Installing addon cameras is explained in this tutorial, using addon cameras for the Extra 300s as an example.
Step 1: Open Aircraft.CFG File
Open up the aircraft.cfg for the corresponding aircraft. The cfg file is found inside the aircraft folder, located in the following location depending on the version of FSX installed.
DVD Version: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\”Airplanes” or “Rotorcraft”\
Steam Version: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\SimObjects\”Airplanes” or “Rotorcraft”\
Step 2: Paste Addon Camera Definitions
Scroll down to the last camera definition in the file, and paste the addon camera definitions below that. Be sure to keep the numbering system consistent with the previous entries. Cameras with Category=Aircraft typically are numbered with single digits, until the value reaches 10. ex. 1, 2, …9, 10. With cockpit cameras (Category=Cockpit), they are located below the aircraft cameras, and are numbered with three digits. ex. 001, 002, 003, …010, 011.
In this example, camera definition 3 is the last aircraft camera in the Extra 300S aircraft.cfg file. Since there is no cockpit cameras for the default Extra, we paste in the addon cockpit camera below the last aircraft camera, and begin the cockpit numbering system.
| Original Cameras | Original Cameras with Addon Cameras Listed Below |
[CameraDefinition.0] Title = “Tail” Guid = {D8D67955-2E9B-4e75-9D8B-8EFFBBFAC64A} Description = Looking forward from the tip of the vertical stabilizer Origin = Center SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel SnapPbhReturn = FALSE PanPbhAdjust = Swivel PanPbhReturn = FALSE Track = None ShowAxis = FALSE AllowZoom = TRUE InitialZoom = .5 ShowWeather = Yes InitialXyz = 0, 2.0, -3.9 InitialPbh = 10, 0, 0 XyzAdjust = TRUE Category=Aircraft MomentumEffect=TRUE ClipMode=Minimum[CameraDefinition.1] Title = “Nose” Guid = {8A1987D0-09B6-7E48-B4E1-62C5DBE2A720} Description =Looking back from the nose of the engine toward the cockpit Origin = Center SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel SnapPbhReturn = FALSE PanPbhAdjust = Swivel PanPbhReturn = FALSE Track = None ShowAxis = FALSE AllowZoom = TRUE InitialZoom = .5 ShowWeather = Yes InitialXyz = 0, 1.1, 4.0 InitialPbh = 20, 0, 180 XyzAdjust = TRUE Category=Aircraft MomentumEffect=FALSE ClipMode=Minimum [CameraDefinition.2] [CameraDefinition.3] | [CameraDefinition.0] Title = “Tail” Guid = {D8D67955-2E9B-4e75-9D8B-8EFFBBFAC64A} Description = Looking forward from the tip of the vertical stabilizer Origin = Center SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel SnapPbhReturn = FALSE PanPbhAdjust = Swivel PanPbhReturn = FALSE Track = None ShowAxis = FALSE AllowZoom = TRUE InitialZoom = .5 ShowWeather = Yes InitialXyz = 0, 2.0, -3.9 InitialPbh = 10, 0, 0 XyzAdjust = TRUE Category=Aircraft MomentumEffect=TRUE ClipMode=Minimum[CameraDefinition.1] Title = “Nose” Guid = {8A1987D0-09B6-7E48-B4E1-62C5DBE2A720} Description =Looking back from the nose of the engine toward the cockpit Origin = Center SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel SnapPbhReturn = FALSE PanPbhAdjust = Swivel PanPbhReturn = FALSE Track = None ShowAxis = FALSE AllowZoom = TRUE InitialZoom = .5 ShowWeather = Yes InitialXyz = 0, 1.1, 4.0 InitialPbh = 20, 0, 180 XyzAdjust = TRUE Category=Aircraft MomentumEffect=FALSE ClipMode=Minimum [CameraDefinition.2] [CameraDefinition.3] [CameraDefinition.4] [CameraDefinition.5] [CameraDefinition.001] |
Troubleshooting Addon Camera Views
Are your addon cameras not showing up in the game? See the troubleshooting tips below.
- If there are multiple cameras with the same guid, the first one will show up in the camera menu in FSX, but all following cameras with the same guid will not. Change some of the numbers around so the guids are not the same.
- If there are multiple cameras with the same CameraDefinition number, the same process as above will happen. Even if cameras are not numbered sequentially, such as [CameraDefinition.4], [CameraDefinition.7], they will show up in FSX.
- If there are multiple cameras with the same title, the same process as the first point will happen.
- A camera with no title will not show up in FSX.