missing datarefs in blender?

[Michael_Chang]

Hi! I'm building some manipulator buttons for the cockpit but I can't seem to find a dataref that corresponds to the FLCH or speed w/ climb mode in plane maker, is there a dateref I can use?

[Kieran]

Try this:

http://www.xsquawkbox.net/xpsdk/mediawiki/sim%252Fcockpit%252Fautopilot%252Fairspeed_mode

[Ben Russell]

better yet, use commands not datarefs.

[Kieran]

Ben, would I be correct in saying that it is best to use commands for the functionality of buttons, i.e. so that when you press them they interact with X-Plane, and that datarefs are best used for animations, i.e. showing to the user that the button has been pressed?

[Michael_Chang]

Try this:

http://www.xsquawkbox.net/xpsdk/mediawiki/sim%252Fcockpit%252Fautopilot%252Fairspeed_mode

Thanks for your help Kieran, I found a working one

 

better yet, use commands not datarefs.

I would if I could but I can't (yet?)

[Ben Russell]

Using a command-button will generally be cleaner;

 

- Who cares what the magic dataref values are.

- Doesn't matter if they change in future.

- Some things just have to be done that way.

 

I think a lot of people simply forget that there's a sim/command system there, the fact that they have names that look exactly like datarefs doesn't really help.

[Kieran]

Thanks Ben, makes sense now.

You're welcome Michael.