F/A-18C Default Camera Modification

[BradyBrother100]

Hi! I am working on a F/A-18C sim and I am having trouble configuring the views. In the Views.lua, I can change the EyePoint's X value and my view will move but when I change the Y value, nothing happens. So currently, my view is stuck the dash. Any Ideas?

I am also very new to DCS so maybe this isn't the way to go about changing the default view.

 

 

Thanks!
Brady

 

 

 

 

Views.lua

[naizarak]

if i ever need to adjust the default camera position of a module, i simply adjust the camera in-game then save it to the default snap-view

 

https://wiki.hoggitworld.com/view/Cockpit_Views

 

no need to manually edit your config files with this method

[BradyBrother100]

So does this mean every time I load up the F-18, it will start in that snap view?

[naizarak]

yes, the num5 snap view is actually your default camera

[BradyBrother100]

Ah, interesting. I will try that! Thanks!

[tigertoo]

for "snap vieuws":

[DCS 2.5] How To Setup & Use Custom Snap Views - YouTube

[BradyBrother100]

Hi! Setting the default view to something custom works. But, the view won't save if the view is outside the default boundaries. In the views.lua, there is a 6DOF line(or something like that) and in there, you can set where the camera can or cannot go. Since I want my view past the dash, I made it so the camera can travel along the X axis a lot further than the default settings. But, the custom camera won't save in the new boundaries. Is that even possible? Ideas?

 

Thanks!

Brady

Edited May 17, 2021 by BradyBrother100

[BradyBrother100]

Or, is there a way to set a default FOV?

[Habu_69]

3 minutes ago, BradyBrother100 said:

Or, is there a way to set a default FOV?

I edit the Snapviews.lua file in the Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Config\View\ folder. Snapviews for FA-18C start at about line 2444 and item [13] is the (non-VR) default view. Try setting the viewAngle to about 70.

[HILOK]

On 5/18/2021 at 9:54 PM, Habu_69 said:

I edit the Snapviews.lua file in the Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Config\View\ folder. Snapviews for FA-18C start at about line 2444 and item [13] is the (non-VR) default view. Try setting the viewAngle to about 70.

is there a difference in the effect as compared to doing this using the FOV ZOOM keybinds? thanks  

[Habu_69]

5 hours ago, HILOK said:

is there a difference in the effect as compared to doing this using the FOV ZOOM keybinds? thanks  

Don't know. I started using the direct edit method when the snapview saving procedure failed to permanently alter the VR and monitor default views I wanted. Playing with the FOV and y_trans (seat height) values got me there.