Track IR - Pilot head out of cockpit

[Aeons]

Hi,

 

When im flying the mirage I can extend the pilots head outside of the cockpit (through the canopy) whilst using Track IR.

 

 

[Sarge55]

Pretty handy at times I bet....

[PiedDroit]

+1 OP

It's a bit distracting when the canopy glass is in the middle of the view.

[Zeus67]

+1 OP

It's a bit distracting when the canopy glass is in the middle of the view.

 

I guess.

 

Thanks, we will check the issue, but we need a little more information:

 

Aircraft attitude (climbing, diving, etc.)

Seat position (default, up or down).

Your head position.

 

We need this in order to reproduce the problem and fix it.

[Derbysieger]

Same Problem here.

 

 

To answer your question Zeus:

#1: Doesn't really matter

#2: Issue is present regardless of setting.

#3: Reproduce like this: Lean forward then lean to one side and turn your head back left/right depending on wether you leaned left or right.

[Zeus67]

Same Problem here.

 

 

To answer your question Zeus:

#1: Doesn't really matter

#2: Issue is present regardless of setting.

#3: Reproduce like this: Lean forward then lean to one side and turn your head back left/right depending on wether you leaned left or right.

 

Ok. Thanks.

[zaelu]

Hi,

 

When im flying the mirage I can extend the pilots head outside of the cockpit (through the canopy) whilst using Track IR.

 

 

You have the original view.lua from \DCS World 2 OpenAlpha\Mods\aircraft\M-2000C ?

 

The default view.lua is rather too generous.

 

Leaning forward makes your view pass through the gunsight and leaning laterally makes you pass a little bit through the canopy. When they combine you get something like in the pictures.

 

Best way to test the 6DoF limits is to stop the headtracking software. Kill the process if it doesn't stop. Start DCS normally and once in cockpit and the first zoom animation has ended press LAlt+C to switch to mouse view, then press the mouse wheel (keep it pressed) and move the mouse laterally to check the lateral maximum movements. Or press RCtrl+Numpad 2 4 6 8 / and * to test the limits.

 

Once you saw the problems edit that file in line number 11 that looks something like this:

 

limits_6DOF = {x = {-0.050000,0.300000},y ={-0.100000,0.100000},z = {-0.20000,0.20000},roll = 90.000000},

 

Then you can create a JSGME mod out of it better to quickly enable disable it for testing.

 

x is translation backward forward (back 5cm, forward 30cm)

y is translation vertical (10cm up and 10cm down)

z is translation lateral (20cm on each side)

 

Default the file comes with these settings:

 

limits_6DOF = {x = {-0.050000,0.450000},y ={-0.100000,0.100000},z = {-0.30000,0.30000},roll = 90.000000},

 

Which means 45cm lean forward and 30cm lean sideways. Both are too much. I use only 30cm lean forward and 20cm sideways and looks "realistically".

Edited February 8, 2016 by zaelu

[Teeter]

Fixed.