¶ About
OCAP is a mission recording software used for Arma 3. It allows us to watch the events of our previous missions from a top-down map view
¶ Generating Maps
The OCAP software doesn't come pre-packed with any maps, so we have to source them ourselves. There is a guide on the OCAP GitHub, but we've come up with a cleaner process.
¶ Exporting SVG Files
OCAP's guide will direct you to export EMF files from Arma. We'll be exporting them using a different tool which should lead to some cleaner images.
- Create a folder in your
C:drive called Maps - Switch to the Arma 3 Dev Branch
- Open your Arma 3 Game Folder
- Rename
arma3_x64.exetobackup_arma3_x64.exe - Rename
arma3diag_x64.exetoarma3_x64.exe - Launch the game through Swifty Normally
We're using a profiling executable, so you're going to receive a lot more errors than normal. If you receive a prompt like this click Abort to continue on.
- Open the Editor and select the map you wish to export
- Start the mission without placing anything
- Once the mission loads, press Escape
- Paste the following code in The Debug Console and click on Local Exec
private _dir = format ["C:\Maps\%1.svg", (worldName)];
diag_exportTerrainSVG [_dir, false, false, false, false, false, false];
copyToClipboard format["%1, %2", worldName, worldSize];
- This script exports the map as an SVG file to your Maps folder as
worldName.svg - It also copies the worldName and the worldSize to your clipboard; paste this data somewhere safe for later (Google Sheets works great for this)
- You will also need to copy down the full name of the map; for example, if you exported Sahrani, you should have the following information noted somewhere:
Sara, 20480, Sahrani