Export IFEI data

[ponch17]

dear friends 

I drop my question here because I am not really sure if there are a better place 

So i have a dual monitor setup and i export all 3 ''MFD'' from the F18 to the second screen it's working well 

i just make all my modification on the viewport.lua about size and placement nothing to say it's perfect 

now I wish I can add IFEI data on my second screen too .. is that a way to do it without installing helios or any other 

secondary application ? 

 

thanks for your help 

[Bunny Clark]

Yup, the IFEI isn't set up to export by default, but that's easy to change. 

Drop the attached lua file into \Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Cockpit\Scripts\IFEI\indicator and overwrite the existing file. 

Then you have a FA_18C_IFEI viewport that can be defined in your monitor config. 

DCS updates will revert this file though, so you'll need to restore it every time you update DCS, or use a mod manager.

IFEI_init.lua

[ponch17]

Awesome 

 

It's work pretty well 

 

many thanks 

 

[danos_2503]

thanks for sharing this, do you also know where i can get the lua file for exporting the UFC and RWR? Thanks to @Bunny Clark i have exported the IFEI i managed to export the left and right DDI and also the lower screen, but struggling on the UFC and RWR. I looked at captain zeen, but couldn't find the lua file needed as i am trying to export these without using helios. 

[Merkin]

Hi danos,

to extract the UFC you have to manipulate the UFC_init.lua file in folder

..Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Cockpit\Scripts\UFC\indicator.

Attached is mine.

Dont know about the RWR, aint extracting.

UFC_init.lua

[danos_2503]

Hi Merkin,

thanks for this much appreciated. I am trying to use the winwing UFC in HUD only view and have read somewhere if you export out the UFC even as a small 1 x 1 pixel the UFC should still work well i will try anyway. 

[Heli Shed]

On 11/23/2024 at 11:44 PM, danos_2503 said:

Hi Merkin,

thanks for this much appreciated. I am trying to use the winwing UFC in HUD only view and have read somewhere if you export out the UFC even as a small 1 x 1 pixel the UFC should still work well i will try anyway. 

You know that  If you are in Hud only mode and then switch to any other view other than normal cockpit, your FPS will tank? 

[Harley]

On 12/28/2024 at 3:38 PM, Heli Shed said:

You know that  If you are in Hud only mode and then switch to any other view other than normal cockpit, your FPS will tank? 

I've noticed that. Ok, so there is an association, and it's not just my machine. Handy to know that someone knows about this, and thank you for sharing!

[Harley]

On 11/22/2024 at 7:08 AM, Merkin said:

Hi danos,

to extract the UFC you have to manipulate the UFC_init.lua file in folder

..Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Cockpit\Scripts\UFC\indicator.

Attached is mine.

Dont know about the RWR, aint extracting.

UFC_init.lua 887 B · 18 downloads

I will try this. I've been looking for how to keep the UFC active in the HUD only view also. Winwing has really simplified building a sim pit with their offerings. Not a perfect fit, but close enough by anyone other than perhaps the purists.

Any info about also exporting the HUD? Like if someone were going to chase down the rabbit hole of building their own with a projector? It also wouldn't be a 100% match since we wouldn't need to worry about splitting beams, but that would be just one more step forward in realism.

[danos_2503]

i can confirm this works i export the UFC to my 24 inch monitor and just made it 100x100 and the winwing UFC works fine.