Wing Views on Client?

[Wilbert]

Hello Everyone,

I'm new to this forum and WideFS. I hope I could explain exactly what I would like to do. I want to show wing views on client pc's (like passenger view sitting behind the wings - left or right) anabling one to see the flap, spoilers, and ailerons movements. I have both WidevieW and WideFS, three computers, two network cards each connected to switch, three 22in monitors. I'm using the main (center) computer to run FS9 and have FS9 setup on the other computers. I want to use the computer on the right to display right wing view and the computer on the left to display left wing view. I don't just want to see a solid wing view but one that display actual flap, spoilers, and aileron position of the main computer. Can the aircraft's frame/dynamics be sent to the other computers from the main computer displaying what I would see from a wing view on the main computer.

Thanks,

Wilbert in Miami

[Pete Dowson]

I want to show wing views on client pc's (like passenger view sitting behind the wings - left or right) anabling one to see the flap, spoilers, and ailerons movements. I have both WidevieW and WideFS, three computers, two network cards ...

Three computers with only two Network cards? Hmmm. One computer isn't connected?

Can the aircraft's frame/dynamics be sent to the other computers from the main computer displaying what I would see from a wing view on the main computer.

I don't know much about the current version of WidevieW, but it should be able to do that. Perhaps you should ask the WidevieW folks?

WideFS is not at all involved in this. You cannot use WideFS for any of that, it is for linking FS applications on other PCs to a single copy of FS running on the Server PC.

You can do what you want by having three monitors on one PC, either by multiple video cards, or by using a Matrox Parhelia which does support three monitors -- I use one of these. But, be warned, it isn't the fastest of video cards. You need a very fast PC.

Regards,

Pete

[Wilbert]

Thanks for responding,

I have two network cards on each computer - one on each using IPX connected to a SWITCH and the other card connected to LAN using TCPIP network. No - at this time WidevieW doesn't support aircraft frame dynamics. And I could get "wing" views from the main PC using more video cards and monitor but the frame rate hit would just be to great to tolerate - that's why I elected to go the multiple computer route. Any more ideas?

Thanks,

Wilbert

[Pete Dowson]

I have two network cards on each computer - one on each using IPX connected to a SWITCH and the other card connected to LAN using TCPIP network.

Why would you want two networks between the same PCs? Is this because WidevieW only supports IPX/SPX? Isn't it still more efficient to have both TCP/IP and IPX/SPX on the same network?

No - at this time WidevieW doesn't support aircraft frame dynamics.

I'm not sure that's what you are asking it to do. All you want it to do is copy the aileron, elevator, rudder, flap and spoiler settings. it's up to each installation of FS to do the "frame dynamic" visuals as a result of those settings.

And I could get "wing" views from the main PC using more video cards and monitor but the frame rate hit would just be to great to tolerate - that's why I elected to go the multiple computer route. Any more ideas?

No, sorry -- unless FS's own multiplayer will do it, with the clients in Observer mode. Did you try that?

Regards,

Pete