controlling the zoom in VR...

[fitness88]

Has anyone found a way of controlling the zoom incrementally to lock it at a specific zoom level?

Also are snap views possible?

 

 

Thank you.

[David OC]

No on the zoom, seems to be on or off only. I do know what yo mean tho as it does slowly zoom, can this coded to be controlled?

 

Snap views are programmable with some modules? I know the A-10C works for me, I believe some don't? Cannot remember which ones. I have only tried this by binding keyboard commands outside of DCS joystick settings using CH manager.

 

HOLD Num 0 + Num 7 etc. (Modified snap view for 7 and 9)

 

I only have 2 set for the A-10, radio's and CDU etc.

[fitness88]

No on the zoom, seems to be on or off only. I do know what yo mean tho as it does slowly zoom, can this coded to be controlled?

 

Snap views are programmable with some modules? I know the A-10C works for me, I believe some don't? Cannot remember which ones. I have only tried this by binding keyboard commands outside of DCS joystick settings using CH manager.

 

HOLD Num 0 + Num 7 etc. (Modified snap view for 7 and 9)

 

I only have 2 set for the A-10, radio's and CDU etc.

 

 

 

Snap views are easily configured when not using VR, are you saying it can be done using VR?

[David OC]

Yes, I use it for VR with the rift, I bind the controls for it on my hotas outside of DCS using the CH manager software. This allows me to assign the keyboard commands to it and this does work. Never tried assigning the buttons for snap view to the hotas directly in DCS in VR, not sure if that works for DCS doing it that way?

 

EDIT: I will also add, it works better than it does with Tir, as you can still move around from that new position, I always through Tir should work this way.

 

If you have joystick editing software for your controls? Saitek SST, thrustmaster T.A.R.G.E.T, CH manager. You should be able to do this if your ok with setting up the controls outside DCS.

 

Edited May 9, 2018 by David OC

[fitness88]

Yes, I use it for VR with the rift, I bind the controls for it on my hotas outside of DCS using the CH manager software. This allows me to assign the keyboard commands to it and this does work. Never tried assigning the buttons for snap view to the hotas directly in DCS in VR, not sure if that works for DCS doing it that way?

 

EDIT: I will also add, it works better than it does with Tir, as you can still move around from that new position, I always through Tir should work this way.

 

If you have joystick editing software for your controls? Saitek SST, thrustmaster T.A.R.G.E.T, CH manager. You should be able to do this if your ok with setting up the controls outside DCS.

 

 

 

Thanks...I'm wondering if it's possible to set up snap views of the cockpit for different zoom levels as I did with monitors before Rift?

[SpeedStick]

Oh nice. I tried that some time ago but it didnt work. Probably did it on a module that doesnt have it.

[SkateZilla]

Snap views are easily configured when not using VR, are you saying it can be done using VR?

 

Yes, always been able to set and use snapviews even in VR.

[Beamscanner]

This guy looks like he can zoom in and out

 

[Torso]

This guy looks like he can zoom in and out

 

 

No, he is just holding his hmd with a camera pressed to the lens to record. I can place my HMD on the nose of my plane if I want. That is not the same as using the zoom function. Though for us VR users it is effectively the same as we get such a weak zoom level...sadly.

[fitness88]

So a snap view with a pre-determined zoom can end up doing the same thing as if we had incremental zoom capability...is this right?

I will give it a try.