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Atomic A2 joyride and SIMTOOLS

Discussion in 'New users start here - FAQ' started by ohno, Jan 17, 2014.

  1. bsft

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    I think it may be referring to the adjustment of weight balance. Which is possible. I did this test ages ago with a seat rails.
    The motors/actuators-pivot were connected to a frame. Then sitting on that was seat rails and another frame holding the seat and a bolt in arrangement for the pedals. The adjustment was moving the seat rails back or forth to suit the weight of the driver.
    Its worked well considering it was a trial. I used the idea more for a seat mover (rails forward) and full frame addition (rails back) . So I had the better of the two sim designs.
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    BlazinH Well-Known Member

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    You may be correct but I was making an assumption based on this;
    • Patented load-compensating ForceAssistTM technology maximises performance while minimising actuator power
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    sorry, I probably got my definition wrong.....need more coffee

    Heres photos of the previous mentioned simulator.
    You can see in the photos the difference in placement of the seat- wheel pedal frame
    actuator sim 2 (1).jpg seat rails forward
    actuator sim 2 (2).jpg seat rails back
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  4. value1

    value1 Nerd SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    @ohno, @jonmho, @rodoger: Having no Atomic I'm flying in the dark with the plugin. It might work – or not ;)

    Unpack simphynity_2_0_game_plugin.dll and copy it to your SimTools directory (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\SimTools)
    Set the axis and interface like in the examples below:
    Axis Assignments.png

    Interface Settings.png
    Let me know if there is any reaction.

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  5. value1

    value1 Nerd SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    Sorry, but you *must* select "binary" rather than "decimal" in the interface settings! I'll fix the picture later.
  6. ohno

    ohno New Member SimAxe Beta Tester Gold Contributor

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    hey value1..its not working for me.. should I set it simphynity to udp, or x-sim?
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    ohno New Member SimAxe Beta Tester Gold Contributor

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    heres the instructions that came with simphynity

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  8. value1

    value1 Nerd SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    Thank you, @ohno, for these instructions! They are very helpful. This probably opens another way.

    The plugin is supposed to work like any other original game plugin from Atomic. The start of GameEngine should activate the plugin. I have to investigate more.

    Thank you so far!
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    ohno New Member SimAxe Beta Tester Gold Contributor

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    thank you for taking a crack at it! really appreciate it:thumbs
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    value1 Nerd SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    @ohno, @jonmho, @rodoger: Next approach. This time I did some more debugging and my level of confidence is higher :) Still: It might work – or not ;)

    Unpack SimTools_GameEngine.dll.
    The DLL must be placed in the 'gameplugins' subdirectory of the main SIMPHYNITY installation directory.

    Please make sure you have the following settings in your SimTools axis and interface
    Axis Assignments.png
    Interface Settings.png
    If you see no reaction please rename
    SimTools_GameEngine.dll to GameEngine.dll and SimTools_GameEngine.exe (in the SimTools directory) to GameEngine.exe
    The plugin will only include surge, sway and heave at the moment.
    Thank you for feedback!

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  11. ohno

    ohno New Member SimAxe Beta Tester Gold Contributor

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    @value: when I open symphynity.. I get an error
    Error, could not open game plugin GameEngine.dll(loadlibrary failed, error code6). Skipping import.
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    please extract the SimTools_GameEngine.dll manually from the zip-file and move it manually to the plugin folder of your Symphynity program. Don't use the installer of SimTools :)
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    ohno New Member SimAxe Beta Tester Gold Contributor

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    I have all the settings like the picture.. also unzip and dragged to gameplugins.. still giving same error..

    simphynity : Error, could not open game plugin GameEngine.dll(loadlibrary failed, error code6). Skipping import
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    Oops [​IMG] I should read more carefully.
    I'll check later why this error.
    Thanks for the feedback!
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    AMS Simphynity 2.2b now supports SimTools with plug-in support. Following Simphynity instructions, I now have movement with my AMS Atomic A2 through SimTools. Now I just have to get enough "coins" to download a game plug-in.
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    The Atomic A2 is a commercial simulator, @yobuddy is there a commercial agreement for the legal use of SimTools via Simphynity 2.2b?

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    Or I am sure you could spare a few coins noorbeast....
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    It is not a question of sparing coins @bsft. For me it clarifying with @yobuddy if there is in fact a commercial agreement for a commercial product and if there is then access to plugins should be via that agreement.
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    Are you a politician?
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