MSFS Unable to override a template parameter

[eric_marciano]

Hello,

In the interior model XML file, I am trying to override the SET_STATE_EXTERNAL parameter. In fact, I use the ASOBO_AUTOPILOT_Knob_Heading_Template for my heading knob, which is defined in Autopilot_Subtemplates.xml, and I would like to change the code that is executed when the knob is rotated.
In the template, it is defined like this:

<SET_STATE_EXTERNAL>1 -1 p0 0 &gt; ? sp0 #HEADING_INDEX# (A:AUTOPILOT HEADING LOCK DIR:#HEADING_INDEX#, degrees) 1 l0 * + dnor (&gt;K:2:HEADING_BUG_SET)</SET_STATE_EXTERNAL>

For my heading knob, I would like to have a different code, so in my definition, I redefined this with my own code, something like:

<SET_STATE_EXTERNAL>p0 0 &gt; if{ (&gt;K:HEADING_BUG_INC) } els{ (&gt;K:HEADING_BUG_DEC) }</SET_STATE_EXTERNAL>

As it didn't work, I tried to override the template definition by setting the default parameters that are used in the template, something like:

<Parameters Type="Default">
    <SET_STATE_EXTERNAL>p0 0 &gt; if{ (&gt;K:HEADING_BUG_INC) } els{ (&gt;K:HEADING_BUG_DEC) }</SET_STATE_EXTERNAL>
</Parameters>

It doesn't work either.
Can you please help me having my code overriding the SET_STATE_EXTERNAL ?

Thanks,
Eric

 

[Anthony31]

I think the code you are looking at is for push/pull functions of the knob and not for changing what happens when the knob is rotated. Are you sure you need to adjust SET_STATE_EXTERNAL because it doesn't look to me like that is the right code?

I think CLOCKWISE_CODE and ANTICLOCKWISE_CODE might be what you need for the actual knob functions but of course, these actually call Preset B events so you shouldn't really mess with them. At this point I lost interest in digging down through the rats nest of code.

Bottom line, I don't know exactly where the knob rotation code is written. This is why I don't use MSFS templates and prefer to code it all myself.

 

[B21-soaring]

This is why I don't use MSFS templates and prefer to code it all myself

Blimey, I thought that was only me. TBH I do use the 'Component' structure, with templates Asobo_GT_Anim and Asobo_GT_Update (sp?) as that auto-generates the GUIDs and allows the use of 'local' O: variables but otherwise Code and Lag become Anim_Code and Anim_Lag so pretty clean.

 

[eric_marciano]

You're right >Anthony, this is the first thing I thought about and I wrote something like this:

<CLOCKWISE_CODE>(&gt;K:HEADING_BUG_INC)</CLOCKWISE_CODE>
<ANTICLOCKWISE_CODE>(&gt;K:HEADING_BUG_DEC)</ANTICLOCKWISE_CODE>

But it didn't work, I saw that HEADING_BUG_INC and _DEC were never triggered, and HEADING_BUG_SET was triggered instead. This is why my conclusion was that the code in SET_STATE_EXTERNAL was used.

 

[eric_marciano]

I finally solved the problem by following your advice: I stopped using the Asobo templates, or by using only basic ones.
It now works as expected.

Thanks for your help.