OH-58D MDF's too tall for my WinWing MDF's

[Adamemnon]

I've looked everywhere and not found this anywhere so far.

I have some WinWing MFD's, they work great on every other aircraft/ helo - but on the Kiowa it looks like the MFD goes off the top of the screen. It's only the Kiowa, even the newer Chinook works, just the kiowa.
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It's only the top edge that's chopped off, but it would be really nice to get this working.

*The pictures below are a screenshot, but I can't see anything above the heading tape (TP 100 RPM 100 EQ 25 MQ 26 is off the top of both screens)

*What I can see is also "Stretched", whereas the pictures I've just screenshotted are not?????

Thank you
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Edited November 23, 2024 by Adamemnon
*added 2 lines

[MAXsenna]

You need to set the resolution for the displays yourself.

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[Adamemnon]

On 11/27/2024 at 1:37 AM, MAXsenna said:

You need to set the resolution for the displays yourself.

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Where? 
In a .lua file? Which one?

The displays work perfectly on every other aircraft and helo, and work fine on every other sim and game.

 

[MAXsenna]

Where? 
In a .lua file? Which one?
The displays work perfectly on every other aircraft and helo, and work fine on every other sim and game.
 

Hmm... I, see! This made me think. And you are probably correct. It should use the same settings across all modules.
I use Helios to write my monitor file, and I also tinker with it manually.
Under your graphics settings. You choose your monitor file. That's the Lua file you want to edit. It probably contains settings for Left, Right and Centre MFDs, and should be set according to the resolution of your displays. So, yeah. It's strange that it doesn't work for the Kiowa.

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[bmbpdk]

Can i ask you how you got the Kiowa MFD´s exported to your Winwing MFD´s?
Mine just shows black screens on the Kiowa and does not have any presets in SimAppPro

[Ramsay]

On 5/24/2025 at 6:48 PM, bmbpdk said:

Can i ask you how you got the Kiowa MFD´s exported to your Winwing MFD´s?

The Kiowa MFD's (LEFT_MFCD and RIGHT_MFCD) will export (with a stretched ratio) using most? SimAppPro display profiles i.e. A-10C, F-16C, F/A-18C or similar.

TL;DR:

https://forum.dcs.world/topic/371974-radar-on-an-mfd/#findComment-5632094

Detail:

Here is a Kiowa example using the WinWing F/A-18C profile.

Monitor setup

F/A-18C Cockpit Profile (CENTER_MFCD, LEFT_MFCD and RIGHT_MFCD)

DCS Kiowa export to WinWing MFD's

Copying WinWing's Export .lua ("DCS World\Config\MonitorSetup\wwtMonitor.lua") to "Saved Games\DCS\Config\MonitorSetup", allows the exported displays to be adjusted to a 3:4 ratio (the HSI, etc. isn't stretched but instead has black bars top and bottom).

Custom Export .lua (positions require adjusting to fit your own monitor resolutions/arrangement)

_  = function(p) return p; end;
name = _('OH-58D_3xMFD_4x3_Aspect');
Description = 'Custom positions and sizes for 3x Winwing MFD.'
--created 2025-04-10, Exported Displays given 4x3 Aspect, RB

Viewports =
{
	Center =
	{
		x = 0;
		y = 0;
		width = 5120;
		height = 1440;
		aspect = 3.5555555555555554; --32/9
	}
}
UIMainView = Viewports.Center
GU_MAIN_VIEWPORT = Viewports.Center

--L2MUMS is mapped to CENTER_MFCD (and permamently displayed)
CENTER_MFCD =
{
	x = 8; -- 0+8 offset
	y = 1794; -- 1440+256 offset +20 for Kiowa +78 to centre
	width = 752; -- 768 - (8+8)
	height = 576; -- 4x3 aspect for Kiowa (was 732)
}

--Custom MFD sizes and positions to fit inside button bevels.
LEFT_MFCD =
{
	x = 776; --768+8 offset
	y = 1794; -- 1440+256 offset +20 for Kiowa +78 to centre
	width = 752; -- 768 - (8+8)
	height = 576; -- 4x3 aspect for Kiowa (was 732)
}

RIGHT_MFCD =
{
	x = 1544; --(768x2)+8 offset
	y = 1794; -- 1440+256 offset +20 for Kiowa +78 to centre
	width = 752; -- 768 - (8+8)
	height = 576; -- 4x3 aspect for Kiowa (was 732)
}

More detail on viewport exporting can be found in this excellent Export FAQ

 

OH-58D_Monitor(4x3MFDAspect).lua

Edited May 29 by Ramsay

[bmbpdk]

WOW Thanks for such a thorough reply!