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Making 2nd screen just have Gauges

PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:39 am
by Mazza
Okay, I got a 2nd screen, a little 15" LCD, as of now I undock the COCKPIT view and drag it over, but this is not very good, I want to have like a glass cockpit, as in having the Gauges their, but JUST them, not the cockpit view with black.

Is there anyway to do this :-/

Re: Making 2nd screen just have Gauges

PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:08 am
by JBaymore
You'll need to create a new "panel" for the aircraft you intend to fly.  This is not something I do, so I don;t know the details, but I know it can be done.  I know there are payware programs that make this easy.

You create a panel in the aircraft that is proportioned to the format of the screen you will use.  Make the background flat black.  Position the instruments on that panel as you'd like them to appear on your "panel" (monitor).  On the origianl plane this panel likely will block the entire screen.  But that is OK cause you'll undock it and move it out of the way when you fly.

Hope this thought helps.

Hopefully someone who does in-sim aircraft panel work will chime in here.  Maybe go up to the design section to look around too.

best,

................john

Re: Making 2nd screen just have Gauges

PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:45 pm
by Mazza
[quote]You'll need to create a new "panel" for the aircraft you intend to fly.

Re: Making 2nd screen just have Gauges

PostPosted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:10 am
by JBaymore
[quote]Thanks, what do you do to get your gauges to just be on screens? I could try a do what you did

Re: Making 2nd screen just have Gauges

PostPosted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:58 pm
by Capt.Propwash
Depending on what type of "Background" you want for your panel, I am willing to take a crack at building a "panel of gauges only" for you.

Re: Making 2nd screen just have Gauges

PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:23 am
by westside
Currently I have 6 monitors on the go. The main outside view consists of three 22" monitors using a Matrox Triple Head on its own video card, the next two monitors are below the Main Monitors. They are on a second video card and they share the same feed.(Instruments for both pilot and co-pilot)

Re: Making 2nd screen just have Gauges

PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:27 pm
by JBaymore
[quote] Depending on the location, the aircraft and the amount of traffic and weather the frame rate is very acceptable.

Re: Making 2nd screen just have Gauges

PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:06 pm
by westside
OK John I give up............... :-?
What's a Cray?

Re: Making 2nd screen just have Gauges

PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:26 am
by Capt.Propwash
[quote]Currently I have 6 monitors on the go. The main outside view consists of three 22" monitors using a Matrox Triple Head on its own video card, the next two monitors are below the Main Monitors. They are on a second video card and they share the same feed.(Instruments for both pilot and co-pilot)

Re: Making 2nd screen just have Gauges

PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:16 am
by JBaymore
OK John I give up............... :-?
What's a Cray?


Cray supercomputer.

Re: Making 2nd screen just have Gauges

PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:30 am
by westside
Pictures on the way. The computer is a Q6600 quad core that I haven't overclocked yet. I have tried alot of tweeks and some work and some don't

Re: Making 2nd screen just have Gauges

PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:10 pm
by westside
Pictures of the pit
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Re: Making 2nd screen just have Gauges

PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:13 pm
by westside
Following the instruction for uploading pictures didn't work.
I will try again later

Re: Making 2nd screen just have Gauges

PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:27 pm
by Hagar
Following the instruction for uploading pictures didn't work.
I will try again later

Try renaming the images without spaces in the file names & upload them again.

Re: Making 2nd screen just have Gauges

PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:05 pm
by westside
Here we go again.........
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