Export.lua - LoGetMechInfo

Hi all,

I'm trying to export the gear status of airplanes into the Export.log.

LoGetMechInfo doesnt seem to work on anything other than FC3 planes. Is there no easy way to export gear status for actual modules?

I would also like to know the files I should poke through to find landing gear indicators (main panel) entries in order to manually add support for each airplane. Thanks again

You might want to post in the mods section. Lots of folks would appreciate this as an export from ED for the native game. Mods to provide it, however break the game for multiplayer.

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You need to get the correct IDargument for the gears in each airplane. All of then are diferent, so you need to check for the airplane name aswell.

Usually you can get thsi information from the mainpanel_init.lua

For example, in mainpanel_init.lua of the KA50:

-- LGCP - Landing gear control panel

LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearUp					= CreateGauge()
LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearUp.arg_number			= 63
LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearUp.input				= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearUp.output				= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearUp.controller			= controllers.LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearUp

LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearDown					= CreateGauge()
LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearDown.arg_number		= 64
LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearDown.input			= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearDown.output			= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearDown.controller		= controllers.LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearDown

LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearUp				= CreateGauge()
LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearUp.arg_number	= 61
LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearUp.input			= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearUp.output		= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearUp.controller	= controllers.LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearUp

LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearDown				= CreateGauge()
LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearDown.arg_number	= 62
LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearDown.input		= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearDown.output		= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearDown.controller	= controllers.LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearDown

LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearUp				= CreateGauge()
LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearUp.arg_number		= 59
LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearUp.input			= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearUp.output			= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearUp.controller		= controllers.LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearUp

LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearDown				= CreateGauge()
LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearDown.arg_number	= 60
LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearDown.input		= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearDown.output		= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearDown.controller	= controllers.LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearDown

LGCP_gear_handle				= CreateGauge()
LGCP_gear_handle.arg_number		= 65
LGCP_gear_handle.input			= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_gear_handle.output			= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_gear_handle.controller		= controllers.LGCP_gear_handle

So you need to get the values from the argument numbers like this:

mainPanel = GetDevice(0)
Lamp_NoseGearUp = mainPanel:get_argument_value(63)
Lamp_NoseGearDown = mainPanel:get_argument_value(64)
Lamp_RightMainGearUp = mainPanel:get_argument_value(61)
Lamp_RightMainGearDown = mainPanel:get_argument_value(62)
Lamp_LeftMainGearUp = mainPanel:get_argument_value(59)
Lamp_LeftMainGearDown = mainPanel:get_argument_value(60)
gear_handle = mainPanel:get_argument_value(65)

Hope thats help.

You need to get the correct IDargument for the gears in each airplane. All of then are diferent, so you need to check for the airplane name aswell.

Usually you can get thsi information from the mainpanel_init.lua

 

For example, in mainpanel_init.lua of the KA50:

 

-- LGCP - Landing gear control panel

LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearUp					= CreateGauge()
LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearUp.arg_number			= 63
LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearUp.input				= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearUp.output				= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearUp.controller			= controllers.LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearUp

LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearDown					= CreateGauge()
LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearDown.arg_number		= 64
LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearDown.input			= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearDown.output			= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearDown.controller		= controllers.LGCP_Lamp_NoseGearDown

LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearUp				= CreateGauge()
LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearUp.arg_number	= 61
LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearUp.input			= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearUp.output		= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearUp.controller	= controllers.LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearUp

LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearDown				= CreateGauge()
LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearDown.arg_number	= 62
LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearDown.input		= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearDown.output		= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearDown.controller	= controllers.LGCP_Lamp_RightMainGearDown

LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearUp				= CreateGauge()
LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearUp.arg_number		= 59
LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearUp.input			= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearUp.output			= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearUp.controller		= controllers.LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearUp

LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearDown				= CreateGauge()
LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearDown.arg_number	= 60
LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearDown.input		= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearDown.output		= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearDown.controller	= controllers.LGCP_Lamp_LeftMainGearDown

LGCP_gear_handle				= CreateGauge()
LGCP_gear_handle.arg_number		= 65
LGCP_gear_handle.input			= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_gear_handle.output			= {0.0, 1.0}
LGCP_gear_handle.controller		= controllers.LGCP_gear_handle

 

So you need to get the values from the argument numbers like this:

 

mainPanel = GetDevice(0)
Lamp_NoseGearUp = mainPanel:get_argument_value(63)
Lamp_NoseGearDown = mainPanel:get_argument_value(64)
Lamp_RightMainGearUp = mainPanel:get_argument_value(61)
Lamp_RightMainGearDown = mainPanel:get_argument_value(62)
Lamp_LeftMainGearUp = mainPanel:get_argument_value(59)
Lamp_LeftMainGearDown = mainPanel:get_argument_value(60)
gear_handle = mainPanel:get_argument_value(65)

 

 

Hope thats help.

Thanks so much Capt Zeen. Perfect example! Was hoping the export master would see this :)