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Title: pad lock?
Post by: Am0n on October 26, 2001, 12:16:00 PM

friendly/enemy padlock
What is this?

all i see it do is hi-light a enemy AC. Is there more to it than this?

Title: pad lock?
Post by: Westy MOL on October 26, 2001, 12:16:00 PM

"friendly/enemy padlock   What is this?"

A CRUTCH!!!

 :D

Title: pad lock?
Post by: Am0n on October 26, 2001, 12:21:00 PM

Thanks for the insightful reply Westy..  :D

I totaly understand what it does now! hehe

seriously though..  :confused:

Title: pad lock?
Post by: popeye on October 26, 2001, 12:47:00 PM

Supposed to automatically keep the selected plane in view.  Not sure of the details, never tried it.  Prolly written up on the help page somewhere.  Also see, "target fixation".    :)

[ 10-26-2001: Message edited by: popeye ]

Title: pad lock?
Post by: AKSWulfe on October 26, 2001, 01:06:00 PM

Am0n, I set it up offline to try it out...

It's not a smooth transition like other padlocks, it simply scrolls between views... such as 4/8 pr 6/8 or 4/2, simply combo views.

It loses lock when it goes behind a large structure, but I think it retains lock behind canopy struts.

I tried it out so I could tell people how to use it, in all honestly- pan/snap views are the best (not snap or pan.. but the snap/pan combo).
-SW