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I'm using FSDSv3 and have come to the point of making the VC cockpit. For some reason my joystick (lever_stick_l_r and lever_stick_fore_aft) won't work in spite of many attempts of following the FSDS guide which appears to be the same as the FS9 instructions. Is there an alternative procedure not mentioned in the Abacus Help?
 
Two sticks remain visible in FSDS and in the sim, however in my latest attempt the l_r stick is over to the left in neutral and the fore-aft isn't showing at all in the sim. I'm setting the keyframes and following the instructions from V3.5 Help.
 
Hi
You need a non animated parent part at the top of the hierarchy.Ill go through the steps(this is for fsds3.5 and FSX compiled model only)

Make your stick 3d model call it lever_stick_l_r

move its axis to it pivot point

part tab then reset axis rotation (just to be sure )

copy the lever_stick_l_r part then paste

this part delete all but 1 polly and call this part Parent_stick and check the hierarchy node box

paste again (so you have another copy of lever_stick_l_r)

name it lever_stick_fore_aft and make its Parent Part is Parent_stick, delete all but 1 polly

go back to the lever_stick_l_r part and make its Parent Part
lever_stick_fore_aft

now animate the lever_stick_fore_aft then the lever_stick_l_r
parts as normal

cheers
Wozza
 
Thanks wozza, the stick is now visible and animated in FS. It functions perfectly fore and aft but is still over to the left in 'neutral', the left-right animation starts from that point. I've double checked the axis and the hierarchy. In VC part mode the stick is over to the left, is that correct?
 
Hi
when animating dont use kf 0 use kf1 as your first keyframe.
so 0kf(no keyframe set) stick in its center position with its axis at 0.0.0,kf1 full left deflection keyframe set,kf 100 full right deflection keyframe set
this will keep every thing centered when the aircraft is drawn in fsx and when working in fsds.Also if you dont have a keyframe 50 at the sticks center point,you have to make sure that the full deflection left is an identical angle to the full deflection right, as fsx will calc the center position from these angles,(so 25deg left 20deg right will give you a 2.5 deg left lean) if you have a kf 50 set for the center position then it wont matter what the left right angle is
cheers
Wozza
 
Hi Wozza - well I gave that a try and got 'Error creating file' then 'C:\program files(x86)\abacus\fsds_v3.5\temp.x was not found'. After that the model wouldn't compile again, even after deleting animation and then the VC model completely, so I've gone to my backup which compiles OK.

So, I'll start again - should the 'fore-aft' stick have been animated using the kf1 instead of kf0 before I attempted the 'l_r'? The animation was good except for the left leaning stick.

froggy
 
Hi Froggy
I start all animations at kf 1 dont think it really maters though,I just find it easier to work that way in fsds.
With the error in fsds sometimes it gets messed up, I find going to the fsds root folder and deleting all the file starting with a _ and restarting fsds helps.
Cheers
Wozza
 
Thanks Wozza, where did did you gain the knowledge, it's certainly not from the Abacus 'Help' files.

froggy
 
Hi
Np glad its sorted ;)
I was one of the beta testers,but to be honest Rick Piper spent a quite a few days on line with me to get me up to speed on the fsx side of things( I just didnt get it :) )
The help files in conjunction with fsx example models and Adam's (of abacus) blog will get you most of the way,then its how its always been ask questions in the forums.
Wait till you get to the fsdstweak time of the model :D that will account for a few hairs lost lol
Wozza
 
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