Indicators

[<>Crippler<> 0]

Hey Sorry if this has already been posted, but I've searched for what I need and with no luck, but apologies if its already been said.

I'm having problems with a few instruments in my aircraft's cockpit- namely the radar altitude, the second rpm gauge and the vertical speed indicator. I've made these instruments just like I've done the other ones that work (e.g. the speed dial, clock), but they simply dont work The needle, that I created in O2, just isnt there on them. I've got all the needle's and their according axis in the Pilot view LOD. Here's what I've got in the config.cpp-

class IndicatorSpeed

{

selection = "speed"; axis = "speed axis";

angle = 350; min = 10; max = 150;

};

class IndicatorAltRadar

{

selection = "nm_alt"; axis = "osa_nm_alt";

angle = 350; min = 0; max = 340;

};

class IndicatorRPM

{

selection = "rpm";

axis = "osa_rpm";

angle = 100;

min = 0;

max = 1;

};

class IndicatorRPM2 : IndicatorRPM

{

selection = "rpm2";

axis = "osa_rpm2";

angle = 270;

min = 0;

max = 1;

};

class IndicatorWatch

{

hour = "hodinova";

minute = "minutova";

axis = "osa_time";

reversed = false;

};

class IndicatorCompass

{

selection = "kompas";

axis = "osa_kompas";

angle = -360;

min = -3.1415926536;

max = 3.1415926536;

reversed = true;

};

class IndicatorVertSpeed

{

selection = "vert_speed";

axis = "osa_vert_speed";

angle = -360;

min = -45;

max = 45;

};

so the ones in bold are what I'm having trouble with- I've made sure that all the selections are named right etc, so I dont know what I'm doing wrong I've even tried putting their axis in the memory LOD, but still to no effect. Hope someone can help me

Crippler

[hardrock 1]

IndicatorRPM2 doesn't exist, unfortunately  

at least it doesn't seem to work

The other ones... I don't know, be sure they aren't in any hiddenSelections Array or something like that

Do the instruments appear in the buldozer window?

[BraTTy 0]

They look correct and I know you know what you are doing,should only need these gauges in the view lods

I would try changing the values "angle" mainly,I have seen messing with these causing them to stop working

But even the "min" and "max" settings

Heres some from the F4U:

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class IndicatorVertSpeed

{

selection = "vert_speed";

axis = "osa_vert_speed";

angle = 360;

min = 8;

max = -8;

};

class IndicatorAltRadar

{

selection= "alt";

axis= "osa_alt";

angle= -360;

min= 0;

max= 304;

};

[Trenchfeet 0]

I've nerver had the RPM gauge work? maybe it doesn't work with planes

[<>Crippler<> 0]

Well the first rpm gauge works- I've got it as a throttle lever I wasnt sure it you could have a second rpm though- I think that must just be helicopters.

@hardrock -they're not hidden selections or anything weird , just normal selections in O2- they show up in buldozer, so I assume it must be a problem with the cpp.

I've tried making the angles as Trenchfeet suggests, but still to no avail I'll keep messing round though- and post the solution in here if I'm successful

[hardrock 1]

I meant in the cpp: is there an array called hiddenSelections?

[<>Crippler<> 0]

Yep there are some hidden selections on the aircraft- but nothing related to the instruments in any way- not even anything in the view Pilot LOD

[hardrock 1]

Strange

One last I can think of: Did you check the axis of the indicators? Sometimes you apply unintended 3 points to the selection, then the cursor will rotate on a different axis....

[Footmunch 0]

Crippler

Don't define the needle selections in CfgModels or in the

hiddenSelections - the game engine picks them up

automatically (like klapka and vejskovka).

IndicatorRPM should work, but RPM2 _does not_ work on

planes (and believe me, I've tried) - like there's only one

gun on planes, there's only one engine, AFAIK.

If the needles have disappeared in game, that would suggest

that the axes are badly defined and they are actually rotated

somewhere you can't see. Check that you only have two

points in the axis selection that are perpendicular to the

needle, and that you are using the same name in the LOD and

the CPP (check for underscores '_'). If the game can't find

the axes, it will rotate the needles around the centre of mass

(or zamerny, I think).

The angle value is the amount that the needle goes round

(ie 360 is a full circle). The min and max values depend on

the value being indicated.

[Trenchfeet 0]

Quote[/b] ]I've nerver had the RPM gauge work? maybe it doesn't work with planes

woops hope that didn't confuse the topic  it should have been RPM2

And i havn't had it work since then  

[<>Crippler<> 0]

ok I've realised what I've done wrong and its rather a stupid mistake- on the 'faulty' instruments, the needle was actually behind the face with the instrument texture- I didnt see this in buldozer as the textures sometimes come through each other,as seen in this case Thanks for your help though anyway guys -at least I've learnt a bit more about indicators from this problem sorry it was a fault on my part though.

Thanks

Crippler