F1 1987 Mod rFactor

Hi, I'd like to ask you a question about modding. I am approaching modding for the first time and I was trying to create a 1987 rFactor F1 mod.
The problem is that I cannot see the car with the tvcockpit camera (picture number 3), even if it's fine with all the other cameras.
Could you help me to resolve this issue? This is a ink to my beta with this problem:

https://mega.nz/#!MIBVwAra!lQMRDFqyxr5PSJBEHmQ7I9hnUL-IYf_WLvz5HbRwEyk

Thanks a lot to all of you in advance!!  

The first thing to check would be the cars .cam file. The .cam file defines all of the settings for the views around the car.
Here is an example of the TVCockpit settings.
Note the line  ClipPlanes=(0.305000, 500.000000) anything less than 0.3metres and further away than 500metres from the camera will not be displayed, they will be clipped out.
Your car body is probably very close to where the camera is located therefore try adjusting the lower value downwards close to zero.

LocalCam=TVCOCKPIT
{
Fov=(100.389, 75.292)
 Clear=TRUE
 Color=(0, 0, 0)
 ClipPlanes=(0.305000, 500.000000)
 LODMultiplier=(1.000000)
 MipmapLODBias=(0.000000)
 Size=(1.000000, 1.000000)
 Center=(0.500000, 0.500000)
 Flags1=(0)
 Flags2=(0)
 RadiusLimits=(0.000000, 0.000000)
 OrientationRate=(35.000000, 35.000000, 25.000000)
 PositionOffset=(-0.000000, 0.428553, -0.230790)      //(Left-Right, Up-Down, Back,Forward)
 OrientationOffset=(-0.068662, -0.015162, 0.001304)
 Radius=(0.000000)
}

Welcome Mark  

Are you modelling the cars yourself?

David Sabre wrote:

The first thing to check would be the cars .cam file. The .cam file defines all of the settings for the views around the car.
Here is an example of the TVCockpit settings.
Note the line  ClipPlanes=(0.305000, 500.000000) anything less than 0.3metres and further away than 500metres from the camera will not be displayed, they will be clipped out.
Your car body is probably very close to where the camera is located therefore try adjusting the lower value downwards close to zero.

LocalCam=TVCOCKPIT
{
Fov=(100.389, 75.292)
 Clear=TRUE
 Color=(0, 0, 0)
 ClipPlanes=(0.305000, 500.000000)
 LODMultiplier=(1.000000)
 MipmapLODBias=(0.000000)
 Size=(1.000000, 1.000000)
 Center=(0.500000, 0.500000)
 Flags1=(0)
 Flags2=(0)
 RadiusLimits=(0.000000, 0.000000)
 OrientationRate=(35.000000, 35.000000, 25.000000)
 PositionOffset=(-0.000000, 0.428553, -0.230790)      //(Left-Right, Up-Down, Back,Forward)
 OrientationOffset=(-0.068662, -0.015162, 0.001304)
 Radius=(0.000000)
}

Thanks David for you help, unfortunately it does not work I assume this has something to do with this F1C carbody that I am trying to use. I really don't know what else could be..

Alberto Ibañez wrote:

Welcome Mark  

Are you modelling the cars yourself?

Hello Alberto and thank you! I am using the carbody of the F1 Challenge car, but I don't know why I cannot see this body with the tvcockpit camera, only with that, the others are just fine

I suspect it's a LOD issue. If you are too close to the car, you can't see the body. Ensure that in the cockpit section in the GEN file the object (carbody) starts being displayed at zero metres.

Alberto Ibañez wrote:

I suspect it's a LOD issue. If you are too close to the car, you can't see the body. Ensure that in the cockpit section in the GEN file the object (carbody) starts being displayed at zero metres.

This is the string copied directly from the gen in the line relative to the carbody (that I'm using as cockpit too):

LODIn=(0.0) LODOut=(100.0) ShadowReceiver=True

Try moving the TVCockpit camera position to somewhere near the rollover hoop, it look as if your camera location could be inside the car body.
This is the line to edit in the .cam file.

PositionOffset=(-0.000000, 0.428553, -0.230790)

David Sabre wrote:

Try moving the TVCockpit camera position to somewhere near the rollover hoop, it look as if your camera location could be inside the car body.
This is the line to edit in the .cam file.

PositionOffset=(-0.000000, 0.428553, -0.230790)

Tried without luck  What I find really strange is that if I enter test days with a car from the base mod (for example a Toleman, because this mod is based on the 1985 one) and then start adding opponents, then it's possible to see also these cars with their invisibile carbodies in the tvcockpit.  

Mark, please refrain from posting images wider than 750 px.

Hi Jason, I'm sorry I'll avoid these pictures from now on!

Hello, that's a great project ! I'm waiting for years for a '87 mod ! a team is working on a 1986 mod for rfactor 2, and it sounds wonderful, but I had few hopes to discover a 1987 mod project. Thanks ! I hope you'll reach to do something faithfull to this great season, the golden age of F1

Luca Martella wrote:

Hello, that's a great project ! I'm waiting for years for a '87 mod ! a team is working on a 1986 mod for rfactor 2, and it sounds wonderful, but I had few hopes to discover a 1987 mod project. Thanks ! I hope you'll reach to do something faithfull to this great season, the golden age of F1

Hi, yes the mod is proceeding, I had a problem for which I opened this topic but I solved it, it was a problem with the mirrors format in the carbody, I resolved using bmp instead of dds. The mod will not be ready before one month/one month and half, I'll let you know

Thanks, can't wait to discover your work ! I don't know why that year was missing, so incredible cars !
If I was able to do modding, I'd have created it since a while

there was a F1 challenge '87 mod, not too bad, and I reached to modify some skins in it, the problem is to be acurate in the details as the numbers, sponsors, or physics.

Luca Martella wrote:

Thanks, can't wait to discover your work ! I don't know why that year was missing, so incredible cars !
If I was able to do modding, I'd have created it since a while

there was a F1 challenge '87 mod, not too bad, and I reached to modify some skins in it, the problem is to be acurate in the details as the numbers, sponsors, or physics.

I totally agree!! At the moment we are finishing the F1 1986 mod with a guy, then I'll finish the 87 mod. There are also jobs I've already finished like a BRM add-on for the 1977 mod, I sent you some pics in PM!

So you are also doing a 86 mod ? Good to know ! Another team is creating a fantastic work on this season, but it is for rfactor 2, don't know if you have seen it, you can find it on studio 397

Hello! What a great project! 1986 and 1987 two fantastic years! Do you have some 1986 pictures of the mod ?

Thank you in advance

titi01170 wrote:

Hello! What a great project! 1986 and 1987 two fantastic years! Do you have some 1986 pictures of the mod ?

Thank you in advance

Welcome to HSO

Would you please change your nick to your real name as per the rules? Thank you

Timothé Pillet wrote:

Hello! What a great project! 1986 and 1987 two fantastic years! Do you have some 1986 pictures of the mod ?

Thank you in advance

Hello, we are almost done, this is our page: https://www.facebook.com/Rfactor-F1-1986-World-Championship-116029678735652/

So where can i get the 1986 and 1987 mods? And if they are still being developed, how long do you think your are going to develop them for?

GamerGuest64 wrote:

So where can i get the 1986 and 1987 mods? And if they are still being developed, how long do you think your are going to develop them for?

Firstly, welcome to HSO.

Secondly, can you edit your profile to show your real name please, as per forum rules.

Richard Coxon wrote:

GamerGuest64 wrote:

So where can i get the 1986 and 1987 mods? And if they are still being developed, how long do you think your are going to develop them for?

Firstly, welcome to HSO.

Secondly, can you edit your profile to show your real name please, as per forum rules.

done

Gustas Jasukaitis wrote:

So where can i get the 1986 and 1987 mods? And if they are still being developed, how long do you think your are going to develop them for?

Hello! Yes, we are working on it: 1986 is almost done, 1987 will come next, then 1981. Here you can get updates:

https://www.facebook.com/Rfactor-F1-1986-World-Championship-116029678735652/

Mark Lorenz wrote:

Gustas Jasukaitis wrote:

So where can i get the 1986 and 1987 mods? And if they are still being developed, how long do you think your are going to develop them for?

Hello! Yes, we are working on it: 1986 is almost done, 1987 will come next, then 1981. Here you can get updates:

Nice but will you ever do f1 1982? Because the only mod out there which is now 0.95 was never completed.

well the 1982 mod can be considered as finished since a while, and it's a pretty strong job, too bad I have a lot of CTD problems with the historic edition