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P3D v5 2D popup visibility gauge passing L:var to external model

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I'm trying to make a 2D pop up gauge to control visibility of some ground equipment in the external mdl and also the vc mdl - at least where physically visible.

The gauge uses simple switches to set the L:var, but the part isn't controlled by it.

<PartInfo>
<Name>ge_equipment</Name>
<Visibility>
<Parameter>
<Code>(L:ge_equipment, bool) 1 == if{ 1 } els{ 0 }</Code>
</Parameter>
</Visibility>
</PartInfo>

<Gauge Name="GE equipment" Version="1.0">
<Element>
<Select>
<Value>(L:ge_equipment, bool)</Value>
<Case Value="0">
<Image Name="ECU_SW_OFF.bmp" />
</Case>
<Case Value="1">
<Image Name="ECU_SW_ON.bmp" />
</Case>
</Select>
</Element>
<Mouse>
<Cursor Type="Hand"/>
<Click>(L:ge_equipment,bool) ! (&gt;L:ge_equipment,bool)</Click>
</Mouse>
</Gauge>

What am I doing wrong, or can L:vars not be passed this way?
 
I do this all the time, so the procedure is fine. I don't know why yours is not working, though.
 
Im just assuming you didnt...
You can debug the Lvar and see wether it is being set indeed?
 
adino said:
Im just assuming you didnt...
You can debug the Lvar and see wether it is being set indeed?
Click to expand...
Hi,

Yes the Lvar is being set according to Doug Dawson's great Lvar monitoring gauge. Switches from 0 to 1 - no race conditions either.

It's odd! How are you guys doing it - does it differ from the above?
 
I had something similar in the past, story short I figured the Lvars used in the logic and animation differ by one capital letter🙈 I felt so stupid...
😄
 
adino said:
I had something similar in the past, story short I figured the Lvars used in the logic and animation differ by one capital letter🙈 I felt so stupid...
😄
Click to expand...
I usually copy and paste the name, and I've checked all are the same! But it must be something stupid....
 
Yet another lesson from the past...
same issue but this time the logic was ok but the animation sprite where the same despite different names..somehow i screw them up lost a day bunking my head for nothing🙈
Most of the times stupidity but we are so fixed😄
 
Still cannot fathom why this doesn't work. L var is 100% being set by the 2D pop gauge switch, part is 100% called the same name (copied and pasted) but still the part in the external model stays visible, regardless of L var bool state. Even renamed the part to be sure it's not something odd. Any more suggestions greatly received!

<PartInfo>
<Name>geequipment</Name>
<Visibility>
<Parameter>
<Code>
(L:ge_equipment,bool) 1 == ; if{ 1 } els{ 0 }
</Code>
</Parameter>
</Visibility>
</PartInfo>

<Gauge Name="GE equipment" Version="1.0">
<Element>
<Select>
<Value>(L:ge_equipment,bool)</Value>
<Case Value="0">
<Image Name="ECU_SW_OFF.bmp" />
</Case>
<Case Value="1">
<Image Name="ECU_SW_ON.bmp" />
</Case>
</Select>
</Element>
<Mouse>
<Tooltip>Aircraft protective covers</Tooltip>
<Cursor Type="Hand"/>
<Click>(L:ge_equipment,bool) ! (&gt;L:ge_equipment,bool)</Click>
</Mouse>
</Gauge>
 
..hmmm not sure it will make a difference but can you remove the semicolon in the conditional code Im not sure it should be there....
<Code>
(L:ge_equipment,bool) 1 == ; if{ 1 } els{ 0 }
</Code>
 
<PartInfo>
<Name>ge_equipment</Name>
<Visibility>
<Parameter>
<Code>(L:ge_equipment, bool) </Code>
</Parameter>
</Visibility>
</PartInfo>
 
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