FSX Zoom not going out passed 0.30

[dbcunnz]

I have just done a backup recovery of my FSX and now the zoom for the VC and the spot plane will not zoom out past 0.30
I had this problem quite a while ago now and can not remember how I fixed it any suggestions

[spongebob206]

Hi Doug
I have the same problem after installing my new PC. Thought it was due to the config required for 3 monitors.

Posted here but still have no joy.

If you manage to work this out please let me know.

Thanks
Derek

[scaber]

For the outside view you can always resort to the Ctr-minus/Ctrl-plus key combinations to move the viewpoint back a bit and so get a wider angle of view.

[dbcunnz]

QUOTE (scaber @ Jun 1 2013,1:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

For the outside view you can always resort to the Ctr-minus/Ctrl-plus key combinations to move the viewpoint back a bit and so get a wider angle of view.

Yep I know that one Greg but it isn't what I had before using the - key it will only go out about half the distance it used to go in both the VC and the spot plane.
This happened after having a crash problem when loading FSX it kept crashing when about 70% loaded so I did a restore from a backup that was done about two weeks ago.

[emfrat]

Hello Doug
I get this from time to time, and I have always put it down to a graphics overload, but it seems to be something in the sim itself. Found some clues and a couple of fixes on the net, and also learned something about avoiding the 'fisheye' effect...

http://www.flightsimworld.com/forums/topic...problem-in-fsx/

and here too, if you ignore the drivel...
http://forum.simflight.com/topic/52566-why...p-all-the-time/

Cheers

[spongebob206]

Hi Doug

Fixed

You have to change the FSX.cfg

Found mine Here: C:\Users\Derek\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX

You need ensure WideViewAspect=True

Is the last entry in the display section of the cfg file.

Good luck


Derek

[emfrat]

Interesting - I have that setting, but I get random occurrences of the problem. Maybe in my case it is a GPU overload. Hard to tell with all the red herrings that appear as soon as you start investigating FS probs

[dbcunnz]

QUOTE (spongebob206 @ Jun 2 2013,1:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi Doug

Fixed

You have to change the FSX.cfg

Found mine Here: C:\Users\Derek\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX

You need ensure WideViewAspect=True

Is the last entry in the display section of the cfg file.

Good luck


Derek

Tried that but it didn't make any difference if my memory is correct last time I did a complete reinstall to fix it and am doing the same again now

[spongebob206]

I am running 3 monitors off a GTX 680

I know you use a Matrix. Could it be a setting there?

Hope i'm not too late.

[dbcunnz]

QUOTE (spongebob206 @ Jun 2 2013,7:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I am running 3 monitors off a GTX 680

I know you use a Matrix. Could it be a setting there?

Hope i'm not too late.

I am running a GTX 680 also but running through the Matrox triplehead2Go
I found the problem was in the registry so have done a reinstall of FSX and Acceleration that fixed the problem so then instead of reloading and installing all the addons etc I done a recover from the backup I had made of my FSX on the 25th May and now everything is up and running as it should

[spongebob206]

Good to hear.

Is the triplehead better for running FSX than the 680 alone?

[dbcunnz]

QUOTE (spongebob206 @ Jun 3 2013,12:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Good to hear.

Is the triplehead better for running FSX than the 680 alone?

I haven't tried running it without the triplehead2Go but it certainly works fine with it