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This looks so good. Will it work in VR? Is there a key command to bring up the DCC overlay in VR? Thanks so much.

Oh, I got it wrong. After creating a new custom KB for Hornet, the new groups are saved in the Kneeboard Builder/Kneeboard Groups/FA-18C folder. I made a group for the F-18 and it appears like your Procedures folder. Still screws up the DCS cockpit. Oh well, sorry for taking up your time on this. And thanks again for your effort.

This is interesting and may be a clue. The utility apparently saves the custom KB in the same location that I save my custom KBs. Since there is only one name that can be used for the KB folder, I wonder if there is a conflict? I will try a few things...

Wow, thanks for testing it. I'll keep looking.

Thanks for making the video to address my problem -- so considerate of you. This is the exact method I used to add custom pages in the F-18C. But when I opened the .miz file in DCS my cockpit was mostly invisible, like a cockpit skeleton! The F-18 looked like that for every mission until I repaired it in DCS Updater Utility. Just curious, have you used Kneeboard Builder in the F-18 in openbeta? Again, thanks very much for helping me.

Sadly, the problem still exists! And, the F-18 is so complex that I really need those custom HOTAS pages. I presently can only get a single empty kneeboard page. If I use Kneeboard Builder it screws up the cockpit completely. I've tried everything I can think of. I'm itching to fly her too.

Don't know why this isn't working for me. I've tried to add the custom pages to a new folder KNEEBOARD/IMAGES in both 7zip and Winrar and the pages don't appear in the missions. Thanks for the help though.

Just started using Kneeboard Builder (ver. 1.9.0.0) for openbeta DCS to get my custom pages into missions, and would love some advice from those more experienced. So far, I created several groups of kneeboard pages for my F-18. I clicked the button to create custom kneeboard for F-18C and a window popped up saying it was done. The manual says I am to create a profile and shows an options menu selection as "keyboard settings" and discusses how to create a profile from that point. My version of the software only has a "keyboard profiles" option which is greyed out. I don't know how to proceed to make the profile and load it into a .miz file (also greyed out). Thanks very much. Edit: Figured out there is a taskbar icon for profiles, and I noticed the .miz button available only if I don't click the build kneeboard button. Still, even when I clicked on .miz button, got the confirmation the kneeboard was applied to the .miz file, when I got into the mission, no custom kneeboard. Not quite getting this application... Yet another edit: got the F-18 custom pages loaded into the .miz file successfully with KneeboardBuilder. But when I open the mission in DCS my F-18 cockpit view is a mess -- half of it missing. Arggh

Wow, I will try have to try Mission Builder again -- seems like the way. Thanks again.

Great info. You posted the exact page I saw when unzipping a .miz mission file in Winrar. I created the KNEEBOARD/IMAGES folder and dragged the kneeboard images into that folder (I noticed your files are .png format and mine were .jpg format so that may be an issue I will fix). But, let me ask you how you re-converted this to a .miz file again? Thanks very much and Merry Christmas.

I tried Kneeboard Builder but it was too cumbersome for me. Instead I created jpg files and put them into my user/dcs/kneeboard folder. I am referring not to mission-specific files but some general files for my HOTAS maps. I need them for every mission just to remember all the settings! I was told I could use file compression software to unzip the .miz files and insert a new kneeboard folder. This was successful, but I can't seem to convert the decompressed file back into a .miz file with the kneeboard visible in DCS. Does this make sense?

How do I use my custom kneeboards in missions? Thanks.

No, I've got that. I have haDd issues where I have to reload settings for a particular module from a saved settings file. What I am unclear about is whether the pull-down "save profile as" saves all device settings or just the settings in the device that is pulled-down. Also, whether the upper right button saves all settings? What I currently have is a saved setting file for each device and that may be unnecessary...

My question relates to saving DCS HOTAS binding profiles on the Options/Controls page. There are two ways to save these profiles (.lua files): 1) you can use the pull-down menu from each USB controller recognized and go to the "save profile as" choice, or 2) you can use the "save profile as" button on the upper far right of the page. It is not clear to me how exactly to save binding settings? If I save to any one device with the pull-down option, then are all other device settings also saved or must I have separate .lua files for each device? And what about the button on the upper right -- is it a global save for all devices? Hoping someone knows the answer? Thanks.

These are very enlightening replies and not present in any documentation I have seen. I use a VKB GNXT stick, WinWing Orion throttle, and VKB T-rudder. So, I have now done as you described -- cleared and setup bindings for each device and saved them independently; I now have 3 saved .lua files. I loaded all three for gameplay, which worked, clicked OK, then I closed and opened DCS where the settings remained. I think the problem is solved and thanks very much.