fsx cockpit makeover

[drbob777]

could you mabey share with me how to do this please?
i have the file converter and pixia.

Help as in moving it to your C172 folder or actually painting the panel?

[Hagar]

but would you all mind telling me how to replace guages via the notepad?

Open Panel.cfg in Notepad & scroll down to the [VCockpitxx] sections. This example is [VCockpit02]. The gauges are listed by file name. These are all default cluster gauges that contain one or more sub-gauges. The gauge name (in this case Cessna.dll) is followed by an exclamation mark ! & then the name of the sub-gauge.

size_mm=512,512
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$C172s_2
background_color=0,0,0

gauge00=Cessna!Heading_Indicator,

[kev13479]

i have the demo, but thats only for the panel right?
because i was talking about in the virtual cockpit.

[kev13479]

[/quote]
Help as in moving it to your C172 folder or actually painting the panel?[/quote]

sorry, i know i was very unclear yesterday, had a busy day.
what i was trying to say was ---> Is it possible to put guages in diffent places in the cockpit where there is nothing? (e.g. the right side of the panel on the defult C172... but for the virtual cockpit).

[Hagar]

i have the demo, but thats only for the panel right?
because i was talking about in the virtual cockpit.

Open the C172 panel in FS Panel Studio. Click Window & select VCockpit01 or VCockpit02.



To swap a gauge first click on it to select it. Then click Edit & select Swap.

[Hagar]

sorry, i know i was very unclear yesterday, had a busy day.
what i was trying to say was ---> Is it possible to put guages in diffent places in the cockpit where there is nothing? (e.g. the right side of the panel on the defult C172... but for the virtual cockpit).

No. As I told you before you can only swap existing gauges.

[kev13479]

ok, one last question,
i have never uploaded anything onto simv before, but i have created some textures for the defult C208B... is it entirely legal for me to just upload this?
do i need a licence or what?

[BrandonF]

ok, one last question,
i have never uploaded anything onto simv before, but i have created some textures for the defult C208B... is it entirely legal for me to just upload this?
do i need a licence or what?

Tell me one thing. You've seen add-on textures for almost every default aircraft before, right? It's completely legal, and I see no reason why it wouldn't be.  8-)

Happy uploading! 

8-)

[kev13479]

ok, thanks everyone for the information.
and i see your point brandon, just thought it might be a good idea to check first.

[BrandonF]

and i see your point brandon, just thought it might be a good idea to check first.

It's always a good idea to check before doing something for the first time.  I don't blame you. Sounds like something I would have asked back when I was learning how to edit aircraft.

8-)