Help with second screen.

[Spanker79]

Hello to all.

Recently i got a second screen which i am planning on using it as Kshval for my Ka-50 or MFD for the A-10C.

The problem i have is when i go to the game options and i choose,for example Camera + RMFD (on left side) nothing happens.I still cant see the MDF on my second screen.

 

Any help-tips?Is there a software that allows you to extract your MFDs?

I want to have the game on my main screen and the Kshval-MFD on my second.

 

Thnx for any help-links.

[PreussLee]

Did you change the resolution ingame? You need to setup the resolution for both screens in the main settings...for example if you have one screen on 2160*1440 and another on 1920*1080 the new resolution for DCS would be 4080*1440 ( 2160+1920 *1440 ) Hope this helps a little...

[Spanker79]

Thnx for the help.I am changing the resolutions but the MFD cuts into the main screen

the problem is that my main screen is 16:9 (1920x1080) and the second (where i want to have the MFD) is 4:3 (1280x1024).

 

Some time ago i saw some programms that placed your gauges or anything you want on the 2nd screen...

 

Any suggestions?

[PreussLee]

Yeah, i think there is a programm called Helios or UltraMfcd that will do that...i just use my second screen for the cougar mfd's atm and didnt try it myself yet.

The different screen sizes wont be a problem...3200*1080 should work...though i totally forgot to mention that you also have to change some things in the monitor setup files!

This is my monitor .lua

 

_ = function(p) return p; end;

name = _('My_example');

Description = 'Two monitor configuration';

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 3840;

height = 2160;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = 1.6;

}

}

 

LEFT_MFCD =

{

x = 3950;

y = 125;

width = 395;

height = 395;

}

 

RIGHT_MFCD =

{

x = 5250;

y = 125;

width = 395;

height = 395;

}

 

UIMainView = Viewports.Center

 

 

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Open the .lua with notepad in youre dcs folder/config/montor setup and change Center into 3200x1080...then you have to experiment a little with the positions of the mfd's by changing the size and x/y coordinates...

 

I hope i remebered that right...its been a while since i set mine up

Edited October 14, 2016 by PreussLee

[Spanker79]

PreussLee your last post did the trick..thnx man

[PreussLee]

Great! Glad i could help you out :thumbup:

[sideshow]

Hoping you can help me out also!

 

I'm trying to turn two bare bones 7"LCD's into my MFD's. I used your post, and it helped me to get things almost dialed in. Still having issues with the screens though. They're cropped, and the main monitor has 2" bars on either side, which is from the MFD screens. Is there a way to reduce the size of the LCD screens to a point they'll be all the way on their own screens? And hopefully get the MFD images down enough so they're not cut off?

 

I appreciate any help you may have for me. Also included my settings so far.

 

Thanks

 

_ = function(p) return p; end;

name = _('MFCD');

Description = 'Left MFCD on the left monitor,Right MFCD on the right and camera on the center'

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = screen.width / 3.5;

y = 0;

width = screen.width / 2.7;

height = screen.height;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = screen.aspect / 1.4;

}

}

 

LEFT_MFCD =

{

x = 10;

y = 10;

width = screen.width / 6;

height = screen.height;

}

 

RIGHT_MFCD =

{

x = screen.width *(3 / 4);

y = 20;

width = screen.width / 6;

height = screen.height;

}

 

UIMainView = Viewports.Center

 

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=150773&d=1477712165

[hansangb]

There is a step by step here. But some common mistakes I see are not using the full resolution the encompass the MFDs in the display resolution setting.

 

See if the post I linked helps.

[sideshow]

Thanks A lot! That tutorial was just what I needed. Got it configured first try.