AoB Calculator based on CapnScurys Realism Tutorial

[Inside686]

jerm138, I'm interesed by your version of the AOB tool, could you publish it ?
Thank you.

Pisces, do you suggest us not buying the game?
I've just learned an internet connection will be needed to play SH V, a big problem for me since I'm used to play the game on my laptop in the train when I go to work

[Maltro]

hi all,

With the Nices pictures from reaper7, i have made my own AOB calculator



...and it's running quite Well!



thanks reaper7!

Now i tried to understand how the omnimeter (like the picture of joegrundman) works. In english it is not easy for me!...

Thank you all to help me to make my game More Fun and realist.

[badaboom]

Very nice!!!!!!!!

[BillBam]

Originally Posted by jerm138

I made one of my own that is mostly the same as CapnScurvy's original, but I changed a few things to my own personal preference:

1. I drew it in PowerPoint and exported to .pdf, so it is all vector art instead of raster, resulting in the sharpest, most crisp-looking print possible.
2. I changed up some colors to make it easier to see certain things
3. I added another layer which is just a laminated line, making it easier to get bearings from one wheel to the next
4. I angled all the numbers to be read from the outside of the ring vice the inside, minimizing the amount of upside-down reading

Here are a couple pictures of it. If anyone is interested, I can upload the .pdf, or even the original .ppt in case you want to customize it even further.





Some notes on how I constructed it:

• The 3 circles are plain paper printed on a color laser printer then laminated.
• The line (top layer) is just a line drawn on a label-maker, then laminated for rigidity. You could also print a line on transparency paper, then laminate that.
• I used an eyelet to hold it all together. You can get eyelets and eyelet tools at most craft stores (usually near clothing buttons, or scrapbooking stuff.) I got mine at Wal Mart: $7 for the tool and about 50 eyelets.
• Punching the holes was tricky. I used a needle to punch out the circumference I needed based on the size of the eyelet. I think they make eyelet punches, but they didn't have them when I bought the eyelets.

A big thanks to CapnScurvy for making the original one! Hopefully this one gets the seal of approval from him.

jerm, is this PDF posted for download any place?

[jerm138]

I forgot to post the file...

It can be downloaded here (202k .pdf):
http://www.filefront.com/16196367/AOB_Calculator.pdf

[CapnScurvy]

jerm138, your version is excellent!!!

I was just looking around the forum and spotted your version. Very well done!! The capability of having a third dial was the main thrust of my original calculator, the different graphics (and much better resolution) has taken the idea to a much higher level. Modding is much like that, taking an idea that was started by someone else and adding a new and better innovation to it. The Wright brothers from my home town knew their invention of flight needed to be more practical than to only fly from a sandy, wind swept beach, or to lie down when piloting the machine, or to carry more than one passenger. I've always said "two heads are better than one, even if they are cabbage"!

Thanks to those of you that have added your versions. Their great improvements (and thanks for giving me a bit of credit, that's very thoughtful!!).

[jerm138]

Thank you. I'm glad it gets your stamp of approval.

I was a bit worried about stepping on toes when I posted it, but I'm a psycho about vector vs. raster art (it's a fault of mine, really), and just wanted to make it available to others too.

[kiwikid1940]

To jerm138
Is your PDF file still available anywhere as the link above does not work anymore?
If anyone else has it I would appreciate a download if possible
Mike
New Zealand

[KentHutch]

Yes please jerm138, would be great

[rainiere]

Originally Posted by KentHutch

Yes please jerm138, would be great

I concur! LOVE your version jerm138! Please can you make the PowerPoint or PDF available?

[CapnScurvy]

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.

[kiwikid1940]

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

[rainiere]

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

[jerm138]

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.

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!