gauges not showing in vc

[BoeingvsAirbusNKL]

I have another problem with the buchon. The gauges are not showing in the virtual cockpit.

how do i fix that?

[BoeingvsAirbusNKL]

basically i used the bf-109 panel from Paul Rebuffat's bf109 and added the gauges.
and modified the panel.cfg file
IT was there on the virtual cockpit for a while... then they disappeared.

[simonu]

Could this be a Vista/Win7 permissions issue?
Gauges in the VC are automatically duplicated in the gauges folder.
For instance, if your panel.cfg calls for gauge.gau and it appears in the flat panel and the VC CFS2 will create gauge_001.gau for the vc. (Gauges are dll files that are loaded into RAM at runtime, a separate instance is required in ram for each instance in the panel.cfg)
CFS2 requires permission to write files inside the program files folder to do this.
If you right click CFS2.exe and select run as administrator it should work fine.
If this does not fix your problem, more info will be needed.

[BoeingvsAirbusNKL]

actually i have XP.

and the gauges still won't show up.

[simonu]

Clearly not enough information, if you want help perhaps you would care to post the offending panel.cfg

[BoeingvsAirbusNKL]

I'll be posting it in a few moments.

[BoeingvsAirbusNKL]

here it is.

// This Panel.cfg file created by CfgEdit
// Built Friday, April 26, 2002 at 15:25 Build:16969
[Window Titles]
Window00=Me109G -- Tableau de bord général
Window01=Me109G -- Commandes moteur
Window02=Me109G -- GPS
　
　
　
[Window00]
file=Panel Bf-109 G-4_640.bmp
file_1024=Panel Bf-109 G-4.bmp
size_mm=640,480
position=4
visible=1
ident=MAIN_PANEL
sizeable=1
render_3d_window=1
image_blend= 1.000
window_size= 1.000, 1.000
window_pos= 0.000,50.000
gauge00=bf109e!Fuel, 434,431,39,39
gauge01=bf109e!Oil_Pressure, 475,432,39,39
gauge02=bf109e!Oil_Temperature, 471,382,39
gauge03=bf109e!Airspeed, 215,354,54,54
gauge04=bf109e!Altimeter, 154,354,54
gauge05=bf109e!Attitude, 215,296,53,53
gauge06=bf109e!Magneto, 97,351,21,53
gauge07=bf109e!Starter, 120,366,29,26
gauge08=bf109e!Engine_Temperature, 431,382,39,39
gauge09=bf109e!Tachometer, 279,360,48,48
gauge10=bf109e!Boost_Pressure, 342,334,48,47
gauge11=bf109e!Gear, 36,424,43,41
gauge12=bf109e!Fuel_Warning, 443,335,28,44
gauge13=bf109e!Clock, 382,288,46,45
gauge14=SimIcons1024!ATC Icon, 257, 259 ,9,8
gauge15=SimIcons1024!Map Icon, 239,250,9,8
gauge16=SimIcons1024!GPS Icon, 257,250,9,8
gauge17=SimIcons1024!Avionics Icon, 248,250,9,8
gauge18=SimIcons1024!Compass Icon, 239,259,9,8
gauge19=SimIcons1024!Kneeboard Icon, 248,259,9,8
gauge20=SimIcons1024!Other Controls Icon, 230,250,9,8
gauge21=SimIcons1024!Throttle Quadrant Prop Icon, 230,259,9,8
gauge22=bf109e!Flaps, 17,397,19,82
gauge23=Mess!vsi, 283,314,42,42
gauge24=Mess!voltmeter, 393,337,46,45
gauge25=WEP!XML_WEP, 118,326,32,33
gauge26=bf109e!Directional_Gyro, 162,296,53
　
[Window01]
file=Thrust_Lever_Background.BMP
size_mm=46,132
position=6
visible=0
ident=THROTTLE_PANEL
sizeable=1
window_size= 0.071, 0.275
window_pos= 0.000, 0.726
gauge00=Mess!ecu_popup, 4,4,180,172
[Window02]
Background_color=16,16,16
size_mm=150,129
position=8
visible=0
ident=GPS_PANEL
gauge00=fs9gps!gps_500, 0,0,240,185
[Vcockpit01]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=512,512
position=7
visible=0
ident=
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$109
gauge00=bf109e!Fuel, 372,219,30,40
gauge01=bf109e!Oil_Pressure, 405,219,30,40
gauge02=bf109e!Oil_Temperature, 369,172,30,40
gauge03=bf109e!Airspeed, 180,155,43,52
gauge04=bf109e!Altimeter, 132,155,43,52
gauge05=bf109e!Attitude, 171,61,43,52
gauge06=bf109e!Magneto, 70,117,24,65
gauge07=bf109e!Starter, 34,218,29,26
gauge08=bf109e!Engine_Temperature, 336,172,30,40
gauge09=bf109e!Tachometer, 231,149,54,63
gauge10=bf109e!Boost_Pressure, 287,103,48,63
gauge11=bf109e!Gear, 67,209,43,41
gauge12=bf109e!Fuel_Warning, 380,106,28,44
gauge13=bf109e!Clock, 320,48,35,39
gauge14=SimIcons1024!ATC Icon, 201, 29 ,9,8
gauge15=SimIcons1024!Map Icon, 183,20,9,8
gauge16=SimIcons1024!GPS Icon, 201,20,9,8
gauge17=SimIcons1024!Avionics Icon, 192,20,9,8
gauge18=SimIcons1024!Compass Icon, 183,29,9,8
gauge19=SimIcons1024!Kneeboard Icon, 192,29,9,8
gauge20=SimIcons1024!Other Controls Icon, 174,20,9,8
gauge21=SimIcons1024!Throttle Quadrant Prop Icon, 174,29,9,8
gauge22=bf109e!Flaps, 68,113,27,82
gauge23=Mess!vsi, 236,98,42,49
gauge24=Mess!voltmeter, 341,106,34,46
gauge25=WEP!XML_WEP, 114,114,32,33
gauge26=bf109e!Directional_Gyro, 127,61,43,52
[Default View]
X=0
Y=0
SIZE_X=8191
SIZE_Y=5283

[bearcat241]

Because of the way VC panels are constructed during the design phase, you can't simply replace one model's VC with another's when doing panel mods. You can replace the sections relating to the 2D panel, but the sections connected to the VC are irreplaceable. That's because unlike the 2D panel, the VC panel is part of the mdl file. It has a designated texture background built into the mdl and in the sim, the dynamic gauges are populated upon this texture backgound. If the texture's original name is missing from the VC section, the gauges aren't drawn.

You'll need to go back to the original panel.cfg of the model, copy the entire original VC section (which includes the default texture's name) and overwrite the entire VC section of the bf109e panel.cfg:


(taken from your post above)

[Vcockpit01]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=512,512
position=7
visible=0
ident=
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$109 <<<<------------------- this texture belongs exclusively to the BF109 mdl
gauge00=bf109e!Fuel, 372,219,30,40
gauge01=bf109e!Oil_Pressure, 405,219,30,40
gauge02=bf109e!Oil_Temperature, 369,172,30,40
gauge03=bf109e!Airspeed, 180,155,43,52
gauge04=bf109e!Altimeter, 132,155,43,52
gauge05=bf109e!Attitude, 171,61,43,52
gauge06=bf109e!Magneto, 70,117,24,65
gauge07=bf109e!Starter, 34,218,29,26
gauge08=bf109e!Engine_Temperature, 336,172,30,40
gauge09=bf109e!Tachometer, 231,149,54,63
gauge10=bf109e!Boost_Pressure, 287,103,48,63
gauge11=bf109e!Gear, 67,209,43,41
gauge12=bf109e!Fuel_Warning, 380,106,28,44
gauge13=bf109e!Clock, 320,48,35,39
gauge14=SimIcons1024!ATC Icon, 201, 29 ,9,8
gauge15=SimIcons1024!Map Icon, 183,20,9,8
gauge16=SimIcons1024!GPS Icon, 201,20,9,8
gauge17=SimIcons1024!Avionics Icon, 192,20,9,8
gauge18=SimIcons1024!Compass Icon, 183,29,9,8
gauge19=SimIcons1024!Kneeboard Icon, 192,29,9,8
gauge20=SimIcons1024!Other Controls Icon, 174,20,9,8
gauge21=SimIcons1024!Throttle Quadrant Prop Icon, 174,29,9,8
gauge22=bf109e!Flaps, 68,113,27,82
gauge23=Mess!vsi, 236,98,42,49
gauge24=Mess!voltmeter, 341,106,34,46
gauge25=WEP!XML_WEP, 114,114,32,33
gauge26=bf109e!Directional_Gyro, 127,61,43,52

[BoeingvsAirbusNKL]

Thx for pointing that out, bearcat.