Editing the gauge files PMDG

[Jonas_Bernhoeft 0]

Hello fellow simmers!

Recently i've decided that i would like to be able to configure weights, capacities etc. in the pmdg aircrafts. Of course, im not talking about working the FMC, but rather programming the .dll gauge files and change the settings in there (it has come to my attention, that the settings im looking for is placed in the Gauge files). Unfortunately, i've experienced some problems finding these settings as i go through the .dll in a program called Visual Studio.🤔 My primary objective is to change the ammount of fuel an aircraft can carry! :)

Does anybody have any knowledge that might help?😃

[Lorby_SI 2,038]

Hi,

it doesn't work like that. Gauge DLLs are binary files, compiled from C++ source code. You would need those C++ sources to make changes, and the proper VS project to build the DLL. PMDG will never give the sources to you. Those are the most valuable assets that a developer has, and he will guard them with his life.

Normally what you are looking for would be the [fuel] section in the aircraft.cfg. Tank sizes are defined there. But as far as I know PMDG is indeed using an extra programmatic solution to manage fuel, so you may be out of luck. It is worth a try though, making the tanks bigger in the cfg and filling them up with the default in-sim payload menu. But there is a good chance that it won't work.

Specification of the aircraft.cfg can be found here:

Learning Center -> SDK -> Simulation Objects -> Aircraft Configuration Files
In the "Contents" list on the right click on "[fuel]"

(The Learning Center file is in your main P3D directory)

Best regards

Edited August 13, 2018 by Lorby_SI

[Jonas_Bernhoeft 0]

22 minutes ago, Lorby_SI said:

Hi,

it doesn't work like that. Gauge DLLs are binary files, compiled from C++ source code. You would need those C++ sources to make changes, and the proper VS project to build the DLL. PMDG will never give the sources to you. Those are the most valuable assets that a developer has, and he will guard them with his life.

Normally what you are looking for would be the [fuel] section in the aircraft.cfg. Tank sizes are defined there. But as far as I know PMDG is indeed using an extra programmatic solution to manage fuel, so you may be out of luck. It is worth a try though, making the tanks bigger in the cfg and filling them up with the default in-sim payload menu. But there is a good chance that it won't work.

Specification of the aircraft.cfg can be found here:

Learning Center -> SDK -> Simulation Objects -> Aircraft Configuration Files
In the "Contents" list on the right click on "[fuel]"

(The Learning Center file is in your main P3D directory)

Best regards

Thanks for your answer Lorby!
Yup, i've messed a bit around with the aircraft.cfg, unfortunately the aircraft somehow changes it back to a specific ammount.

Isn't there any way to decompile the source code?

[Bob Scott 7,721]

1 hour ago, Jonas_Bernhoeft said:

Isn't there any way to decompile the source code?

I think now would be the time for you to go back and read the PMDG EULA

And with that, let's end this here.