Simviation Forum - Tu-144 panel fix

Jun 21^st, 2009 at 5:58pm

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We need a file to fix the problems associated with the Tu-144 v2 file. File is located in FS2004 civil jets pg. 235.

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Reply #1 - Jun 21^st, 2009 at 6:40pm

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What problems? Can you be more specific.

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Reply #2 - Jun 21^st, 2009 at 8:14pm

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Yeah, this pic shows it.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn26/Alex414_2008/Panelglitch.jpg

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Reply #3 - Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 5:51pm

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If you go in the panel of the TU-144, change "render_3d_window=1" to "render_3d_window=0".

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Reply #4 - Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 6:40pm

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I tried but no luck. Trust me, I know you guys are trying to help.

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Reply #5 - Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 6:49pm

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Falcon61 wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 6:40pm:

I tried but no luck. Trust me, I know you guys are trying to help.

The Panel.cfg tweak that RichardH suggested should do it. You might have to look for more than one entry.

I suppose the only way for me to check this out is to download the file. I was hoping to avoid that as it's a biggie.

PS. Are you using it in FS9 or FSX?

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Reply #6 - Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 7:49pm

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FSX.

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Reply #7 - Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 8:05pm

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Try this one: http://www.simviation.com/fsxjets12.htm

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FSX Tupolev TU-144 Soviet Supersonic Transport Aircraft in Qantas Paint Scheme. First flight in 1968, two months before the western Concorde. Also known as "Concordski" or "Charger". Faster than the Concorde, but less range. Today all aircraft are grounded. Some of them are on display in Russia and one is on display at the "Technik Museum" in Sinsheim, Germany. One TU-144 was used by the NASA as a test vehicle. 3D model with all common FSX gizmos but without virtual cockpit. Comes with custom 2D panel and real soundset. By Thomas Ruth and Claudio Mussner. Adapted for FSX by: Eric Buchmann. 7.2MB

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Reply #8 - Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 8:42pm

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I checked it out. The CFG tweak will work but you must do it carefully. There are 11 different panels contained in the folder named Tupolev Tu144_PS. The tweak must be done to each one for all variations of the aircraft to display properly. I only had time to check one out. It has 6 render_3d_window=1 entries in Panel.cfg. Each one must be edited for it to to work. You can either change it to render_3d_window=0 or delete the whole line.

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Reply #9 - Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 8:47pm

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Hagar wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 8:42pm:

There are 11 different panels contained in the folder named Tupolev Tu144_PS.

How many versions of this plane did they make? Grin

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Reply #10 - Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 8:53pm

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ShaneG wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 8:47pm:

Hagar wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 8:42pm:

There are 11 different panels contained in the folder named Tupolev Tu144_PS.

How many versions of this plane did they make? Grin

I said it was a big file. LOL

From a quick check there are 4 different aircraft with 2 variations of each, VC & no VC. I can only presume that some panels are not used.

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Reply #11 - Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 9:19pm

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Well what happens is that when I make the changes on Notepad I get this message: "Cannot create the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\ Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\tu-144\panel\panel.cfg file. Make sure that the path and file name are correct."

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Reply #12 - Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 9:34pm

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Are you using Vista?

If so, make a copy of the cfg, place it on the desktop, and alter it there.

When done, save it, and move it back to the aircraft folder.

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Reply #13 - Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 9:41pm

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Unfortunately, no. I do not use Vista.

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Reply #14 - Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 9:52pm

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I don't know if I would say 'unfortunatley' when it comes to using Vista. Grin

I'm glad I'm on XP, less problems.

Hmmm, then You're on XP, correct?

Are you on a computer administrator account?

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Reply #15 - Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 10:24pm

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Yeah, something like that.

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Reply #16 - Jun 23^rd, 2009 at 4:15am

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Falcon61 wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2009 at 9:19pm:

Well what happens is that when I make the changes on Notepad I get this message: "Cannot create the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\ Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\tu-144\panel\panel.cfg file. Make sure that the path and file name are correct."

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Unfortunately, no. I do not use Vista.

It's a common problem with Vista but this is the first time I've heard of this error message using Win XP. The way I've always done this is to right-click on the CFG file I wish to edit & select Open With. Choose Notepad from the drop-down menu. After editing the file click the X at top right to close the file. Save changes when prompted.

Always take a backup copy of files you intend editing first in case of mistakes.

PS. Make sure the attributes of the file you're trying to edit have not somehow been changed to Read-only. (This can happen if you burn an unzipped file onto a CD.)
Right-click on Panel.cfg & select Properties. If the Read-only box is checked then un-check it & click OK.

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Reply #17 - Jun 23^rd, 2009 at 5:22pm

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Correct me if I'm wrong but if I right-click on properties should the attributes be changed? Another possibility could be is that my computer might be a new one.

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Reply #18 - Jul 3^rd, 2009 at 4:46pm

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make a shortcut to notepad.exe and set to 'run as administrator'

And the reason you have 4 panels... there are 4 different FDE's (Tu-144S, Tu-144D, Tu-144LL and Tu-144D extended range) and 3 models (Tu-144S, Tu-144D, Tu-144LL)

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