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Hi all,

I did a search but couldn't quite find the answer.
I have a 3 projector setup with a 4th monitor for displaying the instruments.

I'm using DCS and trying to use Helios to display the instruments on the 4th monitor.

I'm using fly elise for the screen warping on the projectors, which is working great.

My problem is that I cant get the instruments to display on the monitor.

does anyone have the same setup?
The problem seems to be with the DCS resolution and the monitor being outside the main display. If I set the DCS resolution to include the monitor, then the screen warping goes wrong and the monitor image is warped!

 If I set the DCS resolution to the main display only, then the MFD displays and other instruments appear up in the corner of the main display!

Im sure the answer is not too difficult but I cant quite get there with the lua scripting and settings,

Any help appreciated- its driving me mad!!!!

It's been a long time since I used the fly Elise software. 

As long as that monitor is not part of your warp, it should act in windows as a separate monitor and you should be able to use it. 

I suspect you're using a full screen warp which may not allow that monitor to be a part of the DCS desktop. 

Sorry not much help from me on the subject. May be a better question for the folks at Fly Elise. 

Hello Les,

Nice F-18 Sim setup!  The warping software (FlyElise or PixelWix -- actually the exact same software) is typically setup as a single monitor , using the Nvidia Surround function.  To use monitors with DCS, you will need to make sure that the DCS monitor settings are set correctly.

It's important to understand that DCS expects the "game monitor" to start at X=0 /Y=0 position.  If you are exporting other DCS information, eg. IFEI display, then you need to make sure that the .lua file in DCS MonitorSetup is configured correctly as per the Windows Display settings/layout you have for your Sim.

In my case, I am using three (3) 4k Monitors.  The total display resolution is 11520 x 2160 as a single monitor, as shown in the DCS game Settings.

I am guessing that if you have a warped display using FlyElise, it is represented as a single monitor in Nvidia.  Anyway, if you let me know more about how you currently have your DCS displays configured, I might be able to offer more help.

Here's a photo of my F/A-18C Sim setup...

Regards,
Mike