Multiple display setup in Prepar3D using TrackIR 5

[pnantel]

Hi,

I use a multiple display setup in prepar3D, the main two views I use are the cockpit and the virtual cockpit. I would like to know if there is a way to toggle the motion tracking between the two views.

My setup is using a 4 displays configuration, it is compose of 3 X24 inc monitor configure as (1 over 3), I use the surround display function from Nvidia (GTX690) plus 3 separate screens of different size. I use the 1 over 3 to display the VC view, two displays for the 2D panel view and the fourth one for the overhead view when available.


|-----------------|
| Overhead display|
|_________________|
|-------------------------------------------|
| 1 over 3 (VC display) |
|-------------------------------------------|
|------------||-----------|
| 2D-2 || 2D-1 |
|____________||__Primary__|

Display layout diagram

The way I configure this in FSX is simple, I start FSX on the 2D-1 display which is the primary screen (the primary screen is the one were the main top left menu bar is, the menu activated with the ALT key) and then I switch to Full screen mode. So FSX is always using the 2D-1 display as the primary. I then create a new view (VC cockpit) using the top menu bar (view �new view options- Cockpit-VC). I then move the new VC view from 2D-1 to the 1 over 3 screen (drag and drop + a resize). After, I close the active view on the 2D-1 display (cockpit) using the small menu option, invoke by a right click on the mouse. So I have no view open on the primary display (2D-1). I do this to get Track ID to work with the VC (1 over 3) view instead of the cockpit view that was open on the 2D-1 display. In FSX the top menu stays on the 2D-1 display even if there is no view activated. I then re-open the 2D cockpit view using the top menu option on the 2D-1 screen. The overhead view is usually activate from the airplane panel when available

So I was just wondering if there is a quick way of solving my problem. I post this on the Prepard3D forum, just to learn that Prepar3D has change the the way the menu and the view works.

Any help would be appreciate

Pierre

[pnantel]

Maybe I need to be more specific?

I use TrackIR with FSX and I have a muti-monitor setup. When I start FSX TrackID will be activated on the startup screen(in my case cockpit view with 2D instrument panel). When I setup a second view (virtual cockpit) on an other monitor and I want TrachID to be active on that second one, I just close the first view and trackid become active on the second view. Then I reactivate the first view and I have trackid active were I want.

My question is: Can I move trackid from one view to a other one without having to close the view. His there a way to toggle between views?

If not that would be a very good enhancement to the product. I am asking because the way I do this in FSX doesn't work in P3D. I have posted a question on the P3D forum and I was told that they change the way views work and this is way I can no longer move TrachID from the initiale view to the second one.

Thanks in advance

Pierre

[Seth Steiling]

Hi Pierre,

Any control/modification of what's happening with the head tracking data--including the toggling of the views it controls--occurs completely within the game engine. Unfortunately, this is something that we do not have access to. Your best bet is to continue to work with Lockheed Martin on this feature request.

- Seth