Apache Display Export Guide

[grim_reaper68]

As far as you use LEFT_MFCD, it will switch between PLT and CPG. For the TEDAC, Since a few time, i don't remember which update, when you appear on the PLT seat it's not displayed, but when you switch to CPG, it appears, but will stay on the monitor even if you switch back to the PLT seat. Before those update, it was only visible on the CPG seat.

[thekow]

Thank you for your help, I will try a few things and report back.

[84-Simba]

Hey there !
Has anyone figured out how to export the KU and have it hotswap like the MFDs when changing seats ?

The MFDs are working like a charm in that matter but the KU is still showing both PLT and CPG seats at the same time ...

Thank you guys !

[grim_reaper68]

Hi

As so far I can answer, the KU couldn't be separated like the MFCD. But maybe it's only something to write in the lua files, but that's over my skill.

[84-Simba]

On 4/7/2022 at 10:13 AM, osram said:

WD on the write-up. @Bunny Clark Couldn't bother anymore tbh after all the variations/guides we both attempted to try and explain. Hopefully with this it becomes more concise and clear. Just adding my own monitor-setup (with different names and setup to Bunny's - do not "combine" or "mix"), as a practical/visual example.
This below is the only way you can have the PLT MFD's ACTIVE/Displayed - When you want both PLT and CPG MFD's located/defined at the same X and Y position of your screen, GUISE.

By commenting out your CPG MFD-names and restarting DCS. (After following Bunny's exaplanations file/viewport modifications, obviously)

As indicated by Bunny - Currently DCS multiseat issue. This will not enable you to hot-switch MFD's while changing seats or anything. Just to get the selection of PLT vs. CPG under your control.

Rather surprised it's not acknowledged by ED. No feature planned etc.? Thought heard something bout F14 hot-switching planned? No? -.-

 

 

Hi !

How did you separate your KU between PLT and CPG ?

[grim_reaper68]

I think that's an helios profile, only working on Helios.

[Derbroomaster]

Has anyone here seen and/or used this profile? It was just recently uploaded in the User Files section.

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3335588/

If you have, please let me know your thoughts and whether it was difficult to employ in Helios.

[hreich]

On 2/18/2024 at 1:42 PM, Derbroomaster said:

Has anyone here seen and/or used this profile? It was just recently uploaded in the User Files section.

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3335588/

If you have, please let me know your thoughts and whether it was difficult to employ in Helios.

Hi, have you tried profile ? I just stumbled upon this thanks to you.. I would like to use it on my 3 screen setup

[Derbroomaster]

Yes, I've been using it since I posted about it. Works great.

[pesbra]

Hello, wondering if you guys could help me. I have downloaded the display export files and programed my lua file as instructed.

I cannot get an image to display in my screens.

I'm running a 3440x1440 monitor with two 800x600 screens below my main monitor I think my lua file is correct.  AH-64D.lua

I looked into \Mods\aircraft\AH-64D\Cockpit\Scripts\Displays\MFD\indicator\MFD_plt_right_init.lua

I do not see the line "try_find_assigned_viewport("RIGHT_MFCD")"

Looking at the zip file containing the display export files there us no folder with MFD files. I suspect that may be the problem. I tied adding the lines

--ViewportHandling
dofile(LockOn_Options.common_script_path.."ViewportHandling.lua")
try_find_assigned_viewport("RIGHT_MFCD")

To my MFD_plt_right_init.lua file manually but no success.

Any pointers you guys can give me will be much appreciated.

Kind regards, 

[Purzel]

You'll have to get done the monitor-setup in Windows first!
Try to put them beside of your main monitor ("center viewport"), because you will have less unused space to render (6.681.600 pixel vs. 7.705.600 pixel   <  horizontal vs. vertical alignment). Put both MFD in Windows in portrait (vertical) mode and SAVE your selection! Windows does not know, where your hardware monitors are placed in reality, so it doesn't matter, where you're aligning them in windows, for the following example-code put them side-by-side as shown below:

Enter this under "Resolution" in DCS: 4.640*1440    (All monitors in portrait-mode and side-by-side!)
Depending of the positions of your monitors displayed cont you may have to correct the values of the MFCDs...
(Just guess and change the pixel-values in counts of 10 and see, if you're getting them to the right place, only if neccessary)

Your monitorsetup.lua code then should look like this:
(Hint:   "Description = 'Center+LMFD+RMFD 4.640*1440' "     write your resolution for this aircraft into the description-codeline, so you can change the DCS-resolution-values ingame without calculator)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

_  = function(p) return p; end;
name = _('AH-64D');
Description = 'Center+LMFD+RMFD 4.640*1440'
Viewports =
{
     Center =
     {
          x = 0;
          y = 0;
          width = 3440;
          height = 1440;
          viewDx = 0;
          viewDy = 0;
          aspect = 43/18;
     }
}

LEFT_MFCD =
{
     x = 0;
     y = 640;
     width = 600;
     height = 600;
}

RIGHT_MFCD =
{
     x = 600;
     y = 640;
     width = 600;
     height = 600;
}

UIMainView = Viewports.Center
GU_MAIN_VIEWPORT = Viewports.Center

 

 

 

 

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All the above should work without the ViewportHandling-stuff.
dofile(LockOn_Options.common_script_path.."ViewportHandling.lua")
try_find_assigned_viewport("RIGHT_MFCD")

 

Edited March 27, 2024 by Purzel

[grim_reaper68]

Hi

With Purzel monitor configuration, both screens set on the right (if you have this configuration), try the attached lua. If your left MFCD is correct, you only need to shift 800 pixel more to be on the screen.

_  = function(p) return p; end;

name = _('AH-64D');

Description = 'Left MFCD on the bottom left monitor,Right MFCD on the bottom right and camera on the center Montor Resolution 3440*2040'

Viewports =

{

     Center =

     {

          x = 0;

          y = 0;

          width = 3440;

          height = 1440;

          viewDx = 0;

          viewDy = 0;

          aspect = 43/18;

     }

}

 

LEFT_MFCD =

{

     x = 0;

     y = 3500;

     width = 600;

     height = 600;

}

 

RIGHT_MFCD =

{

     x = 0;

     y = 4300;

     width = 600;

     height = 600;

}

 

UIMainView = Viewports.Center

GU_MAIN_VIEWPORT = Viewports.Center

AH-64D.lua

[pesbra]

That worked guys, I made a couple of changes, but I finally got it working, Really appreciate your help.

[Wostg]

Just saying thanks for this thread and everything in the first post!

[Derbroomaster]

On 2/18/2024 at 7:42 AM, Derbroomaster said:

Has anyone here seen and/or used this profile? It was just recently uploaded in the User Files section.

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3335588/

If you have, please let me know your thoughts and whether it was difficult to employ in Helios.

Be aware that this profile's author does not support this profile. Many screens haven't exported for a while and there are no responses to inquiries.

[SrSosio]

Hello there. I'm having issues exporting the MPDs. I can export them fine with two separate monitor configs that I created with Helios, but I can't get a config to switch between PLT and CPG. See attached my config file.

I always get the CPG seat, regardless of where am I seated, it doesn't switch with me.

BTW, is it still required to replace those files in the zip file mentioned in the first post? I just did it just in case, cause I hadn't done it until now, but the result is the same.

Apache.lua

Edited October 16, 2024 by SrSosio

[SrSosio]

Somehow I managed it to work. Next step, get openkneeboard to work.

[pesbra]

hello, I had my MFCDs, TEDAC and EUFD exported fine in DCS Open Beta. However I had to reinstall DCS and copied the screen export files to the DCS game folder. Copied my sceen export configuration files to the new saved game folder and configured the monitor nullsetup resolution as per the guide. However in the new install the screens are not getting exported. I'm not sure where to go next. Any help you guys can offer will be greatly appreciated.

 

Many thanks

AH-64D TEDAC under monitor.lua

[Wostg]

That looks about right. Did you fix it? Is your screen space in DCS set to 3440x2918 or thereabouts?

 

I'm here to ask if anyone has got PLT/CPG swapping working ok at the moment. Winwing's simapppro used to do some magic to make it work fluidly, but I can't get anything going in my monitor config, whether SAP, Helios, the mod files from page one here, or just vanilla editing right now.

 

Edited December 28, 2024 by Wostg

[colin11123]

Has anyone else lost the MPD exports since installing the latest update DCS 2.9.13.6818 I've reinstalled the Apache export file in the MODS Aircraft folder and built a new profile using Helios but having no luck getting the MPDs to display, The EUFD and TEDAC work fine as before so only seems to affect the MPDS

Edited February 20 by colin11123

[SrSosio]

7 hours ago, colin11123 said:

Has anyone else lost the MPD exports since installing the latest update DCS 2.9.13.6818 I've reinstalled the Apache export file in the MODS Aircraft folder and built a new profile using Helios but having no luck getting the MPDs to display, The EUFD and TEDAC work fine as before so only seems to affect the MPDS

I just updated and replaced the files (like every time it updates) and it works for me. I'm not using helios though. Try replacing the names that Helios gives to the MFDs in the lua file with LEFT_MFCD and RIGHT_MFCD.

For instance, my file looks like this:

_  = function(p) return p end
name = _('Apache')
description = 'PLT and CPG exports'
LEFT_MFCD = { x = 24, y = 2160, width = 1280, height = 960 }
RIGHT_MFCD = { x = 1318, y = 2160, width = 1280, height = 960 }
Viewports = {
  Center = {
    x = 0,
    y = 0,
    width = 4096,
    height = 2160,
    aspect = 1.896296296296296,
    dx = 0,
    dy = 0
  }
}
UIMainView = Viewports.Center
GU_MAIN_VIEWPORT = Viewports.Center

 

[colin11123]

Just got it going again thanks, had to change the Helios export script from the dedicated Apache MPD to "generic Aircraft MPCD" and now working correctly including hot swapping seats which wouldn't work with the dedicated script

[SrSosio]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but looks like since yesterday's patch, it's no longer needed to replace the mod files

[Leg2ion]

On 3/21/2025 at 12:13 PM, SrSosio said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but looks like since yesterday's patch, it's no longer needed to replace the mod files

 

On 2/20/2025 at 11:17 AM, colin11123 said:

Just got it going again thanks, had to change the Helios export script from the dedicated Apache MPD to "generic Aircraft MPCD" and now working correctly including hot swapping seats which wouldn't work with the dedicated script

You know you can deselect the individual patches in helios?

I currently use both LEFT_MFCD and LEFT_MFCD_CPG (and pilot versions) - so I can split the views I have - with Plt/CPG swappable displayed on a touch screen (LEFT_MFCD/RIGHT_MFCD), and the CPG only on a pair of TM Cougar Displays so I can keep an eye on what he is doing with weapons.

[SrSosio]

On 3/24/2025 at 10:05 PM, Leg2ion said:

 

You know you can deselect the individual patches in helios?

I currently use both LEFT_MFCD and LEFT_MFCD_CPG (and pilot versions) - so I can split the views I have - with Plt/CPG swappable displayed on a touch screen (LEFT_MFCD/RIGHT_MFCD), and the CPG only on a pair of TM Cougar Displays so I can keep an eye on what he is doing with weapons.

I don't use Helios. I find it easier to just modify the lua file.