BULDOZER
Setup Customization
You can use as 3D viewer and exporter for *.wrp file either bulldozer.exe or your_armagame.exe.
To use your_armagame.exe do so:
1. Run Visitor
2. Tools > System Preferences to set the path to the real time viewer (Buldozer) in working directory (standard is P:\).
All path indications will be relative to this path.
NOTE: If something does not work as expected you should check there first.
3. Define the call parameters for the viewer:
"%PathToArmA2%\arma2oa.exe” [-window] –buldozer [-cfg=PathToConfig] -addons=ArmaAddons.txt
NOTE: Commands in squad brackets [] are optional. Leave [] away when using these commands.
%PathToArmA2% - the path to arma2oa.exe, this is the path to game installation.
-window – the parameter starts Buldozer in window instead of full screen mode.
-cfg=PathToConfig – the parameter forces Buldozer to use a certain configuration file.
For example: C:\Documents and Settings\<user_name>\My Documents\ArmA2\ArmA2OA.cfg
By default Buldozer uses Buldozer.cfg located there, but you may as well use your own configuration file located wherever you fancy.
-addons=ArmaAddons.txt – the file containing list of add-ons which are used when arma2oa.exe runs in Buldozer mode. Particularly useful for UI elements required for your work in Buldozer (the arrow marker, the box cursor), as well as for other unnecessary things like skies or clutter. Content of *.txt file is referring to unpacked data on your working disc (P:\), not to PBOs in game installation. ArmaAddons.txt must be located on the root of disk P. It is a list of add-ons, configurations of the listed add-ons will be used. E.g. if you want to see correct clutter settings for edited world, its folder must be mentioned in p:\ArmaAddons.txt.
addons[] =
{
"ca\", "ca\data\", "ca\UI\", "ca\UIFonts\"
};
NOTE: the path must end with backslash \, otherwise it will be considered as file, not path.
-connect=pipe\<AnyNameYouLike> - the use named pipe and specify its name.
NOTE: Useful especially when debugging. Not required for end-users.
-maxmem=1024 – the parameter defines amount of memory that can be used by the viewer.
Typical setup of real time viewer parameters
d:\%armapath%\ \your_armagame.exe -buldozer -window -addons=ofp2addons.txt -maxmem=1024
-connect - It is possible not to specify the viewer *.exe. This tells Visitor it should only create the pipe and listen to any incoming connections on it.
-connect=pipe\Visitor
This is handy when launching the viewer externally. Options other than -connect are ignored when used this way.
