User Manual

Whenyoutogglethisoptionon,smallcheck‐boxeswillappeartotheleftofanyattributeintheAttributeListthatis
compatible with Inflight tuning. Toggling one of these check‐boxes will enable Inflight tuning for that attribute. To
disableInflighttuning,eitherdisableallsmallcheckboxes,ortoggletheInflighttuningoptionoff.
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Scalewizard
ClickingtheScaleWizardbuttonineitherSimpleorDetailedmodewillopentheScalewizarddialog.Thiswizardlets
youquicklyandeasilyapplylargechangestoamodelwithoutneedingtoadjustmanyattributes.
ThefirststageoftheScalewizardisthemainscalingstep.Hereyouwillseearepresentationoftheselectedmodel,
alongwithsomebasicspecificationstothetop‐leftofthepreviewpane.
Atthebottomofthemenuisthescalingslider.Movingthisslider totheleft(below100%)willcausethemodelto
shrink a  proportionate amount, while moving  it to the right (above 100%) will cause the model to grow larger a
proportionateamount.Settingthesliderbackto100%willleavethemodelatthenormalsize.
As you move the slider,  the specifications at the top‐right of the menu will change accordingly to reflect the new
size. When you scale a model in either direction, many parameters are changed to accommodate the new size so
thatthemodelwillflyinarealisticmanner.However,assomemodelswouldnotrespondwelltoextremechangesin
scaleinareal‐lifescenario,thesameappliesinPhoenix,soitis notoftenadvisabletomakeverylargescalechanges,
andyoumayberequiredtofurthereditthemodelafterscalingtoachieveperfectlyrealisticandaccurateresults.
Totheleftofthescaleslideris theStartingVariantdrop‐downbox.Thisletsyou“Start”fromanypreviouslycreated
variant,insteadofthedefaultmodelsetup.
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Whenyouarehappywiththenewsize,clicktheNext>>buttontomovetothenextstage.Alternatively,clickCancel
toreturnwithoutchanginganysettings.
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ThefinalstagetotheScaleWizardisthe“SetModelOptions”step.Thisletsyousetsomeadditionaloptionsforthe
newlycreatedvariantbeforefinalisingthescaleprocess.
TheNewProfileNamedrop‐downboxletsyouchooseanewnameforthescaledmodel.Adefaultnameiscreated
foryou,butyoumaywishtoenteranalternative.
Below this is the Engine Sound drop‐down box. This lets you choose an alternative engine sound profile for the
model.Thisisusefulformakinglargermodelssmaller,whereyouwouldmostlikelychangetoanelectricprofile.
FinallytheColourSchemedrop‐downboxletsyousetanothercolourschemeforthismodel.
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Whenyouaresatisfiedwiththeoptions,clicktheFinishbuttontoapplyallchangesandcreatethevariant.Youwill
be returned to the Edit Model menu, with your new variant selected. Alternatively, click Cancel to return without
changinganysettings.
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