<SimMission.FocusInstrumentAction>

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:

 

The element has the following parameters:

 

Attribute Description Type Required
InstanceId The unique ID for the focus action, as a GUID enclosed in {}. You can find more information on GUID's here: 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

 

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>

 

 

<SetHighlight>

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.

 

 

<FocusDuration>

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.

 

 

<SetCamera>

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.

 

 

<InstrumentPartId>

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.

 

 

<InstrumentHtmlId>

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.