Both MFCDs on 2nd Monitor

[drspankle]

I have the Left MFCD on my second monitor, which is easily big enough to display both MFCDs together and still be way larger than they are in the cockpit view. Could we have a 2 screen option to show the cockpit and both MFCDs please? As far as I can see from the drop down menu this isn't a listed option.

Cheers,

Dr Spankle

[Frederf]

Anything should be possible writing your own MonitorSetup .lua. It's not that complicated of a file to the point I might be able to guess on the first try.

_  = function(p) return p; end;
name = _('Camera+MFCD Vertical Stack');
Description = 'Camera on left monitor, Left MFCD above Right MFCD on right monitor'
Viewports =
{
     Center =
     {
          x = 0;
          y = 0;
          width = screen.width / 2;
          height = screen.height;
          viewDx = 0;
          viewDy = 0;
          aspect = screen.aspect / 2;
     }
}

LEFT_MFCD =
{
     x = screen.width / 2;
     y = screen.width / 2;
     width = screen.width / 2;
     height = screen.height / 2;
}

RIGHT_MFCD =
{
     x = screen.width / 2;
     y = 0;
     width = screen.width / 2;
     height = screen.height / 2;
}

UIMainView = Viewports.Center
GU_MAIN_VIEWPORT = Viewports.Center

[jonsky7]

3 hours ago, drspankle said:

I have the Left MFCD on my second monitor, which is easily big enough to display both MFCDs together and still be way larger than they are in the cockpit view. Could we have a 2 screen option to show the cockpit and both MFCDs please? As far as I can see from the drop down menu this isn't a listed option.

Cheers,

Dr Spankle

You can pretty much configure DCS to display anything you want it to.

Here's a guide to take a look at, if you need any help sorting this out, replying to the guide thread will be best to get a reply from me.
 

 

[drspankle]

Wow - thanks guys.  That's way too in-depth for me, although I appreciate your efforts!  I was kinda hoping it could be incorporated into the drop-down options on the settings though, so that lazy morons like me could just click that option!  At the minute under Monitors on the System tab I have "Camera + LMFCD automatic placement" selected and that puts the radar on the 2nd monitor (without me having to do anything too technical).  I was hoping that we could get an option to place both MFCDs on a second monitor.  It's not the end of the world if we can't but if you don't ask ...

Cheers,

Dr Spankle

[Frederf]

That's the thing, you make a new file in the \DCS World\Config\MonitorSetup\ folder and it becomes a new option in the drop down menu in game. Your particular hardware and desires are going to be specific to you. If you list the screen sizes, arrangements, and desired display someone will write you a lua file in short order.

[drspankle]

Well again, I'm pleasantly astonished that people would go to these lengths!  So here goes and thank you in advance:  I have a 32" 3840 x 2160 as my main screen, and my old 24" 1920x1080 as my left monitor.  It's actually positioned below the main screen.  As the second monitor is a lot wider than it is tall I was hoping to put both MFCDs on it and just leave the main one for the normal cockpit view.  In Windows it is set up as the main monitor on the right and the 24" on the left.  If the MFCDs couls appear as square then that would be amazing.  As it is I have the radar on the 2nd monitor and it is stretched to fill the whole screen.  I don't mind a bit of unused real estate on the 2nd monitor if need be.  

Once again thank you so much for helping.

 

Dr Spankle

[MAXsenna]

10 minutes ago, drspankle said:

Well again, I'm pleasantly astonished that people would go to these lengths!  So here goes and thank you in advance:  I have a 32" 3840 x 2160 as my main screen, and my old 24" 1920x1080 as my left monitor.  It's actually positioned below the main screen.  As the second monitor is a lot wider than it is tall I was hoping to put both MFCDs on it and just leave the main one for the normal cockpit view.  In Windows it is set up as the main monitor on the right and the 24" on the left.  If the MFCDs couls appear as square then that would be amazing.  As it is I have the radar on the 2nd monitor and it is stretched to fill the whole screen.  I don't mind a bit of unused real estate on the 2nd monitor if need be.  

Once again thank you so much for helping.

 

Dr Spankle

Have a look at HELIOS then. Easy to setup, and pretty much drag'n'drop.  

[jonsky7]

1 hour ago, drspankle said:

Well again, I'm pleasantly astonished that people would go to these lengths!  So here goes and thank you in advance:  I have a 32" 3840 x 2160 as my main screen, and my old 24" 1920x1080 as my left monitor.  It's actually positioned below the main screen.  As the second monitor is a lot wider than it is tall I was hoping to put both MFCDs on it and just leave the main one for the normal cockpit view.  In Windows it is set up as the main monitor on the right and the 24" on the left.  If the MFCDs couls appear as square then that would be amazing.  As it is I have the radar on the 2nd monitor and it is stretched to fill the whole screen.  I don't mind a bit of unused real estate on the 2nd monitor if need be.  

Once again thank you so much for helping.

 

Dr Spankle

Try this config file

DrSpankle.lua

 

You should save it to

%%\Saved Games\DCS\Config\Monitorsetup

You will need to adjust your displays in windows, your 24" monitor will need to be on the right of your main monitor, but as you have it physically under your main monitor it won't make much difference. This is to avoid the config file not working properly. Make sure the bottom edges of your monitors are aligned!!!

 

You will also need to set the resolution in the DCS settings to 5760x2160, this will probably be at the very bottom of the resolutions list. iIf you see a resolution that is close but not bang on, it means the edges of your screens are not aligned in windows display settings.

You will also need to choose the monitor config file in DCS settings, it's called drspankle, choose both the file and resolution before clicking OK.

Edited January 18, 2022 by jonsky7

[drspankle]

That's amazing, thanks so much.  I don't have that folder in Config though.  See attached.

Do I need to create the folder or put it somewhere else?  There are a couplke of Lua files in OptionsPresets if that helps?

Dr Spankle

[drspankle]

Hang on - found it ...

Unfortunately that loads like this now ...  I can't access the settings icon to revert either!

Any ideas what I should try?

Dr Spankle

[drspankle]

In-Game looks like this:

Windows display settings:

[Frederf]

OK, your secondary monitor is to the right of your first, great. First you want to have a "screen" size of 5760x2160 to have a "canvas" that covers both monitors. Make sure you have fullscreen option turned off (your card isn't going to let you create a 5760x2160 fullscreen frame onto a 3840x2160 monitor). This goes in the "Resolution" part of DCS Options>System. If it's not part of the drop down menu, don't worry, you can just highlight the text and type it in manually. We can start nudging the views around in screen space but that's not going to be productive until the canvas is the right size. If the canvas was big enough and the left started in the correct position the entire 5760x2160 rectangle would be either black or filled in with game views.

I don't know if calling that one viewport "Center" is causing a centering action or not. Clearly the left edge isn't where it should be. You could try changing the center x position to x = 3840/2 to nudge things over to the right. But the numbers given in the .lua above should be correct. x = 0 should be the left edge of your main monitor. I would focus on ensuring you're fullscreen-off and the correct resolution first.

Here's a diagram of what's going on in screenspace:

Edited January 19, 2022 by Frederf

[drspankle]

You, Sir, are a genius. And a very helpful one at that. Thank you so much!

Dr Spankle