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XLjedi · 04-20-07, 07:58 PM

Nah... mine works pretty well off the screen images. I try to limit the manual data entry as much as possible so it's usable. If you have some base values in there for sub speed and target speed it will remember the last

Here, I've got a screenie from the old version of it with an SH3 map loaded that I can show. But it wasn't the retained mode graphics version, so you could draw the lines with the tools and get the answers easily. But the new version will let you click-n-drag the objects around and add multiple contacts and so forth.

In this shot above, I was using the "Intercept" tool to figure out a proper heading to catch the radio contact. The intercept course is the bright red line. Notice it also gives you the proper AoB on that intercept too. Three clicks and it gives you the 64° intercept course. Notice the only inputs are target speed and your sub speed, it reads all the other headings and calculates angles dynamically based on the bearing and course lines you draw by clicking points on the map.

It's not too complex, you press prn screen then Alt-Tab over to it... two button mashes gets you the nav-map background as a sandbox to play in.

04-20-07, 07:58 PM	#4
XLjedi Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 1,243 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 8	Nah... mine works pretty well off the screen images. I try to limit the manual data entry as much as possible so it's usable. If you have some base values in there for sub speed and target speed it will remember the last Here, I've got a screenie from the old version of it with an SH3 map loaded that I can show. But it wasn't the retained mode graphics version, so you could draw the lines with the tools and get the answers easily. But the new version will let you click-n-drag the objects around and add multiple contacts and so forth. In this shot above, I was using the "Intercept" tool to figure out a proper heading to catch the radio contact. The intercept course is the bright red line. Notice it also gives you the proper AoB on that intercept too. Three clicks and it gives you the 64° intercept course. Notice the only inputs are target speed and your sub speed, it reads all the other headings and calculates angles dynamically based on the bearing and course lines you draw by clicking points on the map. It's not too complex, you press prn screen then Alt-Tab over to it... two button mashes gets you the nav-map background as a sandbox to play in.