re: How many D's?

Hal9000 — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 23:26:46 GMT

(I got this bit of feedback from Matthieu Laban who is working on an amazing sim project of his own - be sure to check out his site)

Hello !

Just wanted to add something to your interesting article about 3D Cockpits. I totally agree with you about the limitation. I'm developing a simulator myself, and I only support 3D cockpits. Mainly because it would require the double of work to make 2D versions.

I've come to the conclusion that the key to a nice 3D cockpit is the camera management.
I've set up a simple system where you can move the camera easily and smoothly, as well as zoom in/out. This comes with a "save view" fonction that is pretty handy when you need to access a particular instrument group on the panel. Up to 9 views can be saved and recalled by the press of a button ! It needs fine tuning, but the basic idea is there ! :)

Happy Landings,
Matthieu Laban

re: How many D's?

JP Visser — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 00:49:57 GMT

I'm the 2D freak,
but agree wholeheartedly we need options.
I'm very happy MSFS provides those options.
Nice blog Sir,i'll infrequently check for the,well,infrequent updates :)

cheers

JP.