Question Docking Camera MFD?

[Tchail]

How do I configure an MFD to be a docking camera?

I'm developing a vessle with a rear docking port, and a docking camera would be helpful to see where I'm going.

Thanks!

-Tchail

 

[Donamy]

Use the DockingMFD.

 

[tblaxland]

How do I configure an MFD to be a docking camera?

I'm developing a vessle with a rear docking port, and a docking camera would be helpful to see where I'm going.

Thanks!

-Tchail

Do you know CameraMFD:
[ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=2645"]CameraMFD 0.12 Beta[/ame]

If any one knows, I am most curious to determine how that particular MFD works, ie, what functions does it use to render the view?

 

[DarkWanderer]

If any one knows, I am most curious to determine how that particular MFD works, ie, what functions does it use to render the view?

Did anyone cracked the enigma?..

 

[tofitouf]

Did anyone cracked the enigma?..

No and I'm deeply interested too. It can be OpenGL to Offscreen Buffer then buffer to GDI (and GDI to openGL of course made but orbiter itself)

The Buffer to GDI is not a problem, But How to get the Current OpenGl Context... mystery.

 

[DarkWanderer]

It can't be openGL because Orbiter does not load any openGL DLLs, with or without the addon.
It should be something like switching the DirectDraw context, them forcing Orbiter to render a frame there.
Problem is, how to force it to render?..

 

[Artlav]

Lucky you...
And i can't even get the CameraMFD to work, much less find out how it is supposed to work.

 

[tofitouf]

low level hackin of direct Show.....
It works perfectly but I can't find where It gets it's image.

 

[Spike Spiegel]

It's not totally perfect... It normally works very well for me, but I've occasionally had it do its "night vision" mode across the full screen. Then I can't get it to turn off.

Don't know if that might be a clue as to how it works, but I thought I'd throw it out there.

 

[liber]

Can't configure Camera for dock but nice add for rear view...and surveillance.

 

[Bj]

Can't configure Camera for dock but nice add for rear view...and surveillance.

Nice, how if only it is able to zoom like a telescope and could 'fix' on a target, it could act like a UAV

 

[fort]

Hello,

You could try to see if you find some answers from Vanguard there :

External Camera MFD?
mai 2006
http://www.orbitersim.com/Forum/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=6688

CameraMFD Public Release: 0.06 BETA
novembre 2006
http://www.orbitersim.com/Forum/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=10885

CameraMFD: Beta-testing (v0.10 Released Nov17)
octobre 2006
http://www.orbitersim.com/Forum/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=10624

Running Orbiter in an MFD
juin 2007
http://www.orbitersim.com/Forum/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=14476

CameraMFD Question
juin 2007
http://www.orbitersim.com/Forum/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=14625


Or search by "posted by" Vanguard on the forum:

http://www.orbitersim.com/Forum/Default.aspx?g=search

Good day.

fort

 

[tofitouf]

so sad it doesn't seem to work the old forum is out of order

 

[zerofay32]

Looks like M6 finally bit the dust.

 

[fort]

tofitouf,

It functioned, there is ten days, then was again broken down these last days but at this moment, no problems. I downloaded all the pages which I had put in links. If need be, I can address them to you by email.

On M6,to make a search by authors succeeds more or less. By key subject or words, very seldom.

Il fonctionnait il y a une dizaine de jours, puis était à nouveau en panne ces jours derniers; mais à cet instant, pas de problèmes. J'ai téléchargé toutes les pages que j'avais mises en lien. Au besoin, je peux te les adresser par mail.

Sur M6, faire une recherche par auteurs aboutit plus ou moins. Par sujet ou mots clés, très rarement.

Good day.

fort

 

[tofitouf]

thanks

the links are ok now. but i didn't find any answer in it. the mystery it still here.
I suspect that there is some undocumented features inside Orbiter.exe
I've asked to Artlav the orulex programmer, he participated in the camera MFD and he is a kind of coding genius. I hope he'll answser