Cockpit view in - map a key combo to a single button

[Bucic]

To me the default "Cockpit view in" Num0 is pretty useless in F-5. I'd like to map the Num0+NumDown (2) to a single button on my controller. Is there a way to do that within DCS settings?

[VZ_342]

In Options/Controls there should be an open column (not darkened) under HOTAS and Throttle, just find the Num2 view you want, select the box under the controller, double-click, then press the button you want to use on the controller.

Edited February 22, 2023 by VZ_342

[Rudel_chw]

On 12/29/2022 at 12:01 PM, Bucic said:

I'd like to map the Num0+NumDown (2) to a single button on my controller. Is there a way to do that within DCS settings?

 

The only way would be defining one of those two keys as a Modifier, for example Num0 ... but you will lose Num0 as a commnd binding.

An alternative would be to use an external software like Joystick Gremlin, on my case I use Thrustmaster's Foxy, but Thrustmaster Target can also be used two bind two keys to a single button.

[Bucic]

7 minutes ago, Rudel_chw said:

 

The only way would be defining one of those two keys as a Modifier, for example Num0 ... but you will lose Num0 as a commnd binding.

An alternative would be to use an external software like Joystick Gremlin, on my case I use Thrustmaster's Foxy, but Thrustmaster Target can also be used two bind two keys to a single button.

Thanks for the suggestion. As soon as I'm back in cockpit I'm going to test what I came up with i.e. altering the default cockpit view (Num5) to a my instrument panel glance view. It won't bother me during gameplay because I use headtracking anyway. For my throttle quadrant build I plan on supplementing the realistic set of switches a real F-5E has with 3 additional controls: headtrack center, instrument panel glance, zoom wheel.

[Rudel_chw]

57 minutes ago, Bucic said:

As soon as I'm back in cockpit I'm going to test what I came up with i.e. altering the default cockpit view (Num5) to a my instrument panel glance view. It won't bother me during gameplay because I use headtracking anyway. For my throttle quadrant build I plan on supplementing the realistic set of switches a real F-5E has with 3 additional controls: headtrack center, instrument panel glance, zoom wheel.

 

But you don't need to mess with the standard view keys, DCS provides customizable SnapViews just for that purpose, for example on this aircraft (A-29B) I have binded the snapviews as follows:

Lwin + Num 8 = HUD
Lwin + Num 2 = UFCP
Lwin + Num 4 = Left MFD
Lwin + Num 6 = Right MFD

 

It looks like this when in use:

 

 

(give it a few minutes for YT to finish the HD quality processing)

[Bucic]

So I customize LWin+Num8 snap view and then by entering DCS settings and pressing e.g. Lwin + Num 8 I'll get the cursor on the appropriate DCS command and can map it to a single button on my controller then?

[Rudel_chw]

3 minutes ago, Bucic said:

So I customize LWin+Num8 snap view and then by entering DCS settings and pressing e.g. Lwin + Num 8 I'll get the cursor on the appropriate DCS command and can map it to a single button on my controller then?

yes, if you bind a snapview to a button, then press and hold the button to display the snapview.

[Bucic]

That should do, thank you.