Originally Posted by
Omega_5
There isn't a lot of information on CAX files, and even less on CAX8 files. Probably for good reason; it's a way to weed out the ones that shouldn't be editing out of scope parameters. With that said, it makes it difficult for those of us that are used to other definition types.
A few pointers;
- Take look in to how enums work. You can set up your enums exactly as you want them, and in whatever order. CAX8 makes is really easy, by declaring them in the header.
- Try playing around with the segment and tree values. You can really customize how and where your custom parameters show up.
- If you want to see how a CAX8 likes it's format, try grabbing a few well known CAX files, and converting them with the built in tool.
For DTC's, they are a massive pain. I got to the point of building an excel file to quickly build up tables, and make them consistent.
For the rest of my definitions, I write most of them in the old CAX format and convert, then tweak after. For others, I write them in TunerPro and convert them using a custom converter that I've been working on.