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Hi

i have made a plane in gmax and whene exported in fs2004 the center of view (the axe of view in fs2004 ) is abit foward and i whant it to be musch aft  .

it is possible to change the reference of the view ?


i have try to change the center of view by moving my gmax projet puting the 0.0 coordinate in gmax right in my cockpit and have set all my aircraft .cfg coordinate to reflect the new change but the center of view remaine in same position  :(

only the plane change position not the view ?

how to change the center of view in fs2004 ?
pls help

Are you referring to the pilot's viewpoint?

If so, look for a section in the Aircraft.cfg that looks like this:

[Views]
eyepoint=-0.5, 0, 2.5

IIRC, it's Longitudinal, Lateral, Vertical for the adjustment order.

No i mean the center of exterior view whene you see the plane in exterior view.

ths could be a problem with thje flightsim or you have to
put your plane on the middle actcess, go to top view and move it.

I think the section you are looking for is this one:

reference_datum_position=0, 0, 0         // (feet) distance from FlightSim Reference position: (1/4 chord, centerline, waterline)
empty_weight_CG_position=0, 0, 0         // (feet) longitudinal, lateral, vertical distance from specified datum

Changing these numbers will cause a number of changes in FS...be prepared and make a backup first.

If you move the reference in one direction make sure you make a matching movement in the other direction for the CofG...otherwise your plane could be unflyable.