Translations:Studiox ar7200bx plugin/20/en

Custom Swashplate Mixer
The Custom Swashplate Mixer allows you to use any geometry as long as you are able to define it.
Make sure that the custom preset is selected as swashplate mixing type (dialog's header shows "Active") if you want to see any changes reflected on your model in real-time.

Basic Swashplate Settings

If you are having a scale heli and need phasing for your rotor head you can normally start using a preset swash mixing type from the "Basic Settings" in the upper section:

• Mechanical
• 90°
• 120°
• 140°
• 140° (1=1)

Then only rotate the swash phasing as necessary. Note these presets have nothing to do with the predefined presets of the Swashplate mixing setup menu point. These are only presets for creating your custom swash mixing more easily as you don't have to enter angles and distances separately as it can by done in the section below! Also when rotating the swashphasing by the rotation box in reality this will change the swash angles as you can see in the fields below. So in fact there is no difference between the Basic Settings and the Expert Settings, both will change the same values. It's just a different style of setup.

Expert Swashplate Settings

If the presets do not cover what you are looking for you can freely define your swashplate geometry using the "Expert Settings".

How to setup swash phasing
As this is asked very often we will give a brief explanation here what you are intended to do when setting up of swash phasing is necessary for your scale helicopter. Please note that for setup you have to make sure that your helicopter control is basically working already, i.e. make sure that servo directions have been setup correctly at Setup menu point I and that you stick control on the radio are moving the swashplate into correct directions (forwards, backwards, left and right). For this you may choose one of the predefined Swashplate mixing types at Setup menu point H before which matches your swashplate mixing type best. Also you may go through Setup menu completely and also adjust the rest of the menu points but note that Setup menu points J, K and L will have to be readjusted after setting the swashplate phasing!

1. Activate the custom preset as your Swashplate mixing type at Setup menu point H

2. Choose the type of swashplate mixing that is required for your helicopter either by selecting a preset under "Basic Setting" or by entering the angles and bolt distances manually under "Expert Setting"

3. Align one of the rotorblades in parallel to the helicopters tail boom. Preferably set your thrust stick to 0 degrees of collective pitch

4. Now when giving elevator stick input the specific rotorblade mustn't change its pitch. It is only allowed to change pitch when giving aileron input

5. Adjust the swash phasing until 4 is fulfilled

6. Make sure that you have turned the phasing into the correct direction: If you give right aileron input the rotorblade must change pitch so that the heli will roll to the right. When aligning one of the rotorblades perpendicular to the tail boom this rotorblade must produce a tilt forwards when pushing the elevator stick forwards. If the phasing is inverted by 180° degrees the rotorblades will not steer the heli in the correct direction! in this case repeat 5