dynamic camera using SimConnect

[tazaree]

Hi dear all


can I create a camera in my desire location (lat, long, alt) using simConnect and change its location dynamically?
can I set the bank and pitch of camera?

thanks

 

[rhumbaflappy]

I believe you can control a camera's pitch bank heading, and set at a relative xyz point in space from the SimConnect object's eye-point. This is in the SimConnect SDK.

The Cockpit Camera sample in the SDK shows how to use the comma and period as left and right camera controls for the cockpit view.

Dick

 

[tazaree]

thanks rhumbaflappy

I was run it! yes it is great.

simconnect.CameraSetRelative6DOF fucntion has 6 parameters. three of them is Deltax, Deltay, Deltaz and other three parameters is roll, pitch, heading.
I want to set the camera by lat, long and no deltax, delatay.

any Idea to move camera using lat , long?

thank you for your help

 

[marcob]

Why don't you just fix the position of the aircraft in Lat Long Alt Pitch bank and roll then fix the camera relatively to this position ?

 

[rhumbaflappy]

As marcob writes, you may need to create/control a sim object, and position the camera from that. The camera is attached to an object. The object can be moved to ant lat/long you like.

Dick

 

[tazaree]

Why don't you just fix the position of the aircraft in Lat Long Alt Pitch bank and roll then fix the camera relatively to this position ?

I'm so eager to do it BUT it can't be done.

how can I move the aircraft programmingly?


thank you for your help

 

[marcob]

You should do it programmaticaly creating an instance of simconnect
Create a data definition object that contains the parameters you want to fix.
Add that object to the data definitions of SimConnect Object.
Call SimConnect.SetDataOnSimObject method to fix the data for this definition object.
You can have samples on this site
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc526948.aspx#CoreUtilitiesKit
I use C# on .NET to do that and it works correctly

 

[tazaree]

thanks dear marcob


I try to do it! but I face to fail!

would you please tell me more or even show some code. the above link which you present in previous section is helpful but it is insufficient. I can't find an appropriate example.

I'm so thanksfull, if you give me some code to solve my problem.

best wishes

 

[marcob]

Some Code to help you

Hi tazaree,
I cannot for industrial reason give you a copy of my program
But I wrote for you and the persons that could be interrested some code explaining how to position the plane by program.
This code is in C#
diplaytext is a simple displaying module like Console.WriteLine()
I hope this will help you

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Media;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading;


// This example is given without guarante. Normally calling connecteretpositionner_avion should connect
// to FSX and position the plane

using Microsoft.FlightSimulator.SimConnect;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace ConnectionSimple
{

[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi, Pack = 1)]
struct PositionData
{
public double latitude;
public double longitude;
public double altitude;
public double pitch;
public double bank;
public double heading;
};
enum DEFINITIONS
{

PositionData,
AltSol,
AltSol0
}

SimConnect simconnect = null;


void connecter()
{
// Creer l'objet simconnect

simconnect = new SimConnect("C# Creation Objet", this.Handle, WM_USER_SIMCONNECT, null, 0);

}
void connecteretpositionner_avion ()
{
if (simconnect == null)
{
try
{
// the constructor is similar to SimConnect_Open in the native API
// simconnect = new SimConnect("C# Creating AI Objects", this.Handle, WM_USER_SIMCONNECT, null, 0);
connecter();

}
catch
{
displayText("Impossible de se connecter");
}
}
else
{
displayText("Erreur reessayer");
closeConnection();
return;
}

// Definir l'element PositionData dans l'Enumeration DEFINITIONS

simconnect.AddToDataDefinition(DEFINITIONS.PositionData, "Plane Latitude", "degrees", SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.FLOAT64, 0.0f, SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_UNUSED);
simconnect.AddToDataDefinition(DEFINITIONS.PositionData, "Plane Longitude", "degrees", SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.FLOAT64, 0.0f, SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_UNUSED);
simconnect.AddToDataDefinition(DEFINITIONS.PositionData, "PLANE ALTITUDE", "meters", SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.FLOAT64, 0.0f, SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_UNUSED);
simconnect.AddToDataDefinition(DEFINITIONS.PositionData, "Plane Pitch Degrees", "degrees", SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.FLOAT64, 0.0f, SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_UNUSED);
simconnect.AddToDataDefinition(DEFINITIONS.PositionData, "Plane Bank Degrees", "degrees", SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.FLOAT64, 0.0f, SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_UNUSED);
simconnect.AddToDataDefinition(DEFINITIONS.PositionData, "Plane Heading Degrees True", "degrees", SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.FLOAT64, 0.0f, SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_UNUSED);

// Definir la structure initPositionData et l'alimenter
// Definir les variables de positionner et les alimenter
PositionData initPositionData;
Double latc, lngc, capc, altc, rouc, assc;


//
// Put here the value you want for latc Lattitude ,lngc Longitute , altc Altitude assc is the pitch, rouc the bank and capc the heading
// this will put the plane where you want it to be
//
// ex:
// latc=43.5;
lngc=2.3;, etc...

initPositionData.latitude = latc;
initPositionData.longitude = lngc;
initPositionData.altitude = altc;
initPositionData.heading = capc;
initPositionData.pitch = assc;
initPositionData.bank = rouc;

simconnect.SetDataOnSimObject(DEFINITIONS.PositionData, SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_OBJECT_ID_USER, SIMCONNECT_DATA_SET_FLAG.DEFAULT, initPositionData);



}
}

 

[marcob]

Some Code to help you

Hi tazaree,
I cannot for industrial reason give you a copy of my program
But I wrote for you and the persons that could be interrested some code explaining how to position the plane by program.
This code is in C#
diplaytext is a simple displaying module like Console.WriteLine()
I hope this will help you

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Media;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading;


// This example is given without guarante. Normally calling connecteretpositionner_avion should connect
// to FSX and position the plane

using Microsoft.FlightSimulator.SimConnect;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace ConnectionSimple
{

[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi, Pack = 1)]
struct PositionData
{
public double latitude;
public double longitude;
public double altitude;
public double pitch;
public double bank;
public double heading;
};
enum DEFINITIONS
{

PositionData,
AltSol,
AltSol0
}

SimConnect simconnect = null;


void connecter()
{
// Creer l'objet simconnect

simconnect = new SimConnect("C# Creation Objet", this.Handle, WM_USER_SIMCONNECT, null, 0);

}
void connecteretpositionner_avion ()
{
if (simconnect == null)
{
try
{
connecter();

}
catch
{
displayText("Impossible de se connecter");
return;
}
}


// Definir l'element PositionData dans l'Enumeration DEFINITIONS

simconnect.AddToDataDefinition(DEFINITIONS.PositionData, "Plane Latitude", "degrees", SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.FLOAT64, 0.0f, SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_UNUSED);
simconnect.AddToDataDefinition(DEFINITIONS.PositionData, "Plane Longitude", "degrees", SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.FLOAT64, 0.0f, SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_UNUSED);
simconnect.AddToDataDefinition(DEFINITIONS.PositionData, "PLANE ALTITUDE", "meters", SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.FLOAT64, 0.0f, SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_UNUSED);
simconnect.AddToDataDefinition(DEFINITIONS.PositionData, "Plane Pitch Degrees", "degrees", SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.FLOAT64, 0.0f, SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_UNUSED);
simconnect.AddToDataDefinition(DEFINITIONS.PositionData, "Plane Bank Degrees", "degrees", SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.FLOAT64, 0.0f, SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_UNUSED);
simconnect.AddToDataDefinition(DEFINITIONS.PositionData, "Plane Heading Degrees True", "degrees", SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.FLOAT64, 0.0f, SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_UNUSED);

// Definir la structure initPositionData et l'alimenter
// Definir les variables de positionner et les alimenter
PositionData initPositionData;
Double latc, lngc, capc, altc, rouc, assc;


//
// Put here the value you want for latc Lattitude ,lngc Longitute , altc Altitude assc is the pitch, rouc the bank and capc the heading
// this will put the plane where you want it to be
//
// ex:
// latc=43.5;
lngc=2.3;, etc...

initPositionData.latitude = latc;
initPositionData.longitude = lngc;
initPositionData.altitude = altc;
initPositionData.heading = capc;
initPositionData.pitch = assc;
initPositionData.bank = rouc;

simconnect.SetDataOnSimObject(DEFINITIONS.PositionData, SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_OBJECT_ID_USER, SIMCONNECT_DATA_SET_FLAG.DEFAULT, initPositionData);



}
}

 

[tazaree]

thanks

thanks dear marcob
thank you very much, surely it's useful.

Best Wishes