Referring to the preceding section, DCS Exporter Options, ensure that you have the tacview module enabled, flight data recording enabled, and single-player flights set to record all available data (or record local player only if you prefer).
Perform a single-player flight in DCS World. Tacview does not need to be running during the flight.
Find your ACMI file in your %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Tacview\ folder:
DCS World - Default Export Path
To change the recording folder, make your choice at Options → ACMI Files Recording Folder.
DCS World - Change Recording Folder
If it is more convenient for you not to open Tacview to make this change, whether or not you are running a dedicated server, you can make it directly in the options.lua file as described in Using Tacview with DCS Dedicated Server. Note the double backslashes:
To open and analyze your file, follow the steps in Opening a File.
If no files are being generated, or the files are empty, see the FAQ Entry
We are now ready to move on to multiplayer flights!