MFD set up (airdog)

[pcalvert]

Hi,

 

If anyone can help that will be great but I am trying to work out in particular Airdog's MFD set up.

 

I have a main monitor running at 1920x1080 res and a 17" widescreen below at 1440x900

 

Airdog had the exact same setup (well the resolutions were - 1920x1200 Main - 1366x768 below) The resolutions are different but the screens are in the same position as mine are.

 

Here is his Lua file........

 

= function(p) return p; end;

name = _('mmbetamfd');

Description = 'Two Monitor Config'

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 1920;

height = 1200;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = 1.6;

}

}

LEFT_MFCD =

{

x = 328;

y = 1253;

width = 360;

height = 360;

}

RIGHT_MFCD =

{

x = 1232;

y = 1253;

width = 360;

height = 360;

}

 

I have been using this as an example file and trying to change the x and y co-ords (I will use the same width and height) with no luck. Spent a lot of time trying to work out where Airdog got his left x co-ord from.... Can any one help me work this out based on my screen resolutions?

 

Thanks

[Kuky]

For the MFCD coordinates it's trial and error as it depends where on the screen you put the Cougar MFDs

[pcalvert]

I'm going to set them top left and top right of the smaller monitor.

[Kuky]

For main monitor 1920x1080 and secondary monitor 1440x900 positioned bellow the main you should have something like this:

 

{

Center =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 1920;

height = 1080;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = 1.77777777;

}

 

}

LEFT_MFCD =

{

x = 0;

y = 1080; (this is height of the main monitor - since secondary is bellow the main this is where secondary starts in height)

width = 340; (this one is just an example and will most likely need adjusting)

height = 340; (this one is just an example and will most likely need adjusting)

}

 

RIGHT_MFCD =

{

x = 1100; (here I've subracted 340 from 1440 as MFD width is set to 340, so left edge of right MFD should be this amount from the right side of the secondary monitor)

y = 1080; (again this is height of the main monitor - since secondary is bellow the main this is where secondary starts in height)

width = 340;

height = 340;

}

try this first and you will need adjusting more, but I think it should give you an idea of what you need. Edited February 1, 2011 by Kuky

[pcalvert]

Thanks Kuky,

 

I'll give it a go this weekend...

[airdog]

Just a quick note.... Kuky's setup is assuming that you have the displays setup with the left bezels lined up. If you have the lower display centered on the upper display you will need to add that difference to your X coordinates for the mfd's location. For example a perfectly centered( on center with the upper monitor) lower monitors X coordinate would start at X=240 so you would add that to your left and right mfd X coordinates.

1920-1440=480

480/2=240

I had done it this way so my mouse tracks properly from one screen to the other. THough my new setup has a 1920x1080 lower monitor but the old 18.5 is setup in portrait mode to my left. BUt that will change next week when I get my second 1920x1080 touchscreen!

[Kuky]

ah yes, good point airdog :)

[pcalvert]

Thanks Airdog. I'm still slightly confused. I took your original code (where you only had the two MFD's - looked like on a laptop, below your main). You described exactly how i want to do it.. i.e. with the small sceen centered under the main... Which was why I thought if I could work out your co-ords - I could then work out mine. I am also going to use Helios but not with as many instruments as you are showing.

Anyway - I'll try what you suggested ov er the weekend and post the results.. thanks for your help :)

[pcalvert]

Thanks Guys - It worked! Took me a bit of time changing the settings so they were where I wanted them.. but looked great and worked fine. I'll paste my final file when I get home.

 

Next... Helios!

[LiveBait]

One tip, when you specify resolution in game options (type it in manually) you don't need to add whole 900 pixels of the secondary monitor, use only what's suficient to display MFD's. For example if MFD height is 340 add that to 1080, so total resolution you can type in is 1920x1420 (less pixels and game will run better)

 

 

hey Kuky has this been confirmed as working for vertically stacked monitors, or am i missing something? I've been running dual monitors, one above the other quite happily for a while now. 1920x1080 main and 1440x900 below.(Thanks are in order to Kuky ,Airdog and others for their efforts and forum support)

However, if i adjust the ingame resolution from 1920x1980 to 1920x1480 (400 for the MFD's) , it simply cuts 250 from the top and 250 from the bottom,instead of 500 off the bottom. This results in the pit extending down onto the bottom monitor, and the desktop being visible above and below the game. Any ideas, as any extra fps is welcome.

[pcalvert]

Hi Livebait,

I had the same problem when I tried to adjust the res, so went back to the original 1920x1980. BTW what graphics card are you using? I was thinking about upgrading mine.

[LiveBait]

I'm in desperate need of an upgrade too, but will have to wait until after mid year. I'm still running an 8800GT.

[pcalvert]

Yeah, I'm running a GTX 280 and still got quite a bit of stuttering. I'm going to buy a GTX 470 next month and sell the 280 on ebay

[Loz]

hey Kuky has this been confirmed as working for vertically stacked monitors, or am i missing something? I've been running dual monitors, one above the other quite happily for a while now. 1920x1080 main and 1440x900 below.(Thanks are in order to Kuky ,Airdog and others for their efforts and forum support)

However, if i adjust the ingame resolution from 1920x1980 to 1920x1480 (400 for the MFD's) , it simply cuts 250 from the top and 250 from the bottom,instead of 500 off the bottom. This results in the pit extending down onto the bottom monitor, and the desktop being visible above and below the game. Any ideas, as any extra fps is welcome.

 

Almost certainly, because I just tried it, you are running in window mode and Kuky is running in fullscreen.

If this is the case then you should be able to move that window with DCS in wherever you want.

[LiveBait]

I'm actually surprised at my performance when i see some of the posts about poor fps and their rigs. I'm running a q6600 @ 3.0Ghz on a gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P, 6 gig of ram, 8800gt, win7 64, dual monitors, and game settings basically medium, and average around 18-20 fps, however it rarely goes over that and drops significantly at times. I do get stutters, but I'm usually too busy flying/configuring/being confused/avoiding/trying to locate wing-man/remembering the ingress bearings/staring at the tgp/wishing i had a paper manual etc etc. to notice them unless i'm looking for them.

Still i find it playable and extremely entertaining. Well i have to find it playable for now, as i cant do much about upgrading, and to not fly the hawg is out of the question!

[LiveBait]

Thanks Loz, off to give it a try now

 

 

 

Nope, game crashes while loading, if "full screen" is ticked.

Edited February 1, 2011 by LiveBait

[Kuky]

Actually I am not running Full Screen... I'll try reducing some pixels to double check if this actually works...

 

EDIT: alright, I have to apologise as this actually does not work as then the game centres the video output and you get mismatch in specified pixels and actual monitor pixels... so you do need to specify full sum of resolutions of all the monitors you are using to display the sim main screen and MFD's. I've edited my previous post adn once again sorry for putting your hopes up.

Edited February 1, 2011 by Kuky

[pcalvert]

Thats okay.... all the other posts I read about exporting MFCD's said it couldn't be done in full screen.

[LiveBait]

thanks for testing Kuky, do you know if theres any plans to fix this? And how much of an fps boost do you experience doing this?

[Loggert]

I have a 1920x1080 display and a 900x1440 (portrait oriented) sitting left of the main display.

How do I set it up in a10?

Where do i need to edit and what?

I know the position is trail and error but how to configure it up?

 

[code_ = function(p) return p; end;

name = _('My_example');

Description = 'Two monitor configuration';

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 1920;

height = 1080;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = 1,777777777777778;

}

}

 

LEFT_MFCD =

{

x = -600;

y = 0;

width = 500;

height = 500;

}

 

RIGHT_MFCD =

{

x = -600;

y = 500;

width = 500;

height = 500;

}

 

UIMainView = Viewports.Center[/code]Edit: should this work?

Edited April 19, 2011 by Loggert

[Loz]

I point I would make is that physically it doesn't matter where your second Monitor is placed. What counts is where you have it positioned in Windows.

You can have your second monitor on the desk to the left of your main, but for some reason negative values seem to cause problems, so I would put it in windows display properties either below or to the right of your main.

All it will mean is that to move your mouse from main to secondary you will have to move it down or to the right.

Then you don't have to use negative values.

Hope this makes sense. :pilotfly:

[Succellus]

Actually Helios seem a painless solution.