Bearing overlay is oversized on everyones monitor

Ships-R-Us · 11-25-09, 09:03 AM

This is an excerpt from a message I sent to "Rockin Robbins."
I enclose it for fodder to chew over.......Doug

2 questions and there is no hurry for a reply.
1. read my email about the bearing overlay on the nav chart and measure its diameter. I do not believe your distance measures out to either 1500yds or 3000yds depending on which overlay you use. And from the things you have posted I believe you use the 3000yd one, AND IT WILL MEASURE 3750YDS ACROSS ITS DIAMETER. The problem is in the mods scaling of it before incorporating it into the program. It is liner as is the chart scale but was applied as a too large of an object in the beginning. iF THE MOD SCALES DOWN THE ORIGINAL OVERLAY AND REAPPLIES IT, IT WILL BE CORRECT.
YOU MUST REALIZE THIS has nothing in the world to do with monitor resolution. Everyones resolution is different as well as their monitors are different.

HOWEVER EVERYBODY MEASURING ALONG THE MAP SCALE AT THE TOP LEFT OF THE NAV MAP WITH THEIR DIVIDERS WILL ALL ACCURATELY MEASURE THAT SCALE REGARDLESS OF THE ZOOM RANGE. IT WILL ALWAYS BE RIGHT ON PERFECT...............BUT WHEN THEY MEASURE ACROSS THE BEARING OVERLAY THERE MEASUREMENT WILL BE 3750YDS ON ANY MONITOR AT ANY RESOLUTION.

IF A NORTH TO SOUTH MEASUREMENT IS NOT THE SAME AS AN EAST TO WEST MEASUREMENT THEN ONLY THAT PERSON HAS A RESOLUTION AND IMPROPER MONITER SETUP, IN THAT CASE IT WILL BE TO WIDE OR TO NARROW TOP TO BOTTOM OR SIDE TO SIDE. IF ONE MEASURES MORE THAN 3750 YARDS IN ONE DIRECTION HE WILL MEASURE LESS IN ANOTHER.

EVERYBODY CAN CHECK FOR MONITOR RESOLUTIONS BY MEASURING THE BEARING OVERLAY AND KNOW RIGHT NOW IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM.

IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM THE MEASUREMENT ALONG THE CHART SCALE WILL ALWAYS MEASURE ACCURATELY, BECAUSE AS THE CHART SCALE GROWS OR SHRINKS, THE LINE THEY DREW WILL DO THE SAME, AND ALWAYS BE RIGHT ON................................HOWEVER AN OVERSIZED BEARING OVERLAY WILL ALWAYS BE OVERSIZED UNTIL IT IS REPLACED WITH A SMALLER ONE..........

Ships-R-Us · 11-25-09, 09:35 AM

I do not know how, and it applies to everybody regardless of the mods they use........Thanks

Jten · 11-25-09, 10:05 AM

If I recall, wasn't there some intent (with the game out of the box) for map tools to not be 100% accurate to make a real life "pencil and paper" feel to plotting? I did real life artillery plotting many years ago and know that how you handle your of plotting tools can produce several 1-2 degrees of error. Maybe this approach of non-perfect plotting is intended.

11-25-09, 09:03 AM	#1
Ships-R-Us Commander Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 452 Downloads: 134 Uploads: 0	Bearing overlay is oversized on everyones monitor This is an excerpt from a message I sent to "Rockin Robbins." I enclose it for fodder to chew over.......Doug 2 questions and there is no hurry for a reply. 1. read my email about the bearing overlay on the nav chart and measure its diameter. I do not believe your distance measures out to either 1500yds or 3000yds depending on which overlay you use. And from the things you have posted I believe you use the 3000yd one, AND IT WILL MEASURE 3750YDS ACROSS ITS DIAMETER. The problem is in the mods scaling of it before incorporating it into the program. It is liner as is the chart scale but was applied as a too large of an object in the beginning. iF THE MOD SCALES DOWN THE ORIGINAL OVERLAY AND REAPPLIES IT, IT WILL BE CORRECT. YOU MUST REALIZE THIS has nothing in the world to do with monitor resolution. Everyones resolution is different as well as their monitors are different. HOWEVER EVERYBODY MEASURING ALONG THE MAP SCALE AT THE TOP LEFT OF THE NAV MAP WITH THEIR DIVIDERS WILL ALL ACCURATELY MEASURE THAT SCALE REGARDLESS OF THE ZOOM RANGE. IT WILL ALWAYS BE RIGHT ON PERFECT...............BUT WHEN THEY MEASURE ACROSS THE BEARING OVERLAY THERE MEASUREMENT WILL BE 3750YDS ON ANY MONITOR AT ANY RESOLUTION. IF A NORTH TO SOUTH MEASUREMENT IS NOT THE SAME AS AN EAST TO WEST MEASUREMENT THEN ONLY THAT PERSON HAS A RESOLUTION AND IMPROPER MONITER SETUP, IN THAT CASE IT WILL BE TO WIDE OR TO NARROW TOP TO BOTTOM OR SIDE TO SIDE. IF ONE MEASURES MORE THAN 3750 YARDS IN ONE DIRECTION HE WILL MEASURE LESS IN ANOTHER. EVERYBODY CAN CHECK FOR MONITOR RESOLUTIONS BY MEASURING THE BEARING OVERLAY AND KNOW RIGHT NOW IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM THE MEASUREMENT ALONG THE CHART SCALE WILL ALWAYS MEASURE ACCURATELY, BECAUSE AS THE CHART SCALE GROWS OR SHRINKS, THE LINE THEY DREW WILL DO THE SAME, AND ALWAYS BE RIGHT ON................................HOWEVER AN OVERSIZED BEARING OVERLAY WILL ALWAYS BE OVERSIZED UNTIL IT IS REPLACED WITH A SMALLER ONE.......... Last edited by Ships-R-Us; 11-25-09 at 09:19 AM. Reason: Typo

11-25-09, 09:35 AM	#2
Ships-R-Us Commander Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 452 Downloads: 134 Uploads: 0	Can someone move this to general discussions I do not know how, and it applies to everybody regardless of the mods they use........Thanks

11-25-09, 10:05 AM	#3
Jten Mate Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 55 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	If I recall, wasn't there some intent (with the game out of the box) for map tools to not be 100% accurate to make a real life "pencil and paper" feel to plotting? I did real life artillery plotting many years ago and know that how you handle your of plotting tools can produce several 1-2 degrees of error. Maybe this approach of non-perfect plotting is intended.