MAPVIEW API
The Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 MapView API permits you to create and render interactive maps for your glasscockpits for things like altitude and weather radar. This API builds on a NanoVG API texture, so you can draw over it to customise it if you wish.
You can find a sample project to use as a reference when using the MapView API here:
The functions available for this API are as follows:
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
fsMapViewCreate |
Create a new MapView. |
fsMapViewDelete |
Delete a (previously created) MapView. |
fsMapViewSetVisibility |
Show or hide a given MapView. |
fsMapViewSetViewMode |
Select a specific view mode for the given MapView. |
fsMapViewSetSize |
Set the texture resolution for the given MapView. |
fsMapViewSetBackgroundColor |
Select a color which will be used to color the uncolored part of any MapView. |
fsMapViewSetAltitudeColorList |
Set an array of colour structs which will then be used when the MapView is set to "Altitude" mode. |
fsMapViewSetAltitudeReference |
Select which point of reference will be used to compute altitude when the MapView is set to "Altitude" mode. |
fsMapViewSetAltitudeRangeInFeet |
Set the altitude range which is used to compute how things are coloured when the MapView is set to "Altitude" mode |
fsMapViewSetWeatherRadarVisibility |
Show or hide the weather radar on the MapView. |
fsMapViewSetWeatherRadarRainColors |
Set an array of colour structs which will then be used to draw the weather radar. |
fsMapViewSetWeatherRadarMode |
Select a specific weather radar mode for the given MapView. |
fsMapViewSetWeatherRadarConeAngleInRadians |
Specify the angle of the cone in which the weather radar will display rainfall. |
fsMapViewSetMapIsolinesVisibility |
Used to show or hide isolines on the MapView. |
fsMapViewSet3D |
Used to enable or diable 3D mode for the MapView. |
fsMapViewSet2DViewLatLong |
Force the MapView to show a specific latitude and longitude. |
fsMapViewSet2DViewRadiusInMeters |
Set the number of meters around the aircraft to be displayed on the MapView. |
fsMapViewSet2DViewFollowMode |
Set the MapView to focus on the aircraft position. |
fsMapViewSet3DViewOrientation |
Set the type of camera orientation when using the 3D MapView. |
fsMapViewSet3DCustomViewOrientationInRadians |
Set a custom camera view orientation when using the 3D MapView. |