Front Seat/Back Seat View Command Binding
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Hi,
Is there a way to assign the ability to switch from front to back seats to a joystick button? I've tried Co-Pilot Toggle but it only seems to move me to the front seat if I've used the menu camera control to hop in the back seat rather than toggle the seating positions? If I'm in the front seat the same command just seems to make the view flicker briefly?
Cheers
James -
I use custom cameras rather than panning everywhere. One of my custom camera views is the back seat.
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Close, I use the Camera controls and mouse to get exactly the view I want, then I use Ctrl+Alt+# (0-9) to save it as a custom view. Once I have the view I bind a button to that view. For example, my Instructor View is Ctrl+Alt+5, then I just bind Custom View 5 to a button on my joystick. Because I don't plan to spend much time in back, I only have the one view and will use the mouse camera controls to accomplish the preflight. For the forward cockpit, I have 4 custom views set, one as my 'default' a little further back than the regular default, one for a close up of the instrument panel, and one for each side console. You can use the keyboard to retrieve the Custom views as well, but I have them all bound to various buttons on either my joystick or throttle.
As an addendum, I can't use VR or 1st person games for the most part as I get motion sickness within about 30 seconds of trying, so I've learned to compensate by creating views that are basically 'steady' state, so I don't get sick.
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Close, I use the Camera controls and mouse to get exactly the view I want, then I use Ctrl+Alt+# (0-9) to save it as a custom view. Once I have the view I bind a button to that view. For example, my Instructor View is Ctrl+Alt+5, then I just bind Custom View 5 to a button on my joystick. Because I don't plan to spend much time in back, I only have the one view and will use the mouse camera controls to accomplish the preflight. For the forward cockpit, I have 4 custom views set, one as my 'default' a little further back than the regular default, one for a close up of the instrument panel, and one for each side console. You can use the keyboard to retrieve the Custom views as well, but I have them all bound to various buttons on either my joystick or throttle.
As an addendum, I can't use VR or 1st person games for the most part as I get motion sickness within about 30 seconds of trying, so I've learned to compensate by creating views that are basically 'steady' state, so I don't get sick.
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In the next update, the EFB control (front/rear) button will now automatically switch you between the front and rear cockpit camera views
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@hughesj2 Yes, it can also be selected using the 'TOGGLE ENGINE 4 ANTI ICE' and 'SET ENGINE 4 ANTI ICE' control assignments
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@katchaplin That command appears to be broken in MSFS...
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@katchaplin That command appears to be broken in MSFS...
@retiredman93231 Yes, figured that out after I posted it, and another reason I created an apparently convoluted custom camera to do the same thing.
And while the set up is more involved, the end result makes things much simpler, in my opinion. Instead of having to cycle through all the cockpit views to get the one you want, it's one button press to view and one button press to return to the default.
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@retiredman93231 Yes, figured that out after I posted it, and another reason I created an apparently convoluted custom camera to do the same thing.
And while the set up is more involved, the end result makes things much simpler, in my opinion. Instead of having to cycle through all the cockpit views to get the one you want, it's one button press to view and one button press to return to the default.
@katchaplin A quick way to set up a Custom View for the Copilot seat would be to simply select COPILOT from the Camera menu, then immediately save it as a Custom View using the keys you outlined above. Then the Toggle Custom View command could be easily bound to a key or button for quick access.
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@katchaplin A quick way to set up a Custom View for the Copilot seat would be to simply select COPILOT from the Camera menu, then immediately save it as a Custom View using the keys you outlined above. Then the Toggle Custom View command could be easily bound to a key or button for quick access.
@retiredman93231 That's basically what I did for the back seat. I set up the other views to my preference, but if all you want is a quick backseat 'switch' that's all you need to do.
