6 hours ago, cavaricooper said:

@Bert Pieke

Bert-

On day one I took a page out of EZDOK's play book and created the following custom cockpit cameras for EVERY aircraft I fly...

KEYPRESS MENUS        PFC Console    KEYSTROKE    FSUIPC

PTT                                  Left Index

PILOT                              Right Index          Alt+Ctl+1

PANEL                             Top Right             Alt+Ctl+2

LEFT                                Engine Start L     Alt+Ctl+3

RIGHT                              Engine Start R    Alt+Ctl+4

DOWN                             Cowl Flaps Dn     Alt+Ctl+5

LIGHTS                            Cowl Flaps Up     Alt+Ctl+6

OVERHEAD                     Rotary Left          Alt+Ctl+7            Sht+`

UPPER OVERHEAD        Rotary Left X2     Alt+Ctl+8            Ctl+`

GPS/FMC                         Batt. Monitor       Alt+Ctl+9               `

 

Using the keys that Glen quoted I set each view up exactly as I like with the exact sequence. That way, EVERY aircraft looks in the same direction with the same keypress/rotation.  @Nickbe and Marniftarr laid a very solid groundwork for VIEWS 🙂

The FSUIPC key controls are needed because MSFS key programming is still not comprehensive.

HTH- C

 

Is there a consensus on the best method to CHANGE PERMANENTLY the default view for each plane, so you don't need to hit a key or button to change it TO the desired default view?

22 minutes ago, Noel said:

Is there a consensus on the best method to CHANGE PERMANENTLY the default view for each plane, so you don't need to hit a key or button to change it TO the desired default view?

The method I described in my first post will do exactly that - It's already built into MSFS and you don't have to edit anything.

Find your preferred eyepoint for the aircraft you are in by using the "Translate cockpit view forward/backward/left/right" and "decrease/increase cockpit view height" commands. Once you have found your sweet-spot, hit "VFR Pilot View Save".

The default view will now be saved - Any time you enter the aircraft or hit the "Reset camera view" command, you will  go straight to your new default view.

Edited November 15, 20205 yr by Barnes

10 hours ago, MadDog said:

Saving custom views is problematic for me because the camera angles I save are not exactly the same as what get reloaded... i.e. loading Custom View 2 results in a view that is angled higher than what I originally saved to Custom View 2.  Is this the case for others?

I have encountered that as well, repeated pushes of alt+2 toggles between two views, but the angle is problematic, if I have moved the view side to side..

8 hours ago, Barnes said:

Bert,

If you look in settings under Camera/Cockpit Camera, you will find a command "VFR Pilot View Save" that you can bind to a key or button on your controller. I believe that this was added a few updates ago.

This will set the viewpoint of your default view once you have found a position/zoom that you like.

This works independently for each aircraft.

This used to work perfectly for me, but now it places me in the middle of the two front seats, instead of in the left seat. Not sure what might have caused this.
Has anyone else seen this? 

I will disable all my mods and see if that helps.

3 minutes ago, espent said:

This used to work perfectly for me, but now it places me in the middle of the two front seats, instead of in the left seat. Not sure what might have caused this.
Has anyone else seen this? 

I will disable all my mods and see if that helps.

Make sure that you do not change the global eye position after you have set your custom default view. It will change all aircraft views by the same relative amount.

Edited November 15, 20205 yr by Barnes

6 minutes ago, Barnes said:

Make sure that you do not change the global eye position after you have set your custom default view. It will change all aircraft views by the same relative amount.

AHA!!  🙂

It is confusing to me as to what is global and what is aircraft specific..

Edited November 15, 20205 yr by Bert Pieke

28 minutes ago, Bert Pieke said:

AHA!!  🙂

It is confusing to me as to what is global and what is aircraft specific..

The global setting changes the default view of all aircraft by the same relative amount. Setting the default view as I outlined, changes only the aircraft you are in.

Before I started setting up all of my individual aircraft, I reset the global settings and then never touched them again. 

Edited November 15, 20205 yr by Barnes

1 hour ago, Barnes said:

The method I described in my first post will do exactly that - It's already built into MSFS and you don't have to edit anything.

Find your preferred eyepoint for the aircraft you are in by using the "Translate cockpit view forward/backward/left/right" and "decrease/increase cockpit view height" commands. Once you have found your sweet-spot, hit "VFR Pilot View Save".

The default view will now be saved - Any time you enter the aircraft or hit the "Reset camera view" command, you will  go straight to your new default view.

Searched far and wide and did not find 'VFR Pilot View Save' anywhere.  I'm trying a new plane, the default zoom is too far forward but I'm not able to save the zoomed out position.  See if you can tell me more specifically how to navigate to VFR Pilot View Save.  Thanks!

35 minutes ago, Noel said:

Searched far and wide and did not find 'VFR Pilot View Save' anywhere.  I'm trying a new plane, the default zoom is too far forward but I'm not able to save the zoomed out position.  See if you can tell me more specifically how to navigate to VFR Pilot View Save.  Thanks!

Go into Options/Controls and select "Keyboard" from the top of the Controls window.

On the L.H. side of the window, look for "Filter". If it is set to "Assigned", change it to "All". (Since the "VFR Pilot View Save" command is not assigned to a key by default, you will not see it unless you change this setting first). I suspect that this is the step you are missing.

Now navigate to the "Camera/Cockpit Camera" section and you should be able to see "VFR Pilot View Save" in the list. You will have to assign the command to a key (or button on your joystick if you wish) to use it.

Edited November 15, 20205 yr by Barnes

1 hour ago, Barnes said:

The global setting changes the default view of all aircraft by the same relative amount. Setting the default view as I outlined, changes only the aircraft you are in.

Before I started setting up all of my individual aircraft, I reset the global settings and then never touched them again. 

GUYS!
This Gorn knows what he's talking about....if EVER there was an authority on EYE-anything...its a GORN!  My goodness....you'd think with eyes like that, you'd have to be an authority on everything eye-related!!!!!

He brings a new meaning to "a sparkle in your eye"! 🤣

Edited November 15, 20205 yr by Steve Dra

1 hour ago, Barnes said:

The global setting changes the default view of all aircraft by the same relative amount. Setting the default view as I outlined, changes only the aircraft you are in.

Before I started setting up all of my individual aircraft, I reset the global settings and then never touched them again. 

Resetting the Global Camera setting fixed my issue where going to default view put me in the middle of the cockpit. Thank you.

21 minutes ago, Steve Dra said:

GUYS!
This Gorn knows what he's talking about....if EVER there was an authority on EYE-anything...its a GORN!  My goodness....you'd think with eyes like that, you'd have to be an authority on everything eye-related!!!!!

He brings a new meaning to "a sparkle in your eye"! 🤣

If a Gorn can't see over the panel, he simply smashes it with a rock - No need for seat adjustments...

5 minutes ago, espent said:

Resetting the Global Camera setting fixed my issue where going to default view put me in the middle of the cockpit. Thank you.

Glad you got it sorted.

2 hours ago, Bert Pieke said:

I have encountered that as well, repeated pushes of alt+2 toggles between two views, but the angle is problematic, if I have moved the view side to side..

I get this too, But also I get completely different zoom settings after saving then reloading a custom view. For example in the C172 the model has a mistake in positioning of the glareshield compared to the side windows. You should be able to just about see the underside of the left wing while still having a view over the glareshield forward.

But the model sets the glareshield too high and the side window frame too low. So I created a custom view perfectly aligned with the left facing position, but when I reload the saved view it is grossly zoomed out. If anyone has a solution for this I'd be grateful.