Possible to Assign 2 functions to 1 Axis?

[Weegie]

I reckon I already know the answer and its massively frustrating.

 

I was trying to assign both left and right wheel brakes to the same axis. By having 1/2 the axis disabled (the micro joystick on the Thrustmaster Warthog throttle) then inverting one of the functions.

 

This would give me a limited left and right wheel brake from a centered axis. I can do it another simm but DCS looks like it does not want to play.

 

If anybody out there has any ideas I'm only too willing to listen

[Mordhar]

I reckon I already know the answer and its massively frustrating.

 

I was trying to assign both left and right wheel brakes to the same axis. By having 1/2 the axis disabled (the micro joystick on the Thrustmaster Warthog throttle) then inverting one of the functions.

 

This would give me a limited left and right wheel brake from a centered axis. I can do it another simm but DCS looks like it does not want to play.

 

If anybody out there has any ideas I'm only too willing to listen

 

 

It is not possible. DCS does not support multiple functions for one button/axis.

 

 

I asked similar question in russian part of the forum and answer from ED was “not possible, never be implemented for technical reasons”.

 

You still can try 3rd-party software/profiler to emulate 2 axes on your mini-stick.

[Weegie]

Thanks Mordhar

 

Just as I thought, Oh well, looks Like I'll be looking to some other way of coming up with a solution.

 

Seems odd that technical reasons stopped it, just about every other modern flight sim seems capable of doing this.

[Home Fries]

For the same reason, I'm hoping that ED implements a full wheelbrake instead of just L/R wheelbrakes in the Fw190 and Bf109. It is frustrating for people who don't have toe brakes.

 

It doesn't help in this particular case, but you can assign the same axis to a different function by using a modifier. For example in the F-86 or MiG-15, use your slider axis for the target range and the modifier+slider axis for target wingspan.

Edited May 6, 2015 by Home Fries

[Screwbottle]

Hello Forum

 

I've just installed DCS World, and new to it, although I have been involved in SIMS, since the early 90's. I have also just signed up to the forum as well, and want to take the opportunity to ask a question about rudder pedals and toe brakes. I searched around to make sure that the question and answer have not been asked before, found this post and reading Mordar's reply is disconcerting.

 

I have the Saitek brand for my pedals, throttles, sticks and yokes, and have the Pro combat pedals. I have the rudder axes set but cannot find how to set the left and right toe brakes, after going carefully through all of the axes and other controller settings. And the default setting makes the left toe control the elevators, and the right toe control the ailerons. If I have missed a post covering this then my apologies, and ask that you steer me to it/them. If not, then any help here would be appreciated from the old hats at DCS.

 

Regards

Andrew Brown

[Roadrunner]

go to options, TF-51D, axis commands, there you should find your left/right brake.

 

for all other aircraft that have those you will find it in that region of the option list. su-25t i.e. doesnt have it.

[Screwbottle]

go to options, TF-51D, axis commands, there you should find your left/right brake.

 

for all other aircraft that have those you will find it in that region of the option list. su-25t i.e. doesnt have it.

 

Thanks Roadrunner, I've eventually found the three choices of the SIM degree of difficulty (Game, real and free camera) at the top left of the settings, as to where to set the axes of all of my devices.

 

So all good, and enjoying the two aircraft, Su-25 and TF-51D. I'm looking very seriously at the MiG-21, read the whole write-up of many of the features of DCS and the MiG, in the last three or four issues of PC Pilot. Very impressive.

 

Cheers

[Kozmyk]

It is not possible. DCS does not support multiple functions for one button/axis.

 

 

I asked similar question in russian part of the forum and answer from ED was “not possible, never be implemented for technical reasons”.

 

You still can try 3rd-party software/profiler to emulate 2 axes on your mini-stick.

I cannot use rudder pedals in my setup and being able to map wheel brakes to the twist would be ideal, as it is in another much maligned Sim/CFS.

 

Any idea where one might start to look in the 3rd party software domain?

I have JoystickCurve (with a couple of channels of VJoy Virtual Joystick) but that doesn't want to play.

 

“not possible, never be implemented for technical reasons” sounds like an excuse to me.

 

Also just think what could be done with helos; assigning collective and throttle (with different curves of course) to one throttle control axis.

 

ED are SO good at everything else, this omission kind of baffles me somewhat.

[Kozmyk]

UJR seems like a likely candidate.

Sitting in a car park right now.

I'll check it when I get back.

 

Update

Solution!!!

 

vJoy - To create a virtual input device

AutoHotkey - To run in the background for UJR to run in

UJR - To remap the Axes

 

Took a bit of brain boiling but I can now crash the Mustang in true analogue wheel braking style ;)

Thanks to Mordhar for the "3rd Party" tip.

Edited August 12, 2015 by Kozmyk