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New Camera Views
Dec 12th, 2010 at 9:52pm
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Howdy Ya’ll

I added some camera views and tweaked a few others, specifically; I added a close-up view for the radios, autopilot switches, stab trim/parking brake, fuel panel, electrical panel, and hydraulic panel. I also added the gunner’s position (not used anymore). If you want to use them install as follows:

1) First back up your original aircraft.cfg file in case you don’t like them.
2) Find the entire VC camera definition section starting at [CameraDefinition.001]; make sure it is .001 and NOT .1, the section from .1 to .6 are your external views. The origin= line for the correct section should all be Virtual Cockpit.
3) REPLACE that section, from .001 to the end of the camera views (where the [pitot_static] section begins) with:

[CameraDefinition.001]
Title = "CoPilot"
Guid = {8ff6c134-098d-409f-baec-caba3f683f98}
Origin = Virtual Cockpit
MomentumEffect = YES
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = False
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
PanPbhReturn = False
Track = None
ShowAxis = False
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = .50
SmoothZoomTime = 2.0
ZoomPanScalar = 1.0
ShowWeather = Yes
XyzAdjust = TRUE
ShowLensFlare=FALSE
Category = Cockpit
PitchPanRate=30
HeadingPanRate=75
PanAcceleratorTime=0
InitialXyz=1.19, 0.0, 0.0
InitialPbh=0, 0, 0

[CameraDefinition.002]
Title = "EW Officer"
Guid = {195EAB58-9E4A-2E2A-A34C-A8D9D948F078}
Origin = Virtual Cockpit
MomentumEffect = Yes
SnapPbhAdjust =a Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = False
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
PanPbhReturn = False
Track = None
ShowAxis = FALSE
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = .50
SmoothZoomTime = 2.0
ZoomPanScalar = 1.0
ShowWeather = Yes
XyzAdjust = TRUE
ShowLensFlare=FALSE
Category = Cockpit
PitchPanRate=30
HeadingPanRate=75
PanAcceleratorTime=0
InitialXyz=1.20, 0.00, -4.50
InitialPbh=0, 0, 180

[CameraDefinition.003]
Title = "Gunners Station"
Guid = {D34646E4-6F05-4203-A629-6863AAA7ED2E}
Origin = Virtual Cockpit
MomentumEffect = Yes
SnapPbhAdjust =a Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = False
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
PanPbhReturn = False
Track = None
ShowAxis = FALSE
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = .50
SmoothZoomTime = 2.0
ZoomPanScalar = 1.0
ShowWeather = Yes
XyzAdjust = TRUE
ShowLensFlare=FALSE
Category = Cockpit
PitchPanRate=30
HeadingPanRate=75
PanAcceleratorTime=0
InitialXyz=0, 0.00, -4.50
InitialPbh=0, 0, 180

[CameraDefinition.004]
Title = "Overhead Panel"
Guid = {4ca337db-ae88-4c5f-96ea-ddebbd2a86fe}
Origin = Virtual Cockpit
MomentumEffect = Yes
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = False
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
PanPbhReturn = False
Track = None
ShowAxis = FALSE
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = 0.50
SmoothZoomTime = 2.0
ZoomPanScalar = 1.0
ShowWeather = Yes
XyzAdjust = TRUE
ShowLensFlare=FALSE
Category = Cockpit
PitchPanRate=20
HeadingPanRate=60
InitialXyz=0.57, -0.40, -0.8
InitialPbh=-55.0, 0, 0

[CameraDefinition.005]
Title = "Radios"
Guid = {B9B6103F-944F-493E-99E7-5EA5D78D1945}
Origin = Virtual Cockpit
MomentumEffect = Yes
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = False
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
PanPbhReturn = False
Track = None
ShowAxis = FALSE
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = 0.70
SmoothZoomTime = 2.0
ZoomPanScalar = 1.0
ShowWeather = Yes
XyzAdjust = TRUE
ShowLensFlare=FALSE
Category = Cockpit
PitchPanRate=20
HeadingPanRate=60
InitialXyz=0.62, -0.20, 0.022
InitialPbh=-87.0, 0, 0

[CameraDefinition.006]
Title = "Aisle Stand"
Guid = {195EAB58-9E4A-3E2A-A34C-A8D9D948F078}
Origin = Virtual Cockpit
MomentumEffect = YES
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = False
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
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, 0.5, -0.7
InitialPbh=  51, 0, 0

[CameraDefinition.007]
Title = "Autopilot Switches"
Guid = {383C4AF7-6906-41A5-8272-3EAD783D24C3}
Origin = Virtual Cockpit
MomentumEffect = YES
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = False
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
PanPbhReturn = False
Track = None
ShowAxis = FALSE
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = 0.70
SmoothZoomTime = 2.0
ZoomPanScalar = 1.0
ShowWeather = Yes
XyzAdjust = TRUE
ShowLensFlare=FALSE
Category = Cockpit
PitchPanRate=20
HeadingPanRate=60
InitialXyz= 0.60, -0.5, 0.17
InitialPbh=  90, 0, 0

[CameraDefinition.008]
Title = "Stab Trim - Parking Brake"
Guid = {7D21D4BF-C24A-4CA6-A030-23580A3F9E5C}
Origin = Virtual Cockpit
MomentumEffect = YES
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = False
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
PanPbhReturn = False
Track = None
ShowAxis = FALSE
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = 0.70
SmoothZoomTime = 2.0
ZoomPanScalar = 1.0
ShowWeather = Yes
XyzAdjust = TRUE
ShowLensFlare=FALSE
Category = Cockpit
PitchPanRate=20
HeadingPanRate=60
InitialXyz= 0.60, -0.5, 0.875
InitialPbh=  90, 0, 0

[CameraDefinition.009]
Title = "Fuel Panel"
Guid = {54047B31-CE2A-439F-AD98-7DBE68F7BE44}
Origin = Virtual Cockpit
MomentumEffect = YES
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel
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=1.2, -0.70, 0.0
InitialPbh=0.1, 0, 0

[CameraDefinition.010]
Title = "Electrical Panel"
Guid = {8D607957-E485-46AE-9EED-7A8B8F78415C}
Origin = Virtual Cockpit
MomentumEffect = YES
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel
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=1.19, -0.64, 0.61
InitialPbh=0.5, 0, 80.0

[CameraDefinition.011]
Title = "Hydraulic Panel"
Guid = {2636B917-33C7-4A92-88B3-A378AD162A78}
Origin = Virtual Cockpit
MomentumEffect = YES
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel
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, -0.64, 0.61
InitialPbh=0.5, 0, -80.0


Enjoy!
--Dan
  

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Re: New Camera Views
Reply #1 - Dec 13th, 2010 at 12:33am
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Thanks for that Dan.

I'll give them ago. I will make one small change to each of them for my personal preference though.

You have these two lines in each cameradefinition:
PitchPanRate=20
HeadingPanRate=60


I will change the numerical value and add a third line:
PitchPanRate=30
HeadingPanRate=75
PanAcceleratorTime=0


This just changes the movement of the POV hat to the same setting as the VC camera setting in the camera.cfg. In case others might want to do the same. Wink

Mark
  

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Re: New Camera Views
Reply #2 - Dec 13th, 2010 at 7:42pm
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Good Call Mark,

I edited the Copilot, EW and Gunner with the new values. I left the rest slow, they are designed to supplant the need for a 2d panel, is folks want to look around fast in those views it's easy to add your tweaks.

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Reply #3 - Dec 14th, 2010 at 1:29am
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Hi Dan.

I do that for ALL my CameraDefinition.xxx, including external views.

Example:

[CameraDefinition.1]
Title = "Front View"
Guid = {0ae3f864-da10-4e5a-977c-b9bba47d6f7a}
Description = Front View
Origin = Center
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel      <- In some aircraft this is set to NONE so I change it to Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = FALSE
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel        <- In some aircraft this is set to NONE so I change it to Swivel
PanPbhReturn = FALSE
Track = None
ShowAxis = FALSE
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = 0.75
ShowWeather = Yes
PitchPanRate=30
HeadingPanRate=75
PanAcceleratorTime=0

InitialXyz = -4, 1, 43
InitialPbh = 5, 0, 180
XyzAdjust = TRUE
Category=Aircraft
MomentumEffect=TRUE
ClipMode=Minimum
xyzRate=5.0

This means that the movement of the view using a Pov Hat Switch (it works for key presses too) is the same as the interior CameraDefinitions.

These are the FIRST modification that I make to ALL aircraft.cfg of all my add-on aircraft. OH. And I always backup the original first. Grin

Mark
  

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Re: New Camera Views
Reply #4 - Dec 22nd, 2010 at 3:26am
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Hi guys,
Having gained an interest in adding camera views I found these tutorials and used them to create my first addition.

http://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.php?title=Change_cameras_views
and
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc526984.aspx

Question, I used the Guid as per the example which worked fine so is there a formula for generating these or do I just make up my own unique code?

Thank you
  

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Reply #5 - Dec 22nd, 2010 at 4:34am
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I just use

http://createguid.com/

I would assume with an understanding of the 128 bit structure you could just make up your own, but when it is as easy as a click and a copy I don't dig that deep.

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Reply #6 - Dec 22nd, 2010 at 11:30am
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I have one I downloaded but can't find (at the moment) and so have to use an online generator. So I use this one: http://www.guidgenerator.com/

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Re: New Camera Views
Reply #7 - Jan 28th, 2016 at 6:21pm
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Hi.
I have track IR5 and when I tried these views , they where not correct for me , but if I use these as a starting point , and modify them , so I have all 5 crew positions i might be able to get it to work better .
regards alan. Cool
  
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Reply #8 - Jan 28th, 2016 at 8:51pm
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Hi.
I have reworked the views in my B52, to best suit me and my track IR5 , I have the pilot and co-pilots views left as was in original v1.1 , and modified Hvyeng gunners view and EW view , added a new ENG position , not knowing how to generate a guid number I used one in Hvyeng original post , done away with the aisle stand view , and modified the overhead view so I can scan both aisle stand or overhead using track IR5.
Heres my camera views .
[CameraDefinition.001] 
Title = "Overhead/Aisle Panels"
Guid = {4ca337db-ae88-4c5f-96ea-ddebbd2a86fe}
Origin = Virtual Cockpit
MomentumEffect = Yes
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = False
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
PanPbhReturn = False
Track = None
ShowAxis = FALSE
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = 0.50
SmoothZoomTime = 2.0
ZoomPanScalar = 1.0
ShowWeather = Yes
XyzAdjust = TRUE
ShowLensFlare=FALSE
Category = Cockpit
PitchPanRate=20
HeadingPanRate=60
InitialXyz= 0.55, 0.0, -0.7 //0.57, -0.40, -0.8
InitialPbh= 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 //-55.0, 0, 0

[CameraDefinition.002]
Title = "CoPilot"
Guid = {8ff6c134-098d-409f-baec-caba3f683f98}
Origin = Virtual Cockpit
MomentumEffect = YES
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = False
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
PanPbhReturn = False
Track = None
ShowAxis = False
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = .50
SmoothZoomTime = 2.0
ZoomPanScalar = 1.0
ShowWeather = Yes
XyzAdjust = TRUE
ShowLensFlare=FALSE
Category = Cockpit
PitchPanRate=20
HeadingPanRate=60
InitialXyz=1.19, 0.0, 0.0
InitialPbh=0, 0, 0

[CameraDefinition.003]
Title = "Engineer"
Guid = {383C4AF7-6906-41A5-8272-3EAD783D24C3}
Origin = Virtual Cockpit
MomentumEffect = YES
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = False
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
PanPbhReturn = False
Track = None
ShowAxis = False
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = .50
SmoothZoomTime = 2.0
ZoomPanScalar = 1.0
ShowWeather = Yes
XyzAdjust = TRUE
ShowLensFlare=FALSE
Category = Cockpit
PitchPanRate=20
HeadingPanRate=60
InitialXyz=0.25, 0.0, -1.25 // seat position //0.51, 0.0, -1.0 //ideal for flight //X= -L/R,Y= U/-D,Z= F/-B
InitialPbh=0, 0, 0 // P= pitch d/-u,B=bank l/-r,H=heading r/-l

[CameraDefinition.004]
Title = "EW Officer"
Guid = {195EAB58-9E4A-2E2A-A34C-A8D9D948F078}
Origin = Virtual Cockpit
MomentumEffect = Yes
SnapPbhAdjust =a Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = False
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
PanPbhReturn = False
Track = None
ShowAxis = FALSE
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = .50
SmoothZoomTime = 2.0
ZoomPanScalar = 1.0
ShowWeather = Yes
XyzAdjust = TRUE
ShowLensFlare=FALSE
Category = Cockpit
PitchPanRate=20
HeadingPanRate=60
InitialXyz=1.20, 0.00, -4.75 //-4.50
InitialPbh=0, 0, 180 //0, 0, 190 

[CameraDefinition.005]
Title = "Gunners Station"
Guid = {D34646E4-6F05-4203-A629-6863AAA7ED2E}
Origin = Virtual Cockpit
MomentumEffect = Yes
SnapPbhAdjust =a Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = False
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
PanPbhReturn = False
Track = None
ShowAxis = FALSE
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = .50
SmoothZoomTime = 2.0
ZoomPanScalar = 1.0
ShowWeather = Yes
XyzAdjust = TRUE
ShowLensFlare=FALSE
Category = Cockpit
PitchPanRate=20
HeadingPanRate=60
InitialXyz=0.00, 0.00, -4.75
InitialPbh=0, 0, 180 

on the engineers position I have left in an alternative positon , which can do Aisle stand and overhead which would simulate the eng seat in a positon to help pilots with throttles and such , but you need to delete the // for the front of the pos numbers to activate , also I have left some info on what the initial xyz and pbh mean,if any one wishes to play with the figures to suit your needs.
Still testing and fine tuneing the rest of the cfg file, to make this bird fly more like the real thing .
Regards alan. Cool
  
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