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Help needed with FlyBy outside camera view

Ralph Freshour

Ralph Freshour

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I'm trying to add an outside camera view, "FlyBy" to my app. I'm using FSX (yes I know it's old)!

I can't seem to get a FlyBy camera view to work.

I've read this link: http://www.fstipsandaddons.com/tutorials/understanding-fsx-cameras.html

I'm adding the FlyBy camera view to my custom camera file. I'm using the PMDG 737NGX 800. The PMDG base camera file aircraft.cfg has a flyby camera view it in already. This is accessed from the menu system in FSX.

I've taken this same block of code (except for the GUID number) and copied it to my -800 custom aircraft file that I use in my app to select different camera views, but it doesn't give me the FlyBy view. It just shows the airframe really up close, with no movement at all (no flyby movement).

So there are three files where camera views can go:

C:\FSX\cameras.cfg
C:\FSX\SimObjects\Airplances\PMDG 737NGX-800\aircraft.cfg
My custom camera file located in a different location my app accesses.

The first two files have FlyBy views defined and they work as expected when accessed from the FSX menu system. When I try to add a FlyBy to my camera file, it doesn't work.

I must be missing something.

Thanks for any help.
 
I finally got it working. I was missing a few lines in the PMDG 737-800 specific aircraft.cfg file:

iniFile.WriteValue("CameraDefinition.999", "SnapPbhAdjust", "Swivel");
iniFile.WriteValue("CameraDefinition.999", "SnapPbhReturn", "False");
iniFile.WriteValue("CameraDefinition.999", "PanPbhAdjust", "Swivel");
iniFile.WriteValue("CameraDefinition.999", "PanPbhReturn", "False");

Now my custom FlyBy camera view works like a champ.
 
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