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  1. Sim_Kyle

    Sim_Kyle New Member

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    Good morning gents,

    I am new here and looking to build a 3DOF or 2DOF with traction loss. I am a design engineer by trade with access to laser cutting machines, press breaks, pem insert machines and welding as well as solidworks. I am working to finish the 3D model but still learning a lot through this forum and various websites.

    Areas im still trying to understand:
    1- what level of movement is ideal for roll pitch and yaw? currently have +- 7.5 degress of yaw possible in the design.
    2- Trying to get coins so i can work out this sim tools app. I need to figure out ideal mounting points for use with crab pot motors and if a smaller motor can be used for the traction loss.
    3- im a 350lb dude so will this sim work for me or should I look into bigger motors/shorter moment arm(less roll and pitch movement). where to focus increased structural design(where is the common failure points).
    4- new to arduino, im sure there plenty of resources on this and ive been wanting a project to cut my teeth on in the arduino world. not currently worried about this as i want to get the physical rig design first.
    5- what power supply will be needed? i surely cant run this off the same breaker as my desk top computer as i believe with the power my monitor and computer takes up i near full load on this breaker already. Do you guys run a cord to the adjacent room? At my lake house this will be near a breaker and ill likely add a dedicated breaker for the rig.

    If i could get any help on these questions that would be awesome. ill likely copy and past to a non welcome forum for ideal exposure to the right crowd.

    Many Thanks,
    Kyle
  2. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @Sim_Kyle.

    You don't need coins to test out SimTools, it comes with the fully functional Live For Speed plugin, specifically for testing purposes.

    Be aware you need to run LFS before patching it for motion: https://www.xsimulator.net/communit...run-in-first-person-mode-before-patching.365/

    Grab a copy of the SimTools manual: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/rtfm-start-with-the-official-simtools-documentation.117/

    Then see the SimTools section of the FAQs for tips and tricks in using SimTools: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/simtools-settings-tips-and-tricks.18/category

    There are lots of member projects to check out and draw inspiration and ideas from from: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    You can also search for specific types of projects/information 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, please re-post your build related questions you have there, as the Welcome thread is not the place for those, plus detail your project progress: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Good luck with your project.
  3. donottellmywife

    donottellmywife Member Gold Contributor

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    My Motion Simulator:
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    Hey all. Totally new here. Been inspired by Halloween2Go / DMax to build a 3DOF setup like many others. I've started to gather some of the parts and components and this will be a fun winter project for me to work on now that both of the cars that were my projects are kinda completed. Most of the things look fairly straightforward (just going to figure out the emergency breaker setup later on as I want to make sure I can stop the thing.

    Just waiting till the steel starts to show up sometime soon.
  4. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @donottellmywife.

    @Halloween2go is one of the any active and awesome members here.

    Do checkout the FAQs:

    There is a section on Forum tips, one is to use @ then the member name, that way that person will get an automatic notification of your post: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/tag-a-member.73/

    You will also find a heap of other handy information in the FAQs, in particular check out the SimTools, fundamentals of motion and the design sections: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    When you are ready please start your own project thread, post your build related questions to it, plus detail your project progress: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Good luck with your project.
  5. Adrian_since1986

    Adrian_since1986 New Member

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    My Motion Simulator:
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    Hi guys, I'm Adrian and I live in Brazil,

    Moving on to introduce myself only now, but I've been devouring the forum content for at least 4 months, and it was of great help to me to solve all my doubts, I would like to thank you all for the excellent content.

    My skills in electronics are basic, and in mechanics practically zero hehe (even so I managed to assemble my prototype)
    I am currently assembling the final 2DOF version in aluminum profile and waiting for some parts to arrive from the laser cut.

    Soon I'll create a topic to present my project and request tips and improvements :)

    Greetings
  6. andrecp82

    andrecp82 New Member Gold Contributor

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    My Motion Simulator:
    DC motor, Arduino, Motion platform, 6DOF
    Hello community, nice to meet you, I'm new here.
    I'm from Brazil so I don't speak English and I'll be using google translate to communicate with you and maybe some words won't be translated correctly, so I apologize if this happens.
    I would like to congratulate them for the excellent projects.
    I want to make a low cost 6DOF motion platform with 24V 82 RPM 55W motors using Arduino Uno R3 and IBT2 drivers (BTS7960).
    I'm already acquiring the necessary materials for such a project, but I have a lot of doubts about which structure to build, so I believe I'll create a new topic and ask the community for help... lol....
    The motors arrived today and I already had an arduino and an IBT2, with this I will be able to start testing the electronics.
    So I can open a new topic to start the activities.
    Thank you all
    Greetings
  7. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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  8. Adrian_since1986

    Adrian_since1986 New Member

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    My Motion Simulator:
    2DOF, DC motor, Arduino

    Thank you very much, I will be posting today
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  9. Drest

    Drest New Member

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    Hello everyone,
    I have read a lot about projects from here before being a new member :)
    Two years ago I've started to design and build my own simrig. I've been inspired by a lot of DIY projects and commercial products. At first, I decided to build a static rig, but now I'm looking to add motion to it so I decided it was time to join you :)

    I'll create a thread to show you my build, sharing the plans and talking about future evolutions.
    Thanks everyone for all the share, it helps me a lot in my project and prompted me to do the same !

    Drest
  10. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @Drest.

    You have come to the right place, the community here is very active, creative and knowledgeable.

    Do check out 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, ask any questions you have there and detail your project progress: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Good luck with your project.
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  11. khairul nizam

    khairul nizam dadima

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    My Motion Simulator:
    2DOF, DC motor
    Hello guys. I've been reading this on this forum for a while, but not having enough resources for the sim building is the only constraints. I am currently on a static rig, and looking forward to move for a motion soon as my arduino nano has just arrived today. If there are any advices regarding uploading to nano, please mind to share some. Thank you
  12. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @khairul nizam

    You have come to the right place, the community here is very active, creative and knowledgeable.

    Do check out 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/

    I would normally suggest the Uno and SMC3, as the latter has a handy graphical tools to ease settings, supports a range of control boards and is used by many members, but there are a range of Arduino code options, see the FAQs here: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/arduino-code-for-use-with-various-hardware-and-simtools.31/

    When you are ready please start your own project thread here, ask any questions you have there and detail your project progress: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Good luck with your project.
  13. TRAce

    TRAce New Member

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    First time on the site...love what I see. I'm into racing and flying simulator games, have about 6 hours in an FAA approved flight simulator. I'm a garage door mechanic so I work with gear reducer motors up to 480v. Working on designing my first Sim. Lots of considerations. Cannot wait to see what everyone has done. Curious if anyone has attempted continuous rotation Simulation instead of just angular manipulation.
  14. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @TRAce.

    Sounds like you have a useful background and expertise for DIY motion simulation.

    There are lots of member projects to check out and draw inspiration and ideas from from: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

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

    You can also search for specific types of projects/information 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, ask any questions you have there, including about possible approaches, and detail your project progress: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Good luck with your sim project.
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  15. Piotr Pinchinat

    Piotr Pinchinat New Member

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    Hi,
    very excited to join this forum. I am into various R&D projects inlc: , 3d modeling and printing, computer assembly, drones, programming, etc. Also have some motorsport experience with rally. As many previous joiners I have an idea to build a 6DOF simulator. I am overwelmed by amount of knowledge shared here. As much as this is probably unrealistic I'd love read it all. Starting :)
  16. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @Piotr Pinchinat.

    Any 6DOF is an ambitious first project. So doing some research before getting in any deeper is time well spent.

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

    Use the Enhanced Google Search on the Recent page to find the latest member 6DOF projects, as there have been many refinements to how members build 6DOF rigs.

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

    Good luck with your project.
  17. Jayne

    Jayne New Member

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    Hi, I recently joined this forum after stumbling on it through google. I am amazed at what members here have built. So much more advanced than I imagined was possible on an affordable diy budget.

    A little about me. Many years ago I started my career in the aviation industry and during my apprenticeship I spent a few months working in the flight simulator maintenance section for an airline. The sims we had at the time were 707, 747-200/300, 747-400 and just before I left we got a Dash-8 sim. As a second year apprentice, it was a good opportunity to learn about the avionics systems in those planes and have a play without fear of breaking a real aircraft, and of course when there was some down time and the sim wasn’t booked for pilot training, I was allowed to have a fly. Ever since, I have wanted to build my own sim at home but finances and the available affordable technology at the time put that beyond my reach.

    With all the wonderful technology available these days, I thought I’d explore the possibility of building my own sim once again. Only problem is there are so many possibilities, where do you begin? So I am hoping to have some questions answered and be pointed in the right direction here. I do not have a gaming machine at the moment so I am starting from scratch.

    1. Is it possible to build a motion platform for an Xbox running MSFS 2020? I’m not interested in simulating every switch in the cockpit and a 2 or 3 DOF motion platform will be more than enough for me.

    2. If an Xbox is not suitable, what kind of specs do I need in a gaming PC to be able to run MSFS or X-Plane without experiencing performance limitations from the PC? And roughly how much would such a gaming PC cost in Australia?

    3. I would also like to play some car racing games with motion, so the sim I build will have interchangeable controls for flying/driving. Is this something people do often?

    I have many more questions but these should be enough to point me in the right direction.
  18. Design89

    Design89 Member

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    My Motion Simulator:
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    Hey all, D Max has inspired me to build my own motion sim. At first I had my doubts related to the size, until I saw his compact version. So now I am gathering the materials to start building. I have CTTR Gearbox drive units from another project lying around with a 25:1 transmission. Racing seat, steering wheel for xbox one and arduino I already own.
    Ordered the powersupplys and motor controllers this afternoon.
    And currently working on putting the design into SolidWorks. Soon I will open my own topic to post my progress.
    I do wonder if simtools works with xbox one?
  19. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @Jayne and @Design89.

    You will likely find the FAQs a useful place to have a poke around.

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

    @Jayne and @Design89 see the Console section of the FAQs, console support is pretty limited compared to PC.

    And yes @Jayne many of us have dual purpose rigs used for flight and race games.

    Before going too far down the rabbit hole, please start your own threads and kick around your intended design and parts list, seeking the advice of members can save you both time and money: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/
  20. bikerbob951

    bikerbob951 New Member

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    Hello All,

    New to the forum, but not new to racing simulators. I've been using a G27 since it was released, and although it's working just fine, it's time to build my own wheel. I'm following what I suspect is a pretty common DIY wheel, using a scooter motor and belt driving the steering shaft.

    I've already got my own tweaked design worked out, and I'm doing all my own machining of the chassis bits. However I've come to the point where it's time to start purchasing components, and I'm having a bit of an issue. I really want to have this setup be as updated and lag-free as possible, so it seems like the STM32 board is the way to go. Beyond that, I'm having some difficulty finding wiring diagrams specific to that board. Is there a good example of a belt drive FFB wheel based around the STM32?