Cockpit Help

[+Klavs81 4]

Okay, I'm making this the thread for the F-35 cockpit, and I'm just going to post problems here as I encounter them, so future generations won't be quite as confused.

 

Question 1: Cockpit Counters.

 

How do I set these up? I have 3 dials (10 sided polys) sunk into my flat panel display with numbers (see screenshot). Should I link these together, give them constraints, what should I name them, basically I'm asking for a cockpit counter tutorial in 3ds max, can anybody help? I couldn't find anything with the search function, swear!

 

This will solve a lot of problems on this cockpit, and get you guys into the -35 a lot faster, so any help is greatly appreciated!

[+Florian 394]

Hi Klavs,

 

just link those counters to the main mesh, or to what you prefer. The name of them must have this format:

The right one is XXX_dig1, middle is XXX_dig2 and left XXX_dig3. Here´s an example for an altimeter:

 

[Altimeter]

Type=PRESSURE_ALTIMETER_3

NodeName=AltNeedle

CounterNodeFormat=alt_dig%d

MovementType=ROTATION_Z

ValueUnit=FEET

Set[01].Position=0.0

Set[01].Value=0.0

Set[02].Position=-360.0

Set[02].Value=100.0

 

The pivot point needs to have the axis set in the Movement Type to the side!

In case you don´t have a needle with the counters:

 

[RPM2]

Type=TACHOMETER

CounterNodeFormat=rpm_dig%d

MovementType=ANALOG_COUNTER

ItemNumber=1

Scale=1000

 

Hope this helps, if you run into other problems, feel free to contact me.

 

Cheers

 

Florian

[+Klavs81 4]

Anybody know anything about moving maps?

 

I've got a radar_screen and a map_screen, but both are showing up as the moving map, and it's not MOVING, as it's zoomed out as far as it can go.

 

Help!!!

 

-A

[Silverbolt 104]

Instrument[004]=MovingMap

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[MovingMap]

Type=MOVING_MAP

NodeName=moving map

 

can be this?

i found in craig's Typhoon cockpit

Edited September 7, 2008 by Silverbolt

[Stick 773]

littlesmoke is your man!

[+Bongodriver 20]

With the advent of WOI came a new way to make counters, much more fitting for the modern digital 'glass' cockpits, this is what made my typhoon WOI specific, the new counter node format is called 'digital counter' and it uses only one polygon to create each digit counter, instead of having a 10 sided component , the way it functions is by making the texture animate instead of the component itself.

 

I wish these patches for the rest of the series hurry up, these new counters are much better for digital cockpits and will require a rebuild of the cockpit .lod if analogue counters have been used, if you see where I am coming from, I mean all these new digital jets are being built fast now and are having to have 'old' avionics just to make them compatible with the other sims.

[+bobrock 15]

Anybody know anything about moving maps?

 

I've got a radar_screen and a map_screen, but both are showing up as the moving map, and it's not MOVING, as it's zoomed out as far as it can go.

 

Help!!!

 

-A

 

Silverbolt is correct on the ini entry.

 

You probably have used the same material on both screens, that's why the map shows twice. To make it bigger change the size of the UVMap applied. Unfortunately is one size fits all, so make it big enough to be plausible with larger maps.

[Silverbolt 104]

btw, klavs, do you have any idea of how did an hmd ?

i remember some threads ago, serverandenforcer post a idea of how to do it, but i can't find the thread.

[serverandenforcer 33]

btw, klavs, do you have any idea of how did an hmd ?

i remember some threads ago, serverandenforcer post a idea of how to do it, but i can't find the thread.

 

 

Here ya go.... http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=31373

[+Klavs81 4]

Here ya go.... http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=31373

 

Thanks man, the map thing helps a lot, I never figured that the same texture would matter, just thought a different name would automatically apply the groundmap texture.

 

I've also got an idea to make the damn thing rotate within the square, too.

 

Cheers!