1) In the .cvf linked to the 3D cab a control block like the following one must be present
ScreenDisplay ( Type ( ORTS_DISTRIBUTED_POWER SCREEN_DISPLAY ) Position ( 164.4 286.5 136 52 ) Parameters ( FullTable True LoadUnits KILO_LBS ) Units ( KM_PER_HOUR ) )
Parameters used by the code are FullTable and LoadUnits.
2) In the 3Dcab .s file an ORTS_DISTRIBUTED_POWER object must be defined, with the same syntax rules of the digitals, so e.g. ORTS_DISTRIBUTED_POWER:0:8:DPI , where 8 is the selected character font size and DPI is the DPI.ace texture associated.
The .ace file must be organized like the attached one
DPI.zip (6.01K)
Number of downloads: 206
Having as reference this file (whose appearance is shown in the picture here below), specific customizations must follow these rules to provide a correct display:
1) horizontal/vertical radio must be kept
2) the first four lines must have the characters centered in their rectangle.
3) from the 5th line on characters may be also spaced in a thicker way (as is e.g for the "Idle" string in the above picture)
4) from the 5th line on strings may be replaced bo strings in other national languages, provided that the new strings aren't wider than the original ones.
5) it should be possible to have a transparent background if preferred.
The .ace file has been created by Akio Yamamura and adapted by me.
Blueprint: https://blueprints.l...lay-for-3d-cabs