Adding an external camera view to airplane.cfg for my C182

[CessnaSkypilotN7365W]

Ok, forgive me for starting a new thread if it's already out there but I couldn't find it.
I am trying to add a camera on the deck of the office trailer at my airport. It's a nice little airport on the east coast of Florida. Valkaria (X59)
I have seen a couple tutorial web sites and have attempted to create it with no success to this point. I first was changing the camera.cfg file but just recently learned that when I load my skylane the airplane.cfg file loads, thus over-riding the camera.cfg views. Is this correct?
But my big question at this point is, to me, the mysterious GUID={}
What is this and where/how do I get one? How unique must it be? Just in my pc or throughout the universe?

I'm lost again....
Roger

[Tomas Linnet]

Hi Roger

I find this page rather useful: http://www.fstipsandaddons.com/tutorial ... meras.html and for the GUID's, I use this one: https://guidgenerator.com/

I did think about buying the chase plane addon, but I think I'll wait until the final version is out. Froogle made a nice video on it: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-dEWVNMvLs[/youtube]

And a comparison between Chase Plane and EZdoc:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM1XGcpKUCo[/youtube]

Pick your weapon of choice and get on with it. I recently formatted my HD and forgot to save my homemade cameras....really want Chase Plane...

[CessnaSkypilotN7365W]

Hi Roger

I find this page rather useful: http://www.fstipsandaddons.com/tutorial ... meras.html and for the GUID's, I use this one: https://guidgenerator.com/...

Tomas, Thanks. Yes that is a good tutorial. Didn't know about the guidgenerator. Does it really have to be so unique?

Roger

[CessnaSkypilotN7365W]

Ok.. been doing some research...
InitialXyz is defined as the camera XYZ position offset from the default location in meters.
How do I know what the default location is???

I had some luck creating an outside camera specific to my C182 only.
Now I want to create rear seat views. If I create them in Origin = Virtual Cockpit and then assign a specific XYZ offset then what is the reference to this offset? Is 0,0,0 between the front headrests?

Blue skies my friends and I am always grateful for your help.

Roger