I have been using the documentation at https://docs.flightsimulator.com

I assume this is the 'official' documentation and for this sub-templates XML code I have a question:

<Template Name="ASOBO_INSTRUMENT_Needle_VerticalSpeed_SubTemplate">
    <DefaultTemplateParameters>
        <NODE_ID>INSTRUMENT_Needle_VerticalSpeed#SUFFIX_ID#</NODE_ID>
        <ANIM_NAME>INSTRUMENT_Needle_VerticalSpeed#SUFFIX_ID#</ANIM_NAME>
        <PART_ID>INSTRUMENT_Needle_VerticalSpeed</PART_ID>
        <MAX_VALUE>2000</MAX_VALUE>
        <UNITS>ft/min</UNITS>
    </DefaultTemplateParameters>
    <OverrideTemplateParameters>
        <ANIM_SIMVAR_SCALE Process="Float">50 #MAX_VALUE# /</ANIM_SIMVAR_SCALE><!-- Scale MAX_VALUE to [-50, 50] -->

       <Condition Valid="USE_TOTAL_ENERGY">
               <True>
                           <ANIM_SIMVAR>VARIOMETER TOTAL ENERGY</ANIM_SIMVAR>
                           <ANIM_LAG>100</ANIM_LAG>
              </True>
              <False>
                           <ANIM_SIMVAR>VERTICAL SPEED</ANIM_SIMVAR>
              </False>
    </Condition>
    </OverrideTemplateParameters>

    <Component ID="INSTRUMENT_VerticalSpeed">
        <Component ID="#ANIM_NAME#" Node="#NODE_ID#">
            <UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_GT_Anim_Sim">
                <ANIM_SIMVAR>VERTICAL SPEED</ANIM_SIMVAR>
                <ANIM_SIMVAR_UNITS>#UNITS#</ANIM_SIMVAR_UNITS>
                <ANIM_SIMVAR_BIAS>50</ANIM_SIMVAR_BIAS><!-- [-50, 50] + 50 => [0, 100] -->
                <Condition Check="HIGHLIGHT_NODE_ID">
                    <PART_ID/>
                </Condition>
            </UseTemplate>
        </Component>

        <Condition Check="HIGHLIGHT_NODE_ID">
            <UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_GT_Highlight_Template">
                <HIGHLIGHT_NODE_ID>Instrument_VerticalSpeed_Highlight</HIGHLIGHT_NODE_ID>
            </UseTemplate>
        </Condition>
    </Component>
</Template>

I am trying to make the T31 variometer. I have it operating with Vertical_Speed but that's a simple VSI and I think I need to use the TOTAL ENERGY bold part but it is ommitted from the code in the file Instrument_Subtemplates.xml

Does anyone know if I can just paste it in or has it been removed from the subtemplate file for a reason? And does anyone know how I would call a conversion from ft/min to ft/sec when calling from my internal.xml :-

    <Component ID="Manometer_Green_Ball">
        <Parameters Type="Default">
            <ID>2</ID>
            <ANIM_SIMVAR_SCALE Process="Float">50 #MAX_VALUE# /</ANIM_SIMVAR_SCALE>  <!-- Scale MAX_VALUE to [-50, 50] -->
            <!-- <Condition = USE_TOTAL_ENERGY /> -->
        </Parameters>
        <UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_GT_Helper_Suffix_ID_Appender">
            <TEMPLATE_TO_CALL>ASOBO_INSTRUMENT_Needle_VerticalSpeed_SubTemplate</TEMPLATE_TO_CALL>
        </UseTemplate>    
    </Component>        

Hope someone can help.

 

Edited November 3, 20223 yr by klem
typo

Probably worth asking on https://devsupport.flightsimulator.com/index.html and/or https://fsdeveloper.com/forum/

Edited November 3, 20223 yr by lwt1971