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    Absolutely Done with 3DS Max, looking for alternatives

    3DS Max has become too frustrating for me. It crashes if I click something the wrong way, it freezes if I breathe too loudly. I usually have to restart my computer when this happens, as it crashes very frequently and often does start up properly afterwards. My computer is beefy enough for the...
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    Working at the P3D unit scale (3DS Max)

    Hey guys, I've been having a real headache with 3ds Max. After setting my model units and system units to meters so that I don't get an error message when I export, my model is a real pain to work with. Moving the viewport camera precisely is really difficult, and I can't zoom in as much as I...
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    P3D v4 Adding New Gauge Polygons to VC: a Successful Experiment

    If anyone is familiar with the PMDG Beechcraft 1900C, you'll know that the overhead gauges were non-functional and that there was no gauge polygon there. There were only a few working annunciators and there was also no gauge polygon to fill in the rest. Well, now the plane has working overhead...
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    Reset all Settings?

    Hi all, I'm having a really puzzling problem with MCX, and I think I accidentally changed some sort of setting (not sure which). I have an FS9 MDL that I have loaded many times without an issue, but recently I loaded it again and it appears all scrambled. I have never directly edited this file...
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    Getting Legacy FSX-Native Aircraft to show in the P3d Menu

    Hi all! I just bought P3dv4, and I've been trying to get an FSX addon aircraft to work in it. I put everything in the right folders but the aircraft still does not show up in the vehicle selection menu. It had a couple 32 bit gauges, but they were all Doug's gauges (sound, logger, fuel, etc) so...
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    L-188 Upgrade Project (VC Preview Video)

    Hey guys! I've been working on creating a VC for Fraser McKay's phenomenal L-188 package. I plan to model the switches in 3d (and possibly the gauges depending on how it goes), but for early testing purposes I have placed the 2d systems panels on a flat overhead panel. It seems to be turning...
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    FSXA Making Missions More Exciting

    If you think the default missions are too easy, here are some challenges for you (make sure you enable changes): Telluride Landing in a thunderstorm Yakutat Mail Run with Fraser's L-188 (the plane has the worst three-engine performance imaginable) Monsoon Approach in a B-377 (or other heavy...
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    (3DS Max) Rescale Entire Model?

    Title says it all. Messed up on the scale for an aircraft and now its too big in-game. Is there a quick way to rescale all the parts without screwing up the animations, etc? Thanks
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    FSXA Razbam Metroliner 2d Pop-ups

    After learning how to dump the modeldef from an addon, I realized I could copy mouse rectangle codes for use in panel clickspots. Using Photoshop and a lot of trial and error, I created pop-up panels for the two main switch panels of the Razbam Metroliner. They work with Bjoern's Mods, and they...
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    Wing Damage

    I've noticed that when I make the occasional mistake and crash into the ground, sometimes I hit wingtip first. When this happens, there is a scraping noise, and the plane rolls over before the simulation ends. I decided to perform a test. I entered slew mode as soon as I heard the scrape...
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    FSX L-188 Upgrade

    Hi all, I've always been a fan of Fraser's L-188 Electra, and I figured I would try to improve upon it. So far, I have fixed the sounds and the Engine logic to work in FSX. I've also created a better SimIcon Pop-up: The old one was impossible to use and didn't include a clickspot for the...
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    Need help identifying font

    Hi all, usually I would use WhatTheFont for this kind of thing, but I can't find a clear, straight on shot for this one. I've been making a systems upgrade for the PMDG B1900C, and I wanted to throw in some liveries that no-one had made yet. One of them is TW Express: The Font on the Tail...
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    Making panels look less "plastic?"

    Hi all, while I've had a blast making invisible systems logic gauges, I decided that I wanted to actually see the results of what I've been coding. At first, I used actual photos of panel sections, Photoshopping anything that moves out of them. This worked extremely well, but I couldn't find...
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    FSX Read Instantaneous Value

    Hi all, I've been working away at my XML journey, and I had an idea for some psuedo systems logic. In order for it to work, however, I need to be able to do something using FS9 syntax XML. I know that you can use (>L:BlaBlaSomething, percent) to store a value. But I would like to store a single...
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    3 Sigfigs on N1 Gauge

    Hi all, I'm trying to write a three digit N1 string that shows one decimal place while the N1 is less than 100%, and 3 digits without a decimal at 100% or greater. Basically, I would like only 3 digits to show at all values by only allowing the decimal value to show below 100%. (This is how it...
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    Cool Source of FCOMs

    Just a heads up, I found a website that has downloadable versions of manuals for just about every aircraft ever made at surprisingly low prices, many of them even in colour. Their customer service is incredible and they respond to every inquiry very quickly. I had an issue where the site still...
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    FSX Alternator Toggle

    I've decided that making an entire panel from scratch would be easier once I have practice "improving" existing panels. I took an aircraft known for its spot-on flight dynamics and excellent sound, but largely uses "dummy" switches instead of actual systems. Right now, I am trying to modify the...
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    FSX Gauge Test Function

    I intend to code a Radar Altimeter gauge using the FS9 XML Syntax. I know enough to make the needle show the radar altitude and not function when their is no electrical power, but I would like to incorporate a "Test" function. The function is supposed to make the needle go through a set of very...
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    FSX Very Basic Question

    I have decided to take a crack at XML Gauge making, using the tutorials at FS2X. I made a basic Korry Switch that will light up when clicked, but I want to take it to the next level. <Gauge Name="CL6_APU_Fuel" Version="0.1"> <Image Name="APU_Panel.bmp"/> <Element> <Position X="221"...
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    Send Bmp state to LVar?

    Hi all! I've gotten into the hobby of home cockpit building, and I have been working on wiring my LEDs to the sim. I can write a script that will write the LVars to FSUIPC offsets without any problem, but the logic for many of the xml gauges is very complex and lengthy, often using several...
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