Multi-monitor set-up guide & help (unofficial)

Hi guys, appreciate this appears to be mainly triple screen setups, but may I ask if this technique would also work for a 4K tv and a small monitor to display my mfds on.

 

I am using a 55” 4K tv at 3840 × 2160 and have just purchased a small single monitor running at 1366 x 768 to display my MFDs on with the Cougar MFDs taped over the screen.

 

Am I right in assuming, that I can use this same technique to make this work. I’m assuming that I just add the 2160 & 768 together to get my width and 3840 & 1366 for my height?

 

Cowboy10uk

I tested that on my UW display. And it worked

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3305942&postcount=4

I'm running nVidia surround with 3 x 27" monitors. Surround resolution is 5816 x 1080 (bezel corrected).

In game, the horizon on the side monitors is slanted,and i've tried FOV adjustments and it just doesnt looks natural (like triple screen settings in Project CARS, AC, etc.)

What do I need to change, and in what .lua to adjust for this?

Edit: I tried adding the "viewRoll = [absolute angle in degrees]" to my triplescreen.lua but it will not populate on the list in-game. where in the .lua should it be added?

I'm running nVidia surround with 3 x 27" monitors. Surround resolution is 5816 x 1080 (bezel corrected).

 

In game, the horizon on the side monitors is slanted,and i've tried FOV adjustments and it just doesnt looks natural (like triple screen settings in Project CARS, AC, etc.)

 

What do I need to change, and in what .lua to adjust for this?

 

Edit: I tried adding the "viewRoll = [absolute angle in degrees]" to my triplescreen.lua but it will not populate on the list in-game. where in the .lua should it be added?

Are you running 1 screen or 3 screen? The latter avoids dide stretching etc but does give a strange perspective unless like me you are about 70cms from the middle screen and zoomed in to life-size view of the cockpit. Of course that means your instruments will be out of sight (I have a fourth monitor below for that).

Are you running 1 screen or 3 screen? The latter avoids dide stretching etc but does give a strange perspective unless like me you are about 70cms from the middle screen and zoomed in to life-size view of the cockpit. Of course that means your instruments will be out of sight (I have a fourth monitor below for that).

i'm running it in '3 screens'

I have trackIR so no 4th monitor at the moment (no room since my racing wheel sits right below the center screen)

Hi guys, I'm sorry but I need your help. Can someone have a look at my monitor lua file and let me know where on earth Ive gone wrong.

I'm running a single 4K TV at 3840 x 2160 and a small 1920 x 1080 screen for my mfds.

The mfds export beautifully onto the second screen, But the GUI ALWAYS expands across to the 2nd screen as well the moment I select 5670 x 2160 res in the settings menu, which I need to allow the mfds to be exported.

I cant for the life of me get the GUI to only be displayed on the main screen.

any advice or help would be very greatfully recieved

_ = function(p) return p; end;

name = _('mfd export');

Description = 'One monitor configuration'

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 3840;

height = 2160;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = screen.aspect;

}

}

LEFT_MFCD =

{

x = 3845;

y = 75;

width = 854;

height = 854;

}

RIGHT_MFCD =

{

x = 4904;

y = 76;

width = 854;

height = 854;

}

--CDU_EXPORT

--UIMainView = Viewports.Center

GUI=

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 3840;

height = 2160;

}}

Cowboy10uk

Hi Cowboy10UK,

I guess I found your mistake. Replace the line

"UIMainView = Viewports.GUI"

to

"UIMainView = GUI"

For me this works like charm.

Please let me know if this helped you.

Xoxen

Hi Cowboy10UK,

I guess I found your mistake. Replace the line

 

"UIMainView = Viewports.GUI"

 

to

 

"UIMainView = GUI"

 

For me this works like charm.

Please let me know if this helped you.

Xoxen

Damn youre fantastic. That bugger has been keeping me guessing for the last 5 hours.

Now it all works.

THANKYOU Mate :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Cowboy10uk

Man,, you got lucky,, I know the feeling, something so simple, yet so obscure! Congrats on your fast fix!

Man,, you got lucky,, I know the feeling, something so simple, yet so obscure! Congrats on your fast fix!

I know, I just couldn’t see the issue for love nor money, despite setting up several multi monitor systems in the past.

Now Xoxen kindly pointed that out it was blooming obvious, but damn was it doing my head in.

At least the age old rule still applys here, if all else fails and you’re about to throw the pc out the window, swallow your pride and ask the forums for help. :thumbup:

Cowboy10uk

Hi Cowboy,

for me this was easier than for you as I was able to compare your Monitor.lua with mine. But I´m always happy if I can help out with knowledge which took me some hours to figure them out by myself long time ago ;) So I was aware of your pain and needed to help.

Have fun with DCS and the right Position of the GUI now.

Xoxen

G'Dammit, windows just did an update and now I'm back to square 1 with the GUI spread over both screens again, meaning once again I cant access most of the buttons, and now the darn GUI tweak doesn't even bloody work.

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Cowboy10uk

G'Dammit, windows just did an update and now I'm back to square 1 with the GUI spread over both screens again, meaning once again I cant access most of the buttons, and now the darn GUI tweak doesn't even bloody work.

 

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

 

Cowboy10uk

you prob want to define the GUI to the Left-most screen for the resolution af that screen

(I've been doing this for ages now with 4 screens, because DCS won't fix it)

ok guys, I surrender. I cannot for the life of me get the GUI working on just the main screen of 3840 x 2160 and now just to add another complication into my life, the file I was editing is no longer seen by DCS so I cant select it via the drop down menu.

Tried the last fix which worked last time, but that isn't working either.

my mfd export.LUA is below, could someone please please kindly look at it and either tell me where I went wrong, or even better fix the darn thing.

Cowboy10uk

mfd export.lua

If DCS doesn't recognize the file there's a syntax error, usually a missing comma, semicolon, or parenthesis.

If DCS doesn't recognize the file there's a syntax error, usually a missing comma, semicolon, or parenthesis.

If DCS doesn't recognize the file there's a syntax error, usually a missing comma, semicolon, or parenthesis.

Gliptal you are a bloody genius. After walking away for a beer and came back and saw your reply, so took a another look, a closer look going letter by letter.

discovered a missing } just after the last line on the right MFD, entered it, saved and not only is dcs now seeing the file, the GUI is also working.

I guessing that the GUI was still using the default single monitor config that appears to have the same name, so while I was thinking it was using my one, all the time it wasn't seeing it at all.

Anyway, thanks again, I may have missed my flight window by a good 2 hours but at least the darn thing is working and working well it appears.

Rep incoming

Cowboy10uk

I'm glad you it working!

Hey guys, been on Ed for years and hardly ever ask for help but updated 1.5.8 won't let me change position of my Comms menu, any thoughts...Thanks

Cowboy,

Which editor are you using? I use Ultraedit, but Notepad++ (free) has the option where you can line up the }[(.

If you see the pic below, notice how the editor highlights in gray the parens/brackets automatically. Helps to keep your sanity! :)

Cowboy,

Which editor are you using? I use Ultraedit, but Notepad++ (free) has the option where you can line up the }[(.

 

If you see the pic below, notice how the editor highlights in gray the parens/brackets automatically. Helps to keep your sanity! :)

 

I was using Notepad, I know I know, It’s not well liked. I have however downloaded notepad ++ yesterday so will use that from now on.

Cowboy10uk

Nothing wrong with Notepad for use as a scratch sheet of paper. Especially if you want to rip out formatting! Just not for editing LUA code :)

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FYI, I don't use Notepad++ since I've been using UltraEdit for like 10+ years. But you *may* have to let NP++ know that it should syntax highlight and code fold LUA files. Code folding is nice because you can instantly collapse a particular section of code.

Hello,

I've been reading alot but still have a problem. I have 2 screens. I want my two MFD's shown on my second screen.

Now the screens stays black.

Resolution is changed in game so that works.

Can someone help me?

Main: 1080x1920

Second: 1024x1280

My Lau file:

_ = function(p) return p; end;

name = _('MP');

Description = 'Left MFCD on the left monitor,Right MFCD on the right and camera on the center'

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 1920;

height = 1080;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = 1.77778;

}

}

LEFT_MFCD =

{

x = 1921;

y = 0;

width = 620;

height = 620;

}

RIGHT_MFCD =

{

x = 2580;

y = 0;

width = 620;

height = 620;

}

UIMainView = Viewports.Center

LEFT_MFCD = Viewports.LEFT_MFCD

RIGHT_MFCD = Viewports.RIGHT_MFCD

I made it work with to assing button "export mfd"in the game. But now the mfd's appear both to the recht corner of my second screen.

MFCD's need to be included in viewports brackets. Delete 2 bottom lines:

LEFT_MFCD = Viewports.LEFT_MFCD

RIGHT_MFCD = Viewports.RIGHT_MFCD

MFCD's need to be included in viewports brackets. Delete 2 bottom lines:

 

LEFT_MFCD = Viewports.LEFT_MFCD

RIGHT_MFCD = Viewports.RIGHT_MFCD

Yes it worked. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Thank you so much!

Can I asked you something else?

I want to remove the cockpit MFD's so that the only mfd is on my second screen. So I dont have to render 4 mfd's.

Ive found a old post but that didn't work.

Yes it worked. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Thank you so much!

 

Can I asked you something else?

 

I want to remove the cockpit MFD's so that the only mfd is on my second screen. So I dont have to render 4 mfd's.

 

Ive found a old post but that didn't work.

I find the right LAU the disable the mfd in cockpit. Problem solved.

The right one: Scripts\Aircrafts\ _common\cockpit