Hi there,

I am building a model using fsds v2, and I am finding that there are some elements of the model won't display within FS2002.  

The shot below is from the review screen in fsdsv2 showing the instrument panel in place. I have also build a virtual cockpit using the same instrument panel.




Yet with I complied the model and view it in fs2002, the instrument panel is not there ??? ... screenshot below.

No matter what I do, eg re-importing the parts and re-compiling .. nothing works. Not sure what to do next. Please help.



also ...

I guess this is not exactly a problem, but the model also leaves a strange shadow on the runway just behind the starboard  undercarriage...  see screenshot below.

Ideas as to why this would be happening is most apreciated. Perhaps it is indicating a error in the compiled model??

I supect your problem could be caused by the parts display order. Try this. In Part mode, select the canopy then cut & paste it. (Ctrl + X then Ctrl + V). Now produce the model in FS2002 & see if that fixed it. Please save the modified version under a new name in case it doesn't work or something goes wrong.

Great. I'm pleased that fixed it. 
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I don't fully understand all the aspects either. I do know the display priority is important for certain parts to display properly. Open your project in FSDS2 & click the Part List icon on the FSDS toolbar. Each part on the list will have a number in brackets like this  f_canopy [22]. The number in the brackets shows the priority on the display order. The next part added will have the number [23]. I assume you added the panel after creating the canopy which gave it a higher number & explains why it didn't show up in the sim. To fix it you need to change the display priority of the canopy to make it further down the order (higher number) than the panel. There are more accurate methods but the quick & dirty way of doing this is the Cut & Paste method I showed you. I hope this rather clumsy explanation helps. 

thank you both for your assistance and comments.  I understand the problem a bit more now.

I've been working on this model off and on for quite a few months now, and it still looks pretty awful.  I feel like I'm chasing my tail a bit with this sometimes. I add a component, it looks pretty ordinary, so I make some changes and some sort of problem happens. But you live and learn.... ?

But its encouraging to see what other have been able to achieve with their models,  and then to try and test out this model and see if I can do it too.

I think with this model, I try and finish a half decent DVC, re-work the textures a bit more, maybe add a drag chute if I can work out from where it is supposed to deploy from (must have one, practically all 60's jet fighters use one did'nt they??) , and leave it at that. Move on to something else.


thanks again.

yes I Also have an F-104 well on the way to being finished. They're one of my favourite aircraft after all (see my avtar). Just need to decide on textures and add a few more features.

There are quite a lot of F-104's already out in freeware, with just about any textures you can think of ...