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Help to Change Gauges

lao.kurt

lao.kurt

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I'm trying again, is there really no one who can help me change my FsDeveloper MSK T-17 gauges to more western style, like the Cessna 172.
 
You could always change the VC to that of the Cessna, then it would have Cessna gauges. Of course the interior would be that of a Cessna too.
 
Hi,

Thank´s for your answer, did you now to do it.? If will it be possible you can do it for me, beacuse I dont enything about XML files.
 
I can't give exact instructions because you don't mention which sim you are using. It can't be done in FS9.
1. In FSX or P3D first make a copy of your plane's folder and paste it back in.
2. Rename the copy by adding Cessna VC to the name of the folder.
3. Go to the Cessna aircraft folder and find the model folder inside that. In there you will find an MDL file with _interior in the name. This is the Cessna VC.
4. Copy it and paste it into the Cessna VC plane's model folder.
5. Then inside that folder double click the model.cfg file to open it. In there you will see a line with your plane's _interior MDL file in it.
6. Change the name of that _interior file to that of the Cessna _interior file. Save it.

Now in your Cessna VC plane's aircraft.cfg file, add Cessna VC to the end of each title= line, and to each model_variation= line.

Now find any textures in the Cessna's texture folder with VC or Virtual Cockpit in the name, and copy them. Paste them into your Cessna VC plane's texture folders If there are still textures missing when in the sim you can use ModelConverterX to find them. Import the Cessna's _interior MDL file (from the Cessna folder) into MCX. Then click the Material Editor button. All textures used will be listed on the left.

Finally, if the view in the VC is misplaced, use the Views section of your Cessna VC plane's aircraft.cfg file to place your eyepoint (i.e. where your eyes are) to where you want it to be.

Hope this helps,
 
Hi,

I use Prepar3D V5, when you wrothe Copy the planes folder, are the the whole folder off MSK FSI-17 you mean.? or is only the the map indside the map MSK FSI-17, hope you understand what I mean.

regards
Kurt
 
You are making a copy of the entire plane's folder, found in the SimObjects/Airplanes folder. For example, the default Aerostat folder is named 74K Aerostat. If you were doing this to that plane you would make a copy of that folder.

Unfortunately P3D does not contain a default Cessna, so you would need to find a different VC that has the gauges and gauge layout you want.
 
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