# <SimMission.FocusInstrumentAction><no value>
This element is a container for setting up an action to focus on a particular instrument in the cockpit. This element is used as part of the XML file used to generate a mission. Full information on this file can be found here:

-   [Mission XML Properties](../mission-xml-properties/)

 

The element has the following parameters:

 

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| Attribute      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                              | Type   | Required |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|:--------:|
| `InstanceId`   | The unique ID for the focus action, as a {{< glossterm >}}guid{{< /glossterm >}} enclosed in `{}`. You can find more information on GUID's here: [GUIDs](../../../introduction/using-the-sdk/#GUIDs) | String |    Yes   |
| `id`           | A unique ID string for the focus action.                                                                                                                                                                 | String |    No    |
| `VRDependency` | When set to TRUE, this sets the action as being VR dependent. Default is FALSE.                                                                                                                          | Bool   |    No    |

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This element can also contain any of the following sub-elements, sometimes multiple times:

1.  `<Descr>`
2.  `<Immediate>`
3.  `<SetHighlight>`
4.  `<FocusDuration>`
5.  `<SetCamera>`
6.  `<InstrumentPartId>`
7.  `<InstrumentHtmlId>`

 

 

### &lt;SetHighlight&gt;

This element is a sub-element of `<SimMission.FocusInstrumentAction>` and is used to set whether the instrument the action is focusing on should be highlighted (TRUE) or not (FALSE). The element has no attributes and is TRUE by default.

 

 

### &lt;FocusDuration&gt;

This element is a sub-element of `<SimMission.FocusInstrumentAction>` and is used to set the duration that the instrument should be focused on when the action is triggered. The value is in seconds and setting the value to -1 will mean that the instrument is focused for an "infinite" time, ie: until some other action cancels it. The element has no attributes and is -1 by default.

 

 

### &lt;SetCamera&gt;

This element is a sub-element of `<SimMission.FocusInstrumentAction>` and is used to say whether the action sets the camera (TRUE) or not (FALSE). The element has no attributes and is FALSE by default.

 

 

### &lt;InstrumentPartId&gt;

This element is a sub-element of `<SimMission.FocusInstrumentAction>` and is used tell the action the Part ID of the instrument that you want the action to focus on. The element has no attributes.

 

 

### &lt;InstrumentHtmlId&gt;

This element is a sub-element of `<SimMission.FocusInstrumentAction>` and is used tell the action the ID of the cockpit HTML instrument that you want the action to focus on. The element has no attributes.