Engjell Berisha

Hey they're sepearte screens mate, all the code is in one gauge though called MFD.I had a rotory switch before but I didn't like the rotory because it aint like that on a C-17 so is there a why to do that open and close with non rotory switches? Also doesn't that code close the panel with the specified ID or can you use it to close the screens too? Because that's what I initially thought of doing but wasn't sure exactly how to.

Okay so I've pretty much finished making my MFD and it has 5 pages, so I need individual switches for me to switch to and from each page.Now I've had a problem, I set up the switches and they work but it's a little tricky and anoying. Why? Well to open one page you have to close another and some pages override others etc. it's a really difficult task to do.Now what I want/need is a way so that when I click one of the buttons to open one page I want that click to close all other pages and then open the page I need. Here's an example of one of my Buttons:---------------------------------------------------------------------(A:Circuit general panel on, bool)(L:MFD-ENG, bool)(L:MFD-ENG, bool) ! (>L:MFD-ENG, bool)---------------------------------------------------------------------This is the switch that opens the MFD-Engine page for me. Now what I want is something like a panel toggle in witch I can tell it to close the other pages and open the one I want:---------------------------------------------------------------------0 (>K:PANEL_ID_CLOSE) 2 (>K:PANEL_ID_CLOSE) 3 (>K:PANEL_ID_CLOSE) 4 (>K:PANEL_ID_CLOSE) 1 (>K:PANEL_ID_OPEN)Display/Hide Panel---------------------------------------------------------------------That's a toggle to go from Captains panel to FO's panel. What it does is it closes all the other panels up at the moment and then opens the FO panel.Is that possible?Also how do I determine which MFD page shows up when I start the plane, the default MFD page? Right now it is the ND page but IDK why?

As for the stand still gunning the engines I would expect the brakes to get hot because they're is heat being created because the plane is trying to go forward at max power but the brakes are applied and preventing this so that thrust is being converted to head via the brakes I just don't know how to fix that.

Okay I found the answer on my own. I decieded to take out my A310-304ET by HNAC and dust it off a bit because I hadn't flown it in a while. So I took it out for an approach at Telluride, CO. Anyway while I taxi I was going a bit fast for a turn so I gave it a little brake and at the corner of my the right ECAM screen turns to the wheels page and there I have EXACTLY what I was looking for the brake temperature in degrees celcius, a perfect hit. So I go to the panel folder and I find the file: Status.xml - from HNAC. And here's the code I found on the brake part:----- Brakes Indication ----- %((L:BrakeTemp_L,celsius))%!3.0d!%((L:BrakeTemp_L,celsius))%!3.0d!%((L:BrakeTemp_L,celsius))%!3.0d!%((L:BrakeTemp_L,celsius))%!3.0d!(A:BRAKE LEFT POSITION,percent) 5 > (A:LEFT WHEEL RPM,rpm) 30 > & if{ (L:BrakeTemp_L,celsius) (A:LEFT WHEEL RPM,rpm) 500 / + (>L:BrakeTemp_L,celsius) } els{ (A:AMBIENT TEMPERATURE,celsius) (L:BrakeTemp_L,celsius) < if{ (L:BrakeTemp_L,celsius) 0.1 - (>L:BrakeTemp_L,celsius) } els{ (A:AMBIENT TEMPERATURE,celsius) (>L:BrakeTemp_L,celsius) } } (A:BRAKE RIGHT POSITION,percent) 5 > (A:RIGHT WHEEL RPM,rpm) 30 > & if{ (L:BrakeTemp_R,celsius) (A:RIGHT WHEEL RPM,rpm) 500 / + (>L:BrakeTemp_R,celsius) } els{ (A:AMBIENT TEMPERATURE,celsius) (L:BrakeTemp_R,celsius) < if{ (L:BrakeTemp_R,celsius) 0.1 - (>L:BrakeTemp_R,celsius) } els{ (A:AMBIENT TEMPERATURE,celsius) (>L:BrakeTemp_R,celsius) } } %((L:BrakeTemp_R,celsius))%!3.0d!%((L:BrakeTemp_R,celsius))%!3.0d!%((L:BrakeTemp_R,celsius))%!3.0d!%((L:BrakeTemp_R,celsius))%!3.0d!- So that's that I'll put it into my C-17 panel in the Surfaces page of the MFD once I've got it properly tweaked down.The only issue I have right now is that the brakes change very quickly, so they'd cool and heat real quick. Also I tried gunning the engines and holding the brakes with no reaction on the temperature for about ten minutes I held it and the brake temp remained constant. Also the C-17 has more gear than the A310 so I'm gonna have to figure that out also.Anyway any help on the above and nothing more is appreciated.2nd Lt. Engjell BerishaGood Day!

As for what I need the C-17 display gives an exact temperature reading in Celcius.

Yea high, right I'm the guy with the question.As far as what is helping the original poster - me - Ed and Bill and Martin in order from greatest to least are the ONLY ones helping so everyone else being this my post I'd ask unless you can give me the XML code that I can put in or better than there is no need for everyone to become self proclaimed moderators of my thread. Thx but no thx.And yet I'm still left without a diffient answer can I put a formula into XML code so that FS gives me a partical figure I'm not looking for perfection but something believable.The funny thing is every where I asked for panel help they always told me one thing: Avsim Panel Design Forms - they're great you'll get the best help and they're really awesome people. For the most part it's all a big let down.2nd Lt. Engjell BerishaGood Day!

As far as that goes logically you'd think that joules being a form of energy itself could be translated into heat also a form of energy.Any way what I ask for was brake temp help not a arguement. And if you're going to try and discredit someone like that please do us all the favor and give me something better than Ed put up or give some prove to what you speak.Ed thanks so much mate you've been a big help, now I don't really know what to do with the formula I was wondering if it is possible to get flight simulator to do the formula. Also I suspect the answer would need to be added to the ambient temperature because when I used the formula with your figures and a velocity of 12 knots I got a temp of 6C. Anyway I traced the company that makes C-17 brakes and emailed them I may call em tomorrow asking for the pressure of the brake and the friction coefficient.Anyway thanks once again Ed you've been a great help!!!2nd Lt. Engjell BerishaGood Day!

Awesome mate!!!Now can I put that into code so that flight simulator could do the formula and give me a figure on the brake temp? And if I did the Friction Coefficient of the brakes and the Pressure would be constants right? The only thing that I would put as a variable for FS to understand would be the V and it would plug that in with my GS?

Does that mean that I can get it to give me a brake temp reading? And if so how I didn't quite understand what you said mate.

The aircraft I'm trying to do this for is the C-17 and it gives the actual Celcius reading.

Anyway I would go about this? Is there a wheel temp variable or something related to the brakes that would give me a temp close to the brake temp.

Does it even exist I've been looking for the code for ever and I still got nothing. I'm just trying to get a string to show me brake temperature, thats all, nothing more but IDK how to do it in any other way then XML.

[Window00]file=headup.BMPsize_mm=1024visible=0position=7ident=MAIN_PANELThe above field can be found in the Panel.cfg of your panel folder it is with each window.You see the size_mm=1024 that's where you adjust the size of the window, 1024 if you're running at that resolution then it would give you a full screen panel.If you want to adjust the height and width separately than enter the values like so: XXXX, YYYY - X being the width and Y being height. Make sure to separate the two with "," Anything else let me know.

Sorry mate, to be honest I posted that before I gave it to much though, as humans we usually find it easier to have other people answer our questions - hehe.Anyway I've got that handled and I've even began work on a full-functional MFD - so far I've got Engine Page, a PFD, ND, and I'm modifing my Controls page and I've got a few other pages to work on.Anyway thanks loads mate you've been a huge deal of help!!!

Hey Johnny mate, I'm curious as to if you resolved this issue you're having with the gauge and stuff? If not I think I might be able to help the gauge you're talking about is a relatively simple thing to do and I think I'd be able to fix you one in no time, just let me know if you still need it, and if so I'd need some details because I don't get everything on that picture, the "PRG" in-particular.BTW mind providing me with a like to some of your repaints mate, I've been wanting some paints and I suck at painting so maybe we'll trade if you will?

Fantastic! Thanks loads mate, you're a great help!!!One more thing, can anyone tell me what's wrong with this XML gauge:(A:FUEL TANK RIGHT AUX QUANTITY WEIGHT,pound)!5d!- I'm trying to make a C-17 Fuel Display Guage I just need it to display the amount of fuel in lbs, and is there a whay I can control the color it gives the # in?

Hey mate, could you give me a whole engine start XML? I'm not really understanding this, I know that to start the engines I need to keep on clicking the button until the engine has started, but I don't want to do that, I want to click the starter and it stays on until 50 N2.Thx for the help so far mate!

FS9 mate sorry I didn't include that in my original post.

Yea mate just make sure you check the ident of the overhead window in the Panel.cfg corispondes with w/e you're putting in your xml because then it'll be opening something that don't exists I've done this too.

(G:Var1) if{ (L:SYSTEM_POWER,bool) (A:ENG1 N2 RPM, percent) 50 < && if{ 0 (>K:TOGGLE_STARTER1) } els{ (G:Var1) -- (>G:Var1) } } (G:Var1) 0 != (A:GENERAL ENG1 STARTER, bool) ||(L:SYSTEM_POWER,bool)(A:GENERAL ENG1 STARTER, bool)5 (>G:Var1)- And in FS it won't work I click it and it goes back to the un-clicked possition, I have four of them and none work, they all do the same thing. Only difference bettween the four is they're changed for the respective engines.Thx for anything!

BTW does anyone know of any other C++ Builders besides the Borland/CodeGear one.Here's an update on what I've done until now:Lots, and lots, and lots remains to be done, but primarily in those photo's what really needs be done is that Center Console be finished, I added that weather radar there as I still haven't found any MFD period not to mention one that can do what I need of it. I will add all the other things to the Center Console - althought there ain't much too it - and after that I will start working on the functionality of the Overhead as I already have the bitmap almost finished.Thx for looking comments are welcome.

Okay so I recently purchased the FSD C-17 and extremely dissapointed by the panel, so I decieded I'd get mroe into than the little experience I've had in panel modification and build my own panel here's the progress so far:Here's what it looked like in the begining:Here's what it looks like now:Cold&Dark:The panel on:The FO's panel:I made the following:-FO's panel - still needs work as you can tell cant get it to show properly.-The Captains panel was completely reworked.-The new gauges were added all by me not done ofcourse but tryin.-New Pedestal and Overhead on the way but not fully ready to start thouse as my information is limited.So I need help with a few things first and fore-most I need to know how to actually edit gauge functions lets say for instance the ND I have there now was to be replaced by a MFD from an F-117 but I don't know how to edit it so that it would work the way I want it to FSPS only allows so much editing on the gauges, so I could not do it, is there a program that I can use for this? And another thing would be the icon that is and Arrow going sideways it's supposed to take me to the FO's panel and back but nope.Keep in mind this is the first time I've ever edited panels without using notepad and this is 4 hours worth of work.Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!