strike277 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Hello strike277, Drag and drop is not supported for moving the panels. The size and position of the panels are indicated by numerical values in the"Cockpit Panels" table on the"Configuration" tab. This is described here. The installation of the ExportScript is described here. Please take a few screenshots of the Windows monitor settings so I can see how your monitors are arranged. Then I can tell you how to enter which values in the table "Cockpit Panel". You want to use a 1680x1050 pixel monitor for Ikarus, then you have to adjust the Ikraus profile in any case. Because they are all made for the monitor size 1920x1080. CU Micha thank you so much for the help Micha. Here is a screen shot of my set up. Using Nvidia surround. 3 1920x1080 monitors across the top and the 1680x1050 on the bottom. Your Search-Fu is far better than mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMicha Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 thank you so much for the help Micha. Here is a screen shot of my set up. Using Nvidia surround. 3 1920x1080 monitors across the top and the 1680x1050 on the bottom. Hello strike277, that's a funny monitor setting. In purely arithmetical terms, you would have to enter the following: In the first line, the front/main panel: Column "Pos. X": 2040 Column "Pos. Y": 1080 Column "Width": 1650 Column "Height": 1050 I assume that the monitor 4 is positioned centrally under the middle monitor of the three rows. Then position X is calculated as follows: 1920 - 1650 = 240 240 / 2 = 120 X: 1920 + 120 = 2040 You can also measure the exact position with a screen ruler. http://www.pixelruler.de/e/index.htm But it would be better if you move extra monitor (number 4) to the right, next to your main monitor (number 2) and align it with the upper edge. Then you can enter the following: Column "Pos. X": 5760 Column "Pos. Y": 0 Column "Width": 1650 Column "Height": 1050 This has the advantage, if you want to use DCS World view ports to show displays in Ikarus, that DCS does not have to calculate such a high resolution. Example: Your Settings: X: 3 * 1920 = 5760 Y: 1080 + 1050 = 2130 Number of pixels: 12.268.800 The other Settings: X: (3 * 1920) + 1650 = 7410 Y: 1080 Number of pixels: 8.002.800 CU Micha Simpit Software by SDA "SIMPIT DEVELOPER ASSOCIATION" DCS ExportScript D.A.C. DCS to Arcaze Communicator Ikarus a new Virtual Cockpit Software Deutscher Forums Thread English Forums Thread Hard/Software: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, 32 GiB RAM, extra SSD for Windows 10 and DCS World, AMD Vega Frontier Edition with 16 GiB VRAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strike277 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Hello strike277, that's a funny monitor setting. In purely arithmetical terms, you would have to enter the following: In the first line, the front/main panel: Column "Pos. X": 2040 Column "Pos. Y": 1080 Column "Width": 1650 Column "Height": 1050 I assume that the monitor 4 is positioned centrally under the middle monitor of the three rows. Then position X is calculated as follows: 1920 - 1650 = 240 240 / 2 = 120 X: 1920 + 120 = 2040 You can also measure the exact position with a screen ruler. http://www.pixelruler.de/e/index.htm But it would be better if you move extra monitor (number 4) to the right, next to your main monitor (number 2) and align it with the upper edge. Then you can enter the following: Column "Pos. X": 5760 Column "Pos. Y": 0 Column "Width": 1650 Column "Height": 1050 This has the advantage, if you want to use DCS World view ports to show displays in Ikarus, that DCS does not have to calculate such a high resolution. Example: Your Settings: X: 3 * 1920 = 5760 Y: 1080 + 1050 = 2130 Number of pixels: 12.268.800 The other Settings: X: (3 * 1920) + 1650 = 7410 Y: 1080 Number of pixels: 8.002.800 CU Micha McMicha, Again, thank you so much for your help. I did input the values you suggested. The pic below shows the position of the panel on the 4th screen. Your Search-Fu is far better than mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naj-Treg Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 McMicha, Again, thank you so much for your help. I did input the values you suggested. The pic below shows the position of the panel on the 4th screen. Hi Strike277 I used a little free tool called 'Mofiki's Coordinate Finder' Run the program and place your mouse cursor on the top left corner of the desired monitor you would like to use as your panel and press spacebar. Now the program gives you a X and Y coordinate. enter these X and Y coordinates (Pos. X / Pos. Y) in the ikarus software and it should place the panel on the correct screen. hopefully this helps you. Naj-Treg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naj-Treg Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Hello Naj-Treg, unfortunately I have never tried this before, therefore this only without guarantee. I suppose the mod uses the P-51 cockpit. In Export.log file the name of the airplane should be displayed when you play it. Then make a copy of the P-51D.lua under the name shown in the Export.log file. The Ikarus profile you give also this file name. Then you have to make a copy of the P-51D.xml file under the new name. If necessary you can also give me the download link to the mod, so I can have a look at it. CU Micha Hi McMicha I was reading through the update details from the last update....1 of the fixes was on crashes with the P-51 panel.... I updated DCS to the last version. I did not made any changes as the ones described above... Now the P-47 panel works :D So there was sometghing wrong on ED side. Time to create some more panels:pilotfly: Greetings Naj-Treg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strike277 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Hi Strike277 I used a little free tool called 'Mofiki's Coordinate Finder' Run the program and place your mouse cursor on the top left corner of the desired monitor you would like to use as your panel and press spacebar. Now the program gives you a X and Y coordinate. enter these X and Y coordinates (Pos. X / Pos. Y) in the ikarus software and it should place the panel on the correct screen. hopefully this helps you. Naj-Treg Naj-Treg, thanks for your help thats a great tool. Thank you. So how would I realign the rest of the switches and dials after adjusting the panel size down to 1680X1050? Is there an easier way to do it other than each item? Your Search-Fu is far better than mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naj-Treg Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Naj-Treg, thanks for your help thats a great tool. Thank you. So how would I realign the rest of the switches and dials after adjusting the panel size down to 1680X1050? Is there an easier way to do it other than each item? Glad i could help you. I know the struggle with the resiolution setting.... at first i ran my panel on a 1024x768 monitor. The software does scale the panel size but not the image and gauges. My work around for this was: - setting up my panel on a screen with a 1920x1080 reselution. -under configuration tab select editor mode and click show cockpit. -go to instruments tab. If correct all the gauges have a orange highlight. when you click on a gauge it wil be highlighted in orange. enter a smaller number for size px. click in your panel the same gauge again. now it should get smaller. do this for every gauge. after all gauges are smaller, drag them all to the left side of the panel. best is to make or 3 rows (depends on how small you make the gauges). now save your profile. At this point go to the configuration tab and change your X and Y resolution to the desired screen and place. now you will see the panel but all the gauges are small and on de left side of the screen. go in to editor mode and drag the gauges to their position and make them bigger (enter a bigger nummer on size px) Now you need to test a little on how big you need them to be. When done save the panel and you should be good to go:thumbup: Ps you need the original file names to make it work. Good luck!:pilotfly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danvac Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Hi H-J-P, these are new commits making F5E-ASI-2 working correctly again: https://github.com/danvac/Ikarus_Source/commit/8099fae5d5f70de277deb791b54219466aaaa566 https://github.com/danvac/Ikarus_Source/commit/06af29612090b67755e421f62509b4de643307de Should I create pull request or you will merge it yourself? tomcat97, unfortunately shadow on ASI is still visible. Regards, danvac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holton181 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 -go to instruments tab. If correct all the gauges have a orange highlight. when you click on a gauge it wil be highlighted in orange. enter a smaller number for size px. click in your panel the same gauge again. now it should get smaller. do this for every gauge. This step isn't really need. Just hover the mouse pointer above the gauge on the panel and use the wheel to resize it. Helicopters and Viggen DCS 1.5.7 and OpenBeta Win7 Pro 64bit i7-3820 3.60GHz P9X79 Pro 32GB GTX 670 2GB VG278H + a Dell PFT Lynx TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naj-Treg Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 This step isn't really need. Just hover the mouse pointer above the gauge on the panel and use the wheel to resize it. Thanks learned something today:thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-J-P Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) Glad i could help you. I know the struggle with the resiolution setting.... at first i ran my panel on a 1024x768 monitor. The software does scale the panel size but not the image and gauges. My work around for this was: - setting up my panel on a screen with a 1920x1080 reselution. -under configuration tab select editor mode and click show cockpit. -go to instruments tab. If correct all the gauges have a orange highlight. when you click on a gauge it wil be highlighted in orange. enter a smaller number for size px. click in your panel the same gauge again. now it should get smaller. do this for every gauge. after all gauges are smaller, drag them all to the left side of the panel. best is to make or 3 rows (depends on how small you make the gauges). now save your profile. At this point go to the configuration tab and change your X and Y resolution to the desired screen and place. now you will see the panel but all the gauges are small and on de left side of the screen. go in to editor mode and drag the gauges to their position and make them bigger (enter a bigger nummer on size px) Now you need to test a little on how big you need them to be. When done save the panel and you should be good to go:thumbup: Ps you need the original file names to make it work. Good luck!:pilotfly: Thank you. Very well explained. We can not please everyone. Our standard is 1920 x 1080. Edited March 17, 2018 by H-J-P Simpit Software by SDA "SIMPIT DEVELOPER ASSOCIATION" https://github.com/s-d-a/DAC, https://github.com/H-J-P/Ikarus/releases/latest, https://github.com/s-d-a/DCS-ExportScripts, Deutsches Forum, English Forum MSI Z270; INTEL Core i7-7700K, 4x 4,8GHz, Quad-Core "Kaby Lake", GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, TrackIR 5 Pro, TM HOTAS Warthog, MFG Crosswind, Win 10 x64 Pro, 3 x SSD keep it simple ... the 1000 small things ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-J-P Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Hi H-J-P, these are new commits making F5E-ASI-2 working correctly again: https://github.com/danvac/Ikarus_Source/commit/8099fae5d5f70de277deb791b54219466aaaa566 https://github.com/danvac/Ikarus_Source/commit/06af29612090b67755e421f62509b4de643307de Should I create pull request or you will merge it yourself? tomcat97, unfortunately shadow on ASI is still visible. Regards, danvac These are completely different values than documented. I will take it that way. Thank you very much. Simpit Software by SDA "SIMPIT DEVELOPER ASSOCIATION" https://github.com/s-d-a/DAC, https://github.com/H-J-P/Ikarus/releases/latest, https://github.com/s-d-a/DCS-ExportScripts, Deutsches Forum, English Forum MSI Z270; INTEL Core i7-7700K, 4x 4,8GHz, Quad-Core "Kaby Lake", GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, TrackIR 5 Pro, TM HOTAS Warthog, MFG Crosswind, Win 10 x64 Pro, 3 x SSD keep it simple ... the 1000 small things ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-J-P Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I just installed it. We will see ... Simpit Software by SDA "SIMPIT DEVELOPER ASSOCIATION" https://github.com/s-d-a/DAC, https://github.com/H-J-P/Ikarus/releases/latest, https://github.com/s-d-a/DCS-ExportScripts, Deutsches Forum, English Forum MSI Z270; INTEL Core i7-7700K, 4x 4,8GHz, Quad-Core "Kaby Lake", GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, TrackIR 5 Pro, TM HOTAS Warthog, MFG Crosswind, Win 10 x64 Pro, 3 x SSD keep it simple ... the 1000 small things ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danvac Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I noticed wrong mach speeds shown few moments ago. I will check tommorow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danvac Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 This is correct commit to calculate mach meter angle: https://github.com/danvac/Ikarus_Source/commit/76299deb07859895ec7a3ae42eab82c9a653d4c9 Input/Output values are bases on latest mainpanel_init.lua MachIndicator = CreateGauge() MachIndicator.arg_number = 179 MachIndicator.input = {0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 2.2} MachIndicator.output = {1.0, 0.929, 0.871, 0.816, 0.765, 0.727, 0.683, 0.643, 0.611, 0.582, 0.551, 0.525, 0.5, 0.4} MachIndicator.controller = controllers.MachIndicator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danvac Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) F-5E Pitch Trim Indicator Can you add gauge for Pitch Trim Indicator? Due to position in cockpit above ADI it is hardly visible. (screenshot attached) -- Pitch Trim Indicator Pitch_Trim = CreateGauge() Pitch_Trim.arg_number = 52 Pitch_Trim.input = {-10.0, 0.0, 1.0} Pitch_Trim.output = {1.0, 0.0, -0.1} Pitch_Trim.controller = controllers.PitchTrim Edited March 18, 2018 by danvac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naj-Treg Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Thank you. Very well explained. We can not please everyone. Our standard is 1920 x 1080. No problem. I really appreciate all those mod makers and the time and effort they put in the mods to make this sim better. As you said...you can't please everyone. Keep up the great work:thumbup: Naj-Treg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regnad517 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Does all resizing have to be done in scale? For instance I am wanting to lower the height of the UHF on front panel but keep width. Was using Helios but am having too many issues when I went to a 4K projector with resolution settings. Gonna give Ikarus a try. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMicha Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Hi McMicha I was reading through the update details from the last update....1 of the fixes was on crashes with the P-51 panel.... I updated DCS to the last version. I did not made any changes as the ones described above... Now the P-47 panel works :D So there was sometghing wrong on ED side. Time to create some more panels:pilotfly: Greetings Naj-Treg Hello Naj-Treg Which update was it? Simpit Software by SDA "SIMPIT DEVELOPER ASSOCIATION" DCS ExportScript D.A.C. DCS to Arcaze Communicator Ikarus a new Virtual Cockpit Software Deutscher Forums Thread English Forums Thread Hard/Software: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, 32 GiB RAM, extra SSD for Windows 10 and DCS World, AMD Vega Frontier Edition with 16 GiB VRAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMicha Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Hi Strike277 I used a little free tool called 'Mofiki's Coordinate Finder' Run the program and place your mouse cursor on the top left corner of the desired monitor you would like to use as your panel and press spacebar. Now the program gives you a X and Y coordinate. enter these X and Y coordinates (Pos. X / Pos. Y) in the ikarus software and it should place the panel on the correct screen. hopefully this helps you. Naj-Treg Thank you for pointing this tool out. I hadn't even heard that one. Unfortunately there is no official download page. But I hope Strike277 will find its coordinates. Simpit Software by SDA "SIMPIT DEVELOPER ASSOCIATION" DCS ExportScript D.A.C. DCS to Arcaze Communicator Ikarus a new Virtual Cockpit Software Deutscher Forums Thread English Forums Thread Hard/Software: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, 32 GiB RAM, extra SSD for Windows 10 and DCS World, AMD Vega Frontier Edition with 16 GiB VRAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMicha Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Does all resizing have to be done in scale? For instance I am wanting to lower the height of the UHF on front panel but keep width. Was using Helios but am having too many issues when I went to a 4K projector with resolution settings. Gonna give Ikarus a try. Thanks Hello Regnad517, the gauges all have a fixed aspect ratio. The aspect ratio of the lamps and switches depends on the graphics used. Everything else is variable, you may have to create new graphics. CU Micha Simpit Software by SDA "SIMPIT DEVELOPER ASSOCIATION" DCS ExportScript D.A.C. DCS to Arcaze Communicator Ikarus a new Virtual Cockpit Software Deutscher Forums Thread English Forums Thread Hard/Software: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, 32 GiB RAM, extra SSD for Windows 10 and DCS World, AMD Vega Frontier Edition with 16 GiB VRAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regnad517 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Thanks for reply, OK, that's doable. Testing today so wish me luck :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-J-P Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Can you add gauge for Pitch Trim Indicator? Due to position in cockpit above ADI it is hardly visible. (screenshot attached) -- Pitch Trim Indicator Pitch_Trim = CreateGauge() Pitch_Trim.arg_number = 52 Pitch_Trim.input = {-10.0, 0.0, 1.0} Pitch_Trim.output = {1.0, 0.0, -0.1} Pitch_Trim.controller = controllers.PitchTrim As always good work. Thanks. I emailed Andreas. But I do not have a response yet (Pitch Trim Indicator). Simpit Software by SDA "SIMPIT DEVELOPER ASSOCIATION" https://github.com/s-d-a/DAC, https://github.com/H-J-P/Ikarus/releases/latest, https://github.com/s-d-a/DCS-ExportScripts, Deutsches Forum, English Forum MSI Z270; INTEL Core i7-7700K, 4x 4,8GHz, Quad-Core "Kaby Lake", GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, TrackIR 5 Pro, TM HOTAS Warthog, MFG Crosswind, Win 10 x64 Pro, 3 x SSD keep it simple ... the 1000 small things ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regnad517 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I'm missing something and I'm not sure what. For instance, I modified the A10C.ikarus profile for placement on my screen, removed alot of buttons, lamps, etc... Ran it and all works great, actually very impressed. But then I decided to put back the whiskey compass. I added a record and entered it exactly as it was but it doesnt get game play feedback. So I tested further, I deleted and readded the AOA and now it is dead. I cannot locate anywhere any binding info. Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomcat97 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Pitch Trim Indicator Can you add gauge for Pitch Trim Indicator? Due to position in cockpit above ADI it is hardly visible. (screenshot attached) -- Pitch Trim Indicator Pitch_Trim = CreateGauge() Pitch_Trim.arg_number = 52 Pitch_Trim.input = {-10.0, 0.0, 1.0} Pitch_Trim.output = {1.0, 0.0, -0.1} Pitch_Trim.controller = controllers.PitchTrim Hello Danvac, I will draw it in the next few days. (I hope!) As you already know, after that there are several more steps to do, for publish an additional class. THX again for your attention and the detailed report. :thumbup: ICEMAN 47th VFS DragonFighters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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