miatamariner Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 For anyone who has this model, how do you open the cargo doors? Shift-E will open the front passenger door, but Shift-E-2, 3 and 4 yield no results. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) What does the [exits] look like in the aircraft.cfg? Next thing, there might be a popup panel with door controls on it. Just looked at the panel.cfg and saw no door control popup. Looked at the aircraft.cfg at [exits] and saw 4 listed, but that does not guarantee they are all animated. Edited June 14, 2020 by mrzippy Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Robinson Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 If you have it installed correctly Shift+8 should open the "Tds_Util" window where you can open and display all sorts of things: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miatamariner Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 Yes, Shift-8 opens the utility panel but in the GSU1 box, I could only open the starboard side rear cargo door. The other door buttons do not work. Just an observation that an aircraft of this caliber would not have all doors that open. Even the default 737-800 gives this action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Robinson Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 There's a couple folders from the base model download that need to be installed as subfolders of the panel folder. There's a folder in the base download called "Tds_util" which has to do with the gauge itself, obviously you have that working, but there's also a folder named "panel\Tds737ADVCONTROL" which contains a bunch of XML gauges that have to do with the animations. They're called out in my panel.cfg in the VC sections like this: [VCockpit02] size_mm=512,512 pixel_size=512,512 texture=$Posky_ACU background_color=0,0,0 gauge00=Tds737ADVCONTROL!Tds_AdvInit, 140,80,140,80 gauge01=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsAUX, 140,80,140,80 gauge02=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsRudder_Elev, 140,80,140,80 gauge03=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsEngRev, 140,80,140,80 gauge04=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsWingflex, 140,80,140,80 gauge05=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsNosegearsteerling, 140,80,140,80 gauge06=Tds737ADVCONTROL!Tds_Spoiler, 140,80,140,80 gauge07=Tds737ADVCONTROL!Tdsflasher, 140,80,140,80 gauge08=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsSEA, 140,80,140,80 gauge09=Tds737ADVCONTROL!Tdsgearheight, 140,80,140,80 Do you have those? Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miatamariner Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) Here is my VC Cockpit listing. /----------------------- VC ----------------------------- [VCockpit01] texture=$737_1 Background_color=23,17,52 size_mm=1024,1024 pixel_size=1024,1024 gauge00=B737_800!overhead_popup, 4,4,581,529 gauge01=PhmB737!pfd, 6,536,260,260 gauge02=B737_800!trim_popup, 6,801,194,154 gauge03=B737_800!annunciator_speed_brake_armed, 6,961,51,28 gauge04=B737_800!annunciator_below_glideslope, 6,994,52,27 gauge05=PhmB737!annunciator_master, 64,961,132,40 gauge06=PhmB737!mfd, 347,536,260,260 gauge07=PhmB737!autopilot, 205,801,463,90 gauge08=B737_800!annunciator_panel_gear, 205,895,66,71 gauge09=PhmB737!annunciator_le_flaps, 204,974,100,28 gauge10=PhmB737!AutoBrake_Init, 0,0 gauge11=PhmB737!AutoBrake_Light, 281,903,32,16 gauge12=PhmB737!AutoBrake, 0,0 gauge13=PhmB737!Antiskid_INOP, 279,933,31,15 gauge14=B737_800!flap_indicator, 308,960,59,59 gauge15=B737_800!compass, 325,895,91,62 gauge16=B737_800!compass, 370,960,50,50 gauge17=PhmB737!clock, 424,896,105,105 gauge18=PhmB737!Rad_XPNDR, 589,4,190,78 gauge19=PhmB737!Rad_Nav2, 589,87,190,78 gauge20=PhmB737!Rad_Nav1, 589,169,190,77 gauge21=PhmB737!Rad_Com2, 589,249,190,78 gauge22=PhmB737!Rad_Com1, 589,330,190,78 gauge23=PhmB737!Rad_Audio, 589,411,190,40 gauge24=PhmB737!Rad_ADF, 589,454,190,80 gauge25=PhmB737!eicas, 704,541,260,260 gauge26=PhmB737!adf_vor_backup, 757,908,104,105 gauge27=B737_800!attitude_backup, 533,896,104,105 //gauge28=PhmB737!Standby_Altimeter, 641,909,104,104 gauge28=PhmB737!backup_pfd, 641,909,104,104 gauge29=PhmB737!efis_control_panel, 672,815,143,76 gauge30=PhmB737!fmc, 783,1,236,370 gauge31=B737_800!knob_n1_set, 828,825,43,46 gauge32=fs9gps!gps_500, 782,372,211,165 gauge33=PhmB737!GPWS, 613,751,82,41 gauge34=Tds737ADVCONTROL!Tds_AdvInit, 140,80,140,80 gauge35=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsAUX, 140,80,140,80 gauge36=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsRudder_Elev, 140,80,140,80 gauge37=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsEngRev, 140,80,140,80 gauge38=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsWingflex, 140,80,140,80 gauge39=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsNosegearsteerling, 140,80,140,80 gauge40=Tds737ADVCONTROL!Tds_Spoiler, 140,80,140,80 gauge41=Tds737ADVCONTROL!Tdsflasher, 140,80,140,80 gauge42=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsSEA, 140,80,140,80 gauge43=Tds737ADVCONTROL!Tdsgearheight, 140,80,140,80 gauge44=Gauges_Sound\Sound3!sound, 1,1,1,1, \TCAS_Sound\Sound.ini gauge45=Gauges_Sound\dsd_fsx_xml_sound!Sound, 1,1,1,1, \VSpeed_B737_Sound\Sound.ini gauge46=Gauges_Sound\CALLOUT_SOUND!sound, 1,1,1,1, \Callout_B737_Sound\Sound.ini gauge47=Callout_B737!Callout_B737, 1,1,1,1 gauge48=Gauges_Sound\dsd_fsx_xml_sound!Sound, 1,1,1,1, \Cockpit_Sound\CockpitSounds.ini gauge49=Cockpit!KeyEvent_Sounds, 1,1,1,1 gauge50=Brakes_B737!BrakeSound, 1,1,1,1 gauge51=Gauges_Sound\Sound3!sound 1,1,1,1, \Brakes_B737_Sound\Sound.ini gauge52=atrim!autotrim,0,0 [Vcockpit02] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=512,512 visible=1 pixel_size=512,512 texture=$ExtraGauges gauge00=Icons32!ECU Icon, 160,324,10,10 gauge01=Icons32!Overhead Icon, 149,324,10,10 gauge02=Icons32!HGS Icon, 171,324,10,10 gauge03=Icons32!Trim Icon, 182,324,10,10 gauge04=Icons32!Kneeboard Icon, 193,324,10,10 gauge05=Icons32!Map Icon, 204,324,10,10 gauge06=Icons32!Pedestal Icon, 149,335,10,10 gauge07=Icons32!GPS Icon, 160,335,10,10 gauge08=Icons32!Radio Icon, 171,335,10,10 gauge09=Icons32!ATC Icon, 182,335,10,10 gauge10=Icons32!GS Icon, 193,335,10,10 gauge11=Icons32!V Icon, 193,313,10,10 gauge12=TCAS_V2!TCAS_Switch, 204,313,10,10 gauge13=Icons32!Electrical Icon, 204,335,10,10 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Vcockpit03] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=512,512 visible=1 pixel_size=512,512 texture=$EXTANIMBASE gauge00=EXT_TEXTURE_ANIM!EXTTEST, 0,0,512,512 As we see, VC02 is not what you listed. In my panel folder there is a folder titled TDS737ADVCONTROL but mo reference to it in the VC01,02 or 03 listings. I'm going to copt/paste your listings and see what happens. Thanks Update: In looking over the panel cfg again, I noticed that the listing you showed is in the VC01, gauges 34 through 43. Does your copy of the Max-8 have animated doors, principally the starboard forward cargo door? Edited June 15, 2020 by miatamariner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Robinson Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 I can open both lower starboard cargo doors and also optionally display the belt loaders. I can also open both front & rear passenger doors plus there's a fuel door that opens on the underside of the starboard wing and a GPU door on the starboard lower fuselage near the nose gear. The galley doors opposite the two main passenger doors don't seem to open however but the CT trucks sort of obscure them when in place. Also my belt loaders don't seem to animate where on the 737-800 they did with baggage either moving in or out of the airplane, don't know what's wrong there. Then there's all the other stuff that can either be displayed or not, baggage carts, CT trucks, two options for fuel trucks, two options for tug position, a GPU unit or a GPU line that plugs into the ground, a bus, passenger stair trucks for each pax door, and "in stairs" for the FWD pax door that extends out of the fuselage. Maybe more that I haven't seen yet, lol. My panel folder has 4 subfolders: EXT_TEXTURE_ANIM -- EXTANIMBASE.BMP -- EXTTEST.xml -- TEST_BELT.bmp FDEHelper -- FDEInfo.xml Tds737ADVCONTROL -- TdsAUX.XML -- Tdsdebug.xml -- Tdsdebug2.xml -- Tdsdebug3.xml -- TdsEngRev.xml -- Tdsflasher.xml -- Tdsgearheight.xml -- TdsNosegearsteerling.xml -- TdsRudder_Elev.xml -- TdsSEA.xml -- TdsWingflex.xml -- Tds_AdvInit.xml -- Tds_Spoiler.xml Tds_util -- IN_OUT_IN.bmp -- IN_OUT_OUT.BMP -- ON-OFF_OFF.BMP -- ON-OFF_ON.BMP -- OPEN-CLOSE-CLOSE.BMP -- OPEN-CLOSE-OPEN.BMP -- SET_WAIT_SET.bmp -- SET_WAIT_WAIT.BMP -- Tds_Init.xml -- Tds_Timer.xml -- TDS_Util.xml -- Tds_utilbase.bmp -- UTILMENU_SEL0.bmp -- UTILMENU_SEL1.bmp -- UTILMENU_SEL2.bmp Here's my complete panel.cfg, the light panel is something I added myself, also I'm using the default 737-800 VC so I copied the default panel .bmps and B737_800.CAB into the panel folder (also had to copy the default VC textures into the main texture folder). // Panel Configuration file // Boeing 737-800 // Copyright (c) 1999-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. [Window Titles] window00=Main Panel window01=Radio Stack Window02=GPS Window03=Throttle Panel Window04=Overhead Panel Window05=Trim Panel Window06=Light Panel Window07=Utility Window08=FDEHelper Window09=PFD Window10=MFD Window11=EICAS Window12=Mini Panel [VIEWS] VIEW_FORWARD_WINDOWS=MAIN_PANEL,GPS_PANEL,THROTTLE_PANEL,OVERHEAD_PANEL VIEW_FORWARD_DIR=-1.000, 0.000, 0.000 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window00] file_1024=737-800_panel_background.bmp file_1024_night=737-800_panel_background_night.bmp size_mm=1024 position=7 visible=1 ident=MAIN_PANEL gauge00=B737_800!pfd_screen, 189,548 gauge01=B737_800!pfd, 210,567,179,179 gauge02=B737_800!mfd_screen, 409,548 gauge03=B737_800!mfd, 430,567,179,179 gauge04=B737_800!eicas_screen, 740,548 gauge05=B737_800!eicas, 760,565,179,179 gauge06=B737_800!compass, 839, 39 gauge07=B737_800!autopilot, 561,330 gauge08=B737_800!knob_1, 329,501 gauge09=B737_800!knob_2, 390,501 gauge10=B737_800!knob_3, 830,480 gauge11=B737_800!clock, 77,570 gauge12=B737_800!attitude_backup, 630,444 gauge13=B737_800!adf_vor_backup, 630,662 gauge14=B737_800!alti_and_asi_backup, 631,555 gauge15=B737_800!gear_lever, 959,524 gauge16=B737_800!annunciator_below_glideslope, 214,517 gauge17=B737_800!annunciator_le_flaps, 854,516 gauge18=B737_800!annunciator_speed_brake_armed, 516,516 gauge19=B737_800!annunciator_auto_brake_disarm, 823,441 gauge20=B737_800!annunciator_anti_skid_inop, 812,517 gauge21=B737_800!efis_control_panel, 416,344 gauge22=B737_800!flap_indicator, 892,452 gauge23=B737_800!annunciator_panel_1, 267,361 gauge24=B737_800!annunciator_panel_gear, 958,454 gauge25=B737_800!Knob_N1_Set, 755,454 gauge26=SimIcons1024!ECU Icon, 433, 448 gauge27=SimIcons1024!Overhead Icon, 455, 448 gauge28=SimIcons1024!Kneeboard Icon, 477, 448 gauge29=SimIcons1024!ATC Icon, 499, 448 gauge30=SimIcons1024!Map Icon, 521, 448 gauge31=SimIcons1024!GPS Icon, 543, 448 gauge32=SimIcons1024!Radio Icon, 565, 448 gauge33=SimIcons1024!Other Controls Icon, 587, 448 gauge34=n_number_plaque!n_number_plaque, 95,731,67,19 [Window01] size_mm=159,441 position=8 visible=0 BACKGROUND_COLOR=16,16,16 ident=RADIO_STACK_PANEL gauge00=737-400!Comm 1, 0, 0,159, 68 gauge01=737-400!Comm 2, 0, 68,159, 68 gauge02=737-400!Nav 1, 0, 135,159, 68 gauge03=737-400!Nav 2, 0, 203,159, 68 gauge04=737-400!Transponder, 0, 271,159, 68 gauge05=737-400!ADF, 0, 340,159, 68 gauge06=737-400!Audio, 0, 409,159, 32 [Window02] size_mm=456,378 window_size=0.5 position=8 BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0 VISIBLE=0 ident=GPS_PANEL gauge00=fs9gps!gps_500, 0,0 [Window03] //file=ECU\ecu_background.bmp size_mm=265,394 position=0 visible=0 BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0 ident=THROTTLE_PANEL gauge00=B737_800!ECU, 0, 0 [Window04] //file=Overhead\overhead_popup_background.bmp size_mm=581,529 position=2 visible=0 BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0 ident=OVERHEAD_PANEL gauge00=B737_800!overhead_popup, 0, 0 [Window05] size_mm=194,154 position=1 visible=0 BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0 ident=MISC_POPUP_1 gauge00=B737_800!trim_popup, 0, 0 [Window06] size_mm=150,75 position=0 background_color=1,1,1 visible=0 ident=338 window_size_ratio=1.00 gauge00=lgt_pnl!light_panel, 0,0,150,75 [Window07] VISIBLE=0 position=2 size_mm=298,104 child_3d=0 background_color=0,0,0 ident=Utility gauge00=Tds_util!Tds_Init, 0, 0 gauge01=Tds_util!Tds_Timer, 0, 0 gauge02=Tds_util!Tds_Util, 0, 0 [Window08] VISIBLE=0 position=2 size_mm=450,200 child_3d=0 background_color=0,0,0 ident=FDEHelper gauge00=FDEHelper!FDEInfo, 0, 0 //-------------------------------------------------------- // Full Size PFD [Window09] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=341,341 position=6 visible=0 ident=500 gauge01=B737_800!pfd_screen, 0,0, 341,341 gauge02=B737_800!pfd, 30,27, 280,280 //-------------------------------------------------------- // Full Size MFD [Window10] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=341,341 position=7 visible=0 ident=501 gauge01=B737_800!mfd_screen, 0,0, 341,341 gauge02=B737_800!mfd, 30,27, 280,280 //-------------------------------------------------------- // Full Size EICAS [Window11] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=341,341 position=8 visible=0 ident=502 gauge01=B737_800!eicas_screen, 0,0, 341,341 gauge02=B737_800!eicas, 30,27, 280,280 [Window12] position=6 size_mm=221,211 child_3d=1 background_color=0,0,0 ident=MINIPANEL gauge00=B737_800!pfd_screen, 0, 0 gauge01=B737_800!pfd, 21,19,179,179 [VCockpit01] size_mm=1024,1024 pixel_size=1024,1024 texture=$737_1 background_color=23,17,52 gauge01=B737_800!overhead_popup, 4,4,581,529 gauge02=B737_800!pfd, 6,536,260,260 gauge03=B737_800!trim_popup, 6,801,194,154 gauge04=B737_800!annunciator_speed_brake_armed, 6,961,51,28 gauge05=B737_800!annunciator_below_glideslope, 6,994,52,27 gauge06=B737_800!annunciator_panel_1, 64,961,132,40 gauge07=B737_800!mfd, 347,536,260,260 gauge08=B737_800!autopilot, 205,801,463,90 gauge09=B737_800!annunciator_panel_gear, 205,895,66,71 gauge10=B737_800!annunciator_le_flaps, 204,974,100,28 gauge11=B737_800!annunciator_auto_brake_disarm, 275,895,47,27 gauge12=B737_800!annunciator_anti_skid_inop, 275,925,37,27 gauge13=B737_800!flap_indicator, 308,960,59,59 gauge14=B737_800!compass, 325,895,91,62 gauge15=B737_800!compass, 370,960,50,50 gauge16=B737_800!clock, 424,896,105,105 gauge17=737-400!Transponder, 589,4,190,78 gauge18=737-400!Nav 2, 589,87,190,78 gauge19=737-400!Nav 1, 589,169,190,77 gauge20=737-400!Comm 2, 589,249,190,78 gauge21=737-400!Comm 1, 589,330,190,78 gauge22=737-400!Audio, 589,411,190,40 gauge23=737-400!ADF, 589,454,190,80 gauge24=B737_800!eicas, 704,541,260,260 gauge25=B737_800!adf_vor_backup, 757,908,104,105 gauge26=B737_800!attitude_backup, 533,896,104,105 gauge27=B737_800!alti_and_asi_backup, 641,909,103,103 gauge28=B737_800!efis_control_panel, 672,815,143,76 [VCockpit02] size_mm=512,512 pixel_size=512,512 texture=$Posky_ACU background_color=0,0,0 gauge00=Tds737ADVCONTROL!Tds_AdvInit, 140,80,140,80 gauge01=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsAUX, 140,80,140,80 gauge02=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsRudder_Elev, 140,80,140,80 gauge03=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsEngRev, 140,80,140,80 gauge04=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsWingflex, 140,80,140,80 gauge05=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsNosegearsteerling, 140,80,140,80 gauge06=Tds737ADVCONTROL!Tds_Spoiler, 140,80,140,80 gauge07=Tds737ADVCONTROL!Tdsflasher, 140,80,140,80 gauge08=Tds737ADVCONTROL!TdsSEA, 140,80,140,80 gauge09=Tds737ADVCONTROL!Tdsgearheight, 140,80,140,80 [VCockpit03] size_mm=512,512 pixel_size=512,512 texture=$EXTANIMBASE background_color=0,0,0 gauge00=EXT_TEXTURE_ANIM!EXTTEST, 0, 0, 512, 512 [Default View] X=0 Y=0 SIZE_X=8192 SIZE_Y=3600 [Color] Day=255,255,255 Night=255,255,255 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Robinson Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Also are you using the FSX model? My model's filename is "TDSX738MAX_LEAPX1B--P2WM.mdl" (The FS9 version model is TDS738MAX_LEAPX1B--P2WM.mdl - without the "X" after TDS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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