - at which point, the system freezes. Not just a "The FS has stopped responding" message, but a nasty, all-out lockup, requiring a power down of the computer. Now, I know I've heavily modified and hacked the CFG (and AIR) file, so things are probab…

Hi, Can anyone give me a full explination of how to make a moving yoke for a 2D cockpit for FS9.Kind Regards, Ryan Braithwaite

Hi Folks.I am reworking a C-130 panel and have made use of a set of engine info.gauges from a Dash 7. The gauges perform the same functions but look better.However, on engine start the TORQUE and PROP RPM gauges do not function. The ITT, OIL and FF (fuel flow) gauges operate as normal and respond to throttle, prop and mixture control inputs as normal.I compared the aircraft config files for any obvious differences and made some changes as I thought appropriate. However, this made no difference to the gauges but induced some other unwanted effects. I have put the config files back as they were but am now stumped as to why these two gauges do not fire up but the other thre…