Credits

This guidebook was written entirely by Bob McElrath.

CustomDraw Map Guidebook

"CustomDraw fs9gps:Map" is a guide for working with the XML Moving Map Gauge in FS9 and FSX. It's a companion volume to the "FS9GPS Module" guidebook.

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In addition to the map variables, the guidebook also discusses calibration of XML and CustomDraw map scales so the following XML applications are possible:

  • TAWS and TCAS map overlay
  • Mouse click distance, bearing, latitude and longitude
  • Nearest search centered on mouse click
  • Adding flight plan waypoint by mouse click
  • Stationary map vs. moving map

What’s new in v.2.0? Sections on number format and map object color syntax have been added, and some errors found in v.1.0 corrected.

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FSMAP_GUIDEBOOK_v.2.0.1.pdf
v2.0.1 - 10.7 MB

Example XML Map Gauges.zip
v1.0 - 1.4 MB