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=== Open Aircraft === | === Open Aircraft === | ||
This menu option allows for opening an aircraft to the location your are currently positioned on, in the x plane world. Selecting this menu brings up the open/save (Aircraft) dialog, while automatically pausing the sim. | |||
The dialog shows 4 main views/controls : | |||
<li>A tree view of the aircraft folder on the upper hand which can be used as a visual reference. </li> | |||
<li>A pull down ( combo) control on the top for navigating the folders.</li> | |||
<li>A List box control listing the contents of the currently open folder.</li> | |||
<li>A cancel button to exit the dialog at any point in time.</li> | |||
The pull down will list hierarchially (top most folder first) . Selecting any folder will open up that folder's contents in the list box control. Double clicking a sub folder in the list box will open up its inner contents and updates the tree view as well as the combo control. Navigate down to an aircraft's folder and click on the file with an "acf" extension to open the aircraft into the sim world. | |||
The aircraft folders in X plane is organised in the fashion as mentioned below | |||
The Root folder >> The Main Category folder >> The aircraft folder | |||
The root folder is always "Aircraft" | |||
The following are the standard aircraft folders : | |||
Airships, | |||
Austin's Designs, | |||
Fighters, | |||
General Aviation, | |||
Gliders, | |||
Heavy Metal, | |||
Mars Planes, | |||
Mega-Planes!, | |||
Radio Control, | |||
Science Fiction, | |||
Seaplanes, | |||
Space Ships, | |||
VTOL, | |||
X-Planes | |||
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=== Save Situation === | === Save Situation === | ||
Revision as of 17:52, 7 August 2005
Menus and Sub-Menu Items
Overview
Access to the Menus in X-Plane is by mousing over the top of the screen making the Menu bar appear.
About
This menu item will show the current X-Plane version available from Laminar Research and compare it to the installed version.
File
Open Aircraft
This menu option allows for opening an aircraft to the location your are currently positioned on, in the x plane world. Selecting this menu brings up the open/save (Aircraft) dialog, while automatically pausing the sim.
The dialog shows 4 main views/controls :
The pull down will list hierarchially (top most folder first) . Selecting any folder will open up that folder's contents in the list box control. Double clicking a sub folder in the list box will open up its inner contents and updates the tree view as well as the combo control. Navigate down to an aircraft's folder and click on the file with an "acf" extension to open the aircraft into the sim world. The aircraft folders in X plane is organised in the fashion as mentioned below The Root folder >> The Main Category folder >> The aircraft folder The root folder is always "Aircraft" The following are the standard aircraft folders : Airships, Austin's Designs, Fighters, General Aviation, Gliders, Heavy Metal, Mars Planes, Mega-Planes!, Radio Control, Science Fiction, Seaplanes, Space Ships, VTOL, X-Planes
Save Situation
Load Situation
Save Situation Movie
Load Situation Movie
Quit
Location
Ramp
Take-off
VFR Final
ILS Final
Over VOR
Place Aircraft by Airport
Special Take-off
Special In-Flight
Special Approach
Get Me Lost
Set Planet to Earth
Set Planet to Mars
Settings
Data Input & Output
Weather
Date & Time
Weight & Balance & Fuel
System Failures
Other Aircraft & Situations
Quick-Flight Setup
Sound
Rendering Options
Quicktime Movie Options
Flight Data Recorder Files
Joystick & Equipment
Operations & Warnings
Output
Local Maps
Planet Map
Instructor Console
Logbook
View
This Menu shows all the views available and toggles for effects along with the associated keypress.
Special
Plates
Plugins
Any plugins that have been installed and configured properly will appear here as menu items.
Each plugin will have its own documention and reference.
--Man-hi 19:39, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)