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I want to get a list of planets and their moons as an object graph to create an external selection dialog. I don't see anything, but is there a method to get these relationships directly from Orbiter or perhaps a way to get the name of the system from the currently executing scenario so that I...

Sorry about the jitter, but you should get the idea. There are three instances of RemoteMFD running with different displays active. L to R: XR2 engine + "stuff", Surface and nav, Orbit and VTOL

Under what circumstances would using the Vessel getElements (1) method be preferable to using the more powerful(?) getElements (2) ? Is using ORBITPARAM not a common thing when looking up elements, thus a way is needed to avoid the performance hit of populating it? I'm trying to decide if I...

Updates include: - Added XR2Ravenstar as an XRVessel - Updated SHIP:<>:NavModeStates to append the three XR autopilots if the target vessel uses XRVesselCtrl. - Added new ORB:SetHudBrightness command. HUD brightness can now be set as a level (0-100)

I want to send keys to Orbiter to control items I can't find api methods for (e.g. I to toggle info, f to toggle FoV). I've tried sendInput in a few variations but all that does is lock up the all keyboard input. Does anyone have an idea or working example?

http://www.piengineering.com/xkeys.php Pretty expensive, but the X-Keys stick would work real well as MFD edge keys. I added a reference to it in the wiki, along with this guy http://www.chproducts.com/retail/mfp.html I can envision the MFP as holding the simulation controls. . .

You'd think with more days off, I would have been farther along. I did succeed in commandeering my subwoofer and set it right behind the seat. . . wow. That butt rumble sure improves the ride :lol: Also mounted the gear and speedbrake switches on the center console and finally finished...

Can you enhance FBW to allow assignments of axes to user thruster groups by index (user0, user1, etc)? I think this would let us control other engines, like SCRAMs, not just the standard ones.

Shuttle-A is a very useful craft, and inheriting dbeachy's XRVesselCtrl interface would make it much more remotely controllable. I tried to start, but Orb:Connect enhancements have higher priority. Thanks in advance to anyone who takes this on.

The problem I'm running into is that the fixed H/W ratio of the Orbiter MFDs keep me from displaying multiple MFDs on a single monitor without a lot of wasted screen space. Considering how many MFDs we routinely use, I think as we create more remote MFDs, that we should deliberately design them...

This version contains a brand-new subscription service (thanks to Hielor), along with some minor enhancements. See the changelog in doc/OrbConnect for details. The subscription service allows your client to ask once for an Orb:Connect command, and then the data will be sent from Orb:Connect...

I have a pdf file created by toddwess when he did his Shuttle flight deck. Its dimensioned construction drawings. I was going to upload it to the wiki, but it won't accept pdfs. Any suffestions?

Should FAQs go here or on the wiki? We should have somewhere where the standard questions could be answered once. Can you use multiple monitors with Orbiter? Can you use multiple joysticks with Orbiter? We've already seen them many times, so I think we can come up with at least a half dozen. I...

Here's a couple pictures of mine. Its rather generic for STS or DG flights.

I'm looking at the ShuttleA sample code and have run across several instances like dock_status = DOOR_CLOSED; I haven't been able to find this constant defined, nor its brothers DOOR_CLOSING, DOOR_OPEN or DOOR_OPENING, in any of the SDK header files. Can someone share where these...

Well, I finally got the nerve to release my first add-on. Orb:Connect allows remote access to the Orbiter API (or a lot of it) over sockets. There have been a lot of requests lately for reverend's OUIPC, and I hope this will be an adequate substitute. You can find it at: Orb:Connect v1.0 Its...

Would anyone else like a hardware sub-forum for those of us building flight decks? Couldn't get any interest on M6, and its tough to find answers there. A place for those keyboard and joystick interfacing issues, multiple monitors, etc. Not just for Phidgets and Xxx-Wiz, IOCards, EPIC, and such.