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Feb 21^st, 2005 at 11:18pm

crawl55 Offline
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Is there a visual program that helps in creating gauges for fs9?....or is there any good step by step tutorial that will tell me how to make a PFD or something like that for a glass cockpit?

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Reply #1 - Feb 22^nd, 2005 at 12:03pm

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Ther are two programs out there that I know of that will allow you to designs gauges. CFGEDIT is a freeware progrm but it will not read or make a XML gauge.
FSPANEL STUDIO is the big brother of CFGEDIT but is payware. It will allow you to make or read a XML gauge.
You can use either version to make a new window or panel with but you have to provide the bitmap if needed, both versions will allow you to add or edit a gauge.
Neither version will allow you to make a virtual cockpit as that is part of the initial design stage. 8)

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Reply #2 - Feb 22^nd, 2005 at 5:08pm

Gary R. Offline
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Either version will allow for editing of a virtual cockpit that already exists though. I've done it often with CFGEdit. Also, there is a program called Easy Gauge. I think its by Abacus though so check for opinions and reviews before jumping. Abacus hasn't had a very decent track record in recent years. Since FS 2002 came in they have been behind the curve and developed a pronounced lack of quality control.

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Reply #3 - Feb 22^nd, 2005 at 5:36pm