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Wing flex

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Hello,

Wing flex rate is controled by the file called "modeldef.xml"

here is the code :

Code: 
<PartInfo>
        <Name>l_wing_flex</Name>
        <AnimLength>100</AnimLength>
        <Animation>
            <Parameter>
                <Sim>
                    <Variable>WING FLEX PCT:1</Variable>
                    <Scale>0.5</Scale>
                    <Units>percent</Units>
                    <Bias>50</Bias>
                </Sim>
            </Parameter>
        </Animation>
    </PartInfo>

So I tried to modify it, I changed flex rate which is controlled by the <scale>, nothing happened in fsx.

I fixed the scale to 0 and also nothing happened in fsx.

What's wrong ?
thank you!
 
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That is not the "rate..."

You are confusing "scale" and "bias" as something they are not. FS defines "scale" and "bias" as quoted below:

SIM: Converts simvar to keyframes: simvar * scale + bias = keyframes
Click to expand...

The variable WING FLEX PCT:1 provides us a percentage value ranging from 0 to 100 percent.

In order for this to be useful for keyframes, we need to "scale" the variable's number and provide an offset ("bias") value such that at 50% we will have a keyframe = 50.

First, we scale the sim var by 0.5 and then add a bias of 50.

If by "rate" you mean "how much deflection up/down" the wing has, that is controlled by how you adjust the rotation up/down from neutral position IN MAX/GMAX...

For example:

keyframe 0 = -5º rotation
keyframe 50 = neutral
keyframe 100 = 5º rotation
 
thanks!

but I'm not modeling an fsx model, just trying to increase wing flex to my planes in fsx.

is there any chance ?

thank you again, very well explained.
 
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No, you cannot change the behavior of the wings unless you have the original source code for the model.
 
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