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Hello all,

Just curious, I have tried 5 ways to Sunday to get this done, but no luck.

Can I add a VC panel to another plane?

I have a EMB170 I would like to put the 737-8 panel into, complete with the VC. I know it won't work with just moving the panel folder over. But can it be done through an alias config of some type?

Thanks for any thoughts.
 
The crudest and simplest way:

FOr FS2004 - no.

For FS-X - *as long as the models have been made according to the FS-X SDK*, it's basically a matter of copying the interior model of one to the other, and of course, the VC section of one into the other (along with the gauges, textures, etc.

Just don't release it like that without proper permissions.

Caveat - some FS-X VCs are tagged so that you can't use them in other than the model they were intended for)
 
FelixFFDS said:
The crudest and simplest way:

FOr FS2004 - no.

For FS-X - *as long as the models have been made according to the FS-X SDK*, it's basically a matter of copying the interior model of one to the other, and of course, the VC section of one into the other (along with the gauges, textures, etc.

Just don't release it like that without proper permissions.

Caveat - some FS-X VCs are tagged so that you can't use them in other than the model they were intended for)
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Hmm, so it is possible. This is strictly for personal use.

I copied the entire panel folder from the default 737-800 to the new plane.

I copied the interior model to the model folder and copied the interior line of the model config to the model config in the new plane.

[models]
normal=embraer170
interior=B737_800_interior

I took everything that was in the texture folder of the 73 and put it in the main texture folder of the 170. Didn't want to miss something and figured what was not called for would do no harm just being in the folder.

The gauges in FSX are in a gauge folder so that should not be an issue.

I still have no VC in the 170. What did I miss?
 
Is the Embraer 170 a real FSX model? I suspect that it's not...

...or, your eyepoint needs to be adjusted. If you pan around, do you see the VC behind you?
 
Hi Bill,

Just got the another one of your great planes today. Citation X 750. Excellent work. Um, I believe it is. I am not sure. Is there a way to check?
 
Putt4eagle said:
Um, I believe it is. I am not sure. Is there a way to check?
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Simple to check. Open the .mdl file in Wordpad.exe and examine the first few words...

FS9 models will have MDL8MDLH in the header.

FSX models will have MDLXMDLH in the header.
 
n4gix said:
Simple to check. Open the .mdl file in Wordpad.exe and examine the first few words...

FS9 models will have MDL8MDLH in the header.

FSX models will have MDLXMDLH in the header.
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MDL8MDLH

So I am out of luck it would appear. Great answers though. I really appreciate it. This place is great to come to and get a straight answer quickly.

Let me see if I have a step by step down for future reference.

1. Make sure you model is an FSX model.
2. Copy the interior model to the model folder and add the appropriate line to the model config.
3. Move the required textures to the main texture folder. Gauges should be okay in the gauges folder in FSX.

Am I missing anything?
 
n4gix said:
Simple to check. Open the .mdl file in Wordpad.exe and examine the first few words...

FS9 models will have MDL8MDLH in the header.

FSX models will have MDLXMDLH in the header.
Click to expand...

You are right, I haven't seen much FSX aircraft yet. Most aircraft downloadable as FSX are indeed FS8 aircraft with FS80 instead of a MakeMDL - FS90 tag.
 
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