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3D gauges

Xpand

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Hi, I wanted to know if there is a way of making, for example, a 3D working compass gauge, or other instrument like attitude indicators in FS2004 SDK?
It's because of a very special VC that is a sphere made from hexagons and pentagons in which the pilot is standing.
 
Xpand said:
Hi, I wanted to know if there is a way of making, for example, a 3D working compass gauge, or other instrument like attitude indicators in FS2004 SDK?
It's because of a very special VC that is a sphere made from hexagons and pentagons in which the pilot is standing.
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Yes.

In principle, you model the 3D gauge as parts - the housing, moving parts, etc., and animate the moving parts appropriately. You *may* have to create specific XML coding for a given part.

In simplest form, I've created a float fuel indicator, animated to use the appropriate fuel indicator tag from the SDK, and with the corresponding key frame animations. Other gauges/etc may require other coding.
 
Well, I'm using the FS2004 SDK, so the compass tag I must use can be the same as the XML compass gauge? Or I have to go looking for something else, because I do not know where to find all the <sim> <variables> and <event_id>...
 
The variables, etc are in the FS2004 SDK.

Look at the makemdl SDK for the "standard" variables. If you have to make custom variables, then the events , etc are listed in the Panel and Gauges SDKs.

As I wrote the reply yesterday, I had just come from the FFDS forums and had seen you browsing there.

Search FSdeveloper.com and the FFDS forums because I KNOW that someone already developed, and (I believe) shared the code for a 3D compass gauge.
 
Hi
Attached is my old makemdlxml file it has heaps of custom code and odds and sods collected over the years.Anything with a <rotation></rotation> tag is NON keyframed animation.Feel free to poke around and use whatever you find useful.
Dont copy this file to your makemdl folder,keep it separate and cut and past the code as you need into your orig makemdl file (makes it easier to keep track and test)
Note that some of the code wont work as they where used in conjunction with hidden 2d controller code
Cheers
Wozza
 

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