Mule Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I have been learning how to use the CDU from the manual. I use Track IR and i find the view and inputting both awkward. Is there a set view of the CDU from within the sim that would be of more use? I have searched around here but can't find anything. Also there is a good view of CDU inputs from one of WAG'S vids does anyone know how to get that. I hope this makes sense? Fighter Pilot Podcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrYenko Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I have been learning how to use the CDU from the manual. I use Track IR and i find the view and inputting both awkward. Is there a set view of the CDU from within the sim that would be of more use? I have searched around here but can't find anything. Also there is a good view of CDU inputs from one of WAG'S vids does anyone know how to get that. I hope this makes sense? Something that helped me with TrackIR was getting used to jabbing the F9 key... Using TrackIR to swing your view about is great, but when you want to concentrate on a particular display, freezing the input is invaluble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hassata Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 can't you define a snap view and use it with TIR frozen? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrongHarm Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I wanted to do the same thing with BlackShark and acheived it with S77th-ReOrdain's help. Here's his post. Now (in Blackshark) I can say View ABRIS (using voice activated commands, which executes CTRL+kp0 then kp3) and I have a perfect zoomed in view of my ABRIS which still gives me access to the FSKs. I also did this with the IT23 (to CTRL+kp0, then kp2.. activated via voice). I've not been able to use the method in the above post to do this in DCS:A-10C, though the commands are the same as in KA-50. I'm sure it's either a known bug, or a WIP. If someone is able to get custom views to work please post your method. It's a good thing that this is Early Access and we've all volunteered to help test and enhance this work in progress... despite the frustrations inherent in the task with even the simplest of software... otherwise people might not understand that this incredibly complex unfinished module is unfinished. /light-hearted sarcasm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceflier Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Something that helped me with TrackIR was getting used to jabbing the F9 key... Using TrackIR to swing your view about is great, but when you want to concentrate on a particular display, freezing the input is invaluble. Seems wags has the smoothest trackIR I've ever seen. Wags what is the secret? I've messed with curves/deadzones/smooth/progressive you name. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mule Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 Tried that Strongharm. Works but the cdu is zoomed in to much. I have tried zooming out etc but unable. Thanks for the info though. Fighter Pilot Podcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrYenko Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Seems wags has the smoothest trackIR I've ever seen. Wags what is the secret? I've messed with curves/deadzones/smooth/progressive you name. He really does. I'd love to poke around in his TrackIR profile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash_Fistfight Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Ok heres how to change the view angles for the snapviews. Bear in mind that this being a Beta Wags has already stated that modding files is a no no. 1) Back up "DCS A-10C Beta\Config\View" folder. 2) Open DCS A-10C Beta\Config\View\View.lua with notepad++ and set "UseDefaultSnapViews" on line 50 to false, save and exit. 3) Open DCS A-10C Beta\Config\View\Snapviews.lua with notepad++. The A10C has the plane index 11 and the snapview index is the KP_No.+1 so 3 in the case of the CDU. I changed the value of line 970 from 19.something to 29.something which gives a fairly good view of the screen and keyboard. :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mule Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 Ok heres how to change the view angles for the snapviews. Bear in mind that this being a Beta Wags has already stated that modding files is a no no. 1) Back up "DCS A-10C Beta\Config\View" folder. 2) Open DCS A-10C Beta\Config\View\View.lua with notepad++ and set "UseDefaultSnapViews" on line 50 to false, save and exit. 3) Open DCS A-10C Beta\Config\View\Snapviews.lua with notepad++. The A10C has the plane index 11 and the snapview index is the KP_No.+1 so 3 in the case of the CDU. I changed the value of line 970 from 19.something to 29.something which gives a fairly good view of the screen and keyboard. :) awesome awesome awesome thanks very much worked great :) Fighter Pilot Podcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrongHarm Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 The thing is ALT+kpd0 is supposed tomake changes in that lua file. Perhaps in a future beta build it will. It's a good thing that this is Early Access and we've all volunteered to help test and enhance this work in progress... despite the frustrations inherent in the task with even the simplest of software... otherwise people might not understand that this incredibly complex unfinished module is unfinished. /light-hearted sarcasm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team Wags Posted October 24, 2010 ED Team Share Posted October 24, 2010 He really does. I'd love to poke around in his TrackIR profile... http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=59974 1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/wagmatt Twitch: wagmatt System: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=3729544#post3729544 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galwran Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Ok heres how to change the view angles for the snapviews. Bear in mind that this being a Beta Wags has already stated that modding files is a no no. 1) Back up "DCS A-10C Beta\Config\View" folder. 2) Open DCS A-10C Beta\Config\View\View.lua with notepad++ and set "UseDefaultSnapViews" on line 50 to false, save and exit. 3) Open DCS A-10C Beta\Config\View\Snapviews.lua with notepad++. The A10C has the plane index 11 and the snapview index is the KP_No.+1 so 3 in the case of the CDU. I changed the value of line 970 from 19.something to 29.something which gives a fairly good view of the screen and keyboard. :) EXCELLENT! Now tell me: is there a way to put a snapview in to a dedicated display (or change the said snapview to another one in the dedicated display because you don't need to look at CDU all the time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G3 Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 (edited) Galwran this would be a much loved feature for pits, i would love to hear a yes, but to my knowledge we haven't seen it done in the DCS series as yet snap views that would display on seperate monitors would be wonderful Edited October 24, 2010 by G3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrYenko Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=59974 This is already better than my previous profile, in nearly every way imaginable but out of curiosity, what speed and smoothing do you use? Also, are you using Precision mode (F10) when you record, or is your neck actually made of robot parts, enabling you almost-creepy levels of precision in your view movements? Either way, robot-neck or no, thanks for the profile. :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 If you got a spare rotary on your stick, you might want to use like this. TIR used to zoom in / out of targets, and rotary mapped to longitudinal displacement. I also got the TIR pause and center mapped (i use the KP+ and KP-, since my throttle replaces those). For me this way feels more natural than snap views. N2BfF8rx9Sc Fish's Flight Sim Videos [sIGPIC]I13700k, RTX4090, 64gb ram @ 3600, superUltraWide 5120x1440, 2560x1440, 1920x1080, Warthog, Tusba TQS, Reverb VR1000, Pico 4, Wifi6 router, 360/36 internet[/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invisibull Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Working perfectly. Thanks Crash. i9 9900k - GTX 2080 Ti - MSI Z87 GD65 Mobo - 64GB HyperX Predator RGB DDR4 3200MHz - Win10 64 bit - TM Warthog w FSSB R3 mod - TrackIr 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desmoflex Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Hi Fish, video looks promising. but i am new to A10 and do not really understand what you mean by "rotary mapped to longitudinal displacement". can you pls clarify. sorry if this question might be too dump... thx in advance. rgds flex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Here's the mapping from the game options menu. Fish's Flight Sim Videos [sIGPIC]I13700k, RTX4090, 64gb ram @ 3600, superUltraWide 5120x1440, 2560x1440, 1920x1080, Warthog, Tusba TQS, Reverb VR1000, Pico 4, Wifi6 router, 360/36 internet[/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinandGrin Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Here's the mapping from the game options menu. Ah this helped clarify it for me too, thanks. I am always looking for a better way to control my view and with both of my rotaries on my Seitek X52 available this may workout well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooshim Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 A shot in the dark here, but... I don't have TIR... do you think it might be possible to map mousewheel up to zoom + and zoom out to mousewheel down? Right now the zoom buttons are mapped to my stick... it's a bit cumbersome. would like to make use of that mousewheel more efficiently and map the ils khz adjustment to other keys. Many thanks. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Win7 | Intel Core 2 Quad | Q8400 @ 2.66GHz | 2.67 GHz 3.37GB of RAM 60gig Samsung SSD| GTX 570 "Operation: Bull by the Horns" "Bull Run 2.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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