[OpenKneeBoard] WDP Converter Tool
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@scubapics said in [OpenKneeBoard] WDP Converter Tool:
Hi fellow Viper pilots. I have created an app to convert WDP data cards to a format that can be imported into OpenKneeBoard. If you haven’t tried OpenKneeBoard already, you really should as it offers many more features than the inbuilt kneeboards of Falcon BMS, especially for VR users.
Download the tool from here: WDP Converter V1.0.2
The previous version is available here: WDP Converter V1.0.1
Copy the zip file to a place of your choosing and extract it. It’s best to place it in a folder of its own, e.g. c:\wdpconverter.
Generate your data cards with WDP.
Run the WDP Converter app and you will be presented with a window with four folder boxes to fill out.
WDP Datacard Root Folder:
- Point this at your Weapon Delivery Planner\Datacards folder.
WDP Datacard Folder:
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When you select Browse, the app will open the WDP Datacard root folder that you selected above.
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Now navigate to your mission data card folder for your flight, e.g. TR_BMS_01_GroundOPS\2065\Goblin 2
BMS Charts Folder:
- Using the Browse button, navigate to the charts folder for your mission, e.g. D:\Falcon\Falcon BMS 4.37\Docs\03 KTO Charts\01 South Korea
Kneeboard Folder:
- This will be the folder in which wdpconverter will compile a set of kneeboard files and folders that you can point OpenKneeBoard tabs to, e.g. D:\Falcon\Kneeboard
WDP Converter will generate the following folders if they do not already exist:
- Alternate Charts
- Arrival Charts
- Briefing
- Coordination Card
- Datacard
- Departure Charts
- Friendly Station List
- Map
Alternatively, for v1.0.2 onwards, you can specify your own folder names or send the output to a combined folder by modifying the CUSTOM_OUTPUT_FOLDERS section of the wdpconverter.ini file. The custom folder names will be appended to the “Kneeboard Folder” that can be configured on the main window. An example ini file is provided with the zip file. The app will use the default folder names if none are provided in the ini file.
Note that it is best to close OpenKneeBoard whilst running the app as OpenKneeBoard may crash when the kneeboard files are updated.
Your WDP settings must have Knee Updater Format “enabled”, Helios File Naming “disabled” and picture size to “A4”.
If the app crashes, it should generate a log file in the same folder where the application is stored. Please send it to me and I will investigate the fault.
Let me know if there are any features that you think would be useful and I will do what I can to incorporate them.
**** Various virus checkers are getting upset with this tool. It’s a known problem when converting a python script to an executable. I can assure you that there isn’t a virus in this app. I will try to find a method to generate an executable that doesn’t trigger the alerts but until then, you will need to instruct your virus software to ignore this app.
Hi…I just discovered your app…very useful.
Only one thing…do you know if it is possible to generate the comms ladder kneeboard from WDP?It is the only thing missing, and I am using ezboards or autokneepad for generating the kneeboards from the briefing. -
Are you asking if WDP can generate the coms ladder or are you asking if the converter tool can get it from WDP?
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@scubapics I meant to ask the first one (if wdp can in some way generate the comms ladder) as I know this app is just a converter on top of wdp…
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@Virus I supposse comms ladder is the left kneeboard generated by ezboards, right?
In that case, in wdp go to kneeboards, below datacards button and select left briefing in first left slot and then press “update kneeboard”.
I’m asking you from memory, later I’ll confirm you the steps
Regards
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@Skorp afaik, wdp doesn’t ever list the comm presets, only the frequencies.
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@Skorp
EZBoards creates the DDS (7992 I think), this represents the first position in the kneeboard and the first left and right slots in WDP. If you select “Don’t Change” in the WDP kneeboard updater tool, then WDP wont overwrite it. -
@rubbra Ahhh okay, okay.
No, I´dont see the presets, only freqs and TACAN channels of the flights (these not in EZBoards)
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@CriticalMass yes, I was using WDP kneeboards until Openkneeboard.
Then I´m using one OpenKneeBoard over right knee, and EZBoards for “real” kneeboards.
Cheers and
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I use an html->pdf converter of my own making that automatically takes the html briefing output and pdfs it for openkneeboard, much the same as ezboards does but outputting for openkneeboard with all the advantages that has, particularly for VR.
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@rubbra I don’t see frequencies neither…where are those generated in the WDP’s kneeboards?
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@Virus Frequencies for ATC, Flight etc? They’re right on the datacard.
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@rubbra said in [OpenKneeBoard] WDP Converter Tool:
@Virus Frequencies for ATC, Flight etc? They’re right on the datacard.
Thanks…I didn’t think of it.
So only the channels are missing