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looking for the default map file that fsx map uses

Matt.bradford Guest

wanting to see if it is possable to replace the default map that is used with the default map veiwer in fsx . i cannot locate the file that the map veiwer uses. i did find a map.dat file in Microsoft Flight Simulator X/Uires folder

does anyone know where the map file is, or if it is possable to allter or replace it

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matt.bradford Guest

ok I found the mfd.xml it has the lines that setup the map. I would like to know if there is a way to display the same map that my FMC uses for my MFD

here is the map lines for my MFD
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<Element id="Expanded Map">
<FloatPosition>0.000,27.000</FloatPosition>
<Visibility>(L:TFR_RDR_ON/OFF,enum)
</Visibility>
<MaskImage id="mfd_expanded_map_mask.bmp" Name="mfd_expanded_map_mask.bmp">
</MaskImage>
<CustomDraw id="CustomDraw" Name="fs9gps:1:map">
<Size>260,180</Size>
<Bright>False</Bright>
<CustomDrawParam id="CustomDrawParam" Name="BackgroundColor">
<Value>0x341117</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="CustomDrawParam" Name="X">
<Value>@MapWidthExpanded</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="CustomDrawParam" Name="Y">
<Value>@MapHeightExpanded</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="CustomDrawParam" Name="CenterX">
<Value>@MapWidthExpanded 2 /</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="CustomDrawParam" Name="CenterY">
<Value>@MapHeightExpanded</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="CustomDrawParam" Name="Zoom">
<Value>@RangeMiles 2800 *</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="CustomDrawParam" Name="Latitude">
<Value>(A:GPS POSITION LAT, Radians)</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="CustomDrawParam" Name="Longitude">
<Value>(A:GPS POSITION LON, Radians)</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="CustomDrawParam" Name="Heading">
<Value>(A:GPS GROUND TRUE TRACK, Radians)</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="LayerTerrain" Name="LayerTerrain">
<Value>1</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="DetailLayerTerrain" Name="DetailLayerTerrain">
<Value>3</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="DetailLayerVehicles" Name="DetailLayerVehicles">
<Value>3</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="TerrainShadow" Name="TerrainShadow">
<Value>1</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="WaterColor" Name="WaterColor">
<Value>0xcc3333</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation0Color" Name="Elevation0Color">
<Value>0x467793</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation1000Color" Name="Elevation1000Color">
<Value>0x425f6e</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation2000Color" Name="Elevation2000Color">
<Value>0x33555b</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation3000Color" Name="Elevation3000Color">
<Value>0x33555b</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation4000Color" Name="Elevation4000Color">
<Value>0x1f423e</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation5000Color" Name="Elevation5000Color">
<Value>0x1f423e</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation6000Color" Name="Elevation6000Color">
<Value>0x112e1e</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation7000Color" Name="Elevation7000Color">
<Value>0x112e1e</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation8000Color" Name="Elevation8000Color">
<Value>0x11291d</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation9000Color" Name="Elevation9000Color">
<Value>0x11291d</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation10000Color" Name="Elevation10000Color">
<Value>0x6e8f9f</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation11000Color" Name="Elevation11000Color">
<Value>0x6e8f9f</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation12000Color" Name="Elevation12000Color">
<Value>0xa1b7bd</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation13000Color" Name="Elevation13000Color">
<Value>0xa1b7bd</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation14000Color" Name="Elevation14000Color">
<Value>0xd6dde0</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation15000Color" Name="Elevation15000Color">
<Value>0xd6dde0</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation16000Color" Name="Elevation16000Color">
<Value>0xb6bbbe</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="Elevation17000Color" Name="Elevation17000Color">
<Value>0xb6bbbe</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="CustomDrawParam" Name="LayerIntersections">
<Value>0 (L:MapItem Shown, number) ==</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="CustomDrawParam" Name="LayerAirports">
<Value>1 (L:MapItem Shown, number) ==</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="CustomDrawParam" Name="LayerNDBs">
<Value>2 (L:MapItem Shown, number) ==</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="CustomDrawParam" Name="LayerVORs">
<Value>3 (L:MapItem Shown, number) ==</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="CustomDrawParam" Name="LayerFlightPlan">
<Value>1</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
<CustomDrawParam id="ObjectDetailLayerAirports" Name="ObjectDetailLayerAirports">
<Value>0x4F</Value>
</CustomDrawParam>
</CustomDraw>
</Element>
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Here is the map lines for my FMC
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</Element>

;/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<Element Name="GPS Map">
<Visible>(L:fmcBendixGA_group, number) @GPSMapPageGroup == </Visible>
<Element name="Map">
<Position X="32" Y="16" />
<Visible>(L:fmc_LayerFollow) 0 ==</Visible>
<CustomDraw Name="fs9gps:1:map" TrackUp="Yes" X="258" Y="213" LayerTerrain="Yes" LayerAirways="Yes" LayerBorders="Yes" LayerFlightPlan="Yes"
FlightPlanLineWidth="1.5" ActiveColorLayerFlightPlan="0x7010B0" PastColorLayerFlightPlan="0xF0F0F0"
ColorLayerFlightPlan="0xF0F0F0" Bright="Yes" CenterX="129" CenterY="108">
<UpdateAlways>1</UpdateAlways>
<CenterY>108</CenterY>
<CenterX>129</CenterX>
<Zoom>(L:fmc_ZoomFactor, number) 1852.0 *</Zoom>
<Latitude>(A:GPS POSITION LAT, Radians)</Latitude>
<Longitude>(A:GPS POSITION LON, Radians)</Longitude>
<Heading>(A:GPS GROUND TRUE TRACK, Radians)</Heading>
<TrackUp>1</TrackUp>
<TerrainShadow>True</TerrainShadow>
;//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
<LayerFlightPlan>1</LayerFlightPlan>
<LayerVehicles>1</LayerVehicles>
<LayerAirports>(L:fmc_LayerAirports) 0 &</LayerAirports>
<LayerVORs>(L:fmc_LayerVORs) 0 &</LayerVORs>
<LayerILSs>(L:fmc_LayerAirports) 0 &</LayerILSs>
<LayerNDBs>(L:fmc_LayerVORs) 0 &</LayerNDBs>
<LayerIntersections>(L:fmc_LayerIntersections) 1 ==</LayerIntersections>
<LayerAirspaces>(L:fmc_LayerAirports) 0 &</LayerAirspaces>
<LayerAirways>(L:fmc_LayerAirWays) 0 &</LayerAirways>
<LayerTerrain>(L:fmc_LayerTerrain) 0 &</LayerTerrain>
<LayerApproach>1</LayerApproach>
;//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
<DetailLayerVehicles>1</DetailLayerVehicles>
<DetailLayerBorders>1</DetailLayerBorders>
<DetailLayerAirports>1 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 24 (L:fmc_ZoomStep, number) case</DetailLayerAirports>
<DetailLayerVORs>0x2</DetailLayerVORs>
<DetailLayerIntersections>1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 24 (L:fmc_ZoomStep, number) case</DetailLayerIntersections>
<DetailLayerAirspaces>-1</DetailLayerAirspaces>
<DetailLayerApproach>-1</DetailLayerApproach>
;/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<ObjectDetailLayerAirports>0x43 0x23 0x13 0xA 0x9 0x6 0x5 0x7F 8 (L:fmc_APdetail, number) case</ObjectDetailLayerAirports>
<ObjectDetailLayerVORs>0x3</ObjectDetailLayerVORs>
;//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
<ColorLayerAirportsTowered>0xA0A0A0</ColorLayerAirportsTowered>
<ColorLayerAirportsUntowered>0x808080</ColorLayerAirportsUntowered>
<ColorLayerAirspaces>0xd5d5ff</ColorLayerAirspaces>
<ColorLayerILSs>0x00ff00</ColorLayerILSs>
<ColorLayerAirwaysVictor>0xc4c400</ColorLayerAirwaysVictor>
<ColorLayerVehicles>(L:fmc_LayerTerrain) if{ 0x006666 } els{ 0x00ffff }</ColorLayerVehicles>
;//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
<TextColorLayerVehicles>(L:fmc_LayerTerrain) if{ 0x503030 } els{ 0xff80ff }</TextColorLayerVehicles>
<TextDetailLayerAirports>1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 24 (L:fmc_ZoomStep, number) case</TextDetailLayerAirports>
<TextDetailLayerVORs>2</TextDetailLayerVORs>
<TextDetailLayerNDBs>2</TextDetailLayerNDBs>
<TextDetailLayerIntersections>1</TextDetailLayerIntersections>
<TextDetailLayerVehicles>2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 24 (L:fmc_ZoomStep, number) case (L:fmc_LayerTags) min</TextDetailLayerVehicles>
;///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
<PanHorizontal>(L😛anHorizontal)</PanHorizontal>
<PanVertical>(L😛anVertical)</PanVertical>
<PanReset>(L😛anReset)</PanReset>
<LayerFlightPlan>1</LayerFlightPlan>
<LayerApproach>(@g:currentPageWPT) 3 ==</LayerApproach>
<LayerApproachAirport>(@c:WaypointAirportICAO)</LayerApproachAirport>
<LayerApproachApproach>(@c:WaypointAirportCurrentApproach)</LayerApproachApproach>
<LayerApproachTransition>(@c:WaypointAirportApproachCurrentTransition)</LayerApproachTransition>
</CustomDraw>
</Element>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I can see that the coding is not the same

the mfd.xml resides in my b737_800.cab in my panel folder
the fmc.xml resides in my Alrot_CitX.cab in my panel folder

matt.bradford Guest
matt.bradford Guest

Realized they use the same map. just needed to remove the water and elevation line codes in the MFD.xml.

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