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A program that points out coordinates in model

Postby Happyapple96 » Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:42 pm

I'm trying to finish up a aircraft by tweaking the Aircraft.cfg, but I'm having trouble finding the Longitudinal, Lateral, Vertical coordinates needed. ex. Lights, Contact Points. Is there a program or tips for this?
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Re: A program that points out coordinates in model

Postby RaptorF22 » Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:27 pm

Well, I don't know of a program that specifically does that; but if you use the FX Editor in the FSX SDK you can move the red thingy to a point on the A/C and copy the coordinates it shows.

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Re: A program that points out coordinates in model

Postby Dickert » Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:11 pm

Hi Happpy

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Re: A program that points out coordinates in model

Postby alrot » Tue Sep 14, 2010 1:20 am

but if you use the FX Editor in the FSX SDK you can move the red thingy to a point on the A/C and copy the coordinates it shows.

Hope this helps.


that would be awesome, But I think I never see such of tool  :-? ,I got FSX-Aceleration and Im very interest it ,are you sure that is the name "FX Editor"?
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Re: A program that points out coordinates in model

Postby RaptorF22 » Tue Sep 14, 2010 6:29 am

That is what it shows up as under the FSX menus, but it is called the Special Effects SDK, I believe.
Do you have the FSX Accel SDK installed?
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Re: A program that points out coordinates in model

Postby alrot » Tue Sep 14, 2010 7:53 am

That is what it shows up as under the FSX menus, but it is called the Special Effects SDK, I believe.
Do you have the FSX Accel SDK installed?



I think you mean acceleration's SDK, Yes, I do have accel
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Re: A program that points out coordinates in model

Postby RaptorF22 » Tue Sep 14, 2010 9:08 pm

What do you mean there is nothing in the folder?
If you mean "Microsoft Games/Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK" is empty, that is a problem.
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Re: A program that points out coordinates in model

Postby alrot » Wed Sep 15, 2010 2:19 am

What do you mean there is nothing in the folder?
If you mean "Microsoft Games/Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK" is empty, that is a problem.



Sorry You are right not to understand me ,I express it wrong ;D ,I mean the folder Special Effects SDK , which is part of the FSX-SDK _sp2,is not empy but none of the files INSIDE refers to aircraft.cfg ,not the *.xml and none of the visualfxtool.dll

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Re: A program that points out coordinates in model

Postby Hagar » Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:08 am

Excuse me butting in. I've never used the FSX SDX but I do have it installed. Alex, from your shot you're missing a file named Creating Special Effects.html. I assume this explains how to use the visualfx tool.
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[i]Main Dialog
     Friendly Name      A name can be entered here to help identify the effect.      Display Name=friendly name
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Re: A program that points out coordinates in model

Postby RaptorF22 » Wed Sep 15, 2010 6:13 am

Ok, if you have the visualfxtool.dll and DLL.xml you are fine.
Just place the DLL.xml in C:\Users\*username*\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX.
But make sure to back up the DLL.xml file that is already in the FSX folder.
Oh, and by the way, this tool is used in FSX, not gmax; just to clear up any misunderstanding.
So start up FSX and start a free flight and if all worked there should be a new drop-down in the alt-menu named "Tools".
Under that, there should be the option "FX Tool...".

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Hope this helps! :)
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Re: A program that points out coordinates in model

Postby RaptorF22 » Wed Sep 15, 2010 6:31 am

And if you get the FX Editor working, use these three sliders and input boxes to move the red thingy around the A/C.

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Re: A program that points out coordinates in model

Postby alrot » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:28 am

FSX still brings me surprises ,I didn't know this,Or I'm definably living under a rock
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Re: A program that points out coordinates in model

Postby alrot » Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:35 am

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Re: A program that points out coordinates in model

Postby RaptorF22 » Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:48 pm

Oh yeah, FSX is full of surprises; some good and some bad.
Glad you got it working, the SDK is very useful and fun if you can figure it out. :)
And no, it will not work in full screen mode because it is a separate program that has to run and is covered up by FSX when it's in full screen.
Read around on this site for info about the various SDK tools and their use.
Also check out the .html, .doc, and .txt files in the SDK, they have a lot of information to sort through.
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Re: A program that points out coordinates in model

Postby alrot » Wed Sep 15, 2010 5:38 pm

Thanks you so much F22Raptor,I really wasn't aware of these tools  :)
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