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MSFS24 How to overwrite ASOBO xml?

TheReal.K3V

TheReal.K3V

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Hi all... I'm using the "ASOBO_WindTurbine_Template" to animate an airport prop. And it works great - except that I would like to overwrite/multiply the rotation speed of the turbine-blades.
ChatGPT told me I could add a 'TemplateParameter' to the XML like this:

<Component ID="WindTurbine">
<UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_WindTurbine_Template">
<TemplateParameter Name="SPEED_RATIO">10.0</TemplateParameter>
</UseTemplate>
</Component>

...But it not doing anything...
Is 'SPEED_RATIO' not the right parameter to tap into?
Any ideas? Help is much appreciated :)
 
Unfortunately ChatGPT is not the right way to get this information. You should really look into learning the way xml code works.

It found the correct variable, but the xml variables have a certain syntax. the ASOBO template is this with default parameters speed_ratio is set to 1

<Template Name="ASOBO_WindTurbine_Template">
<DefaultTemplateParameters>
<ANIM_NAME>WindMil_Rotate</ANIM_NAME>
<SPEED_RATIO>1</SPEED_RATIO>
<STARTANGLE Process="float">rand 360 *</STARTANGLE>
</DefaultTemplateParameters>

<UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_GT_Anim_Code">
<ANIM_CODE>(O:XMLVAR_IsInit) 0 == if{ 1 (&gt;O:XMLVAR_IsInit) #STARTANGLE# sp0 } l0 (A:AMBIENT WIND VELOCITY,feet per second) #SPEED_RATIO# * (A:ANIMATION DELTA TIME, seconds) * +</ANIM_CODE>
<ANIM_WRAP>1</ANIM_WRAP>
<ANIM_DELTA>1</ANIM_DELTA>
</UseTemplate>

</Template>
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so your code would be this with speed_ratio set to 10.0


<Component ID="WindTurbine">
<UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_WindTurbine_Template">
<SPEED_RATIO>10.0</SPEED_RATIO>
</UseTemplate>
</Component>
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Thanks Ron. Works like a charm, now 👍 ... Even thou I have just started looking into SimObjects, I spent way to much time trying to make that work - So yes, you are absolutely right, I really need to look into how xml code works.
Thanks again

Cheers
KeV
 
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