Add-On Design - Panel Design
CfgEdit
WSYISYG panel
editor for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000, 98 and Combat
Flight Simulator with many unique features. Latest fully
functional Beta version 1.0 posted by kind permission of
the author, Ed Struzynski. Visit his site for online help
& future upgrades: (2.6MB)
Gauge Copier 5 for CFS 1&2,
FS98 and FS2000 & FS2002
Extracts all gauges
for a given panel to a directory of your choice.
Remembers all previous paths and allows selection and
deletion of individual gauges. This version corrects
misleading error messages and a path creation bug.
Executable file only so you must already have VB4 32-bit
runtime files on your PC. Dai Griffiths, Dragonflight
Design (40K)
Gauge Copier - lite version
v2.0
By request a
version without the VB runtime files - VB 4 runtime files
available here . Extracts all gauges for a given panel to
a directory of your choice. Remembers all previous paths.
Now tested working with FS98 and FS2000. Dai Griffiths,
Dragonflight Design. (24K)
So You Want to Build a
Dynamic Virtual Cockpit! A tutorial for Abacus FS Design
Studio Pro by J.P. Amodea
A step-by-step
tutorial aimed at the experienced 3D modeller and wouldbe
modeller alike. Anyone who has built a virtual aircraft
with DS Pro may add a spectacular active instruments 3D
cockpit with a little extra effort. No arcane knowledge
required. Enjoy! Joe Amodea. (1.6MB)
FS98/CFS Gauges and Panel.cfg
Uninstaller
This an application
that allow you to delete a "Panel.cfg" file
with the gauges files used by it. Will not delete gauges
used by other panels. This application was developed in
Visual Basic. It doesnt require any file. By Manuel
Ambulo. (2.9MB)
FS98/CFS/FS2000 GAU to BMP
utility
Extracts bitmaps
from gauge files and reinserts them after repainting.
Requires Visual Basic 5.0 drivers (SP3 version). By Chuck
Dome. (145K)
FS2000 gauge hacking
utility
Displays raw
numbers so that gauge designers may discover new
variables in the absence of a new SDK. By Chuck Dome. (68K)
Scalemaker
A utility for FS98\2000
panel designers. This program makes it easy to create
scales for round dial gauges for FS98/2000. The user only
has to enter six parameters into the program for it to
draw and display the scale on screen. The scale can be
saved as a bitmap and edited using any paint program.
FREEWARE by Scott Macmillan. (150K)
FS2000 gauge lighting
utility
FS2000 gauge
lighting utility. Adds the soft pink night lighting to FS98/CFS
gauges. Version 1.1 works with more gauges, including the
large CFS "clustered" GAU files. A new option
adds FS98-style night lighting to unlit gauges. An added
utility changes the FS2000 GPS gauge background lighting.
Requires Visual Basic 4.0 driver files. By Chuck Dome.
Find GAU! Version 1.0.0
By Bill Yiannakos,
Copyright (c) 2002,ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.THIS PROGRAM IS
FREEWARE. Find GAU! searches MSFS panel.cfg files and
finds which gauges are mentioned in them and so, which
gauges are included in the linked panel. Very useful for
panel disigners. (35K)
Panel Design Tutorial
The purpose of this
tutorial is to give people a BASIC idea on how to design
panels in Paint Shop Pro 7.You must have Paint Shop Pro
before starting to read the tutorial and making panels.
Download a trial version at jasc.com. This tutorial gives
you a better undertanding of how panel designing is done.
It does not deal with the addition of gauges, only design.
(I plan to make another tutorial specifically on Gauges)
Also included in the .zip is a 'template' panel.cfg that
must be modified depending on the panel. The tutorial is
in Rich text format (Word). Tutorial by Havoc Wreaker (Zone).
(718K)
Gauge Creation Tutorial Rev.
14
Not for non-programmers
but can be used by non-C programmers. Addition of info on
how to avoid the "Flight Simulator is unable to load...."
message. For programming C-language gauges only. By Dai
Griffiths, Dragonflight Design. (3.3MB)
Honeywell Corporation MFD
Display FSC's for use in Virtual Panels/Cockpits.
The 4x4 " MFd
is used in the F-16, Etc. The 6x6 " is used in AH-64
Apache, but may be suitable for many other projects. FDFS
FSC & BMP formats. By Pedro Caldeira. (582K)
Honeywell Radio Management
Unit RM-85 FSC's for use in Virtual Panels/Cockpits.
Used in Primus 1000
Avionics Suite Learjet 45. FSDS FSC & BMP format. By
Pedro Caldeira. (314K)