Linear Dial Help

[reaper7]

Hi Guys need some help with getting a linear dial working.

I wish to create a linear dial like the hard-coded compass dial.
This is what I have in Dials Config

[Dial116]
Name=reaper7_Bearing Dial
Type=24; DIAL_SOL_BEARING
Dial=0x26000000
CrtVal=0x26000010; My New Bearing Graphic
NewVal=0x0
DialVal=0,360
RealVal=0,360; degrees
Circular=No

I can get it to rotate by turning the Periscope, but here is where the problem is:
The Linear dial move up/down and not left/right which is the direction I need it to go (Like the stock Bearing Compass).
Any suggestions how to achieve this

[Hans Witteman]

Hi mate,

Have you try rotating your needle in paint program then adjust value?

Also negative number in dial can change orientation.

There is many ways to adjust those needles

Best regards hans

[reaper7]

Originally Posted by Hans Witteman

Hi mate,

Have you try rotating your needle in paint program then adjust value?

Also negative number in dial can change orientation.

There is many ways to adjust those needles

Best regards hans

Hi mate, dial is not circular. Need to do a rectangular dial like the compass bearing at attack scope .

But linar dials in Sh3 seem to only work in the up/down plane (eg the Fuel Gauge) but I need to make a linar dial that rotates left/right like the hardcoded compass bearing .
Haven't managed to get it working this way .

[Hans Witteman]

Hi mate,

Have you tried to disable circular to no instead of yes in dials.cfg:


[Dial40]
Name=Fuel level
Type=34; DIAL_FUEL
Dial=0x0
CrtVal=0x3F300001
NewVal=0x0
DialVal=195,17
RealVal=0,1; normalized
Circular=No

I know it could also been control via menu_1024_768 just have a look at it sorry if my memory is not fresh enough because last year i play a lot whit menu and dials and after awhile i don't remember how i did some.

Best regards hans

If you mean go from left to right or right to left?
Create a Dummy Node and attach it to that.
Then rotate the Dummy Node.
That should work.

[Hans Witteman]

Originally Posted by privateer

If you mean go from left to right or right to left?
Create a Dummy Node and attach it to that.
Then rotate the Dummy Node.
That should work.

Yep another way around, there is so many way to do stuff in that game that why so many get confused because there is no absolute prcocedures for some aspect of modding.

Best regards Hans