Apache Display Export Guide

mblackham · January 21, 2023

wow - ridiculously simple solution

mblackham · January 21, 2023

On 12/30/2022 at 9:01 PM, grim_reaper68 said:

Hi

I've solved the double display problem. Just put TEDAC for the TEDAC display and it will work fine. It switches also to the night mode.

_ = function(p) return p; end;

name = _('Camera+RMFCD2');

Description = 'Left MFCD on the left monitor,Right MFCD on the right and camera on the center'

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 1920;

height = 1080;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = 16/9;

}

}

LEFT_MFCD =

{

x = 1920;

y = 0;

width = 560;

height = 560;

}

CENTER_MFCD =

{

x = 2480;

y = 490;

width = 560;

height = 560;

}

RIGHT_MFCD =

{

x = 3040;

y = 0;

width = 560;

height = 560;

}

TEDAC =

{

x = 2480;

y = 490;

width = 560;

height = 560;

}

UIMainView = Viewports.Center

GU_MAIN_VIEWPORT = Viewports.Center

I just don't know how to take a screenshot from both screen together. Geforce experience only take the right screen as desktop.

Not getting the switch to night mode on the export.... anything extra you did?

grim_reaper68 · January 22, 2023

Nope, just the tedac in the monitorsetup, but the screen is very dark on night mode. So i don't switch it to night mode and it's ok.

PanMireczek · March 22, 2023

Hi,

I read I think everything about Apache profile and exports. Andfirst I would like to say Bunny - Great work!!!

I have a problem however - in both seats I only get exported CPG monitors. What am I doing wrong?

Best

hreich · March 23, 2023

On 12/30/2022 at 10:01 PM, grim_reaper68 said:

Hi

I've solved the double display problem. Just put TEDAC for the TEDAC display and it will work fine. It switches also to the night mode.

_ = function(p) return p; end;

name = _('Camera+RMFCD2');

Description = 'Left MFCD on the left monitor,Right MFCD on the right and camera on the center'

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 1920;

height = 1080;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = 16/9;

}

}

LEFT_MFCD =

{

x = 1920;

y = 0;

width = 560;

height = 560;

}

CENTER_MFCD =

{

x = 2480;

y = 490;

width = 560;

height = 560;

}

RIGHT_MFCD =

{

x = 3040;

y = 0;

width = 560;

height = 560;

}

TEDAC =

{

x = 2480;

y = 490;

width = 560;

height = 560;

}

UIMainView = Viewports.Center

GU_MAIN_VIEWPORT = Viewports.Center

I just don't know how to take a screenshot from both screen together. Geforce experience only take the right screen as desktop.

mine export looks like this:

- where should i put your code for TEDAC?

_ = function(p) return p end
name = _('H_AH64D_Multiseat_SwitchPit2')
description = 'Generated from Helios Profile AH64D_Multiseat_SwitchPit2'
AH64_CMWS = { x = 3310, y = 864, width = 144, height = 72 }
--AH64_CPG_EUFD = { x = 3280, y = 640, width = 400, height = 196 }
AH64_CPG_KU = { x = 2640, y = 640, width = 480, height = 60 }
--AH64_LEFT_CPG_MFD = { x = 2000, y = 80, width = 480, height = 480 }
AH64_LEFT_PLT_MFD = { x = 2000, y = 80, width = 480, height = 480 }
AH64_PLT_EUFD = { x = 2635, y = 20, width = 455, height = 300 }
AH64_PLT_KU = { x = 2640, y = 617, width = 480, height = 60 }
--AH64_RIGHT_CPG_MFD = { x = 3280, y = 80, width = 480, height = 480 }
AH64_RIGHT_PLT_MFD = { x = 3280, y = 80, width = 480, height = 480 }
AH64_TEDAC = { x = 2640, y = 80, width = 480, height = 480 }
Viewports = {
Center = {
x = 0,
y = 0,
width = 1920,
height = 1080,
aspect = 1.77777777777778,
dx = 0,
dy = 0
}
}
UI = { x = 0, y = 0, width = 1920, height = 1080 }
UIMainView = UI
GU_MAIN_VIEWPORT = Viewports.Center

grim_reaper68 · March 23, 2023

In my opinion, you just have to delete the AH64_ and let TEDAC, it should work.

hreich · March 23, 2023

Thanks that fixed ghosting problem...but now my eufd look like this

UPDATE -i figured -cockpit tedac screen is overlayed over pilot EUFD...so i disabled TEDAC export and now i have working Pilot station, and tedac i use on my main monitor....

Edited March 25, 2023 by hreich

grim_reaper68 · March 24, 2023

Hi glad to help you. Thanks to you i've discovered how to export the whole MFD with the buttons.

misu · April 13, 2023

Hey

Just wondering if it's possible to get IHADSS exported (for OBS)?

At the moment, we have 2 options to make a video watchable on a monitor without getting motion sickness in a few minutes:

Record DCS directly / through eg. Oculus Mirror without any stabilization. You'll get a rather choppy video: loads of small head movements which look quite bad on the monitor, causing motion sickness - BUT the IHADSS is stable in the middle of the screen, just like you record DCS with eg. TrackIR
Record DCS through eg. Oculus Mirror with image stabilization / apply to the recording later in a video-editing software to eliminate the micro-movements. Overall the video will look good, not causing any motion sickness, BUT the IHADSS would be jumping around, and if you're trying to follow that...

So I'm trying to find a way, to have both: head movement without the mico-movements and a stable IHADSS as well

The difference:

Thank you!

Fever · May 5, 2023

On 3/22/2023 at 5:56 PM, PanMireczek said:

Hi,

I read I think everything about Apache profile and exports. Andfirst I would like to say Bunny - Great work!!!

I have a problem however - in both seats I only get exported CPG monitors. What am I doing wrong?

Best

I have the same problem now as well. Everything was working fine a month ago and now I only get the CPG exports for the MFDs, not the Pilots. So auto-switching isn't working either I guess. LEFT_MFCD and RIGHT_MFCD dont seem to be displaying the pilot exports, just the CPGs.

Galwran · May 20, 2023

On 3/22/2023 at 11:56 PM, PanMireczek said:

Hi,

I read I think everything about Apache profile and exports. Andfirst I would like to say Bunny - Great work!!!

I have a problem however - in both seats I only get exported CPG monitors. What am I doing wrong?

Best

same here

EDIT: never mind, got it to work. For the first time actually. I now use viewports as defined in the MFD_LCD.lua. I used to have custom viewports for all of the monitors. The only gripe is that now there is a still image of TEDAC on my pilot view.

Hopefully this does not foul up my F/A-18 config

Edited May 20, 2023 by Galwran

Zaxxar · May 21, 2023

What are the names of the Apache pilot MFD viewports in the latest version?
Can keep LEFT_MFD and RIGHT_MFD for the CPG seat and my other AIRCRAFT modules?

grim_reaper68 · May 27, 2023

Yes you can

On 3/23/2023 at 7:44 PM, hreich said:

Thanks that fixed ghosting problem...but now my eufd look like this

UPDATE -i figured -cockpit tedac screen is overlayed over pilot EUFD...so i disabled TEDAC export and now i have working Pilot station, and tedac i use on my main monitor....

How did you do to have the entire MFD on the screen? With the buttons?

Floyd1212 · May 27, 2023

48 minutes ago, grim_reaper68 said:

How did you do to have the entire MFD on the screen? With the buttons?

With software like Helios.

Helios lets you place buttons and graphics on a touchscreen, then you export the displays into the middle of those graphics.

grim_reaper68 · May 28, 2023

Ok. I would take a look at helios.

But now i'm stuck by trying to export the complete keyboard unit (with the screen) to my second monitor. But it don't want to work... tried some method like

dofile(LockOn_Options.common_script_path.."ViewportHandling.lua")

try_find_assigned_viewport("AH64_PLT_KU")

in the KU init file, but nothing appears on the screen.

grim_reaper68 · May 29, 2023

On 3/22/2023 at 10:56 PM, PanMireczek said:

Hi,

I read I think everything about Apache profile and exports. Andfirst I would like to say Bunny - Great work!!!

I have a problem however - in both seats I only get exported CPG monitors. What am I doing wrong?

Best

Just put LEFT_MFCD and RIGHT_MFCD with your own display values. When i'm switching from pilot to CPG or from CPG to pilot, the monitors switches too. The only thing that will not switch back is the TEDAC who now stay on the display but don't work on the pilot view.

SrSosio · June 19, 2023

On 3/23/2023 at 7:19 PM, grim_reaper68 said:

In my opinion, you just have to delete the AH64_ and let TEDAC, it should work.

Hi. Where do you remove that from? is it the custom screen configuration in Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Config\MonitorSetup? because if I remove the AH64_ from it, it exports nothing. Mine looks like this:

_  = function(p) return p; end;
name = _('Apache');
Description = 'AH-64D TEDAC Screen'
Viewports = 
{
     Center = 
     {
          x = 0;
          y = 0;
          width = 1920;
          height = 1080;
          viewDx = 0;
          viewDy = 0;
          aspect = 1920/1080;
     }
}

TEDAC =
{
	x = 2020;
	y = 0;
	width = 870;
	height = 768;
}


UIMainView = Viewports.Center
GU_MAIN_VIEWPORT = Viewports.Center

grim_reaper68 · June 19, 2023

Hi

here is mine

_ = function(p) return p; end;
name = _('TEDAC+Camera+RMFCD');
Description = 'Left MFCD on the left monitor,Right MFCD on the right and camera on the center'
Viewports =
{
Center =
{
x = 0;
y = 0;
width = 1920;
height = 1080;
viewDx = 0;
viewDy = 0;
aspect = 16/9;
}
}

LEFT_MFCD =
{
x = 1920;
y = 0;
width = 560;
height = 560;
}

TEDAC =
{
x = 2480;
y = 490;
width = 560;
height = 560;
}

RIGHT_MFCD =
{
x = 3040;
y = 0;
width = 560;
height = 560;
}

VCM =
{
x = 2560;
y = 0;
width = 480;
height = 480;
}
UIMainView = Viewports.Center
GU_MAIN_VIEWPORT = Viewports.Center

It works fine. The only problem is that the TEDAC will stay on the second screen when you switch back to the pilot seat.

SrSosio · June 19, 2023

48 minutes ago, grim_reaper68 said:

Hi

here is mine

_ = function(p) return p; end;
name = _('TEDAC+Camera+RMFCD');
Description = 'Left MFCD on the left monitor,Right MFCD on the right and camera on the center'
Viewports =
{
Center =
{
x = 0;
y = 0;
width = 1920;
height = 1080;
viewDx = 0;
viewDy = 0;
aspect = 16/9;
}
}

LEFT_MFCD =
{
x = 1920;
y = 0;
width = 560;
height = 560;
}

TEDAC =
{
x = 2480;
y = 490;
width = 560;
height = 560;
}

RIGHT_MFCD =
{
x = 3040;
y = 0;
width = 560;
height = 560;
}

VCM =
{
x = 2560;
y = 0;
width = 480;
height = 480;
}
UIMainView = Viewports.Center
GU_MAIN_VIEWPORT = Viewports.Center

It works fine. The only problem is that the TEDAC will stay on the second screen when you switch back to the pilot seat.

Just to be clear, the above should fix double imaging in the exported screen? because I had two issues, that, and some doubling of the tedac screen in the cockpit screen. The first one I fixed with your above solution + modifying the TEDAC_init.lua (I had try_find_assigned_viewport("AH64_TEDAC") and changed it to try_find_assigned_viewport("TEDAC")). But I still have the below issue:

grim_reaper68 · June 19, 2023

I actually changed nothing in the TEDAC_init.lua. And it works fine. No :try_find_assigned_viewport("TEDAC") or other . Try maybe a DCS repair, so the apache lua files are cleared.

grim_reaper68 · June 20, 2023

Yes my cfg fixed the double display of the TEDAC.

thekow · July 13, 2023

I have one external monitor.
What viewports should i export to show in the pilot seat the left mfd and when i go to the gunner seat it swaps the view to the tedac?
If i exported it as LEFT_MFCD and TEDAC would they both render at the same time?

Thanks.

grim_reaper68 · July 13, 2023

Do you mean having the TEDAC instead of the LEFT_MFCD? If yes, maybe try to set both with the same coordinates in your monitorsetup.lua file.

grim_reaper68 · July 13, 2023

Hi

Some new viewport to export on the screen. Now I have succesfully exported the KU and the EUFD, the only problem with the EUFD, is that I couldn't manage to have the PLT EUFD and the CPG_EUFD displayed like the MFCD where they switch between PLT and CPG view. It's not so dramatic at all .

I just added

dofile(LockOn_Options.common_script_path.."ViewportHandling.lua")

try_find_assigned_viewport("KU")

in the KU_init.lua and

dofile(LockOn_Options.common_script_path.."ViewportHandling.lua")

try_find_assigned_viewport("EUFD_PLT")

in the EUFD_plt_init.lua

And this in the Monitirsetup.lua:

KU =
{
x = 1920;
y = 580;
width = 560;
height = 60;
}

EUFD_PLT =
{
x = 3040;
y = 580;
width = 560;
height = 400;
}

The 9.333333 ratio for the KU seems to be nice

and now the CMWS

Edited July 15, 2023 by grim_reaper68

thekow · July 15, 2023

On 7/14/2023 at 2:45 AM, grim_reaper68 said:

Do you mean having the TEDAC instead of the LEFT_MFCD? If yes, maybe try to set both with the same coordinates in your monitorsetup.lua file.

I mean when i am in the pilot seat it shows one montior and on switching to the gunner it shows the other. So i was wondering if they will simultaniously show on the same monitor or they will auto swtich. I will be trying it later when i can get on the PC.

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