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  1. Mzeid

    Mzeid New Member

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    Hey guys,

    I am mohamed, i just got to motion rigs when i saw a video on youtube
    and they caught my interest, and now planning to build mine and started digging to gather all whats needed.

    thanks
    Mzeid, Apr 20, 2020
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  2. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @CMzeid.

    You have come to the right place, as there is a really active community here who freely give of their time and expertise.

    You will find plenty of helpful information in the FAQs to get you started, in particular check out the fundamentals of motion and the design section: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    You can go through existing member projects for specific ideas or inspiration: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Or search for specific types of projects using the Google Custom Search function on the Recent page: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/find-new/posts?recent=1

    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: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Good luck with your project.
    Last edited: Apr 21, 2020
    noorbeast, Apr 20, 2020
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  3. Edward Richards

    Edward Richards New Member

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    Hi.
    Back in 1997 I made a simulator pod with home made (mix of steel and wood) steering wheel and pedals.
    At the time I was also racing a real RX-7 in the State Championships (Australia).
    Rally has always been my thing. So DiRT 2.0 and WRC 8 is amazing.

    It's funny - I just looked at an old video of it and F1 Monaco game play and pod's immersion hasn't changed that much.

    Forward 20yrs and I'm dabbling with the idea of getting back into SimRacing.

    My other hobby is hobby machinist - so I can fabricate pretty much anything with my workshop.
    And I was an embedded engineer - so I have the electronics down.
    I'd ignored motion rigs for a long time coz the telemetry wasn't there in the games - but it is now.
    Discovering SimTools and FlyPT is really motivating.
    Oh I also work at NVIDIA so that has some advantages too :)
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    Edward Richards, Apr 20, 2020
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  4. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @Edward Richards.

    It is one deep and twisty rabbit hole, which is part of the fun, so do plenty of research first. Thankfully we a really active community here who freely give of their time and expertise.

    Check out the FAQs to get you started, in particular the design section: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    Browse existing member projects for specific ideas or inspiration: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Or search for specific types of projects using the Google Custom Search function on the Recent page: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/find-new/posts?recent=1

    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: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Good luck with your project.
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    noorbeast, Apr 21, 2020
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  5. chrisgeo

    chrisgeo Member

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    Hello,

    I am a newbie to this forum and currently collecting ideas for a 6DoF platform powered by an Arduino for my son. (Ok a bit for myself too).

    I have printed a small scale model which works mechanically quite good, now I am up for the next step, go full scale.
    The source of the parts is a bit of a problem here in far north Australia.

    Otherwise, yo will hear from me, here or there.

    Thanks for your help in advance.

    Cheers
    Chris
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    chrisgeo, Apr 21, 2020
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  6. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @chrisgeo.

    A 6DOF is an ambitious first project.

    You will find plenty of helpful information in the FAQs to get you started, in particular check out the design and 6DOF sections: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    You can go through existing member projects for specific ideas or inspiration, in particular have a good look at some of the most recent 6DOF builds, as they introduce some new refinements and hardware options: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Or search for specific types of projects using the Google Custom Search function on the Recent page: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/find-new/posts?recent=1

    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: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Good luck with your project.
    noorbeast, Apr 21, 2020
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  7. Gtwiin

    Gtwiin New Member

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    My Motion Simulator:
    2DOF, 3DOF, DC motor, Arduino
    Hi,
    I'm Daniel and for a long time I have been designing and building my 2dof sim. For a long time because I made it for a school project when I was younger, unfortunatelly in this project I only got to build it and wasnt capable to make it work.
    Since I went studying to the University I got no time to work in it and set it sometime apart unable to work out where some faults were. Lately since we should stay at home I got time and knowledge enough to make it work and I achieved my goal. Now the sim works and I'm able to tune it slightly.
    I'll post the evolution of my personal project when I have time to do so, so hopefully I can help somebody with the problems I had and how I overcomed them.
    Thanks
    Gtwiin, Apr 21, 2020
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  8. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @Gtwiin.

    You have come to the right place, as there is a really active community here who freely give of their time and expertise.

    You will likely find the answers to many of your questions 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 to share your rig and after reviewing the FAQs post any questions you may have: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Good luck with your project.
    noorbeast, Apr 22, 2020
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  9. Gtwiin

    Gtwiin New Member

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    2DOF, 3DOF, DC motor, Arduino
    Thank you! I'll share my project whenever I have time to do so.
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    Gtwiin, Apr 22, 2020
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  10. Username

    Username New Member

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    Hi All.

    I am planning on building a 6DoF system and joined the community for inspiration. I am a mechatronics engineer so hoping I can use some professional experience, and potentially help others.

    Quick question however, that I can't seen to find a clear answer for. If creating a 6DoF system, can I add additional actuators/motors (belt tensioner etc) using SimTools? I am unsure at this stage if there is a hard limit on the number of inputs.

    Cheers.
    Username, Apr 22, 2020
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  11. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @Username.

    A 6DOF is an ambitious first project, being an engineer will help..

    You will find plenty of helpful information in the FAQs to get you started, in particular check out the design and 6DOF sections, plus the SimTools manual: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    SimTools can be set with a and b axis allocations, so can handle 12 axis, so plenty of capacity for additions such as harnesses, G-seat and the like.

    You can go through existing member projects for specific ideas or inspiration, in particular have a good look at some of the most recent 6DOF builds, as they introduce some new refinements and hardware options: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Or search for specific types of projects using the Google Custom Search function on the Recent page: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/find-new/posts?recent=1

    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: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Good luck with your project.
    noorbeast, Apr 22, 2020
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  12. ferrere

    ferrere GADOY 63450

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    2DOF, DC motor, Arduino
    Hello kevin
    Welcome and goolluck foryour project .
    i'm french and if you need some help for arduino or software "Pas de probleme avec plaisir"
    my project will be finished soon i am waiting for the potentiometers (amazon).
    I have the program 2 dof tester of racing (Arduino) which I slightly modify.
    good luck and welcome again
    ferrere, Apr 22, 2020
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  13. Morket

    Morket New Member Gold Contributor

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    Hola. Me llamo Morket y soy nuevo. Ya he fabricado mi simulador con mucha información de este foro. He adquirido la licencia simtools tambien, pero al instalar el simtools sigue apareciendome como version demo. Alguien sabe como activarla??

    Un saludo. Ire actualizando mi maquina asi como vaya funcionando
    Morket, Apr 24, 2020
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  14. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    My Motion Simulator:
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    Please be aware that you can dual language post but it is part of the Forum Rules that you also include English, doing so via Google Translate is fine: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/forum-rules.9527/

    That said see here re registering SimTools: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/how-to-register-simtools-2-0.9720/
    noorbeast, Apr 25, 2020
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  15. Morket

    Morket New Member Gold Contributor

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    I have seen the manual and searched the forums but there is so much content that I did not see it. Thanks for the help


    I have written in English, but the google translate has translated it by posting. sorry
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    Morket, Apr 25, 2020
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  16. mars

    mars New Member

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    Hi All - I don't have room for a motion rig but I am planning to add an active belt tensioner to my stationary rig using Simtools, an Arduino Uno, and large RC servos. I don't have access to a 3D printer so I plan to make the rollers and all supports from PVC and 2020 aluminum extrusion. I will use micro RC servos to test my system and 3D modeling software to design the physical aspects. Once I understand the elements I will build it!.

    Once I get a bit further along I will start a thread.

    Thanks,

    Mars
    mars, Apr 26, 2020
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  17. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @mars.

    I see you have started a project thread and look forward to following your progress.

    Good luck with your harness project.
    noorbeast, Apr 26, 2020
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  18. Tahir Ballikaya

    Tahir Ballikaya New Member

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    Hi I am Tahir from Germany, 32 yeras old, Industrial Engineer (not sure if it helps)
    I recently got into simracing. Not playing excessively maybe 1-1,5 hours a day, but still enjoying.

    Currently I enjoy Dirt Rally 2.0 (for offroad) and Project Cars 2 (for GT/TC cars) though I want to shift to Assetto Corsa as I dont like the multiplayer and some other things in PCars 2.

    I just bought a Thrustmaster TX with the Ferrari wheel, and if you know that product you know it has decent base but cheap wheel and even cheaper pedals. I have to put some foam behind the brake pedal to make it workable. It's ok for starters but as I progress I want something more realistic.

    So I thought why not DIY (the accecories are quite expensive, Fanatec wants 130€ for a simple handbrake and Thrustmaster even 250€, come on!!, and lets not even start with Fanatec wheels) I have many tools which I can use at home and my father has even a welding machine. My future projects look probably like this:

    1) Transducer/Bass shaker for my chair
    2) Simple Button box
    3) Drift Handbrake
    4) Sequential Shifter
    5) Pedals with load cell
    6) 1 Wheel for Rally with rev LED lights and some buttons
    7) 1 Wheel for GT with paddle shifters and display
    not sure about the wheels though because I might need a 3D Printer

    And if I am done with all of that, lets see about DD wheel base and motion simulator :)

    I am glad to find this community. I'm sure I can find lots of help here.
    Tahir Ballikaya, Apr 26, 2020
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  19. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @Tahir Ballikaya.

    Check out the FAQs to get you started, in particular the Peripherals: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    You can search for specific types of member projects using the Google Custom Search function on the Recent page: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/find-new/posts?recent=1

    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: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Good luck with your project.
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    noorbeast, Apr 26, 2020
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  20. GeronimoQ13

    GeronimoQ13 A nerd from Norway

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    My Motion Simulator:
    3DOF, AC motor
    Hi all, I am Jeroen from Norway and starting to build theSFX-100 motion system using the Thanos controller. Almost all parts are received so now it's a matter of reading up in the forum and learn how to put everything together. I am very excited to learn more from the community!
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    GeronimoQ13, Apr 28, 2020
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