SU27 Reset View

[john_moo]

how can i reset the view for one plane? su33 works fine, su27 recenters on flight control stick and is zoomed out to the maximum.

[Sizigmund]

I don't know what do you mean exactly, but you have controls setup for each plane in the menu. If you configured controls for SU-33, it doesn't mean that the same controls will automaticall apply fro SU-27, you need to enter configuration menu, choose SU-27 and configure controls for it. This include camera views also.

[★Macman★]

There's 'Recenter VR Headset' in UI LAYER if using VR.
For none VR you are using Camera View/Look in which case you likely have a stuck bind key.
OR you may have doubled your bind across GENERAL / UI LAYER / <YOUR PLANE>
If it's on HOTAS then do check the Config APP that the button is ok as sometimes they may get either mechanically stuck by Dirt OR robbed of Power by not enough from other USB Devices taking it up OR Programs you did not close (happened to me today).
Also if using HOTAS a Modifier Key may sometimes get lost when using it on the Refuel/Rearm Coms Menu so I must use Mouse on that Menu to prevent that.

[Troll Norris]

Numpad enter and numpad 5

[john_moo]

Thank you all for your comments, I will try these commands out as soon as I have time:)

[★Macman★]

I find it annoying that the Su-27/J-11A & Su-33 have different POSITIONS from spawning and require a RESET or just a nudge of R.SHIFT/R.CTRL/ & "/" and "*" to position.
On the 100KIAP Server it was perfect for the Su-33 on spawn so maybe they added it in the script.

[john_moo]

Hmm, numpad 5 and numpad enter do the right thing in the SU 33, but not in the SU 27... I hope the attached Screenshots work (both taken after resetting the view):
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2232102894
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2232103278

[john_moo]

Hey guys, I fixed it:
I found this thread on the eagle.ru forums: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=157628
what I did was:
go to %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\DCS\Config\View (C:\Users\<username>\Saved Games\...)
there is a file SnapViews.lua, which I renamed to *.bak (you could also delete it but...)
Started DCS again, now reset view works as expected.

From what I can see inside the file, I somehow changed the default view settings for the cockpit view.
SU 27:

SnapViews["Su-27"] = {
[1] = {-- player slot 1
[1] = {--LWin + Num0 : Snap View 0
viewAngle = 140.000000,--FOV
hAngle = -7.778808,
vAngle = -42.697021,
x_trans = 0.112865,
y_trans = -0.016033,
z_trans = -0.001549,
rollAngle = -0.000000,
cockpit_version = 0,
},
//etc...

SU 33:

[1] = {-- player slot 1
[1] = {--LWin + Num0 : Snap View 0
viewAngle = 71.824692,--FOV
hAngle = 0.000000,
vAngle = -32.458889,
x_trans = 0.000000,
y_trans = 0.000000,
z_trans = 0.000000,
rollAngle = 0.000000,
cockpit_version = 0,
},

//etc...

The default values for the SU27 seem to be
SnapViews["Su-27"] = {
[1] = {-- player slot 1
[1] = {
viewAngle = 71.824692,--FOV
hAngle = 0.000000,
vAngle = -32.458889,
x_trans = 0.000000,
y_trans = 0.000000,
z_trans = 0.000000,
rollAngle = 0.000000,
},

Thank you all again for helping! And sorry for the long post ;)

[★Macman★]

Wow so by this we can all fix the Preset Views when they are different for our VR Headsets. I will test this especially for the Su-33 which is too close by default.
Likely it works from the SNAP VIEW BINDS.

*Searched for "SnapViews.lua" in all DCS folders and none found so may need to save one by binds first.
In OpenBeta this file is in the main program location Folder for all FC3 Planes: -
F:\Steam\steamapps\common\DCSWorld\Config\View ... SnapViewsDefault.lua

Careful to Deselect "Always Open With NotePad" or whatever you edit it with just in case.
It has 10 Preset FOV which must be connected to your Saved SnapViews.

[john_moo]

I played around a bit more in SnapViews.lua, seems like my default view is block 13, for VR it seems to be 14 (i am using no VR headset, only TrackIR), the other blocks seem to be left windows key + the numpad numbers, for viewing parts of the cockpit:

[13] = {--default view
viewAngle = 87.468338,--FOV
hAngle = 0.000000,
vAngle = -9.500000,
x_trans = 0.113927,
y_trans = -0.004946,
z_trans = 0.000000,
rollAngle = 0.000000,
cockpit_version = 0,
},
[14] = {--default view - VR
viewAngle = 87.468338,--FOV
hAngle = 0.000000,
vAngle = -9.500000,
x_trans = 0.113927,
y_trans = -0.004946,
z_trans = 0.000000,
rollAngle = 0.000000,
cockpit_version = 0,
},

SnapViews.lua is under your user-folder, not in the DCS Steam folder, something like C:\Users\<username>\Saved Games\DCS\Config\View. I presume that if this file is not existing, it uses the defaults from the DCS Steam folder.

[★Macman★]

Well I have gotten this solved also with the files I only found in DCS Program location:
F:\Steam\steamapps\common\DCSWorld\Config\View ... SnapViewsDefault.lua

Mine had no Su-27 SnapView 14 HMD (or "VR" as in yours) but did so for all others.
Su-33 only had 3 of those lines (this is all VR uses) with X having a sum added to it:
"x_trans = 0.113927 + 0.100,"

It turns out that...
X = Forward/Back
Y = Height
Z = Left/Right

So now I fixed the Su-33 by removing the + 0.100

In Summary: -
[14] = {--HMD view
x_trans = 0.113927,
y_trans = -0.004946,
z_trans = 0.000000,
},
It helps you find your true FOV Setting as that default should align your shoulders on RESET VR.

[Emme]

Is it possible that you have the zoom / fov bound to an axis on your hotas? You can set the snapview for every plane with the numpad keys. You can find the sepcific key combinations for this in the controls list in the view tab.

*edit* Found this in the ED forums:

Customising a Snap View:

1. Set your current view up as you want it saved.

2. Press LWin+NumN - NumN being whichever numeric keypad key you intend customising. Your view will briefly snap to whatever the current snap view setting is for that key, then return to your previous view.

3. Press RAlt+Num0 - The snap view should now be saved.

Test it by changing your view, then holding down LWin+NumX - you should see your customised snap view!


Important: Disable/Pause your Track-IR/Head-tracker while doing it !


Keys to use when setting up the view:


"Num/ - RCtrl - RShift" Cockpit Camera Move Back
"Num5" Cockpit Camera Move Center
"Num2 - RCtrl - RShift" Cockpit Camera Move Down
"Num* - RCtrl - RShift" Cockpit Camera Move Forward
"Num8 - RCtrl - RShift" Cockpit Camera Move Up
"Num8" Turn Cockpit Camera Up
"Num2" Turn Cockpit Camera Down
"Num/" FOV- aka Zoom-in
"Num*" FOV+ aka Zoom-out
"NumEnter" Default FOV aka Zoom


Best regards

[★Macman★]

For me I had tried moving the SnapView but don't see any way to Save them even though it shows as Enabled in the "View.lua". Personally I don't need this and the added sum for me in Su-33 must have came from the Single Purchase I made before having it also in FC3. So the files are crossed over for these.
Anyway how do you SAVE SNAPVIEWS?
*EDIT = OK ;)