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virtual cockpit moving

Postby cleobis » Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:27 am

hi there, is it possible to move a virtual cockpit from an aircraft that has it to another? ex: moving the vc from the 737 default to another 737 that doesn't have it!!
I know it's in the model file, but is it possible to open this file  and selecxt only the VC? and then copy it to another mdl file?
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Re: virtual cockpit moving

Postby Skittles » Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:43 am

   I suppose if you can decompile the MDL files.  I don't know about GMAX but with FSDS I have to create two models. One for Ext view and one for VC view. So then the answer is yes, it's just a matter of copy and paste.

   I don't know if the MDL files can be decompiled or not, never needed to. I'm sure someone will guide you in that area.

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Re: virtual cockpit moving

Postby cleobis » Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:50 am

thks for the quick response ;D

now if anyone could go a bit further as to explain how to do it... ;)
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Re: virtual cockpit moving

Postby Felix/FFDS » Tue Mar 23, 2004 12:33 pm

THeoretically, yes - if you open the compiled MDL file with a hex editor and can figure out/identify the VC components.  I know I can't.

For practical purposes, you can't.  A VC is unique to the model.

If you were to have the source files of two 737s, one with and one without VC, you could copy/paste the VC parts from one to the other.
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Re: virtual cockpit moving

Postby Moach » Tue Mar 23, 2004 2:01 pm

it was that very problem that led me to starting my own 737 project with a vc ::)
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