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Mar 15^th, 2004 at 8:50pm

Nickman Offline
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Alright, I need help with creating the fuel dump reference point on the default 737-400. I have the effect file, but I need to know the reference points. Would anybody be kind enough to share the reference points on the wingtip or the end of the aileron so I can make it accurate?

Right now, I have this. This is exactly where I want it horizontally, but I don't know how to move it up to wing level. Does it reside in the effect file?

Code:

smoke.0=3, -30.14, -40.24, fuel_dump
smoke.1=3, -30.14, 40.24, fuel_dump

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Reply #1 - Mar 16^th, 2004 at 5:19am

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Nickman,

To make the effect start in the correct location, you need to add three values to you string in the cfg.

Currently you have "smoke.0=3, -30.14, -40.24, fuel_dump "

You should have "smoke.0=3, -30.14, -40.24, xx.xx, fuel_dump"

There is sometimes an X, Y or Z offset in the effect file, and you should compensate for this in your cfg placement.

A good place to start would be to copy the location of the wing strobes into your cfg for the fule dump, and edit from there.

Ric B.

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Reply #2 - Mar 16^th, 2004 at 12:19pm

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Thanks for all your help ric, I got it working now.

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Reply #3 - Mar 16^th, 2004 at 12:32pm

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Thanks for all your help ric, I got it working now.

How? Did you use Ric's suggestion? Can you post the "corrected" lines?

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Reply #4 - Mar 16^th, 2004 at 12:42pm

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I don't know if the bug has been fixed in 2004 (don't have it), but the vertical coordinate in 2002 for the smoke system has no effect on the actual vertical starting point for the effect. You have to modify the Y coordinate in the effect file to get it to start in the right place!

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Reply #5 - Mar 16^th, 2004 at 2:18pm

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You're absolutely right microlight, fs2004 does it the same way as 2002.

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