EZBoards - Generate kneeboards (flights, comms, stpts, weather) from briefings
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will this replace all of the pages on the kneeboard or just the first page. just wondering if we will still have the rest of them to scroll through. i am at work so i can’t see for myself.
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will this replace all of the pages on the kneeboard or just the first page. just wondering if we will still have the rest of them to scroll through. i am at work so i can’t see for myself.
It will only replace the first left and right page.
(which texture file it replaces can be easily changed).
But the limitation is that it always generates one left+right double page. -
that is great. thanks
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Thank you Logic for your tool - it looks like a nice addition to WDP. I just gave it a go, but it crashes as hostfxr.dll seems to be missing (see the screenshots for details). The batch script actually keeps running and finally generates a dds file that contains only blank pages. The blank dds is eventually moved to KoreaObj too.
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Thank you Logic for your tool - it looks like a nice addition to WDP. I just gave it a go, but it crashes as hostfxr.dll seems to be missing (see the screenshots for details). The batch script actually keeps running and finally generates a dds file that contains only blank pages. The blank dds is eventually moved to KoreaObj too.
Thanks for the feedback!
Could you try to see if installing the .NET Core Runtime 3.1.11 https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/3.1 will solve the problem? -
Thank you Logic for your tool - it looks like a nice addition to WDP. I just gave it a go, but it crashes as hostfxr.dll seems to be missing (see the screenshots for details). The batch script actually keeps running and finally generates a dds file that contains only blank pages. The blank dds is eventually moved to KoreaObj too.
had this issue today, you need to update the runtime app on Microsoft site. After that I had another error about a runtime version. I downloaded both and it works.
Later I discovered it works just in Korea, as said in 1st post, didn’t give a look in bat file to edit it.after I managed with runtime issues I am not able to enter in 3d anymore, pite screen starts and then ctd.
I was able to enter in 3d unchecking the pilot model in setup, then use alt c p in the pit.
Did you have experience about this?Great tool indeed
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@dema I didnt have issues. I have the pilot model on by default. I can only suspect that some of your kneeboard textures are corrupt? Try replacing them with the original ones.
The files are 7982.dds to 7997.dds in \Data\TerrData\Objects\KoreaObj.
EZBoards replaces only the 7982.dds file.
If you didn’t back it up, you can just copy one of the others (eg 7997.dds) to replace 7982.dds to see if it fixes the issue.
If so, then it means that the file generated by EZBoards can cause trouble on some machines and i need to look into it to find out why. -
I’ve used this a lot this evening. Really useful and easy to use (once I’d installed the .net dependencies). A couple of things that may or may not be possible that would make it even better - first, for CAP, having the departure time from the CAP. 2nd, in the dark, how does one read the knee boards?
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In the dark, how does one read the knee boards?
Turn on the console flood lights Shift-Alt-C, I think, on the BMS Full Key.
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Just a few lines to say I downloaded .NET Core Runtime 3.1.11 and EZ Boards and it worked perfectly for me .
The inclusion of the mission briefing and other information on the knee boards is an excellent addition to the sim.
Thanks Logic.
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Hi Logic,
Just a suggestion but have you thought about using a script language such as AutoIt in place of the batch file, with just a couple of clicks you can compile them to .exe and avoid having to display the command window. I’m using something similar here:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?41095-Ice’s-Falcon-BMS-Profile-Updated-for-BMS-4-35So here is part of my AutoIt script partially converted to EzBoards as an example:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/4o55tjjmmz7q2vz/EzBoards.au3/file
And that will work for all of the addon theaters.
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@linknet:
Yeah, solutions there could have been plenty.
I chose BAT file because it’s available on every Windows and kind of self-documenting.
Then free for everyone to adapt and rip it apart.Another interesting idea would be to have a process monitor the BMS briefing.txt file for modifications and then run EZBoards immediately. This way, the click on the Print button would be sufficient have the boards generated.
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A stupid question:
How does one run the Bat file without quitting BMS?
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A stupid question:
How does one run the Bat file without quitting BMS?
Oh, well you need to alt-tab out i guess.
Most people are running BMS windowed nowadays (check graphics settings) and the 2D window doesn’t even span half the screen on modern sized monitors.
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Many thanks!
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Updated to V2.
- Now generated DDS files use exact same parameters as original BMS ones. Just in case it could have caused incompatibilities.
- Own flight is highlighted green now.
- Other minor changes.
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This is very nice for a quick briefing for instance for training missions or simple TEs, where WDP is more for larger/complex missions. One thing I have always missed from the one-page briefing is some airfield information for main airfield and alternate, like TACAN and ILS frequency. Are those things easily accessible for you to add to the kneeboards ?
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This is very nice for a quick briefing for instance for training missions or simple TEs, where WDP is more for larger/complex missions. One thing I have always missed from the one-page briefing is some airfield information for main airfield and alternate, like TACAN and ILS frequency. Are those things easily accessible for you to add to the kneeboards ?
Hi jayb,
No, unfortunately not, they’re not contained in the briefings file that BMS generates and which is the input for EZBoards.
I could add it as static info, but then It’ll get dependent on theater.
That being said, the airport charts with the info you mention are available as kneeboards by default already, afaik. -
V3 released.
- Now includes a Min Fuel indication per steerpoint, similar to WDP. (See screenshots in top post)
It is just a rough estimate based on fuel calculation given in TO-BMS1F-16CM-1/1.7.9. that can be used to set Bingo/Joker fuel. - Now includes the timestamp of the briefing record, to avoid confusion whether the board shows the right briefing. (If that timestamp is off compared to your local time, you either forgot to “Print” the briefing or to run EZBoards and are seeing data from a previous mission)
- Now includes package number in title of package section.
- Some more colors and style.css configuration options.
- Better diagnostic output.
- Now includes a Min Fuel indication per steerpoint, similar to WDP. (See screenshots in top post)
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Thanks for the update. I’ve just run it on a TE, the Advanced Maverick one, got this:
EZBoards - Instant single-click briefing to kneeboards conversion for Falcon BMS.
Version 3.
By “Logic”, Jan 2021.
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BASEDIR=C:\Falcon BMS 4.35
PILOTBIN=566970657200000000000000
PILOTCALLSIGN=Viper
BRIEFINGTXT=“C:\Falcon BMS 4.35\User\Briefings\briefing.txt”
CALLSIGNINI=“C:\Falcon BMS 4.35\User\Config\Viper.ini”
TARGET=“C:\Falcon BMS 4.35\Data\TerrData\Objects\KoreaObj\7982.dds”
Generating HTML version of briefing data to briefing.html.
Unhandled exception. System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
at System.Number.ThrowOverflowOrFormatException(ParsingStatus status, TypeCode type)
at System.Double.Parse(String s, IFormatProvider provider)
at xbrief.Program.ParseAlt(String input)
at xbrief.Program.Main(String[] args)ERROR