Modified VC views - the settings to test. |
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Paul Golding
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Posted: 09 Nov 2013 at 8:25am |
Following what I posted here, if anyone wants to have a go at editing their files to try out these views and give some feedback, the following is for you. This edit is only for the -42 series aircraft, for now. Please don't try this if you're unhappy editing files, and please don't expect JF to help you out if this gets messed up. Go to FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\JF_Douglas_DC8-42 and save a copy of your aircraft.cfg to your desktop (or anywhere else) for safe-keeping. Next, open the original one in your FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\JF_Douglas_DC8-42 folder and near the end of the file you'll see this line [Views] eyepoint=53.7,-2.0,4.8 change the last digit from 8 to 9 so it reads like this [Views] eyepoint=53.7,-2.0,4.9 Next find the following section near the top of the file and delete it [CameraDefinition.001] Title = "Right Seat" Guid = {8ff6c134-098d-409f-baec-caba3f683f98} Origin = Virtual Cockpit MomentumEffect = No SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel SnapPbhReturn = False PanPbhAdjust = Swivel PanPbhReturn = False Track = None ShowAxis = YES AllowZoom = TRUE InitialZoom = 0.4 SmoothZoomTime = 2.0 ZoomPanScalar = 1.0 ShowWeather = Yes XyzAdjust = TRUE ShowLensFlare=FALSE Category = Cockpit PitchPanRate=20 HeadingPanRate=60 InitialXyz=1.1, 0.0, 0.0 InitialPbh=2, 0, 0 [CameraDefinition.002] Title = "Center Console" Guid = {195EAB58-9E4A-2E2A-A34C-A8D9D948F078} Origin = Virtual Cockpit MomentumEffect = No SnapPbhAdjust = None SnapPbhReturn = False PanPbhAdjust = None PanPbhReturn = False Track = None ShowAxis = FALSE AllowZoom = TRUE InitialZoom = 0.5 SmoothZoomTime = 2.0 ZoomPanScalar = 1.0 ShowWeather = Yes XyzAdjust = TRUE ShowLensFlare=FALSE Category = Cockpit PitchPanRate=20 HeadingPanRate=60 InitialXyz=0.54, 0.3, -0.05 InitialPbh=75, 0, 0 [CameraDefinition.003] Title = "Engineer Station" Guid = {a5741a54-ea6d-4580-9709-c99161e38a83} Origin = Virtual Cockpit MomentumEffect = No SnapPbhAdjust = None SnapPbhReturn = False PanPbhAdjust = Swivel PanPbhReturn = False Track = None ShowAxis = FALSE AllowZoom = TRUE InitialZoom = 0.3 SmoothZoomTime = 2.0 ZoomPanScalar = 1.0 ShowWeather = Yes XyzAdjust = TRUE ShowLensFlare=FALSE Category = Cockpit PitchPanRate=20 HeadingPanRate=60 InitialXyz=0.54, 0.0, -1.00 InitialPbh=0.0, 0, 90 [CameraDefinition.004] Title = "Overhead Panel" Guid = {B9D78F8A-A76C-40b5-ABA4-A7A541C3C7EC} Origin = Virtual Cockpit MomentumEffect = No SnapPbhAdjust = None SnapPbhReturn = False PanPbhAdjust = None PanPbhReturn = False Track = None ShowAxis = FALSE AllowZoom = TRUE InitialZoom = 1.0 SmoothZoomTime = 2.0 ZoomPanScalar = 1.15 ShowWeather = Yes XyzAdjust = TRUE ShowLensFlare=FALSE Category = Cockpit PitchPanRate=20 HeadingPanRate=60 InitialXyz=0.55, -0.58, -0.3 InitialPbh=-49.7, 0, 0 And finally, copy the following text and paste into the section you just deleted. [CameraDefinition.001] Title = "Center Console" Guid = {195EAB58-9E4A-2E2A-A34C-A8D9D948F078} Origin = Virtual Cockpit MomentumEffect = No SnapPbhAdjust = None SnapPbhReturn = False PanPbhAdjust = Swivel PanPbhReturn = False Track = None ShowAxis = FALSE AllowZoom = TRUE InitialZoom = 1.0 SmoothZoomTime = 2.0 ZoomPanScalar = 1.0 ShowWeather = Yes XyzAdjust = TRUE ShowLensFlare=FALSE Category = Cockpit PitchPanRate=20 HeadingPanRate=60 InitialXyz=0.60, 0.2, -0.6 InitialPbh=51, 0, 0 [CameraDefinition.002] Title = "Engineer Station-lower" Guid = {a5741a54-ea6d-4580-9709-c99161e38a83} Origin = Virtual Cockpit MomentumEffect = No SnapPbhAdjust = None SnapPbhReturn = False PanPbhAdjust = Swivel PanPbhReturn = False Track = None ShowAxis = FALSE AllowZoom = TRUE InitialZoom = 0.90 SmoothZoomTime = 2.0 ZoomPanScalar = 1.0 ShowWeather = Yes XyzAdjust = TRUE ShowLensFlare=FALSE Category = Cockpit PitchPanRate=20 HeadingPanRate=60 InitialXyz=0.75, 0.0, -0.80 InitialPbh=17.0, 0, 90 [CameraDefinition.003] Title = "Engineer Station-upper" Guid = {156fcca8-a054-4723-8fb2-e5884129d66e} Origin = Virtual Cockpit MomentumEffect = No SnapPbhAdjust = None SnapPbhReturn = False PanPbhAdjust = Swivel PanPbhReturn = False Track = None ShowAxis = FALSE AllowZoom = TRUE InitialZoom = 0.75 SmoothZoomTime = 2.0 ZoomPanScalar = 1.0 ShowWeather = Yes XyzAdjust = TRUE ShowLensFlare=FALSE Category = Cockpit PitchPanRate=20 HeadingPanRate=60 InitialXyz=0.70, 0.0, -0.80 InitialPbh=-11.5, 0, 90 [CameraDefinition.004] Title = "Overhead Panel" Guid = {B9D78F8A-A76C-40b5-ABA4-A7A541C3C7EC} Origin = Virtual Cockpit MomentumEffect = No SnapPbhAdjust = None SnapPbhReturn = False PanPbhAdjust = Swivel PanPbhReturn = False Track = None ShowAxis = FALSE AllowZoom = TRUE InitialZoom = 1.0 SmoothZoomTime = 2.0 ZoomPanScalar = 1.15 ShowWeather = Yes XyzAdjust = TRUE ShowLensFlare=FALSE Category = Cockpit PitchPanRate=20 HeadingPanRate=60 InitialXyz=0.60, -0.58, -0.3 InitialPbh=-49.7, 0, 0 [CameraDefinition.005] Title = "Right Seat" Guid = {8ff6c134-098d-409f-baec-caba3f683f98} Origin = Virtual Cockpit MomentumEffect = No SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel SnapPbhReturn = False PanPbhAdjust = Swivel PanPbhReturn = False Track = None ShowAxis = YES AllowZoom = TRUE InitialZoom = 0.9 SmoothZoomTime = 2.0 ZoomPanScalar = 1.0 ShowWeather = Yes XyzAdjust = TRUE ShowLensFlare=FALSE Category = Cockpit PitchPanRate=20 HeadingPanRate=60 InitialXyz=1.2, 0.0, 0.0 InitialPbh=2, 0, 0 [CameraDefinition.006] Title = "Jump Seat" Guid = {e621ee4f-67b2-473c-a7b2-51fc4de17272} Origin = Virtual Cockpit MomentumEffect = No SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel SnapPbhReturn = False PanPbhAdjust = Swivel PanPbhReturn = False Track = None ShowAxis = YES AllowZoom = TRUE InitialZoom = 0.9 SmoothZoomTime = 2.0 ZoomPanScalar = 1.0 ShowWeather = Yes XyzAdjust = TRUE ShowLensFlare=FALSE Category = Cockpit PitchPanRate=20 HeadingPanRate=60 InitialXyz=0.0, 0.1, -1.05 InitialPbh=2, 0, 0 If it all goes wrong, just put the original file that you put somewhere safe back in the folder. |
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fly37
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Thanks Paul!
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Deltahotel
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Paul that's brilliant. Love it.
Now I don't think anyone familiar with modifying an aircraft cfg file will have any problem with this, but at the beginning of your post above this could be slightly confusing: "Next, open the one in your E:\FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\JF_Douglas_DC8-12 folder and near the end of the file you'll see this line" because many will have it all on their C drive, and the config file they want is still the same one in the DC8-42 folder, not the DC8-12. ... so a minor edit perhaps? But thanks again - it is great. ... and from somewhere else, no I can't get a decimal figure change on either of the ADF selectors. |
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Paul Golding
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Cheers for that Dave, and sorry if I've confused anybody
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fly37
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Nice and better view.. thank!
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merlin851526
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Many thanks to OP for his efforts. But may I ask is there any chance of a few screen shots of before and after pics so we can see the improvement thanks
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Paul Golding
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http://forum.justflight.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=21643&title=modified-vc-views
Have a look at the link at the end of the first post in this thread. |
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merlin851526
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Thanks
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ftwd
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Hey Paul,
Do these changes work with sp2? Cheers, Nathan |
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Paul Golding
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I've not tried them yet Nathan, I kind of hoped they'd be included, but I assume not. I'll try and find time to have a look tonight.
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No rush Paul, I'm flying all week and won't be home till Saturday.
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