Mapview 1.4.1

[Vyrtuoz]

Mapview 1.4.2 is now available!

 

Download:HERE

 

Mapview is a third party addon for Tacview developed by Jacques ‘Detox’ Deyrieux.

 

With just a few clicks you can now automatically download and install terrain tiles for your favorite theater of operation. Mapview will download terrain tiles from one of predefined providers. They are then processed and stored in Tacview custom folder C:\ProgramData\Tacview\Data\Terrain\Textures.

 

This new release improves a lot ergonomics, performance and error handling.

 

 

 

 

Release notes:

• added optimization of the algorithm of the manufacture of the tiles when they are made, the consumption of the memory is just that it is necessary. Now there is no more limits to generate in one pass all tiles of the world
  
• added new ini file who simplify his modifications. The conversion from your old maps.ini to the new mapvie.ini is automatic when the new .ini file doesn't exists. Sources blocs are been deletes and replaced by internal management. Only maps and global setup is saved into the new .ini file.
  
• added an editor of maps is available to change top/left and bottom/right of the map with a simplified syntax
  
• added Clean tiles feature delete all files about a tile name before to save the new tile generated.
  
• Skyvector server is now tracked by an automatic call to their configurator of web services.
  
• fixed the sum and the counter of squares downloaded are the same now
  
• added counter of squares skipped when the file already exists in the folder
  
• added counter of square in error to download
  
• added OpenFlightMaps provider. Please refer to their web site to know what are their maps available (see Switherland in mapsview sample)
  
• added exception are now fully managed when parallel task is running
  
• added the tiles manufacturer is threated and statistics are added
  

Edited November 1, 2018 by Vyrtuoz

[Backy 51]

That is pretty slick! Great job!

[jdeyrieux]

A new version 1.4.2 is available with a better check of coordinates.

[Furia]

Looks very cool Thanks!!

[SGT Coyle]

I like that. very nice. DL now.

[light86]

Anyone able to Download the OpenFlightmaps ?

[speed-of-heat]

yes - awesome addition

[light86]

Did you chnaged something? Because iam only able to load skyvector maps on Caucasus and Persian Gulf.

[speed-of-heat]

No I didn’t change anything

[Pougatchev]

So nice!

[tugais]

Anyone able to Download the OpenFlightmaps ?

 

I tried today to download them and I also experienced a problem. Mapview downloaded the required files from the service but the image files seem to be empty. I'll ask Detox to see if he's able to pinpoint the problem.

[tugais]

I tried today to download them and I also experienced a problem. Mapview downloaded the required files from the service but the image files seem to be empty. I'll ask Detox to see if he's able to pinpoint the problem.

 

Ok then, I had a little chat with Detox and he confirmed to me that OpenFlightMaps textures could only be applied to region that the service actually covers - the Caucasus and the Strait of Hormuz are not mapped by OpenFlightMaps, hence the lack of textures in Tacview for these DCS theaters.

[tosmonaute]

Excellent , thank you so much !!!:thumbup:

[light86]

So Persian Gulf should be work?

[pepin1234]

video please

[tugais]

So Persian Gulf should be work?

 

Not with OpenFlightMaps.

 

video please

 

You can find a tutorial on Youtube, just look for "Tacview Mapview" as keywords and you'lle find a video uploaded late last year.

[dali]

wow, thank you for this!

[Maple]

not working