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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
DC-4 Skymaster
- Thread starter lagaffe
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lagaffe
SOH-CM-2026
Thanks for the link to this manual but if you read the post since the beginning I have gave hit in page 2 (Jan 31) and most of screenshot for the fuel management are taken in this manual 
When I work on an airplane, I have a model-making approach and the first thing I do is to gather as much documentation as possible about it. At present, I have more than 830 MB of PDFs and images on my hard drive regarding the DC-4 and C-54.
This manual and a DC-4 manual are provided in this addon since the first alpha version tested
As for the instruments, I have already prepared three virtual cockpits which will be "merged" with an interior model to have as much flexibility as possible in case another variation is created:
The second cockpit on which I will be working next week need to be cleaned up and then the XML code will be written.
It is this one which is planned to be "merged" with the DC-4 "Liner" like DC-4 Air France or South-Africa.
The third one is for now just a rough draft that needs a lot of work to be usable. It will probably be associated with a military C-54 cargo version.
A little trick for developers I found to resolve my issues with the clickable area around the center console.
In the first versions, it was the entire trim that was declared clickable via the associated ModelBehavior, but since the manipulation wheel is very large or even too large, it was very difficult to click on the levers at the back. (tank selection, carburetor control or cross-feed).
The solution is finally quite simple, I separated the trims into two parts:
- the central axis and
- the manipulation wheel.
The wheel was declared as an child object of the central axis and it was the axis that was then declared in the ModelBehavior.
In this way, to act with the mouse, the cursor must be moved on the axis and not on the wheel, which allows for better separation between the various areas on the virtual cockpit.
When I work on an airplane, I have a model-making approach and the first thing I do is to gather as much documentation as possible about it. At present, I have more than 830 MB of PDFs and images on my hard drive regarding the DC-4 and C-54.
This manual and a DC-4 manual are provided in this addon since the first alpha version tested
As for the instruments, I have already prepared three virtual cockpits which will be "merged" with an interior model to have as much flexibility as possible in case another variation is created:
The second cockpit on which I will be working next week need to be cleaned up and then the XML code will be written.
It is this one which is planned to be "merged" with the DC-4 "Liner" like DC-4 Air France or South-Africa.
The third one is for now just a rough draft that needs a lot of work to be usable. It will probably be associated with a military C-54 cargo version.
A little trick for developers I found to resolve my issues with the clickable area around the center console.
In the first versions, it was the entire trim that was declared clickable via the associated ModelBehavior, but since the manipulation wheel is very large or even too large, it was very difficult to click on the levers at the back. (tank selection, carburetor control or cross-feed).
The solution is finally quite simple, I separated the trims into two parts:
- the central axis and
- the manipulation wheel.
The wheel was declared as an child object of the central axis and it was the axis that was then declared in the ModelBehavior.
In this way, to act with the mouse, the cursor must be moved on the axis and not on the wheel, which allows for better separation between the various areas on the virtual cockpit.
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