Second problem. Restarted RB, and after a couple of minutes, got this series of errors.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2732/4313530977_958d35f85e_o.jpg)
One bit of feedback, and I might have missed this during previous testing.
Is there an option somewhere to tell Radarbox to startup in 2D mode instead of 3D? As someone who prefers 2D, but might use 3D occasionally, I would like the option to startup RB in 2D, and select 3D if I want it.
I believe you are referring to the 3D panel on the top: we do confirm they are fixed now and are not movable but this is not a regression: this is something we want to see, at least fr now, implemented in the application.
Regarding the rest of the application: we are specifically focusing on reliability, performance, freezes, crashes. Any reports on this would be extremely helpful.
Is there an option somewhere to tell Radarbox to startup in 2D mode instead of 3D?
I've ticked the box "Use only 3D aircraft models (if available)
Another thought. Would it be worth designing a default, generic, 3D aircraft model for all those aircraft that don't have a specific 3D model.
Sorry, me again. When I switch back to the 2D map, the map is zoomed out a lot further than it was before I went into the 3D map. Shouldn't the 2D map retain all it's settings even if you switch to the 3D map and then back?
Once you've set to hardware flights to maximum and your problem will go away, there is a generic 3D models
Sorry, me again. When I switch back to the 2D map, the map is zoomed out a lot further than it was before I went into the 3D map. Shouldn't the 2D map retain all it's settings even if you switch to the 3D map and then back?
Mine returns to its last size/position when I switch back/forth. This was a bug in the earlier beta's but got fixed along the way. Not sure why its not working for you.
I still seem to be suffering from the Preferences window jumping to the background and therefore making the RB interface unresponsive.
Thanks. Yes, switching to Maximum does show all aircraft with 3D models.
Thanks. Yes, switching to Maximum does show all aircraft with 3D models.
I spoke too soon. I'm still seeing 2D icons for aircraft, even with Performance set to Maximum and "Use only 3D aircraft" ticked.
In this example, the aircraft at the bottom of the screen has a 3D model, but the two aircraft near the top of the screen are 2D representations.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4316111156_20febd2d3f_t.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarbat/4316111156/sizes/o/)
And, if I've selected a smaller size for the aircraft model, shouldn't these 2D representations of an aircraft also reduce in size?
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4315380055_ed3ebc3069_o.jpg)
I still seem to be suffering from the Preferences window jumping to the background and therefore making the RB interface unresponsive. Selected 3D View from menu bar, Preferences window appeared for a split second and disappeared. ow all that happens when I click anywhere on the RB interface is a Windows 'bong' noise.
Got to go out now, I'll try again later.
Okay, understood. So, summary of a day's testing:
1. Need an option to startup in 2D mode.
2. Find a more "user-friendly" way of coping with any Google plugin failures. Might help to reduce the number of problem tickets!!
3. The "Use Only 3D Aircraft Models (if available)" tickbox needs to be disabled if Performance isn't set to maximum.
4. If you select a smaller size for the aircraft model in preferences, then the 2D icon of an aircraft should also reduce in size so that it is a similar size to a 3D model.
5. When I switch back to the 2D map, the map is zoomed out a lot further than it was before I went into the 3D map. The 2D map should retain all it's settings even if you switch to the 3D map and then back.
6. Is Radarbox meant to remember what external KMLs you've selected? I just restarted Radarbox, and it's forgotten that I selected the UK airspace and global cloud cover KMLs.
7. I managed to get the 3D view locked in full-screen mode. I think this is what I did, but I haven't been able to re-produce it again.
- Pressed ESC to goto full screen.
- Pressed ESC to exit full screen.
- Pressed the "Exit Full Screen" button.
This version has been very stable all day.
1. Need an option to startup in 2D mode.
Presumably this is the reason ANRB 3D starts up, "hardware connected" and displaying aircraft - far faster than ANRB 2D (v3.13 ).
fyi there were a lot of model errors through the google earth interface as well... Screenshots below.
How do you access RB data in Google Earth?
Thanks. I've entered "localhost port 7895 aircraft.kmz aircrafthw.kmz" but get nothing. What's the exact wording for the network link?
http://localhost:7895/aircraft.kmz
localhost:7895/aircraft.kmz
http://localhost:7895/aircrafthw.kmz
localhost:7895/aircrafthw.kmz
My AMD Athlon 64 3200+ running at 2GHz with 2 GB of RAM is struggling a bit with RB 3D. The PC is probably in need of a bit of a 'refresh' as it must be 2 or 3 years since I did my last upgrade.
However, using Hardware Medium and Network Minimum and update rates of 10 sec and 60 sec, it's quite usable. Deselecting Network flights does speed things up considerably, but not enough to allow maximum settings for Hardware flights.
Anyone know how to get this working. I've tried things like
http://localhost:7895/aircraft.kmz
localhost:7895/aircraft.kmz
http://localhost:7895/aircrafthw.kmz
localhost:7895/aircrafthw.kmz
But with no success. I'd like to beta test this undocumented feature if anyone knows the precise syntax of the network link. Thanks.
Anyone know how to get this working. I've tried things like
http://localhost:7895/aircraft.kmz
localhost:7895/aircraft.kmz
http://localhost:7895/aircrafthw.kmz
localhost:7895/aircrafthw.kmz
But with no success. I'd like to beta test this undocumented feature if anyone knows the precise syntax of the network link. Thanks.
I give up. I can't get this working. Connections to/from port 7895 show up okay in netlimiter, but no aircraft appear in Google Earth.
I can get http://www.airnavsystems.com/cgi-bin/ANRB_3D/google_earth.php to work an my browser though.
I've just had one more instance of a red 'x' in the 3D info balloon. Not sure why I didn't get the "Photo not available" picture. This time its a military aircraft and the 2D interface is showing the aircraft type as spaces. See screenshots below.
(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5316/20100131133924.jpg) (http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5316/20100131133924.jpg)
(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/2449/20100131133821.jpg) (http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/2449/20100131133821.jpg)
This 'feature' may not be available in the final release. There is still much more development that need to be done to get this 'feature' to work correctly, so for this release we're focusing on the embedded plug-in. If you have specific questions about the full GE connection or would like more details how to get it setup, please send me an email offline.
If you get the broken thumbnail image again, could you try right-clicking on the broken and image and choose "properties" and find out what the URL of that broken image is. My initial hunch is that your install might be missing a local image file (which isn't included in the app installer yet).