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2D Viewing Angle (Read 269 times)

Sep 8^th, 2006 at 1:51pm

Jon H Offline
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How can I change the default view angle on the 2D panel of a particular aircraft?

At the moment I can't see the horizon over the panel during cruise and approach, and have to press [SHIFT]+[RETURN] to get a better view.

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Reply #1 - Sep 9^th, 2006 at 2:55pm

Webb Ex Member
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You need to change the eyepoint in aircraft.cfg.

As you can see from this thread it involves some guesswork and luck.

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Reply #2 - Sep 11^th, 2006 at 9:29am

Jon H Offline
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This only seems to change the position from which you view the world. I can't find anything to change the angle (up or down) which you look out at.

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Reply #3 - Sep 11^th, 2006 at 10:00am

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This may help if you want to change your view height easily.

'pwrseat1.zip' File Description: (download at avsim)
FS2004 Power Seat. This small gauge will change your viewpoint by moving the seat up and down using the mouse. There are seven positions in each direction with an instant reset to the default position. The gauge is available in two colors, grey and tan. Sorry, no lumbar control.

Works an absolute treat!

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Reply #4 - Sep 11^th, 2006 at 12:11pm

Webb Ex Member
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I don't know if the gauge does anything more than you could do from the keyboard but it wouldn't hurt to give it a try.

I looked at the (FS2002) SDK again and what I quoted in the other thread is about all MS has to say on the subject.

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This value specifies, in feet, the longitudinal, lateral, and vertical position of the pilot’s eyepoint from the aircraft’s datum point.

So if you want to increase the height of the seat you would increase the value of the third (vertical) variable. The first variable is left-right and the second is back-forward.

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Reply #5 - Sep 11^th, 2006 at 4:02pm

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How can I change the default view angle on the 2D panel of a particular aircraft?

You can change the eyepoint viewing angle in the Panel.cfg file

[Views]
VIEW_FORWARD_DIR = 10,0,0 //Pitch, Bank,Heading

This will change the viewing angle so that you are looking down (pitch) at an angle of 10 degrees. Experiment with different values to see what works best for your configuration. You may need to move the eyepoint up as well. Also you need to check that your outside view does not spread unnecessarily too far beneath the top of your cockpit console.

[Default View]
X=0
Y=0
SIZE_X=8192
SIZE_Y=2600

experiment with the SIZE_Y value, decreasing its value to bring the horizon up higher.

regards

Jim

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Reply #6 - Sep 12^th, 2006 at 2:53pm

Jon H Offline
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Thanks Jim
That looks like it should sort it.

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