Hi guys !


Why whene i light up the light i see the a black $vc.bmp  background in exterior view ?

having made panel in the past i know how *.l. bmp light work
   

whene im in virtual cockpit interior view
all  the $vc panel are ok  (vc$ transparence
http://www.picturehost.co.uk/free.one/image8.gif

but whene im going in exterior view  all the gmax 3d panel model wase hiden by the $vc.panel  back ground becose is no more transparence ?

http://www.picturehost.co.uk/free.one/2image1.gif


why its not transparence like the interior view  ?

pls help  !

have checked and i dont think its a typography error
the vc cockpit in interior view its ok
the error its only whene i go to exterior view ?

Hi milton !

the 2d cockpit its ok milton


its my exterior vccockpit view the probleme  ???
whene im siting in my vc cockpit in interior view all its ok
i see instrument at day and night and the detail of my panel was there to

but whene i switch to exterior view
i can't  see the panel becose its hiding by the vc cockpit texture  or the vc_l.bmp texture

i realy dont enderstand  

becose its was ok last years ???

if i  take off the texture in the panel .cfg
the panel can be see at exterior view
so i have erase the panel texture in my panel.cfg
then made a  panel back ground in gmax whit my dummy texture like your tutorial   whit my $vctexture incluing the vc_l.bmp texture  in

and now i see the panel at day but at night the i see a black  *_l.bmp texture and the panel  was hiding again ?

here the listing of my panel.cfg


[Vcockpit01]
have erase the vc01.bmp texture here and have made a background in gmax whit a texture on it now the trouble is only at night whit the *_l.bmp texture.

size_mm=1024,1024
pixel_size=1024,1024
texture=$vc01
Background_color=0,0,0
visible=0


gauge00=Levasseur_Pl8!pitch_indicator,  361,30,83,163
gauge01=fw190a!Fuel_Selector,  574,174,29,113
gauge02=Levasseur_Pl8!Aera_altimeter,  450,13,110,110
gauge03=Levasseur_Pl8!engine_rpm,  132,138,110,110
gauge04=Mil_Autopilot,  744,166,64,118
gauge05=CC-ignition,  52,253,50,50
gauge06=Levasseur_Pl8!Levasseur_pl8_fuel,  624,185,90,90
gauge07=SimIcons1024!Kneeboard Icon,  244,245
gauge08=SimIcons1024!ATC Icon,  266,245
gauge09=SimIcons1024!Map Icon,  288,245
gauge10=BB_sextant!icon,  310,245
gauge11=SimIcons1024!Radio Icon,  332,245
gauge12=Levasseur_Pl8!aeraclock,  414,245,95,95
gauge13=Levasseur_Pl8!Controleur_de_vol_badin_area,  244,66,110,176
gauge14=cessna208!Landing-Lights,  123, 270 ,22,22
gauge15=cessna208!Nav-Lights,  164,270,22,22
gauge16=Levasseur_Pl8!TempRichardAir,  626,36,90,90
gauge17=Levasseur_Pl8!Levasseur_pl8_oil_temp,  593,120,70,70
gauge18=Levasseur_Pl8!Levasseur_pl8_oil_pressure,  675,120,70,70
gauge19=Levasseur_Pl8!cyl_temp,  447,120,70,70
gauge20=Levasseur_Pl8!Levasseur_Pl8_Mixture,  87,207,40,40

You mean the 3d vcpanel can't not be see from exterior view and i have to made it static ?

I realy dont enderstand  

becose its was ok last years  

so i have unzip and reinstaled my oldy version of my pl8 whit all the panel thing and same error again ???


it is the new fd2004 patch the trouble ???

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In Tower or Spot view, the exterior model is shown.  Any inside panel should be part of the exterior model.  The Interior model is not shown from the Spot view so the VC panel, vcockpit panel.cfg entries and $vc.bmp's are not used.  You can use a static bmp here from the texture folder, and a light map to light it at night.

From Spot view, press S.  Now you are in 2D panel mode.  The 2D panel is not part of either the Exterior or Interior model.

Press S, in VC mode, the Interior model is shown.  The Exterior model is not visible here.

If you need working gauges in the Exterior model, then they must be part of the exterior model and the background bmp must be applied to the Exterior model Panel.

This is simply my understanding but (it may be wrong and) something different may work for you.  I have not done a small aircraft with working gauges in the Exterior model.  Good luck.