WheelCam NG 3.2 Copyright Gunnar Daehling (c)2015 Freeware for Flight Simulator X License and Copyright Notice: This software is copyright 2015 Gunnar Daehling. You are free to place this software on your web site (private, public, or commercial), or on magazine promo CD ROMS, as long as this document is included in the package (unaltered in any way), and that you credit my name in the listed description of the software. Having the software included as part of freeware, shareware, or commercial distributions (such as including it inside a setup application) requires my permission. USE AND YOUR OWN RISK! I offers this software on an as-is basis, and assumes no liability in your usage of this software. Description: This program is a very basic tool that implements mouse-based panning and eyepoint adjustments, including the ability to move your eyepoint beyond the limits imposed by Flight Simulator X (this feature is good to stroll about virtual cabins of larger aircraft). This module requires a wheel-mouse (a center wheel that also acts as a center mouse button). Installation: wheelcam_3_2_setup.exe is a self-contained application that will either install or uninstall the wheelcam.exe to any folder. If will overwrite earlier versions if a new version of the program is released. The program can be installed in an arbitrary folder. WheelCam is started with the FSX automatically . It runs in the background. When ending the FSX the program is also exited standalonely (this can last up to 10 seconds). WheelCam Helper is a standalone program . This means that the cameras of each aircraft can be managed. The cameras can delete and rename . In addition, new cameras can be added. WheelCam automatically stores the various cameras in various files aircraft.wc (these files are saved in the same location where the aircraft.cfg is saved). These files are created automatically when the aircrafts are used for the first time. With WheelCam Helper you can copy the settings of a camera from the aircraft.wc in the aircaft.cfg . The aircraft.wc will be deleted. The advantage is that the simulator can be subsequently used without WheelCam. The camera is then static or must be adjusted with standard keys. Modes of Operation: Rolling the mouse wheel forward means rolling the wheel away from the user. Rolling the mouse wheel backward means rolling the wheel towards the user. Virtual-cockpit / Outside view:: - Wheel forward moves you forward and wheel backward moves you back - CTRL + forward moves right and CTRL+backward moves left - SHIFT + forward moves up and SHIFT+backward moves down - CTRL + SHIFT bank the view left/right - SHIFT + left mouse click view to the aircraft - CTRL + left mouse click restore the default view - mouse pointer on the left display edge + wheel rotation moves the cam right/left - mouse pointer on the right upper display edge + wheel rotation moves the cam right/left, the cam always points at the center of the aircraft. - mouse pointer on the right lower display edge + wheel rotation moves the cam right/left, the cam always points at the center of the aircraft, the movement of the cam is in a direction - mouse pointer on the upper display edge + wheel rotation moves the cam up/down - mouse pointer on the lower display edge + wheel rotation moves the cam up/down, the cam always points at the center of the aircraft. While in Pan Mode (when middle mouse button/wheel is pressed and held down) inside the Virtual Cockpit (move the mouse slowly): - Moving the mouse to the left rotates the view to the left - Moving the mouse to the right rotates the view to the right - Moving the mouse forward, away from the user, rotates the view up - Moving the mouse backward, towards the user, rotates the view down The FSX has a key combination (Space + Moving mouse) of its own for it. The advantage of this function is a smoother movement of the camera. In addition, one can zoom in in this mode with the mouse wheel. I have installed my function to connect the camera setting with variables. These then shall be in the position to be saved later in the in the aircraft.cfg of the airplane. Spot view: - increasing or reducing the distance to the airplane While in Pan Mode (see above) in Outside view (move the mouse slowly): - Mouse left/right rotates the eyepoint right/left. Keys on the keyboard: - SHIFT + TAB WheelCam on/off Keys on the number keyboard (right): - "+" increases the sensitivity when turning the mouse wheel - "-" reduces the sensitivity when turning the mouse wheel When reaching the lower and upper bound of the sensitivity a short note sounds. - "*" save the current zoom factors of the cameras to aircraft.cfg - "/" toggle the option MOVEXZ (see section options) The following keys only work when the entry NUMPAD=1 in the Wheelcam.ini is available (NUMPAD=0 disabled this keys): - NUMPAD 2 rotate the cam - NUMPAD 3 identical with the movement of the mouse wheel - NUMPAD 4 rotate the cam - NUMPAD 5 view to the aircraft - NUMPAD 6 rotate the cam - NUMPAD 8 rotate the cam - NUMPAD 9 identical with the movement of the mouse wheel Options in the WHEELCAM.INI : NUMPAD=1 0 | 1 see above SLEEPMODUS=0 0 | 1 Wheelcam on/off on the start KEY_PANRATE=0.25 0 - 10 degree/key input Pan with the Numpad Keys SPOTMOVERATE=20 0 - 100 mouse sensitivity in the spot views MOVEXZ=0 0 | 1 Movement in line of sight or parallel to the airplane axes These values are read at the start of the program. After a change the program must be started newly. Help with problems: Faults appearing perhaps should be reported as fast as possible to me: sonstiges(at)g-daehling.de And I wish all a lot of fun now. Best regards, Gunnar Dähling