Issue or misunderstanding with WDP: STPT
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for a campaign, I’d like to change manually the position of my steerpoints in defining precisely the coordinates in WDP.
I didn’t success …all modifications done aren’t applied : I don’t see any change when I load the Campaign file into BMS: neither in 2D or in cockpit
Why?
the flight plan is it saved into the callsign.ini for campaign?
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There is a manual named Working With the DTC at this site that will answer your questions:
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in the BMS manual, I just read " Upon loading a campaign mission, TGT STPTs/LINES/PPT (in the callsign.ini) are reset to the defaults (i.e., they are deleted)"
in my case only STPT are deleted …whereas LINES & PPT are kept
once loaded, see changes applied on my callsign.ini
[STPT]
target_0=0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, -1, Not set
target_1=0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, -1, Not set
target_2=0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, -1, Not set
target_3=0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, -1, Not set
target_4=0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, -1, Not set
target_5=0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, -1, Not set
target_6=0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, -1, Not set
target_7=0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, -1, Not set
target_8=0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, -1, Not set
target_9=0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, -1, Not set
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ppt_0=1978796.000000, 952133.375000, 0.000000, 109370.085938, SA2
ppt_1=2045951.000000, 1044127.000000, 0.000000, 109370.085938, SA2
ppt_2=2064350.000000, 1269511.000000, 0.000000, 109370.085938, SA2
ppt_3=2172398.000000, 877557.187500, 0.000000, 109370.085938, SA2
ppt_4=2211339.000000, 1026366.000000, 0.000000, 109370.085938, SA2
ppt_5=2143193.000000, 1031929.000000, 0.000000, 109370.085938, SA2
ppt_6=2237763.000000, 1004115.000000, 0.000000, 109370.085938, SA2
ppt_7=2230809.000000, 935968.312500, 0.000000, 109370.085938, SA2
ppt_8=2237763.000000, 890073.875000, 0.000000, 54211.000000, SA3
ppt_9=2207167.000000, 1194646.000000, 0.000000, 109370.085938, SA2
ppt_10=1444571.000000, 784417.312500, 0.000000, 0.100000, TNK
ppt_11=1575944.000000, 808341.625000, 0.000000, 0.100000, CP1
ppt_12=1875665.000000, 959610.875000, 0.000000, 0.100000, HRC
ppt_13=1517972.000000, 1125359.000000, 0.000000, 0.100000, EGR
ppt_14=0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000,
lineSTPT_0=1742912.000000, 1207452.000000, 0.000000
lineSTPT_1=1792979.000000, 1080009.000000, 0.000000
lineSTPT_2=1919728.000000, 1110916.000000, 0.000000
lineSTPT_3=1968190.000000, 857418.625000, 0.000000
lineSTPT_4=1822802.000000, 807713.125000, 0.000000
lineSTPT_5=1687481.000000, 1185182.000000, 0.0000 -
for a campaign, I’d like to change manually the position of my steerpoints in defining precisely the coordinates in WDP.
I didn’t success …all modifications done aren’t applied : I don’t see any change when I load the Campaign file into BMS: neither in 2D or in cockpit
Why?
the flight plan is it saved into the callsign.ini for campaign?First of all before changing steerpoints locations be aware of (look in the ATO) any other flights sharing part of your flight plan, usually holding/joining at STP #3. If your flight is alone move them wherever you want on the 2D Map, adjust timing so all lines are white, and Save the mission. Then simply open that mission in WDP and they will be there. If you change STPTs or WPN STPs in DTC you need to Save/Load, then Save the mission, then open it in WDP. This is my process anyway, YMMV, but I always have an accurate kneeboard…
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First of all before changing steerpoints locations be aware of (look in the ATO) any other flights sharing part of your flight plan, usually holding/joining at STP #3. If your flight is alone move them wherever you want on the 2D Map, adjust timing so all lines are white, and Save the mission. Then simply open that mission in WDP and they will be there. If you change STPTs or WPN STPs in DTC you need to Save/Load, then Save the mission, then open it in WDP. This is my process anyway, YMMV, but I always have an accurate kneeboard…
it doesn’t work because when you load the campaign file into BMS, automaticcally, the modified steerpoints written in the Callsign.ini are deleted
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just use WDP copy them from callsign.ini to mission.ini
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- after you set up your steerpoints, save the DTC in BMS.
- Open callsign.ini in WDP (on the DTC tab)
- You can copy callsign.ini to mission.ini
- On the map tab switch to callsign.ini if you skipped point 3
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it doesn’t work for campaign…
from Manual : " Upon loading a campaign mission, TGT STPTs/LINES/PPT (in the callsign.ini) are reset to the defaults (i.e., they are deleted)"