# InputProfiles<no value>
***COMING SOON...***

 

 

The `InputProfiles` sample illustrates a package setup with various different **device** and **input** profiles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

### Loading And Testing The Project

In order to load and build the project in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, you must have previously enabled Developer Mode ([see here](../../../introduction/sdk-overview/) for more information). Once enabled, simply follow these steps:

 

-   Use the **Open project...** command from the [**File**](../../../devmode/developer-mode/) menu.

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    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/general_openproject.png"
    alt="Developer Mode Open Project" >}}

 

-   Select the file `SimpleFX.xml` from the `SimpleFX` sample project.

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    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/Misc/SimpleFX/simplefx_1.png"
    alt="Open SimpleFX Project" >}}

 

-   The **Project Editor** should open automatically and show you the project `mycompany-simple-fx` (if the Project Editor doesn't open, then you can open it from the Developer Mode [**Tools** menu](../../../devmode/menus/tools/))

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    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/Misc/SimpleFX/simplefx_2.png"
    alt="SimpleFx In The Project Editor" >}}

 

-   You can click on the arrow to the left to expand the list and show the **asset groups** that are used. In this case we have a [MaterialLib](../../../devmode/editors/project-editor/asset-types/#MaterialLib) and a [VisualEffectLib](../../../devmode/editors/project-editor/asset-types/#VisualEffectLib):  

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    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/Misc/SimpleFX/simplefx_3.png"
    alt="The Asset Groups For The SimpleFX Sample" >}}

-   You can now check out the contents of each asset group. To start with, we'll look at the MaterialLib, so click on it, and then in  window, click on the `Load In Editor` button:  

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    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/Misc/SimpleFX/simplefx_4.png"
    alt="Opening The MaterialLib In The Material Editor" >}}

-   Once the material editor opens, you can find the material used by the sample by clicking the "User" tag, and then going to the "EngineSmoke" material:  
      
    If you then click the `Edit` button, you can see the contents and setting of the material that the VFX will use:  

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    src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/Misc/SimpleFX/simplefx_6.png"
    alt="The SimpleFX Material" >}}

-   To view the actual VFX that will use this material, you can go back to the **Project Editor** and select the **VisualEffectsLib** and then, as before, click the `Load In Editor` button from the project **Inspector** window. This will open [The Visual Effects Editor](../../../devmode/editors/vfx-editor/the-visual-effects-editor/) and there you can click on the `EngineSmoke.xml` to open the effect parameters in the [VFX Node Graph](../../../devmode/editors/vfx-editor/nodes/vfx-node-graph/):![The EngineSmoke VFX In The Node Graph](images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/Misc/SimpleFX/simplefx_7.png)
-   You can test the VFX in the simulation by using the Spawn button in the VFX [Inspector](../../../devmode/editors/vfx-editor/the-visual-effects-editor/#h1) window (if this isn't open you can open it from the [View](../../../devmode/editors/vfx-editor/menus/#h) menu). For that, select the XML file in the editor, then in the Inspector select a **Contact Point** to spawn the effect on. In this case we'll use the **Propellor** since the effect is for engine smoke:  
    ![The EngineSmoke XML In The VFX Editor Inspector](images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/Misc/SimpleFX/simplefx_8.png)Once you've selected the **contact point**, all you have to do is click on the Spawn button and you'll see the effect being used in the simulation:  
    <img src="images/7_Samples_Tutorials/Samples/Misc/SimpleFX/simplefx_9.gif" class="center" />

For details of how to use visual effects created using the Visual Effects Editor on SimObjects, please see the following page:

-   [Visual Effects](../../../devmode/editors/vfx-editor/the-visual-effects-editor/)