I'm afarid Jerm138 has "left the building". I wrote a PM to him quite a while ago, with no reply.

This is one of the reasons I hate using the old FileFront, now called GameFront site for file storage. They happily will remove an uploaded file when they determine it fits their "inactive" status. Jerm138 apparently moved on from the SubSim forums and unless someone has the original file to offer I'm afraid his work will only be a distant memory. I wish I had it, but I suspect I threw the "baby out with the bath water" when I was cleaning up my computer files some time ago.

I'll see if I can make a Vector based model of my original AoB Calculator. This will give a much better resolution to the original which is what Jerm138's version provided.

Thanks CapnScurvy for the reply and will watch for a possible solution
Mike

Same here Cap'n! Thanks for letting us know and hopefully your version will be as good as the Jerm's! Cheers!

Hey everyone! Sorry I didn't know people were looking for my AOB calculator. I'm flattered! haha!

Anyway, I found out from a youtube message that y'all were looking for it, so I figured I'd drop in and make it available.

You can download it at
(dead link removed... file is now in the 'Utilities' section of the SubSim Downloads)

It's in PowerPoint format. If someone wants to make it into a pretty .pdf or something and re-upload it, feel free to do whatever you like.
:arrgh!:

Hi Jerm!

Haha, you beat me to it! I was the one who sent you that message.
But since you were the creator, it seems only fair for you to post the link.

Cheers to you and thanks again!:yeah:

Thanks Jerm138, better you than me!!

I started to remake mine, but yours and Reaper7's are better. You have to know that mine was literally a "print and paste" version when I made it back in '07. Used a Word document to "print" the numbers and actually cut (with scissors) and pasted (with glue) them to the dials. I cleaned them up with PhotoShop. My modding skills have much improved over my first attempt at designing dials and scale images.

Thanks for putting it up on a site we can use.

I'm not at my regular computer now, but this evening I'll put the file into a PDF and upload it to the SubSim "Downloads" site. Then we won't lose your fine work.

Best regards :yeah:

I downloaded the AoB Calculator from Jerm138's site and attempted to make a PDF compatible version, with poor results. For some reason the blue outer relative bearing numbers were "washed" out every time I made a PDF of the Power Point images. I tried all the tricks I knew but the image of the "Base Wheel" were terrible. The vector lines came out great on all the images (including the Base Wheel). It's just the relative bearing figures on the one dial that won't format into a PDF file without losing most of its crispness.

So, I tweaked the Windows Power Point files to add the Sub Course Arrow and the Target Course Arrow. Plus, I added the documentation to help in making the calculator, and the instructions on how to use it. I put the whole group of "slides" into a compressed .RaR package and have them on the SubSim Downloads page, with a link HERE.

I regret not having it in a PDF, but the Power Point format works much better at preserving the vector image clarity. At least with my PDFMaker, I can't get the one dial to look like it should.

Thanks Jerm178 & CapnScurvy for making the Aob Calculator available again:DL


Try this for PDF

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q9Z0L450

Mike

Excellent work kiwikid1940!!

I downloaded the PDF and the images look great!

What did you use for the transfer, and what settings did you have?

Hi CapnScurvy
I just loaded your ppt file into PowerPoint 2007 and then I saved it out as a PDF instead of a ppt file. No special settings etc

Thank you Kiwikid1940 for the answer.

Power Point 2007?!

I'll bet that's why I couldn't get a good transfer, I just noticed my Power Point is version 2002. I've got to get away from the Model T to "run" with the big dogs down the road!!

Again, great work on transferring it over to a PDF. I think most players have the Adobe Reader on their computer for downloading the mod, making the project as simple as it can be.

Thanks for the compliment. I was wondering if this PDF could go on SUBSIM downloads instead of Megaupload or eventually it will disappear!!
I don't know how to upload here (perhaps you could arrange it)

No sooner said than done!

I have uploaded the Adobe Reader PDF version onto the SubSim "Downloads" page found HERE.

Thanks again to Jerm138 and to Kiwikid1940 for their work in making a better mod for us all.

For those interested, I revised the AoB Calculator that was released a year ago. I reshaped the dials to have a corrected circle outline, plus re centered the marks that you use to make the center punch hole. I found the previous dials had a "wobble" to them as you spun the dials.

Both the PDF and Power Point versions have been revised, with the date of August 30, 2012.

The AoB Calculator can be found in the "Downloads" section of this forum, under "Silent Hunter 4/Gameplay mods" or follow the links below:

AoB Calculator from PDF

AoB Calculator from Power Point

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...ulator2012.jpg

Thanks. I've found this to be a very useful tool and in more ways than intended. For example when I want to use a constant gyro attack, I choose the approach angle I want (set it on the AOB scale) and read off the course to set. It's especially useful when I want to do a constant gyro attack using the stern tubes.

Another way I use it is in Dangerous Waters. When driving a sub and using a towed array sonar, it can be tricky to close with a contact I'm tracking. Approach too quickly and when the towed array stabilizes you end up with the contact in the blind zone. I've marked the blind spots for the towed array and bow sonar on the AOB dial, and can set my course as close as possible. I also use it to help clarify which towed array bearing is the actual target and which is the ghost bearing.

I'll probably find more uses for it.

Tom