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Apr 14^th, 2003 at 2:55pm

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Anyone know of a freewhere panel editing program that works with fs2002?

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Reply #1 - Apr 14^th, 2003 at 4:00pm

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Although it was created for FS98/2000, you'll find that CFGEdit works OK for most purposes. It doesn't like the simlicons and other new type gauge formats tho

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Reply #2 - Apr 16^th, 2003 at 8:32pm

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Are you looking for an editor or creator? If you want to edit panels you can do it with FSEdit (it comes with the pro version of FS, I don't know if it comes with standard version). If you want one to create your own panels, I believe there is a freeware one here at Simviation. However, Abacus (www.abacuspub.com) and Flight1 (www.flight1.com) has payware panel creators that run between $25 and $30 US Dollars.

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Reply #3 - Apr 17^th, 2003 at 12:08pm

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The simplest panel editor is of course Notepad, used in conjunction with M$ Paint. The onboard (FS2000 & FS2002 Pro only) FSEdit can be used but I find it so unstable I would not recommend it. If you need something a little more user-friendly for positioning the gauges try CfgEdit. It will read all but the latest XML style gauges. This small drawback can be overcome with a little knowledge & ingenuity. CfgEdit will suit all but the serious panel designer & I highly recommend trying it. If at some time you want to go further it might be worth considering FS Panel Studio (the fully FS2002-compatible version). This is payware but has extra features for creating gauges etc. http://www.cfgedit.com/

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Reply #4 - Apr 17^th, 2003 at 6:08pm

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I have to agree with Hagar. CFGEdit is good, but the draw back is... you have to know what you are doing. But, really if you are looking for a panel creator then you need something like I mentioned above (or a lot of skill), but if you just want to edit existing panels, then CFGEdit is for you. See... I thought the aircraft editor only came with the PRO Editions (I guess M$ figured that it too was worth another $20, it isn't... it sucks, and again Hagar is right... VERY unstable).

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