Model Viewer Tips & Tricks

[Santus]

Nope, nothing changed!
Works fine for me.

[Hoirtel]

Really confused... I cant get the line mount_vfs_liveries_path etc etc to work. Seems this has gone on and off over the life of this thread. Does it really need changing to 100+ lines of code that includes references to carriers, core mods etc etc. Seems madness

 

I'm no lua expert. All I want to to see my liveries from saved games... I only now meddle with the bazar file to use model viewer which seems silly and a pain.

 

Any help appreciated!

Edited September 16, 2021 by Hoirtel

[Santus]

14 hours ago, Urbi said:

It is regrettable and slowly getting annoying to have to look for a solution again after every patch of ED so that you can see the liveries entries of the user mods in the model viewer again. The autoexec.lua must now be returned to the main directory of ED "Eagle Dynamics \ DCS World OpenBeta \ Config \ ModelViewer". With the attached autoexec.lua the characters in the places "--XXX--" have to be replaced by your own username. Before copying the autoexec.lua into the above mentioned directory the folder "edModelViewerTrunk" in Saved Games has to be completely deleted will. Only restart the viewer with the modified atoexec.lua. Then you can see the textures of the individual liveries again. It's the only way.

 

autoexec.lua 4.5 kB · 4 downloads

 

This method works. Added in the opening post

[Santus]

Deleting the edModelViewerTrunk folder in saved games, each time before you open the Model Viewer, also works

[MEDIC - v312]

I have a question about changing the textures of an  unofficial mod. 

It's a mod of a sign and I'd like to change the texture of the sign to read something else. 

I have a textures folder, a shapes folder and a lua file. 
I copied the edm of the old sign, pasted it in the same shapes folder and renamed it
I changed the texture of the old sign to the new and saved it under a different name in the texture folder.
I changed the lua file so everything points to the newly copied shape and gave it a new title. However, there is no line for the texture in the lua, I think.

Now, when I used the new sign in game, it still has the old texture.

In order for it to work, do I need to open the edm file and bake a new texture on it? Make the edm file point to the texture of the newly created texture? If so, how do I do this? Any help is greatly appreciated. 

This is the description in the lua. Anything I did wrong?

-- CWAY - Fudges Cone Barricade X3
	CWAY = {};
	set_recursive_metatable(CWAY, GT_t.generic_stationary)
	set_recursive_metatable(CWAY.chassis, GT_t.CH_t.STATIC);
	CWAY.chassis.life = 10

	CWAY.visual.shape = "targetsign1.EDM"
	CWAY.visual.shape_dstr = "targetsign1.EDM"

	--Burning after hit
	CWAY.visual.fire_size = 0 --relative burning size
	CWAY.visual.fire_pos = {0,0,0};
	CWAY.visual.fire_time = 0 --burning time (seconds)
	CWAY.time_agony = 180;
    CWAY.animation_arguments.headlights = 1    
	
        CWAY.Name = "targetsign1"
	CWAY.DisplayName = _("targetsign1")
	CWAY.Rate = 1

	CWAY.DetectionRange  = 0;
	CWAY.ThreatRange = 0;
	CWAY.mapclasskey = "P0091000076";
	CWAY.attribute = {wsType_Ground,wsType_Tank,wsType_NoWeapon,wsTypeVAZ,
					"Fortifications",
					};
	CWAY.category = "Fortification";

	add_surface_unit(CWAY)

 

[Santus]

@MEDIC - v312
Try asking here: https://discord.gg/QYTHzywV

[prccowboy]

10 hours ago, MEDIC - v312 said:

I have a question about changing the textures of an  unofficial mod. 

It's a mod of a sign and I'd like to change the texture of the sign to read something else. 

I have a textures folder, a shapes folder and a lua file. 
I copied the edm of the old sign, pasted it in the same shapes folder and renamed it
I changed the texture of the old sign to the new and saved it under a different name in the texture folder.
I changed the lua file so everything points to the newly copied shape and gave it a new title. However, there is no line for the texture in the lua, I think.

Now, when I used the new sign in game, it still has the old texture.

In order for it to work, do I need to open the edm file and bake a new texture on it? Make the edm file point to the texture of the newly created texture? If so, how do I do this? Any help is greatly appreciated. 

 

 

the texture file is connected to a material name in the edm. If you haven't changed the edm then the material name is going to remain the same (and continue pointing to the original texture). If all you want to do is keep the original shape but change the texture, I think the easiest method to do what you want is to create a livery for the original asset (old sign). In the custom livery description lua all you need to do is point it to the new texture and you are done. no need to recreate the mod. PM me with details if you need more help

 

Edited September 26, 2022 by prccowboy

[Bucic]

How can I open a cockpit 3D model?

I can't find the mentioned model viewer FAQ thread.

 

Edit:

Found the model at c:/program files/eagle dynamics/dcs world openbeta/mods/aircraft/f-5e/cockpit/shape/cockpit_f-5e.edm

I still have no idea why there are separate 3D models for F-5E and F-5E3...

I'll be doing the whole F-5 simpit measurement hunting so you may want to stick around

https://forum.dcs.world/topic/318106-f-5e-simpit-cockpit-dimensions-and-flight-controls/

 

Edited February 2, 2023 by Bucic

[OzDeaDMeaT]

Is there a way to show how much memory a Model and Textures are using in Model Viewer 2.0?

[jackd]

On 9/20/2021 at 2:43 AM, Urbi said:

It is regrettable and slowly getting annoying to have to look for a solution again after every patch of ED so that you can see the liveries entries of the user mods in the model viewer again. The autoexec.lua must now be returned to the main directory of ED "Eagle Dynamics \ DCS World OpenBeta \ Config \ ModelViewer". With the attached autoexec.lua the characters in the places "--XXX--" have to be replaced by your own username. Before copying the autoexec.lua into the above mentioned directory the folder "edModelViewerTrunk" in Saved Games has to be completely deleted will. Only restart the viewer with the modified atoexec.lua. Then you can see the textures of the individual liveries again. It's the only way.

 

autoexec.luaUnavailable

Urbi, could you please update this autoexec.lua link .... been messing around with this situation around modelviewer2, cant get it to work still, and by now i got really fed up checking skins i am working on in the game. Among them ones made with your great template works.

[Mapi]

add the link to saved games: "autoexec.lua"
in "C:\Users\<yourname>\Saved Games\edModelViewerTrunk

...at the End
print("scan for textures and liveries")
...add
scan_for_textures("C:/Users/<yourname>/Saved Games/DCS.openbeta/Liveries")
scan_for_textures("C:/Users/<yourname>/Saved Games/DCS.openbeta/Mods")

and in the Viewer:
CTRL+L  CTRL+L    reload the "LiveriesToolPlugin" to read the extra Folders/Liveries
works 4 me and no probs after updates

[jackd]

Urbi and Mapi, thanks, the quest goes on LoL

[jackd]

I FOUND THE CAUSE OF MY PROBLEMS regarding my saved games folder ..... there were hidden --- to my folder's name, only visible in the file explorer bar ...

When i removed them (only possible with correct permissions) all worked. Thanks for all your help !

[OldFlyer]

Hi all. Just looking for a couple of tips please. Does anyone know how to do the following in Model Viewer 2.0:

1. Zoom in and out quickly. Currently am using the mouse wheel to zoom and it's painfully slow.

2. Zoom in enough on a cockpit model to see the instrument panel. I'm trying to zoom in on the F18 and F15E and can't get past the pilot and/or pilot's seat. Do I need to somehow hide the pilot's seat?

3. Pan the camera, i.e. move the view up/down/left/right without tilting the camera.

[prccowboy]

On 3/18/2024 at 7:16 AM, OldFlyer said:

Hi all. Just looking for a couple of tips please. Does anyone know how to do the following in Model Viewer 2.0:

1. Zoom in and out quickly. Currently am using the mouse wheel to zoom and it's painfully slow.

2. Zoom in enough on a cockpit model to see the instrument panel. I'm trying to zoom in on the F18 and F15E and can't get past the pilot and/or pilot's seat. Do I need to somehow hide the pilot's seat?

3. Pan the camera, i.e. move the view up/down/left/right without tilting the camera.

1. right click and hold, then move mouse up and down to zoom

2. you may want to look at the actual internal cockpit model (this is a separate model and not the same as the external plane model)

3. middle button/scroll wheel click and hold then move mouse to reposition

[OldFlyer]

19 minutes ago, prccowboy said:

1. right click and hold, then move mouse up and down to zoom

2. you may want to look at the actual internal cockpit model (this is a separate model and not the same as the external plane model)

3. middle button/scroll wheel click and hold then move mouse to reposition

Thank you!!

[TobiasDeVil]

A symbolic link works well for me:

1. Run cmd.exe with administrator rights
2. Go to C:\Users\<user>\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\
3. Create a Liveries folder and upload the liveries data
4. Go to C:\Users\<user>\Saved Games\edModelViewerTrunk
5. Create symbolic link: mklink /D Liveries C:\Users\<user>\DCS.openbeta\Liveries
6. Now you can run: bin-mt\ModelViewer2.exe

Edited August 27, 2024 by TobiasDeVil

[II.JG1_Vonrd]

How does one make sense of what is shown in F8 "Material Errors"?

Shure would be nice to have a manual for the viewer but that's probably not likely...

[Rudel_chw]

Hello,

I'm struggling with the Model Viewer a bit ... does anyone know how , when viewing the cockpit shape file, how can I move the viewpoint from the default front seat, over to the rear seat?

Thanks

[jumphigh]

Is there any coordinate picker tool available in Model Viewer?

[SkateZilla]

On 2/2/2023 at 9:36 AM, Bucic said:

How can I open a cockpit 3D model?

I can't find the mentioned model viewer FAQ thread.

 

Edit:

Found the model at c:/program files/eagle dynamics/dcs world openbeta/mods/aircraft/f-5e/cockpit/shape/cockpit_f-5e.edm

I still have no idea why there are separate 3D models for F-5E and F-5E3...

I'll be doing the whole F-5 simpit measurement hunting so you may want to stick around

https://forum.dcs.world/topic/318106-f-5e-simpit-cockpit-dimensions-and-flight-controls/

 

 

E-3 has a different nose shape and RWR Sensors.

[Scoop]

6 hours ago, Rudel_chw said:

Hello,

I'm struggling with the Model Viewer a bit ... does anyone know how , when viewing the cockpit shape file, how can I move the viewpoint from the default front seat, over to the rear seat?

Thanks

Go to the camera settings and choose 'back' then zoom in and rotate up/down, left /right. if you want to go back to the front, choose front from the camera settings and zoom back in.

[Mapi]

vor 18 Stunden schrieb Rudel_chw:

Hello,

I'm struggling with the Model Viewer a bit ... does anyone know how , when viewing the cockpit shape file, how can I move the viewpoint from the default front seat, over to the rear seat?

Thanks

Hey, hier is my way

 so set
> Camera:     Objectview
> Tools :         "OBJECT_MOVER"
> Camera :     "FOV controler"
> Show:         Wold Grid

move the center of the CAM: X/Y
then move/zoom in: Mouseweel and trim with the "FOV controler"

 

Edited September 17, 2024 by Mapi

[Rudel_chw]

38 minutes ago, Mapi said:

Hey, hier is my way

thank you so much, will try it tonight 

[aces of the ace]

Idk how to fix this

Edited November 9, 2024 by aces of the ace
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