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Flashing light

Geobas

Geobas

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Is there any code for a flashing bright light , colored preferably .

Thanks in advance for rreplies
 
Which application are you working with the generate the object?
 
l have seen certain codes which one can write as .xml file and then
make a .bgl file with bglcomp .
 
So you just want to place a flashing light in the scenery?

Usually such lights are part of a 3D object and in that case they could be designed with GMax or FSDS for example.

If you are not using any of these tools to make your objects, you might have some success with placing an effect file with XML code. But I can't remember now if there is an effect for the flashing light.
 
I recommend you visit the SDK documentation under Special Effects. This is how all light (and particle, including those emitting light) are attached to objects in FSX.

There's also the FXTool dll you can use directly to position and modify special effects directly in the 3D environment.


Hope this helps,

Etienne
 
Have been trying to find FXTool.dll , no luck so far .
Can you please direct me how l get hold of it
Also in the SDK documentation l have there is no mention
of FXTool and/or light placement .
 
Hello Geobas,

The dll is called visualfxtool.dll and is included with the Deluxe version of FSX in the Environment folder/Special Effects SDK folder of the SDK.

There is also a file explaining how to attach effects to objects in the SDK under "using modeling tools".

Hope this helps,

Etienne
 
Thanks Ziporama ,

Sorry l haven't crarified that l am using FS9 .
You refering to FSX . l actually have FSX , but after intalling l realized
it was "heavy" for my system and returned to FS9 not only for that but
because l wasn't certain that all the tools l am working with in FS9 will
actually work in FSX .( AFCAD ,TTools,DXTBmp,FlatEx etc).
However l have found in DVD1 visualfx.dll , which l doubt that will work
in FS9 , and haven't found any executable documentation .

So l'm back to square one .
 
No issue - I wish I could assist for FS9 but I'm afraid I never did progress beyond gauge writing in that environment. I do know that lighting is somewhat different, in particular, landing lights, between the two versions.

Best regards,

Etienne
 
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