Herc Gauges

[BlueFinBima]

• ADI
• IAS
• Altimeter
• Nose Wheel Position
• Oxygen gauges x 2
• Magnetic Compass
• Flaps
• Aileron Trim
• Rudder Trim
• Elevator Trim

[MadKreator37]

Let me work on the ADI just a bit more ( getting colors correct) and I can re-send all of my AI gauges in a package, if you want( need) ADI should be the only one you don't have... I did not make a Nose Wheel gauge but I can if you want.

[MadKreator37]

I will need to make a 3d Ball wrapper too.. Unless you would rather.

[BlueFinBima]

Isn't there one we can reuse?

[MadKreator37]

The f-16 is close but not quite there. Pretty close in color but the symbology isn't quite right.

[BlueFinBima]

Working on the ADI Ball now. It seems to have interesting graduations. 180 degrees of rotation represents 125 degrees in markings. I guess the C-130J isn't quite as agile as a C-27J Spartan ;-)

[MadKreator37]

[BlueFinBima]

Looks very nice. Be aware that I can't find a command to move the in-cockpit steer wheel from Helios.

[MadKreator37]

Thats okay, I wasn't planning on putting the tiller in the profile

[BlueFinBima]

"Tiller" that's the word I was looking for! Just as well you were not planning to include it (because you can't).

[MadKreator37]

Toolbox ADI 3d Ball.
-When using the "Set Ball Rotation" binding the movement is very jumpy/laggy. When using independent Pitch and Roll bindings it is has smooth movement.

• Roll is reversed
• Pitch movement does not match in-game, its about 5 or so degrees different.
• the wrapper looks great!
• assuming the bezel/surround is just a placeholder atm?
• WIP- just noting my initial findings

[BlueFinBima]

-When using the "Set Ball Rotation" binding the movement is very jumpy/laggy. When using independent Pitch and Roll bindings it is has smooth movement.

I've moved the combined export value into the EveryFrame section which matches the roll & pitch

Roll is reversed

Fixed

Pitch movement does not match in-game, its about 5 or so degrees different.

Should be closer now.

the wrapper looks great!

Thanks, I've adjusted the colours (and that of your roll marker to match)

assuming the bezel/surround is just a placeholder atm?

Yes, replaced with your artwork now.

ADI is now auto-binding, and the wings & roll marker now work.

[MadKreator37]

Awesome! ( I was just messing with you about the artwork btw) .. Absolutely feel free to adjust colors or designs or whatever you want. You know best what you need. I was thinking of mine more as templates.

• I did make sure the ticks on all were actually measured degrees with the rotation tool, instead of using the weird newer tool with the sliders and all of that like I have on past ones. Which gives even spacing, but not necessarily exact whole degrees of rotation or spacing.
• Let me know if there is any confusion on the Altimeter/IAS gauge. I made all custom tapes to assure exact spacing of the characters( one of them is re-used in several locations) . I labelled them all in the layers.. You will most likely have to extend some of them or modify them. Some of them don't necessarily return to the first number like a standard 0-9 drum so I wasn't sure the best approach from your standpoint.

[BlueFinBima]

I did make sure the ticks on all were actually measured degrees with the rotation tool

Accurate placement of the ticks is rather important, so I appreciate your approach to getting them placed properly.

Let me know if there is any confusion on the Altimeter/IAS gauge

Alt/IAS will be last on my list. I hate doing drums, but having equal spacing helps a lot. This will probably be the last gauge I do.

[MadKreator37]

Oops I just realized reading this, that I did not make a Magnetic Compass. I will work on that one.

[MadKreator37]

ADI, Flap and Trim gauges work a treat!

• Tiller gauge is off a little bit. I believe just an end point adjustment would do. See attached:
• In order- right endpoint, left endpoint, right yellow line, left yellow line:

[BlueFinBima]

@MadKreator37 Calibration adjusted for this. I've also created a new layer for the yellow marks which seem to on a transparent cover in front of the needle.

[MadKreator37]

For the Magnetic Compass:
I don't have any .ai compass tapes. I did notice that there is one( mag compass) in the F-15E toolbox...I believe you made that one. Perhaps that one can be used/ modified into a 3d Cylinder wrapper? I will do the bezel today. I can make the wrapper too. Let me know on that.

[MadKreator37]

Here is a Body/Base/ Bezel to work off of.

C130J Mag Compass Base.zip

[BlueFinBima]

Thanks, I'll certainly review the other tapes I have for the compass.

[BlueFinBima]

Altimeter finally done (I hope).

[MadKreator37]

Magnetic Compass is 180 degrees out and moving in opposite direction.

• Nevermind. Yours is correct and matches the HUD.. The in-game one is incorrect lol

• Tiller indicator is spot on

• Altimeter/IAS seems spot on as well. A few times when doing "takeoff at Senaki" , the 1000's drum showed 9 instead of 0 sitting on the ground. But every other flight I ran from ground or in- air, on any map, it looked to be right on the money.. Perhaps it's the module/dcs/my pc being buggy.

[BlueFinBima]

Magnetic Compass is 180 degrees out and moving in opposite direction.

I noticed this when testing - in theory, the compass control should be just as inaccurate as the in-cockpit version, but it does not look like the model is exposing the arguments for the compass (which at the moment is a good thing). Still some work to do on the compass.

Altimeter/IAS seems spot on as well. A few times when doing "takeoff at Senaki" , the 1000's drum showed 9 instead of 0 sitting on the ground.

I'm aware of this, and it can't be fixed easily (I know because I spent a number of hours trying to get it 100%). It happens because I'm trying to infer the barometric altitude from the positions of the drum wheels in the in-cockpit module, and those drum wheels can be a little inaccurate at times when the hundreds needle is close to the 0 point.

Another odd thing is that if you change the pressure adjustment, the needle will turn in one direction, and then after a certain pressure value, it reverses direction.

[BlueFinBima]

Adjusted the tape for the compass.