FX3 Setup Help Please

[cv2065]

Hey all. Wrapping up my VPX tables and thought I'd explore FX3 as well before I install my front end. I've downloaded the FX3 software, received my cabinet code from Zen, and have been working on getting my display setup dialed in. I have a 3 display setup, including a real DMD.  My playfield is a 4K display (Acer 43") and HD Backglass monitor. When I start FX3, the table only shows in my backglass monitor. The playfield is left dormant with nothing even attempting to start. I have the display in settings at 270 degrees and put in the screen resolutions for display settings in the cabinet section.

Is there something I'm missing here? Even if my settings were off I'd assume I'd at least see some kind of activity in my playfield, but nothing.  Anyone have sample settings to try for a 3 display setup that includes a real dmd?

 

Thanks!

[Mike_da_Spike]

i have a same setup as you have.

A pindmdv3 as real dmd. And 4k playfield.

Looks like your playfield is launched on your backglass. Is that correct. Is your playfield your primary monitor in windows?

Is this behavior the same if you just launch fx3 from steam ?

[cv2065]

10 hours ago, Mike_da_Spike said:

i have a same setup as you have.

A pindmdv3 as real dmd. And 4k playfield.

Looks like your playfield is launched on your backglass. Is that correct. Is your playfield your primary monitor in windows?

Is this behavior the same if you just launch fx3 from steam ?

Good catch on the playfield as primary monitor. I didn't have that checked off. So now that it's checked, the table shows up on the playfield, but no backglass image. So just the inverse of before. Having the same issue in Future Pinball but VPX works great. Thought checking off as the primary monitor would solve all of it, but no dice.

I'm launching the program from the FX3 icon on my desktop, so not sure if that is considered launching from Steam or if I'm missing something there.

Thanks for the assistance. Nice to have someone with a similar setup. I have the Pin2DMD, so roughly the same. 

 

[Mike_da_Spike]

Vpx, fp and fx3 are 3 completly different programs, so you cannot compare them.

I use Doflinx to show my backglasses ( and to have dof working). For getting your dmd to work, use dmdext from freezy.

[cv2065]

I have Doflinx installed, but I'll take a look at it again. Not sure if I have dmdext from Freezy installed, but I'll check that as well. 

[Mike_da_Spike]

16 minutes ago, cv2065 said:

I have Doflinx installed, but I'll take a look at it again. Not sure if I have dmdext from Freezy installed, but I'll check that as well. 

If you have doflinx installed, just read this :

https://www.vpforums.org/index.php?showtopic=42230

Also download the active backglasses.

For Dmdext, just downliad 1.8 or higher 

See https://github.com/freezy/dmd-extensions

You need a startup file in Pinballx that will kick of dmdext. Really good fx3 dmd from freezy.

If you setup pinballx, I have created from the fx3 dmd, new mp4's to show in frontend.  Are on ftp under my name, but also download able via database manager(if you have access to the gameex ftp)