Yes; however, keep in mind that 'expo' is a subtle flattening of the curve at the center. It has a pronounced affect in 'feel' as you fly, by is less pronounced visually on the CAD drawing. That said, the 'number' produced in the physics and radio display is correct and pronounced. Also, if you were so inclined you could graph those numbers on paper (like in high school?) and actually see the curve.so can you really see the actions on the cad drawing ? Just to confirm your settings
If the design, and mapping, pivots, physics, etc, are good then quite a bit can be done to tweak the model in the editor; but if the 3D modeling was crap, well the editor is not going to be much help (depends obviously on the details). Someone like @technoid or @legoman will be able to help a little better with this question.Thanks for the knowledge.
Can I fix it. like to do as a exercise to gain bit practice.
By the way is the design part in the manual or not documented.
Dimi
I think you've misunderstood how this works.Exponential is what we're talking about, and for the purposes of examples, it is most always set to 'always' with a #1 and #2 percentage of '0'. (always NO expo)
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To specify Expo percentages you first need to change the conditional from 'always' to something else; click on the condition and select which option you want. (this is for a later discussion)
Nope; I understand it completely. Thanks.I think you've misunderstood how this works.
Right. I get it.Note that when Exponential When --> Activated When is set to "Always", all the conditional values below it are disabled (grayed out) and cannot be modified. That is because they are inactive and not applied. "Always" means literally that: always on. Similarly, "Never" means expo will never be applied, and whatever values may be specified for the conditional properties below it are disregarded entirely. Only when one of the other Activated When options is chosen ("Conditional Channel...") do the values below come into play.
I also agree, completely. You may have misunderstood my post. The point of my post was, "leave it alone". It was only a hypothetical what if, and if what, thing. I have never changed Expo in the editor, nor would I. I set my D/R Expo totally on the DX8.Unless you want to disable expo entirely (some people don't use it), as a general rule I would not recommend anybody ever modify the Exponential When values. A handful of advanced users with very particular and atypical needs might have a good reason to. For everyone else, having expo always on for aileron, elevator, and rudder is probably the best choice.
Again, right. I get it. Thank you.While we're on the topic of expo setup, it is worth noting that at the Output Channel level (one level up from Exponential When), there are expo two values: Expo During Low Rates and Expo During High Rates. Which value is applied to that channel's output depends on whether low rates are currently active for that channel. (If low rates are either always on or never, then only that single corresponding expo value will ever be applied.)
All well and good but how about HIGH rates?Once you get used to the aircraft editor, its pretty easy to accomplish:
As an example I'm talking about the Turbo Timber 1.5m (4S with slats). This is my favorite 'actual' model from E-Flite.
Once you select the plane in the simulator, enter the 'aircraft editor' (same drop-down, second line down); you will notice that the plane is depicted in the center top (CAD-like) and the bottom panel has five tabs: vehicle, physics, electronics, radio, visuals. You will want to be familiar with all of this--! however, for this discussion I'll focus on just the radio. Click open the channel (2) (this is the elevator software radio channel)
You will see:
low rates
exponential
>input
Exponential is what we're talking about, and for the purposes of examples, it is most always set to 'always' with a #1 and #2 percentage of '0'. (always NO expo)
You will notice on this plane that the Switch (C) is the switch that controls the 'low rates' for elevator; actually, it also controls the low rates for ailerons too, as well rudder. If you want to, you can specify a different switch setting for each axis (this is very common, especially on the EDF jets).
To specify Expo percentages you first need to change the conditional from 'always' to something else; click on the condition and select which option you want. (this is for a later discussion)
When you get the conditional set, the percentages (previously greyed out) become available; set the percentage you want-- usually 5 to 15 percent. This tends to deaden or 'flatten' the rate(s) curve from linear to exponential (an actual curve) at the center of the gimbal, making the gimbal less sensitive to motion near the center (helps when nubs over-fly, like over-steering in a car).
Save your changes. When you do this you will need to give your new model a new name, and this model will show up in your 'Custom Aircraft' collection under Select Aircraft. In this way (similar to Radio Profiles) you are not allowed to change the original aircraft, but you are creating 'new' aircraft from the original prototypes. If you honk it up, no worries, just delete the custom aircraft and go again.
This is the top level answer to your question. It is not intended to be a tutorial, and there is much more that can be said; but, this will give you an idea of where you need to focus and study.
marcus