Rex Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) I don't understand the X and Z coordinate system. X and Z in relation to what? At first I thought perhaps X-0 Z-0 was the map center, but it's not really even close. In Caucasus it's up near Sevastapool. Does anyone know what this system is called and how it works ... at least at a high-level? Thank you. Edited October 31, 2021 by Rex Rex's Rig Intel i9-14900K | Nvidia RTX 4090 | 64GB DDR5 | 3x4TB 990 Pro M2 SSDs | HP Reverb 2 | 49" Samsung 5120x1440 @ 120Mhz TM Warthog Stick + Throttle | TM Pendulum Pedals | MS Sidewinder 2 FFB | Track IR | Cougar MFD x 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution randomTOTEN Posted October 31, 2021 Solution Share Posted October 31, 2021 50 minutes ago, Rex said: At first I thought perhaps X-0 Z-0 was the map center, but it's not really even close. In Caucasus it's up near Sevastapool. That would make sense, considering the initial games of the franchise took place in Crimea... Remember the world in DCS: World is flat. The coordinate system being used is 2 dimensional... just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 30 minutes ago, randomTOTEN said: That would make sense, considering the initial games of the franchise took place in Crimea... Remember the world in DCS: World is flat. The coordinate system being used is 2 dimensional... just sayin' Oh so it IS based on an arbitrary map point? Do you know what a point equals? The units seem pretty small, perhaps down to the centimeter? Rex's Rig Intel i9-14900K | Nvidia RTX 4090 | 64GB DDR5 | 3x4TB 990 Pro M2 SSDs | HP Reverb 2 | 49" Samsung 5120x1440 @ 120Mhz TM Warthog Stick + Throttle | TM Pendulum Pedals | MS Sidewinder 2 FFB | Track IR | Cougar MFD x 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomTOTEN Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I think the unit is meters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_Romeo Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 The set position tool in the ME indicates that XY:0 is over Crimea. My skins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 On 10/30/2021 at 8:03 PM, randomTOTEN said: I think the unit is meters. Thank you! Rex's Rig Intel i9-14900K | Nvidia RTX 4090 | 64GB DDR5 | 3x4TB 990 Pro M2 SSDs | HP Reverb 2 | 49" Samsung 5120x1440 @ 120Mhz TM Warthog Stick + Throttle | TM Pendulum Pedals | MS Sidewinder 2 FFB | Track IR | Cougar MFD x 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strikers_blade Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 (edited) necroposting...almost. I also have issues with the way the grids are taken. For instance, MOOSE script uses that kind of coordinates; { [1]={["y"]=242140.57142858,["x"]=-6478.8571428583,}, [2]={["y"]=242188.57142858,["x"]=-6522.0000000011,}, [3]={["y"]=244124.2857143,["x"]=-4344.0000000011,}, [4]={["y"]=244068.2857143,["x"]=-4296.5714285726,}, [5]={["y"]=242140.57142858,["x"]=-6480.0000000011,} }, }, How was that converted to a regular X and Z format from DCS ? Edited February 16, 2022 by strikers_blade My systems: Windows 10 64 bits I7-8700k 32.0 GB RAM 500Gb SSD Asus ROG 2080ti HP Reverb Windows 10 64 bits I7-6820HQ CPU @ 2.70Ghz 32.0 GB RAM 500Gb SSD Nvidia Quadro M4000M TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimes Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Gotta convert it from LO to LL and then from LL to MGRS. Really those 4 functions can be used to convert to the 3 main types used. Different LL values is simply string formatting. https://wiki.hoggitworld.com/view/DCS_func_LOtoLL https://wiki.hoggitworld.com/view/DCS_func_LLtoMGRS The right man in the wrong place makes all the difference in the world. Current Projects: Grayflag Server, Scripting Wiki Useful Links: Mission Scripting Tools MIST-(GitHub) MIST-(Thread) SLMOD, Wiki wishlist, Mission Editing Wiki!, Mission Building Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 On 10/30/2021 at 6:55 PM, randomTOTEN said: That would make sense, considering the initial games of the franchise took place in Crimea... Remember the world in DCS: World is flat. The coordinate system being used is 2 dimensional... just sayin' BTW, I just saw on YouTube that the world *IS* flat, so maybe DCS just knew before everyone else? 1 Rex's Rig Intel i9-14900K | Nvidia RTX 4090 | 64GB DDR5 | 3x4TB 990 Pro M2 SSDs | HP Reverb 2 | 49" Samsung 5120x1440 @ 120Mhz TM Warthog Stick + Throttle | TM Pendulum Pedals | MS Sidewinder 2 FFB | Track IR | Cougar MFD x 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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