A question for the moders

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Hi my friends, today I have installed the F8A aircraft mod. it works fine, I would ask you is possible for this plane to have the default cockpit ( F8 original by thirdwire) and If this is possible

 

could anyone explain me how to do ?

 

 

Bye Ivo

[+KnightWolf45 1,147]

open both planes ini whit notepad

and copy the stock pit entrys to the trid party one

[Wrench 9,872]

yup, as simple as it gets ... nothing but copy/paste

[bandina 0]

thank fo your fast reply I have to copy the file ini of the F8ini that is in the my...document...aircraft/F8c/ini ? and the cockpit folder in the F8A add on I must erase it ? bye

Edited April 3, 2012 by Wrench

[Wrench 9,872]

just to be safe, as I'm the High Priest of CYA, rename the cockpit folder to xCockpit.

 

using the pointers in the main ini, will pull all the needed bits from the relevant ObjectData cat.

 

like so:

 

CockpitDataFile=F-8C_cockpit.ini

AvionicsDLL=Avionics60.dll

AvionicsDataFilename=F-8C_avionics.ini

 

alos, what's up with all the odd-ball coding stuff at the top of you post??? Try not to use ANYTHING other than the stock fonts available here. We (the moderators) hate having to edit posts. Thanks!

Edited April 3, 2012 by Wrench

[bandina 0]

Hi sorry for my before message. I have done, but I have this distorsion see the image: yellow triangle bye

[bandina 0]

Hi I have seen that problem is the part yellow in the skin, see the picture ( red arrow) How I can do it trasparent ?

[bandina 0]

finally here the picture, sorry.

[Wrench 9,872]

cockpit may need repositioning.

 

pull the F-8C_Cockpit.ini from whichever ObjectData.cat it's in, put it in the F-8A folder, and match the positon of the pilot from the aircraft's data ini

 

like so (these are ONLY examples!!! not the real thing!)

 

data ini:

 

// Crew ---------------------------------------------------------

 

[Pilot]

SystemType=PILOT_COCKPIT

PilotModelName=PilotN1

Position=0.0,5.42,0.75 <---this line!!

SeatModelName=seat_f-4

SeatPosition=0.00,5.42,0.38

 

f-8C_cockpit.ini:

 

[CockpitSeat001]

ModelName=F-8C_pit

Offset=0.0,-0.10,0.0

Position=0.0,5.56,0.75 <<--this line!!

ViewAngles=0.0,0.0,0.0

 

some adjustments may still be necessary, either up/down, fore/aft but left/right should be OK

 

the numbers work like this:

 

 

0.0,5.56,0.75

 

0.0 is distance from center, in meters left or right

5.56 is distance from center, in meters, forward or aft (aft numbers have a minus sign -)

0.75 is distance from center, in meters, up or down (down has the minus sign)

 

there are alos some other odd entries, that may or may not be needed in the data ini. In the AircraftDAta section,

somethime this line is needed (in bold)

 

[AircraftData]

DestroyedModel=F-8_Destroyed.LOD

DestroyedEffect=VehicleFireEffect

EmptyMass=7476.7

EmptyInertia=92146.6,9761.3,96832.0

ReferenceArea=34.84

ReferenceSpan=10.87

ReferenceChord=3.59

CGPosition=0.00,0.00,0.00

CockpitCGOffset=TRUE

OnGroundPitchAngle=1.5

 

it's doubtfull here, so don't use it yet

[bandina 0]

Hi wrench and many many thank for your help, I try and 'll let you know.

 

 

Bye

[bandina 0]

Hi How I can open the file .cat ? for F-8C_Cockpit.ini

 

 

 

bye

[Wrench 9,872]

you'll need the 3rd wire cat extractor;

 

the latest version is availabe over at 3rdWire

 

http://www.thirdwire.com/downloads_tools.htm

 

you'll probably need the April 2012 version

[bandina 0]

Hi yes I have found, let you know soon Bye Wrench ( I love your country) lucky you :heart:

 

 

Bye Ivo

[bandina 0]

hi I have resolt, thank bye