I want to change the DISTANCE of camera (not zoom) for external camera.

 

As I know the parameter is "Chasedistance" and by meters I can chnage the camera distance to the place.

 

I've made this camera configration below and repeat them with 5 copies of same camera (by only changing number, title and GUID for each new camera)

 

Then I played with Chasedistance parameter as below for each camera;

Chasedistance = 0

Chasedistance = 50

Chasedistance = 200

Chasedistance = 1000

Chasedistance = 2000

 

 

I was expecting for each camera Distance to airplane will increase.

But when I try, I see EXACTLY SAME Distance and EXACTLY SAME View for all 5 cameras.

 

Then I don't understand what is this "Chasedistance" changing?

And the more important question; How can I setup the distance of outside camera ?

 

 

Here is full code for camera setting;

 

[CameraDefinition.101]

Title = Custom Spot - 01

Guid = {01000001-0001-0001-0001-000000000001}

Description = This is the description of the spot view.

Origin = Center

Category = Outside

Track = FlatChase

ShowAxis = NO

SmoothZoomTime = 1.0

ShowWeather = YES

ShowLensFlare = TRUE

SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel

SnapPbhReturn = FALSE

PanPbhAdjust = Swivel

PanPbhReturn = FALSE

XyzAdjust = FALSE

AllowPbhAdjust = YES

AllowZoom = TRUE

CycleHidden = NO

ClipMode = Spot

Transition = NO

InitialZoom = 1

Chasedistance = 100

Chaseheading = 180

ChaseAltitude = 10

 

 

PS.

When I play with "ChaseAltitude" or "Chaseheading" or "InitialZoom" parameters,

they are working and changing view accordingly.

But I didn't see "Chasedistance" is making any effect on the camera view???

Hello:

 

These links might be of particular interest to this topic:

 

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/400615-spot-view-distance/

 

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/67457-spot-plane-view-point-distance/

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc526984.aspx

 

http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showwiki.php?title=Fsx-global-cameras

 

http://www.fstipsandaddons.com/tutorials/understanding-fsx-cameras.html

 

 

FYI: WheelCam 2.4 (FSX-only) by Gunnar Daehling offers many functions beyond that of the (FS9-only) "F1View Utility for FS2004" module, and includes a feature for:

 

"Spot view: - increasing or reducing the distance to the airplane" :Idea:

 

http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?CatID=fsxutil&DLID=106141

 

http://library.avsim.net/search.php?CatID=root&SearchTerm=gunnar+daehling&Sort=Added&ScanMode=1&Go=Change+View

 

 

Some additional links for this topic:

 

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=FSX+Chase+Distance

 

 

Hope this helps ! :smile:

 

GaryGB

Thanks for your help GaryGB.

 

When I checked the links and utilities, I see more than half of them I saw and tried before. (for others I had a quick look now and cannot find the answers....But I will check more carefully again later)

 

There are 2 issues about my question, still cannot find the answers,

1) I want  to understand why Chasedistance is not working

1) I don't want to use a third party utility for this job ( I want to understand coding and solve it by manual entry. Because I  guess there must be a very simple solution in the codes for changing the distance of camera)

Hello:

 

When you "check more carefully again later" and read the initial threads listed above in detail, IIRC, you may eventually discern that the ChaseDistance Camera variable reportedly can not successfully be utilized after being "stored" in the Camera section of an Aircraft.Cfg, even though the FSX SDK docs 'almost suggests' that it can be defined and later 'used' for individual Aircraft Camera parameters.

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc526984.aspx#CameraConfigurationFileFormat

 

 

AFAIK, it is also reported that ChaseDistance cannot be be utilized after being "stored" in a saved flight (*.FLT) file, and thus the need to change this FS run time internal variable in memory via the default mapped keyboard commands [CTRL-] or [CTRL+] and/or through a add-on gauge or Module.

 

But it would certainly be a welcome convenience for the FS Community to be able to save pre-set values for what the ChaseDistance "jumps" or cycles through when activated by key commands or a GUI pop-up.

 

Perhaps you might be able to code such a utility function for manipulating this variable via SimConnect directly (requires sophisticated programming) or via FSUIPC using a custom client application and/or LUA scripting.

 

http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html

 

http://forum.simflight.com/forum/30-fsuipc-support-pete-dowson-modules/

 

 

Hope this helps ! :smile:

 

GaryGB