making panels - a beginners guide please!

[steveamsden]

Hi folks,

Although I have no experience, I would very much like to have a go at producing a classic panel- gauges and all.
Any advice / pointers would be much appreciated.

Thanks Steve

[DanKH]

A very good advice would be to start by reading the SDK regarding creating panels...
Then go take a dive into some existing panels, and try to figure out what the developer has done.

later on, take a visit to FSdeveloper, and start asking specific questions here and there. Plenty of help available, but it is of course very difficult to answer questions like: "How do I make a panel" .....

It is easier to get answers to: "How do I place my bmp file the correct place on the main panel window" or things like that...

[Garry Russell]

There is a programme for building panels

Can't think off hand what it's called :think:



****EDIT****

http://www.fspanelstudio.com/


Garry

[nigelb]

There is a programme for building panels

Can't think off hand what it's called :think:



****EDIT****

http://www.fspanelstudio.com/


Garry

I would say FS Panel Studio is essential if your going to be doing any amount of panel creation. The editor, (FS Aircraft Editor) that comes with FS9 is terrible.

[DanKH]

Notepad is quite a good editor ;-)

[decapod]

I've got a couple you can have a go at ;-) ;-) ;-)

http://www.cbfsim.org/cbfsim/cbfsBB/vie ... =6&t=14875

or here
I've not tried it myself yet as the models are not quite finished.

[steveamsden]

Thanks for all the advice folks - I will have a play and see what I can come up with.