Bill Galbraith wrote:
Sorry to beat a dead horse here, but I don't want to give up on this idea...at least not yet. Sometimes you have to give the impossible task to someone that doesn't know it can't be done, in order to get results.
I'm still interested in the multihead, single computer simulator, something along the lines of the CAE Simfinity lines (http://www.cae.com/www2004/Products_and_Services/Civil_Simulation_and_Training/Simulation_Equipment/Simfinity/ipt.shtml). I can't accept that I'd have to run a separate computer for each screen that I want to run.
FlightGear has the capability to display various images (2 instrument panels, outside view, etc). I just want it to display them all at once. Yeah, the frame rate is going to suffer, but with a big hairy computer and serious graphics cards, it should be possible to get a half-way decent frame rate. To start with, I just need to display all the scenes at once on one screen. Then, it's just a matter of adding cards and screens, and let Windoze handle that portion of it, right?
I'm going to dig into the code to see if this can really be done. I'm scared... ;-{
Next worst case would be to run several version of FG on the same computer, each one displaying a different view, with the tasks 'networked' together internally. Not the best solution, but it might work.
Any advice, comments, queries, or letters to the editor? Is Windoze the best OS for this, or should I consider something else?
Bill, here's what I would suggest after looking at your link. If you are willing to run the out-the-window view on a separate computer (or run each visual channel on a separate computer) then the task becomes easier.
In that case it makes sense to have a single master copy of FG running on a single computer and driving all your cockpit displays. 2d cockpits are probably the most appropriate (and easiest) for this sort of application. I would suggest that you create a big giant window that covers all your cockpit displays. Then design a big giant 2d cockpit that matches the size of your big giant window. Your cockpit will then span your displays. Then it's a simple matter of arranging your gauges so that the right things go in the right place and show up on the right display.
That should all be very doable with zero coding.
I understand you are trying to save money, but I think you will be much more successful if you can then run the out-window views each on their own computer (or maybe one computer drawing to a large display.)
Regards,
Curt.
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