VC Panel Mod issues FSPS, ISG1 guages.

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   I have successfully installed Ernie's gauges in my VC using FSPS.  However, I would like to stretch them so that they can be seen easier.
First, here is the 2D view and how the ISG1 A320 PFD should look.

Looks great, works well.

Now, for the VC part.

To illustrate, I stretched this gauge more than normal but as you can see my left airspeed tape as well as my heading tape (bottom) disapears (at night).  So there is only so far that I can stretch this guage.

Now, I noticed that this only happens if I go outside the inner area where the original gauge resided.  By that I mean, if you look here you can see a silver ring around the PFD and MFD.  I cannot go out side of those areas.

I did some research on guage placement and the idea of planars, but I rapidly got confused, lol. 

I even putzed with the VC bitmaps to see if it was merely a matter of changing the area where the guage could reside.  But to no avail. 

Is the area on the panel where the old PFD sat, a defined dimension?  Or is it a matter of a background that could maybe be extended to allow me to stretch the PFD?  

Can I modify anything in the VC so as I can stretch my guage,(s) a little more for a better view of the PFD?

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jetblst Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Intermediate Group Joined: July-30-2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Points: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote jetblst Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: VC Panel Mod issues FSPS, ISG1 guages. Posted: November-24-2014 at 12:38am
	I have successfully installed Ernie's gauges in my VC using FSPS. However, I would like to stretch them so that they can be seen easier. First, here is the 2D view and how the ISG1 A320 PFD should look. Looks great, works well. Now, for the VC part. To illustrate, I stretched this gauge more than normal but as you can see my left airspeed tape as well as my heading tape (bottom) disapears (at night). So there is only so far that I can stretch this guage. Now, I noticed that this only happens if I go outside the inner area where the original gauge resided. By that I mean, if you look here you can see a silver ring around the PFD and MFD. I cannot go out side of those areas. I did some research on guage placement and the idea of planars, but I rapidly got confused, lol. I even putzed with the VC bitmaps to see if it was merely a matter of changing the area where the guage could reside. But to no avail. Is the area on the panel where the old PFD sat, a defined dimension? Or is it a matter of a background that could maybe be extended to allow me to stretch the PFD? Can I modify anything in the VC so as I can stretch my guage,(s) a little more for a better view of the PFD?
	Respectfully Jet

n4gix1303 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: December-08-2011 Location: Hammond, IN Points: 149	Post Options Post Reply Quote n4gix1303 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November-24-2014 at 2:40pm
	Jet, in the VC the gauge polygons (the "projection screens") are fixed size in the compiled model. They can NOT be modified by anyone except the person who has the original modeling source file.
	Bill Leaming Gauge Programming - 3d Modeling Military Visualizations Flightsim Rig:Intel� Core� i7-2600K - 8GB DDR3 1333 - GeForce GTX550Ti 1GB - Win7 64bit Home Premium

jetblst Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Intermediate Group Joined: July-30-2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Points: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote jetblst Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November-24-2014 at 2:51pm
	Hi Bill! Ok! That was the answer I was looking for. With FSPS I was able to do a fairly acceptable job installing ISG1 Gauges, in the VC. So I'll live with what I have. Which really is not bad. Thank you for your quick response!
	Respectfully Jet