Hello, again!
OK- this is a new thread that I have set up to deal with the work that I am undertaking (with, of course, plenty of input and contributions from FG community members) on the Fokker 50 cockpit. A previous thread is http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=345. I wanted this new thread to reflect the progress that we have made on the aircraft, and also for it to have 'Fokker 50' in the title!
For those of you unfamiliar with the project so far-
- The external model, by Erik Hofman, is excellent, and can be downloaded from the aircraft page. It also includes a working FDM.
- Making the internal aspects of the F50 is more or less my first FGFS or 3d-modelling experience.
- For a living, I fly the F50. The only programming experience I have is in the distant past, and limited.
Here's a picture of the latest progress:
Things are coming along, and a state of flyability approaches. I need some help, however:
I am now at the stage where I'd like to be able to interact with the cockpit. For instance, I'd like to be able to swap standby/active frequencies in my new NAV receiver, press buttons, make things light-up when I press them, that sort of thing.
AJM was good enough to write a wiki page on creating a simple Nasal script, which was most helpful. However, it's not clear to me how I can make a mouse-click translate to an event in the aircraft. I've also been looking at other models to see if I could figure it out. However, I can't.
So, could someone give me a hand figuring out chunks, layers, actions etc? Is there an online resource that I can refer to? AJM, do you have time for another of your excellent tutorials?!
Happy flying!
Charlie