Is there a way to make existing panel instruments smaller?

[xen_steda]

Hi there, I would like to add some instrument to an aircraft and some of the instruments are a bit large for the spots I would place them in. Is there a way to adjust the scale of these instrument files? Inside Flightgear itself would be great but any method would be appreciated. Thanks for any information on this.

[wkitty42]

are you keeping the craft true to life? that's an important aspect to consider...

[xen_steda]

I am, I'm only adding a few instruments based on photos of the cockpit interior. The plane as it is now is missing a good amount of them, I'm only looking to add a couple more.

[D-ECHO]

You can use a scale animation, this is e.g. one I use to make 80mm instruments to 57mm as e.g. variometers in gliders sometimes have the one standard and sometimes the other:

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     <animation>
        <type>scale</type>
        <x-offset>0.7125</x-offset>
        <y-offset>0.7125</y-offset>
        <z-offset>0.7125</z-offset>
    </animation>


Put this into your instrument's .xml file. Giving no object-name means that it's applied to every object in the corresponding .ac file.

[xen_steda]

Thanks a lot, I will be trying this out as soon as I can!...*time passes*...Yep, it works like a charm, thanks!