The Flag

This tool is used to make dynamic flags and windsocks. For more details about this tool you can load the NovaEx34 macro example file.

This panel is used to enter the flag or windsock size. The actual figures are based on a scale of 0.25 so all dimensions are multiplied by 4.

You may enter up to 8 different frames. The more you make the better results you will get.

The See flag action button is a feature that will show you all selected frames in motion.

 

For more realism you can also make your flag or windsock head to the wind direction in the scenery, as shown in the panel macro options. Unfortunately this wind direction feature does not work well in FS2K due to an error in the FS2K program. The same macro will work in one place and will not work in another for reasons unknown. If you see that your macro points to the wind direction consider yourself lucky!

To complete the windsock I used a cube as the stick - see the example file.

 

If you make a flag with an stick you may want to rotate or tilt the entire macro as shown here. You can do this by setting the required angle in the macro options panel.