Back in 2010 I made a small .Net app to help me make gauges with tick marks for airplane development. I uploaded it to X-Plane.org and kinda forgot about it…I didn’t realize it actually had a little of a following.
The app was pretty limited but also very powerful in what it did do well. Biggest modern complaint was the limited resolution and the lack of vector support. I also heard a few “Where’s the Mac?” complaints!
Times have changed for me regarding my skillsets, so I decided to dust off GaugeMaker and redevelop it from the ground up in C++/Qt for cross platform capability!
I’ve done some updates and am pushing out version 2.1.6, which brings in some great new features.
FEATURES
- Non-Linear gauge options
- Layer support
- Automatically checks for updates
- Interface layout updated
- Reference Image support
- Export a list of primary tick angles to use for animation or programming reference
- Cross Platform (Windows, Mac, and Linux if requested)
- SVG Export
- Scalable PNG export (max 4096)
- Select from Preset gauges
- Optional rounded line caps
- Optional tick count rotation with gauge angle
- Save and Load .gauge files for later use and sharing
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Change List (2.1.6)
- Biased Non-linear Gauges
- Bias Type Selection
- Update Checker
- Save Keyframe Angles as CSV
- Layers Panel
- Reference Images
- Preset System rewritten
- Background set to black (transparent export)
Change List (2.0.4rc)
- Fixed bugs in loading presets
- Added Save and Load .gauge files
- Cleaned up some smaller interface bugs
Change List (2.0.3a)
- Added rounded end caps
- Added rotated tick counts
- Fixed bug causing last digit to not show
- Fixed spinbox step for outer radius of ticks