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Thanks for the answer Bill.
But now it comes the tricky question
How are those values (X,Y,Z) measured ?
Based that every aircraft has a datum point
In this case the datum point regarding the X axis of Airbus A340-300 is 6382 inches forward of the radome, and after that we start measure
Meaning the center of the first passenger door is 12321 inches behind the datum point.
I presume FSX does not use this method to calculate each point concerning door position.
And like you said in a previous post, maybe the best is adding and *.fx light and try it.
Well thanks anyway, the major question has been answered,.
Regards
But now it comes the tricky question
How are those values (X,Y,Z) measured ?
Based that every aircraft has a datum point
In this case the datum point regarding the X axis of Airbus A340-300 is 6382 inches forward of the radome, and after that we start measure
Meaning the center of the first passenger door is 12321 inches behind the datum point.
I presume FSX does not use this method to calculate each point concerning door position.
And like you said in a previous post, maybe the best is adding and *.fx light and try it.
Well thanks anyway, the major question has been answered,.
Regards
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ALL x,y,z measurements in FS are made relative to the reference_datum_position as set in the aircraft.cfg file. Not all designers bother to set a unique reference_datum_position, but as in the case below note that the reference_datum_position is offset down from the empty_weight_CG_position, which is typically the models geometeric "center point".
If you see a reference_datum_position = 0,0,0 entry, that's what you'd use to calculate the offset x,y,z for your door positions.
Code:
reference_datum_position = 0, 0, -0.4
empty_weight_CG_position = 0, 0, 0If you see a reference_datum_position = 0,0,0 entry, that's what you'd use to calculate the offset x,y,z for your door positions.