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Discussion in 'New users start here - FAQ' started by fermevc, Jun 20, 2009.

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  1. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @MSG.

    Doing some research before getting in too deep is time well spent.

    Please bounce your plans and shopping list off members before jumping too far down what can be an expensive rabbit hole, if you get it wrong.

    Use the Search on the Recent page to find similar projects as to what you have in mind.

    You will also find plenty of helpful information in the FAQs, including code and instructions for using Arduino with a range of controllers: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    If something sounds odd then look it up in the glossary: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/glossary-of-acronyms-and-names.66/

    When you are ready please start your own project thread here and detail your project, so members can give support and advice where possible: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Good luck with your project.
    noorbeast, Aug 7, 2025
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  2. MSG

    MSG New Member

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    Ok Gracias
    MSG, Aug 7, 2025
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  3. The One Demon

    The One Demon New Member

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    I had a second hand older PT Actuator motion rig a few years back, but sold it when I started a new job and moved... Wish I kept everything but the PT Actuator part LOL.
    I had Simucube, a couple very nice Australian made wheels (two different brands), nice H shifter (can't remember the brand, but was miles better than Fanatec H shifter!), Jinx quickshifter, Heusinkveld Sprints, wind, etc)

    P.S I had an account here (same name and email address I just used to sign up xD), but it may have been deleted due to inactivity of a few years idk :confused:
    The One Demon, Aug 8, 2025
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  4. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome back @The One Demon, hopefully your are settled now and able to jump back in to creating a new rig.
    noorbeast, Aug 8, 2025
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  5. profizi

    profizi New Member

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    Hello guys i m Ghjuvanni from france , i m here to discover a new universe i think i will have questions but when a i see all this post i will surely find many answer ^^ .
    profizi, Aug 13, 2025
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  6. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @profizi.

    Use the Search on the Recent page to find projects of interest similar to what you have in mind.

    You will also find plenty of helpful information in the FAQs: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    If something sounds odd then look it up in the glossary: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/glossary-of-acronyms-and-names.66/

    When you are ready please start your own project thread here and detail your project, so members can give support and advice where possible: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Good luck with your project.
    noorbeast, Aug 13, 2025
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  7. mpride

    mpride New Member

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    Hey Everyone. I'm Mark and I'm from Texas. I used to play sim games years ago before all of the equipment was a lot less sophisticated than what you can put together these. days. At this point I'm really just trying to learn and decide how I want to proceed to put together a nice system.
    mpride, Aug 24, 2025
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  8. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @mpride.

    There are so many possibilities, depending on how far down the rabbit hole you want to go.

    Doing some research before getting in too deep is time well spent!

    Bounce your plans and shopping list off members before ordering, as it can be an expensive if you get it wrong.

    Use the Search on the Recent page to find similar projects as to what you have in mind.

    You will also find plenty of helpful information in the FAQs: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    If something sounds odd then look it up in the glossary: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/glossary-of-acronyms-and-names.66/

    When you are ready please start your own project thread here and detail your project, so members can give support and advice where possible: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/
    noorbeast, Aug 24, 2025
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  9. Teo

    Teo New Member

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    here to learn while starting my first DIY wheel and with a 3DOF sim as next dream.
    Teo, Sep 4, 2025 at 14:14
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  10. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    My Motion Simulator:
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    noorbeast, Sep 4, 2025 at 14:20
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  11. Jason1978

    Jason1978 New Member

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    New to the page as well. I started the day planning on building a stationary seat for racing but I’ve been led down the motion rabbit hole. lol. What I plan on building is a 2DOF with traction loss. I plan on doing a frame with 1” steel tubing and welding it. I want to make it semi compact as well. Now is where all the time and research comes! After all day of researching and looking for things, I think I will use wheel chair motors. Now it’s off to the forums!
    Jason1978, Sep 6, 2025 at 07:18
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  12. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @Jason198.

    There are so many possibilities.

    Doing some research before getting in too deep is time well spent!

    In would suggest you bounce your plans and shopping list off members before ordering, as it can be an expensive if you get it wrong.

    Use the Search on the Recent page to find similar projects as to what you have in mind.

    You will also find plenty of helpful information in the FAQs: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    If something sounds odd then look it up in the glossary: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/glossary-of-acronyms-and-names.66/

    When you are ready please start your own project thread here and detail your project, so members can give support and advice where possible: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/
    noorbeast, Sep 6, 2025 at 07:41
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  13. Geoff M

    Geoff M New Member

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    G'day folks! Just decided to have a crack at building a 6DoF sim rig. I'm making a base and bolting an existing stationary sim rig to it. I have no experience, but have a mechanical background and roughly understand the concept. I'm hoping to fill in the blanks with the brains trust here as my weakness is programming the 3 arduino R3's and getting it all to talk nicely with Sim Tools. I still have a lot to do, like 3D printing mounts for the rotary encoder boards, and making final servo arms. I'm using 6x 24VDC 500W ebike motors with 10:1 inbuilt gearboxes, being driven by 3x 100A H bridge drivers controlled by 3x arduino R3's and AS5600 rotary encoders for positioning.
    I Plan on supporting the "cradle" on 3x 700N gas springs to reduce the static load on the motors. (Don't look too closely at the welds. If ya squint, it's mint!).

    If anyone has any tips, I'd be glad to hear them. See pics below...
    2025-08-30 09_31_28-Sim Rig.xlsx - Excel.png 1000023442.jpg 1000023443.jpg 1000023446.jpg
    Geoff M, Sep 8, 2025 at 12:33
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