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

I was just doing some fiddling with an aircraft configuration and just wanted to know what the parameter "flight director available" means under the autoplilot section.I have noticed some display 0 and others 1.I have tried both figures but have not noticed a difference in flight characteristics.Also should the default vertical speed entry under this same section match the entry in the airfile?For example one aircraft may show 700 in the cfg, yet under the autopilot settings in the air file the entry is 800.Sorry guys I am just a novice .Any assistance appreciated.Dimitri.

I created a tiller unit for the Level-D 767.It worked fine under SP1 in FSX.With SP2, however, the nose wheel will now only turn to the left to the center.I cannot, however, deflect the nose wheel to the right with SP2.Anyone else get this?Thanks,Bryan

Hello everyone,my name ist Martin and I'm the 3d designer for the A310 and the A310 VC of HNAC ( www.hnac.org ). I'm currently attaching the gauges for the crts to the 3d cockpit. But now I have a big problem. See the image first:As you can see the pfd gauge cuts through the red box over the pfd. If I change the position of the box it is still cut by the pfd. Above a certain distance away from the pfd the box is displayed properly. I have tried to change the vc-section in the panel.cfg but with no positive result. But I experienced something might helpful. If I delete all gauges from the vc section and select 0,0,0 as background color the pfd and the box above it are prop…

sd2gau25 being worked on.....-Dai

I just added a few switch animations to a VC for an FSX project. The first is a switch cover animation that has worked fine on another project; the next one is the stock avionics master switch. When you're in the aircraft's default eyepoint view, the switches don't respond - no cursor change on mouseover, no animation - nothing. If you move the camera so that you're looking at the switches from a weird angle, they work fine. I checked to make sure that there are no objects between the camera and the switches.

Link RemovedPictures of the cockpits from some planes.Most of them are fighters.

Hi all, I need some help with a Avionics Switch I have made for FS9/FS2004. I have both L/R sides to this gauge; however, I have tied the Avionics Sound with them when they are turned on. I want to have it so that if one side SOUND is turned on already - then when the other side is turned on, it won't make the SOUND and vice-versa.Here is the Code I already have: (there may be a mistake in it ? - but it works so far in turning on/off the avionics switches with the sound)----turn on left avionic------(L:Avionics Snd_L,enum) 1 == if{ 0 (>L:Avionics Snd_L,enum) 1 (>K:TOGGLE_AFTERBURNER1) } els{ (L:Avionics Snd_L,enum) 1 == if{ 0 (>L:Avionics Snd_L,enum) 1 (>K:TOG…

Good day peopleI have been working on a number a C++ gauges for an aircraft project i am working on. So far i have been able to get everything working with the search function in this forum :) the Dragonflight Design tutorial and the SDK (god help me). But finally i have come to a sticky spot, i have started working on the radio stack, i can do all the frequency changes turn stuff on and off and all that but for the life of me a can't get a handle in displaying a string with MAKE_STRING. Heres the code i have all i wont it to do is display "hello" (now it that so hard) once i get it working i should be able to do what i wontMAKE_STRING( string_speed, NULL, NULL, IMAGE_USE…

Hi,I want to make sure the panel view and forward view remain fixed and will not move around.For example, if you left click on the panel and then move the mouse, the panel will move.Now, if I right click on the panel, then check Undock Window, this will lock the panel in position.Trouble is, the forward view goes black.I can also Undock the forward view but that remains on top of the panel.Can someone kindly tell me how to lock both the panel and forward views, and so the panel is not obscured by the forward view?Merry Xmas,nick

In case you are reading this anyway, hello. =)I just confused myself installing SP2, but now all is straightened out.

I'm having no luck at all trying to get to grips with the basics of XML gauge design. I'm trying to do something simple like taking a negative magnetic variation, converting it to a positive value and adding "West" to the end, or "East" to a positive magvar.There's loads of info on this forum but I can't find the "simple" stuff, like manipulating variables etc...I'm not a complete idiot, I'm a web designer and can do just about anything with Javascript or Flash Actionscript, but whereas I learnt those by searching around on the net (and finding tons of useful stuff), I can't seem to find anything useful on XML gauge design... everything is either on XML structure, or adva…

Hi!I've been trying to get lat/lon position and that way the distance to a tuned LOC station via IcaoSearch variables, without any results.I was wondering if it's possible at all with that method?Never before handled with these variables so understanding the way these act is a bit going over my head.Let's make this little easier to understand:I have a click area which I'd like to trigger the code and store the distance to a local var. (Just an e.g it doesn't matter what finally triggers this event)I've tryed the following code (Simplified).C:fs9gps...visual elements etc... (A:NAV1 IDENT,string) (>@c:IcaoSearchEnterChar) (@c:IcaoSearchCurrentIcao) (>@c:Facility…

Hey guys,Just got back from a trip to Washington D.C., and while I was there, I visited the NASM and because of my research into the Starship Enterprise, got a personal tour of the NASM! She said they may even have to change the plaque of the ship with the new info I provided. :DThe curator took me to the ship and I got to examine it closely to clear up some rumors and facts. She was awesome! Pictures are getting developed, and I'll probably post one or two later.Was a lot of fun getting the inside scoop on various artifacts. The new Wright flyer display (where you can walk up to it) is great.If you are in that area, definately worth the trip.Patrick

In a gauge 200x200px if I click in a part of that is possible have the x and y position where you clicked. Thanks.

Is the FSX SP2 Update (for the SDK) the one that is included with the Acceleration Pack?

I have a gauge 200x200px and I wanted to know if anyone knows how to get a picture (10x10 px) in this area.

I have made a couple C++ gauges before and never had this problem. When I load it into FS X the first time it prompts whether to run it, and to accept it as trusted software. I did both. A few minutes later I rebooted the sim, without recommpiling the gauge, and it asks me to do this again. I have tried several times now (again, without recompiling the gauge) and it does the same thing every time. No matter how many times I tell FS X to add it to the "trusted list" the message justs keeps popping up.Anyone experienced this before, and if so, is there a solution? I would be grateful for any help.Jeff

I tried to make a COM radio in C, but when it came to source variables, the SDK said the com frequency's data type is BCD, i. e. binary coded decimal. So what the heck is that?!? :-hmmmAny Help's appreciated.Etienne

I know of the "ColorLayerAirports" option, changing the value works well, but it only applies to "towered" airports, which show up blue by default on the FS map.I'm wondering if anyone knows if there is a way to change the colour of the uncontrolled airports, the ones that show up as pink/purple by default.Similarly, there is a "ColorLayerAirspaces", but is there a way to change the colours of individual types of airspaces (class B, C, Military etc)?I'm using http://www.fs2x.com/Tutorials_files/FS2004_gps.txt as a reference, and would like to know if it is complete.

First of all, let me say that I am brand spankin' new to AvSim, Gauge creation for FSX, and XML as a whole. That being said, please be patient :)I am trying to program a clock gauge that will show Universal time, and change to display Local time, Flight Time and Elapsed Time. I have made some good progress, but I am stuck on getting the correct time to display based on the G:Var1 variable. Here is my code as it stands:(G:Var1)(G:Var1) 0 ==%((P:Zulu time,hours) flr)%!02d!:%((P:Zulu time,minutes) flr 60 %)%!02d!(G:Var1) 1 ==%((P:Local time,hours) flr)%!02d!:%((P:Local time,minutes) flr 60 %)%!02d!(G:Var1) 3 == if{ (G:Var1) 3 - (>G:Var1) } els{ (G:Var1) ++ (>G:Var1)…

The following code works for departure airport frequencies:---------------%(0 (>@c:FlightPlanWaypointIndex))%((@c:FlightPlanWaypointICAO) (>@c:WaypointAirportICAO))%((@c:WaypointAirportFrequenciesNumber) s2 0 !=)%{if}%(0 sp1)%{loop}%(l1 (>@c:WaypointAirportCurrentFrequency))%((@c:WaypointAirportFrequencyName))%!s!%t%((@c:WaypointAirportFrequencyValue,Mhz) 100 * near d 100 div)%!03d!.%(100 %)%!02d!%(l1 ++ s1 l2 < d)%{if}n%{end}%{next}%{end}----------------and the following for the arrival airport frequencies:----------------%((@c:FlightPlanWaypointsNumber) 1 - (>@c:FlightPlanWaypointIndex))%((@c:FlightPlanWaypointICAO) (>@c:WaypointAirportICAO))%((@c:Wayp…

Hi all, and a merry Christmas.I experimented with95.1 (>K:AP_N1_REF_SET)and (A:AUTOPILOT RPM HOLD VAR,percent) gives 95.0Can someone confirm that this N1 REF/ HOLD system only handles integers or am I doing something wrong?And a happy New Year, BTW.cheers,nick

I used the Delta3 (RWY 31) Approach to land at SBFZ (in Brazil) and the FMC presented a path diferent from the chart. After trying a lot of changes, I realized that the PMDG is following the procedure by using the NDB navaid as a reference when the procedure is actually based on the VOR navaid. Both navaids are named FLZ. I would like to know how I could especify which navaid to use. Terry Yingling's Tutorial has no comment on that. The path shows up OK if I comment out (or delete) the NDB definition. Approach definition:APPROACH DELTA3.31 HOLD AT NAVAID FLZ RIGHT TURN INBOUNDCOURSE 145 ALT 3000 SPEED 210 LEGTIME 1 FIX 2D3 FIX 3D3 1700 FIX 4D3 600 RNW 31 TRK 320 UNTIL 300…

I have a wav file that I would like to play, once, when I click an icon on a panel in FSX. I have read Doug Dawsons info on his dsd3 sound gauge but I am not expert enough to use the info to make my own gauge. Would some kind soul please tell me how I can do this? Thanks and best regards, Bob.

Hi,I have application where I want the (piston) engine to rev up/down very fast, to the extent that it immediately follows the throttle setting.Any idea which parameter in the .air file or aircraft.cfg file to tweak for that ?Or is it more complex then I think ??Thanks, Rob Barendregt