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--- arma3:alwarren-weapon-collimator-sights [2013/04/24 18:40] – created alwarren-weapon-collimator-sights initial page. snakeman
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 ====== ArmA 3 Weapon Collimator Sights ======
+[[https://www.pmctactical.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=68|ArmA 3 Forum]], [[:arma3|ArmA 3]], [[arma3:config|ArmA 3 Config]], [[arma3:missions|ArmA 3 Missions]], [[arma3:modeling|ArmA 3 3D Modeling]], [[arma3:scripting|ArmA 3 Scripting]], [[arma3:terrain|ArmA 3 Terrain]], [[arma3:texturing|ArmA 3 Texturing]], [[arma3:tools|ArmA 3 Tools]]
 **ArmA 3 Weapon Collimator Sights Tutorial** by Alwarren
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 All of the following (except specifically noted) is done with the PILOT view of the model. You do not need to add anything to the non-PILOT views. In order to hide the reticule from view, it is placed at the end of a long transparent tube that will obstruct any vision of the reticule and nothing else. Assume the following Holo sight:
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+{{ https://pmc.editing.wiki/images/alwarren-arma-3-weapon-collimator-sights-tutorial-screen-1.jpg }}
 Grab the indicated edge loop, duplicate it (Control-D in Blender), then extrude a long, slightly tapered tunnel from it (Press 'E' in Blender). The result should look something like this
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+{{ https://pmc.editing.wiki/images/alwarren-arma-3-weapon-collimator-sights-tutorial-screen-2.jpg }}
 Make sure that the normals are correctly pointing outside. At the end of the tunnel, place a quad with your reticule mapped onto it. If you had a previous reticule, you can translate that to the end of the tunnel. You will likely have to scale it up a bit since it is now pretty far away from the viewer. A factor of 2 should do, but that is something that needs experimenting. Make sure to assign the right texture to it, and uv-unwrap it. Also, make very sure that the reticule is on the same axis as your 'eye' selection in the Memory LOD, or the weapon will not shoot correctly.
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 ====== In Oxygen ======
-With the first LOD selected, add the named property 'forcenotalpha' and make it a value of 1. If you cannot find the named property window, press Control-1 to open it.
+With the first LOD selected, add the named property 'forcenotalpha' and make it a value of 1. If you cannot find the named property window, press Control-1 to open it. If your model has a geometry LOD, repeat this step with that one as well, setting the 'forcenotalpha' property to 1.
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+{{ https://pmc.editing.wiki/images/alwarren-arma-3-weapon-collimator-sights-tutorial-screen-3.jpg }}
 Switch to the pilot view LOD. Select the polygons that make up the tube, and press 'E' to get the Face properties. Refer to the following image:
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+{{ https://pmc.editing.wiki/images/alwarren-arma-3-weapon-collimator-sights-tutorial-screen-4.jpg }}
 Make sure to enable "Position" in Lighting and Shadow, and make sure that "Enable Shadow" is off. You might need to click the checkbox twice. Next, you need a texture of any size that has a very low alpha channel value. The easiest way to get this is by entering "#(argb,8,8,3)color(0,0,0,0.01,co)" in the texture field, but if you have a file texture, that will also do. Click "OK" to dismiss the window.
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 Now select the face(s) of your reticule (and only this/these face(s)) and again select "Move top" in the 'Faces' menu.
+If you sight has a glass face (like the glass of an Eotech), select the glass now and select "Move top" in the 'Faces' menu one more time.
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 Pack your addon normally, for example with BinPBO. You're done. Really, there isn't anything more to do. Put your sight on a weapon, and observe the behavior in ArmA 3. You might need to tweak the size and/or material settings of the reticule to make it appear satisfactory.