MSFS issues using 3d knob as gauge, help?

[A306capt9]

Hi, everyone!! I am almost finished with my plane. However I need help with these 3d switches. The gauge appears, but only what's in the xml gauge bitmap moves, not the actual switch & it is partly transparent. How do I make the 3d knobs move? i tried using the switches as actual vc textures and they wouldn't move / function as a 3d gauge with the regular texture bitmap (tried the textures from within the panel folder and it does not work)

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[tgibson]

You do not need a 2D gauge if you have a 3D knob. The 3D knob can contain the animation tag, mouse rectangle, and the texture on the knob itself. No gauge required. Many people set it up so you left click the knob to rotate left and right click the knob to rotate right (that's what MS panels do), but you can use other conventions.

In this case if you want a custom animation sequence (i.e. not the same as a default knob), you would need to write the XML code into the P3D modeldef.xml file, found in the SDK (the one that you pointed your CAD program to, the one in the Modeling SDK bin folder). I usually copy a similar section in the modeldef.xml file and paste it to the top of the listing, and then edit it (including changing the name and GUID). If all the animations below it fail, you know you have made an editing mistake. As I remember there are two sections required for each part.

 

[tgibson]

Here is an example of a rotating knob, but this one turns round and round. Note the two sections, Animation Name and PartInfo.

    <Animation name="ap_turn_knob" guid="7cedcf04-1afc-400d-890d-134ad38cff27" length="100" type="Sim" typeParam2="ap_turn_knob" typeParam="AutoPlay" />

<PartInfo>
    <Name>ap_turn_knob</Name>
        <AnimLength>100</AnimLength>
    <Animation>
    <Parameter>
   <Code>50 (L:Bank Knob, number) 1.6 * + </Code>
    </Parameter>
    </Animation>
    <MouseRect>
       <Cursor>Hand</Cursor>
       <TooltipText>Left Click: LEFT Right Click: RIGHT %((L:Bank Knob, number) 3 / )%!d!</TooltipText>
        <MouseFlags>LeftSingle+RightSingle</MouseFlags>
        <CallbackCode>
            (M:Event) 'LeftSingle' scmp 0 ==
            if{ (L:Bank Knob, number) 3 - (&gt;L:Bank Knob, number) }
            (M:Event) 'RightSingle' scmp 0 ==
            if{ (L:Bank Knob, number) 3 + (&gt;L:Bank Knob, number) }
          </CallbackCode>
    </MouseRect>
</PartInfo>

 

[A306capt9]

You do not need a 2D gauge if you have a 3D knob. The 3D knob can contain the animation tag, mouse rectangle, and the texture on the knob itself. No gauge required. Many people set it up so you left click the knob to rotate left and right click the knob to rotate right (that's what MS panels do), but you can use other conventions.

In this case if you want a custom animation sequence (i.e. not the same as a default knob), you would need to write the XML code into the P3D modeldef.xml file, found in the SDK (the one that you pointed your CAD program to, the one in the Modeling SDK bin folder). I usually copy a similar section in the modeldef.xml file and paste it to the top of the listing, and then edit it (including changing the name and GUID). If all the animations below it fail, you know you have made an editing mistake. As I remember there are two sections required for each part.

ok, I will try that!! thank you!!