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We would like to be able to read environment variables (e.g. ambient temperature, precipitation rate & type, baro pressure, wind velocity/direction, etc.) from a SimObject we create ourselves via SimConnect that is not the user aircraft (e.g. ground service vehicle or non-aircraft entity), however, it seems as though these variables cannot be read for simobjects that are not aircraft.
Is it possible to allow these environment simvars to be read by developer-created SimObjects? thanks!
Having the possibility to read these environmental variables on a non-user SimObject would allow us to develop sensors/ probes and obtain a volumetric beam in front of the aircraft that could be used as a detailed weather radar.
The radius we would need would be around 700nm with a 40/45 degree aperture right in front of the aircraft.
This was one of the technics used in the old FSX days and would be very helpful.
Thank you.
Best,
Not sure what SimConnect was designed for initially, but I can tell you that since the times of FS2004/FSX we are able to interact with other SimObjects and the environment, not just aircraft or the user aircraft.
General access to certain SimVars could be done; for example, I can obtain lat, long and altitude of a distant SimObject. That of course doesn't mean we can access all of them, but it'd be worth a try.
As the topic suggests, we need some way to obtain environmental data at a given position to predict windshear, and display a realistic weather radar. Without it, any attempt to have a weather radar will be useless.
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