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==Overview==

The Flight Simulator X SDK can be used to create add-on components for Flight Simulator X. These components can be new or replacement aircraft, instrumentation, missions, scenery, terrain, airport ground vehicles, airport runways and buildings, special effects, camera views, and many other elements in the simulated world. It must be pointed out, though, that some of these tasks, such as creating new aircraft, are very involved, demand a considerable amount of skill and knowledge, and are time consuming. Other tasks, though requiring patience and close attention to detail, can be completed in a few hours - such as designing and adding a simple gauge to an existing aircraft, configuring a new camera, creating a new graphical special effect, or completing a fairly simple new mission. (For more detail on creating missions, see Mission Creation SDK).

Microsoft Flight Simulator X includes a SDK (software development kit) that provides many opportunities for modellers and programmers. The SDK can be installed off the game's disk (the SDK is not installed by default). The SDK has four parts:

Unless the default installation directory is changed, the SDK installs to:

1.Core Utilities Kit<br />

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2.Environment Kit<br />

== The SDK is divided into four main areas ==

3.Mission Creation Kit<br />

1.===== Core Utilities Kit<br: />=====

4.SimObject Creation Kit<br />

This kit covers the new SimConnect SDK - the programmers interface to Flight Simulator X, Camera Configuration, and also tables of variables that can be used by client applications written for SimConnect, and other components of the overall SDK.

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===== SDKEnvironment DetailsKit: =====

This kit covers terrain, scenery, modeling, aircraft and boat traffic, and special effects.

=== Core Utilities Kit ===

===== SimConnectMission SDKCreation Kit: =====

This kit covers the creation of missions (tutorials, directed challenges and adventures).

4.===== SimObject Creation Kit<br: />=====

Includes a set of new structures and event IDs to support multi-player racing.<br />

This kit covers the creation of aircraft, panels and gauges, and also all the other simulation objects that can appear (ground vehicles, boats, animals, trains, and so on).

== Creating Missions Using the Object Placement Tool ==

==== Variables ====

Includes extra Simulation Variables and Event IDs which have been added to support new features.

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